SwimMAC Masters December 2020 Intrasquad SCY Meet

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Registration Schedule

This competition is limited to the first 75 entrants.
Currently there are 24 entrants.

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COVID-19 Safety Plan
 

The Swim MAC Latin Facility has a current occupancy limit of 205. Our 75 athlete meet size plus volunteers (i.e., 10-15) will be under the NC State requirements. Face coverings are required by the facility per the NC State requirements. Coaches, officials, facility staff, and volunteers must have face coverings on at all times while in the facility. Athletes must have face coverings on at all times on deck, behind the blocks, in the locker rooms, in the bathrooms, and while not competing or warming up/down in the pool. Any individual that refuses to have a face covering will be asked to leave the facility immediately. 

Only athletes, coaches, volunteers, staff and officials will be allowed in the facility – no spectators. All attendees will enter from the front door and exit through the side doors. Temperature checks will be taken and the COVID-19 screening form collected as swimmers and volunteers arrive.

The competition pool has 22 lanes for warm-up.  The facility recommends a maximum of 4 people in a lane at one time. All swimmers are to maintain a distance of 6 feet or more away from another participant. A minimum of 10 lanes will be available for warm-down during the meet. There is no concession area and participants should bring their own snack and drinks.

The deck will be set up with each swimmer assigned a spot for their own chair, positioned 6-feet apart on the pool deck. Movement around the pool will be in one direction (counter clockwise). Only one heat for individual events will be allowed behind the blocks at a time. All swimmers in the next heat will be stationed in the On Deck area, 6-feet apart behind lanes 9-16 until the swimmers in the water have left the pool and moved in a counter-clockwise direction out from behind the blocks.

The locker rooms will be open for using the toilets. There will be no use of locker room showers. These will be roped off. The locker rooms, bathrooms, and facility are cleaned overnight.

This will be an intrasquad meet to discourage travel. No ribbons/time stickers will be given. There will not be an end of meet ceremony/announcements to encourage athletes to leave the facility when done swimming.

In the event that an attendee tests positive for COVID-19 after the meet, our seating charts and warm-up lane assignments will be kept in the office for 90 days. Depending on the specific details of the situation that arises, the individuals that may have been impacted will be notified.

Swim MAC Masters December 2020 Intrasquad SCY Meet
Charlotte, NC, December 12, 2020
Sanctioned by the North Carolina LMSC for USMS, Inc.

FORMS:

COVID-19 Screening Form

Psych Sheet

Heat Sheet
 

WHEN AND WHERE

Meet Director: Eric Cornell, theswimratts@att.net

Date & Time:
Saturday, December 12: Warm-up 6:45 PM; meet starts 7:30 PM

Facility:  Charlotte Latin Facility, 9850 Providence Rd., Charlotte, NC 28277. 8-lane, 25-yard Short Course pool with 12 lanes reserved for warm up and warm down.


MEET INFO

Pool Length Certification:  The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1.

Timing System:  The primary timing system will be automatic timing. Each lane will have backup timers. Times can be submitted for USMS records and USMS Top 10 consideration. 

Fees: Online entries only with a flat fee of $15. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm on Thursday, December 10, 2020. No deck entries for the meet will be allowed.

Eligibility & Rules:  Current USMS rules will govern. All athletes must be (1) 18 years of age or older as of December 12, 2020; (2) registered with US Masters Swimming for the 2020 or 2021 membership year; and a current member in the SwimMAC Masters Team Unify system. This will be an intersquad meet for USMS members registered with the SwimMAC Masters workout club. The age of a participant for a particular age group shall be determined by the age as of December 12, 2020. The Meet Director and Meet Referee in their sole discretion can combine events and heats as well as create breaks between events as they deem necessary.  

Entries:  Meet entry fee is $15. There will be no one-event registration for the meet. Online entries only. No deck entries. Credit cards will be charged by "ClubAssistant.com Events.” The meet will be limited to the first seventy-five (75) swimmers registered.

Refunds: There will be no refunds given for the meet.

Deadlines: Online meet entries must be completed by 11:59pm, Thursday, December 10, 2020.

Timing: The primary timing system will be automatic timing. There will be a volunteer timer assigned to each lane.

Seeding: Entries for all events will be seeded slowest to fastest. All events will be seeded mixed-gender.

Split Times: This meet will not process split time requests for any distance shorter than the scheduled event.

Psych Sheets and Heat Sheets: Psych sheets for all events are expected by December 11, 2020. Heat sheets for the meet will be available no later than December 12, 2020 at 12 PM. Please print a heat sheet to bring with you or use your phone to view. 

Results: Meet results will be posted at the meet and emailed at the completion of the meet to the SwimMAC Masters. These results will be submitted for USMS Top 10 consideration and NC and USMS records.

