2019 RICE Aquatics Masters March Madness Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Location: Rice University, Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX.

Facility: The aquatic center is a 50 meter by 25 yard outdoor pool.  The race course is an 8 lane by 25 yard section with a bulkhead.  A fully automatic timing system and scoreboard will be utilized.  Several lanes at the turn end of the pool will be available for continuous warm up and warm down throughout the meet. 

Eligibility: Open to all registered masters swimmers holding valid current USMS card.

Sanction: Sanctioned by Gulf LMSC for USMS, Inc. Times achieved at the competition will be submitted for USMS Top Ten record considerations. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1, but as a bulkhead course, is subject to length confirmation.  Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and records will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement.

Rules: Current USMS rules will govern the conduct of this meet.   

Entries/Fees:  Entries must be received by Tuesday, March 5, 2019.  The entry fee is $35, this includes a cool meet t-shirt.  Each swimmer may enter up to 5 events.
         
Entries may be submitted online through Club Assistant.  Please note that your credit card will be charged by ‘ClubAssistant.com Events’ for this swim meet.

 Late entries will be accepted until 1:20 pm the day of the meet with a $20 late fee.

Seeding: All events will be pre-seeded (women and men swim together) by time slowest to fastest.

Results: Results will be posted during the meet on MeetMobile.  Final results will be posted on the Gulf Masters web site; www.GulfMastersSwimming.org.

Directions: Rice University is located just across from the Texas Medical Center.  From US 59 exit Shepherd/Greenbriar.  Turn south on Greenbriar (one way) and proceed to Rice Blvd (3rd traffic light from 59).  Turn left onto Rice Blvd.  Make a right turn onto the Rice campus at entrance 17, one block east of the Shepherd traffic light.
 Visitor paid parking is available in West Lot #1 immediately in front of the Alice Pratt Brown Building.  The commuter lot West lot #4 may be open for free parking.

Here is a campus map http://www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html.  The aquatic center is a short walk from the parking lot.                                             
Sanctioned by Gulf Local Masters Swimming Committee

All participants will be required to fill out a USMS Waiver prior to participation.

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "WWW.RICEAQUATICS.COM."