CANCELLED: 2017 TNAQ Masters June Invite

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Registration Schedule

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50 Meter Long Course Meet

Sanctioned by Southeastern Masters Swimming for United States Masters Swimming, Inc.

HOST CLUB:        
Tennessee Aquatics

LOCATION:        
Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center, University of Tennessee
2200 Andy Holt Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

VENUE:                
Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center: An eight-lane 50-meter by 25-yard competition pool with slanted starting blocks (28 inches above the water surface). Pool depth is 8 feet at each end, 9 feet in the center. Lanes are 9 feet wide formed by 6 inch Competitor lane markers.  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. Warm-up/warm-down pool is located adjacent to the competition pool, with a minimum of two separate 25-yard warm-up/ warm-down lanes available. Seating is available for 1,284 spectators in the balcony overlooking the pool. Only coaches and athletes are permitted on the pool deck, locker rooms are adjacent to the pool. The competition course has been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C(4). The copy of such certification is on file with USA Swimming.

TIMING:              
Daktronic electronic timing system and scoreboard.

OFFICIALS:          
Visiting officials are welcome. Please contact Meet Director at meetdirector@tnaquatics.com with level of certification and sessions you desire to work.
                                            
RULES:                 
2017 USMS Rules and Southeastern LMSC Safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will govern.  Safety guidelines specify feet-first entry during warm-ups except for designated sprint lanes.
A.  General Warm-up

1. NO DIVING OR RACING STARTS ALLOWED FROM BLOCKS OR EDGE OF POOL. Swimmers must enter feet first in a cautious manner.
2. No sprinting or pace work allowed during the general warm-up session.
3. All lanes to be used for general warm-up.

B. Specific warm-up (last 20 minutes)                              

1. OPEN/PACE     Lanes 1 and 8            
2. SPRINTS           Lanes 2, 3, 6, 7         
3. GENERAL         Lanes 4 and 5

ELIGIBILITY:        
Athletes participating in USMS Swimming sanctioned competitions must be current 2017 members of their LMSC and USMS Swimming.

SCHEDULE:          
Saturday , June 24, 2017
Warm-up: 10:00AM
Competition: 11:00AM
              
MEET FORMAT:  Timed finals meet with events as set forth on the "Order of Events" (attached). Tennessee Aquatics reserves the right to limit ANY event to allow the meet to run in the allotted time.

ONLINE ENTRY:  We encourage online entries through the Club Assistant system. You will be able to submit your entry times, use a secure site for payment of fees, sign the standard USMS waiver electronically, and have your USMS membership verified through this system.  You will also be able to access the USMS database of times associated with your USMS registration number to help you determine appropriate seed times.  Online entries will reduce the workload associated with putting together a meet.  Your credit card statement will show a charge from "ClubAssistant.com Events."

DEADLINE:          
The online entry system will not allow late entries.  Entry deadline for online entries is 11:59p.m. Central Standard Time on Sunday, June 19th, 2017. 

Paper entries are available at  USMS Calendar of Events http://www.usms.org/comp/event_search.php?utm_campaign=top_nav&utm_medium=events_and_results.  Paper entries must be received (not postmarked) by Friday, June 16th, 2017.  Paper entries received after that date will be considered deck entries and will incur a late fee of $20.  Please mail all paper entries to Tennessee Aquatics, 1400 Dowell Springs Blvd. Suite 100, Knoxville, TN 37909

ENTRY FEES:
$45 flat rate for all entries, including individual events and relays

DECK ENTRIES:    
Deck entries will be allowed at the discretion of the Meet Director.  We will try to accommodate deck entries but only if such entries do not require additional heats.  The fee for deck entries is $65 ($45 entry fee plus $20 late fee). 

ENTRY LIMITS:    
Swimmers are limited to Five (5) individual events on Saturday, excluding relays

ENTRY TIMES:     
Enter with best LONG COURSE METERS times. During online registration you will find a link to a conversion calculator from yards to meters, if needed.  No Time (NT) entries (00:00.00 in online form) will be seeded as slowest times.  Please avoid using NT whenever possible.

PSYCH SHEET:     
A psych sheet based on online entries will be posted at www.tnaquatics.com by 8 p.m. on Monday, June 19th .  Please send any necessary corrections to the Meet Director at meetdirector@tnaquatics.com  Corrections will be accepted until 12:00 noon Central Standard Time on Wednesday, June 21st, at which time the meet will be seeded and heat sheets printed. 

Parking on the University Campus: Parking will be located at the Kingston Pike Building. You may also meter park on Volunteer Ave without a pass. If you choose to not park at the designated areas you are parking at your own risk and could be subjected to being towed. Specifically the student parking garage across from the pool will not be available since school is in session.

USE OF AUDIO/VISUAL:
Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, on deck, in the rest rooms or locker rooms.

DECK CHANGE RULE:        
*Except where venue facilities require otherwise, changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated areas is prohibited.

TIME TRIALS:      
There will be no time trials.

CHECK-IN:           
Positive Check-in will be required at the clerk of course for all swimmers competing in the 400M Freestyle.   Check in will close at the start of the 100M Freestyle (Event #12)

SCRATCHES:        
A swimmer may scratch a pre-seeded event on the blocks without penalty.
              
AWARDS:            
Individual ribbons will be awarded for 1st through 3rd place by age group and gender.   High point awards will be given to top male and female swimmers in each age group based on points scored in individual events.   A swimmer must swim in at least four individual events to qualify.  Relay points will not count towards individual awards, but they will count for team awards. 
                  
SCORING:           
First 8 finishes in each event, by age and gender, will be scored as follows: Individual events 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; Relay events 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2.

MEET EVALUATION:         
You are encouraged to send a meet evaluation which will be available at the meet.

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "ClubAssistant.com Events."