Breaks: We will have a 15-minute break after each event. Any additional breaks will be taken at the discretion of the meet referee. Please bring your own nutrition and water bottles.

Awards:  The meet will not be scored. There will be no ribbons or time stickers in order to cut down on shared spaces and items at the pool.

Seating: Bring your own chair. Seating will be around the pool in distances at least 6 feet apart. 

Volunteers: We will be asking for volunteer timers, 1 per lane. We will also need help in breaking the meet down (i.e., removing all meet equipment, storing it, and prepping the meet for practices resumption, etc.) at the end of the last event. There will be a Sign Up Genius sent out to accommodate those able to time and help. If you have any family members who would like to help out or get school volunteer credit, please use the Sign Up Genius [VOLUNTEER LINK].

ORDER OF EVENTS INCLUDING BREAKS

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Arrival at SwimMAC Charlotte Latin Facility: 6:30 PM

Warm-up Begins: 6:45 PM

Meet Begins 7:30 PM

15 Minute Breaks Between Each Event

 

COVID-19 PROTOCOL

COVID-19 SCREENING FORM:  All attendees (swimmers, officials, volunteers, etc.) must complete and submit a COVID-19 Screening Form.  If possible, please print and fill out this form within 24 hours before arriving at the pool. NOTE: that the form asks for your temperature. Please take your temperature before you arrive at the facility. These forms will be collected as participants arrive, and all attendees will be given another temperature screening prior to entry. Do not attend this event if you have an elevated temperature or are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

• MASKS must be worn in the facility at all times (i.e., pool deck, viewing room, locker rooms, and bathrooms) unless swimming in the pool. Please bring your own masks. Please bring a plastic baggie labeled with your name to store your mask in at the end of the lane when you are in the pool. Plastic bags will be placed in a container at the end of each lane.
• All swimmers, officials, volunteers will maintain at least 6 feet distance from others. 

Warmup Procedures

• All swimmers will shower at the on deck showers for 30-seconds before entering the pool for warm up. There will be no use of locker room showers. Masks may be removed to shower and immediately put back on when out of the shower.  
• Four (4) swimmers maximum per lane. All swimmers will be assigned a lane for warm ups, cool downs, and starts. Swimmers must stay in these lanes. 
• All swimmers will circle swim (do not split).
• NO MORE THAN 2 SWIMMERS IN THE WATER IN THE SAME LANE MAY BE ON THE SAME WALL. All swimmers will maintain a distance of 6 feet or more away from another participant. 
• Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled matter. 
• Fifteen (15) minutes before the meet starts, lanes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be used for one-way starts off the blocks. Diving shall be permitted only in designated lanes at designated times.
• Pull-buoys, kickboards, fins, hand paddles, and snorkels are not allowed in the competition pool or warmup pool(s). DO NOT BRING these toys to the pool.
• After the meet has started, the warmup / cool down lanes will be accessed via Side B of the pool or Side A lanes 17-22 only.

Race Procedures

• Swimmers will be seated in their own chair and will be located 6 feet apart from other swimmers. Once the swimmers’ heat is called, swimmers will line up in the “On Deck” area with their masks in place. The On Deck area will be located on Side A (parking lot / block side) at the end of lanes 9-16, consisting of numbered, colored circles on the pool deck. Heat 1 will first head to their lanes (1-8). Swimmers will store their masks in their labeled plastic bag and place the bag in the container under the blocks. Swimmers will then start the race, as instructed by the meet officials. When finished, the swimmers will exit the pool, grab their mask and baggie, and walk around the pool counterclockwise to Side B for warm down in lanes 11-22. 
• Heat 2 will be in the On Deck area until Heat 1 has exited the Side A area. This will continue throughout all heats. 
• Once the meet starts, swimmers will either be located in the water racing, in the water warming down, in the On Deck staging area, or in their seats with masks in place. · 
• Warm-up and cool-down lanes will be available once the meet starts in lanes 11-22, with no more than 4 swimmers per lane. 
• Please bring your own water.

Locker Rooms and Showers

• Athletes must arrive and depart in their suits. 
• Deck changing is prohibited. 
• There will be no use of locker room showers. These will be roped off. The locker rooms will be open for using the toilets.
• Swimmers may use the on deck showers to rinse off after swimming. Masks may be removed to shower and immediately put back on when exiting the shower.  
• Masks must be worn in the locker rooms and bathrooms.
• Maintain social distance in the showers, locker rooms, and bathrooms.

Spectators

• Spectators will not be allowed.  However, volunteers are needed at the meet and spouses and companions may work as volunteers.  To sign up as a volunteer, please complete the Sign Up Genius [VOLUNTEER LINK].

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