The Pineapples SCY Swim Invitational

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Registration Schedule

This competition is limited to the first 150 entrants.
Currently there are 58 entrants.

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Welcome to the Pineapples SCY Swim Invitational!

A great chance to race multiple events/strokes at a fast competition pool before the end of the USMS SCY season.

Post some great individual times and gather your teammates for fun relays too!
 

Sunday May 5, 2024 Pineapples SCY Swim Invitational
Sanctioned by the Metropolitan LMSC for USMS, Inc. Sanction #064-S002

Facility    
The Apex Center, Lehman College, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd W, Bronx, NY 10468. The bulkhead pool will be set up with eight 25-yard competition lanes, with adjacent two 25-yard continuous warm up and warm down lanes.

Eligibility    

• Open to all 2024 USMS-registered swimmers age 18 or older, regardless of Club or LMSC affiliation or residency.
• Meet is also open to swimmers using USMS "One Event Registration" (OEVT). More info HERE. 
• Age determination date for this meet is April 6, 2024.
• Note: You cannot register with USMS until you are 18 years old.
• Retrieve USMS registration number/card online at: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/forgot_usms_number.cfm
• Not a USMS member? No problem. Register with USMS at: https://www.usms.org/join

Rules    
2024 USMS rules govern this meet. NO DIVING permitted during warm-up except for designated one-way sprint lanes. Swimmers must enter the water in a cautious and controlled manner. Failure to comply with no diving rule may result in expulsion from meet.

Schedule    

• Warm-Up: 8am
• Start: 9am
• Finish: No later than 12pm

Seeding    
Swimmers will be seeded according to entry time, not by age or gender. Heats will be contested slowest to fastest; "NT" (no time) entries will be seeded as slowest. All events will be seeded and heat sheets posted after swimmer check-in has closed at 4:45pm the day before the meet.

Entry Limit    
Each swimmer is permitted to enter and swim a maximum of four (4) individual events.
Each swimmer is permitted to enter and swim a maximum of two (2) relays.
All 200 events (free, stroke & IM) as well as the 500 free will be limited to the first (16) entries ONLY.

Relays
Each team is strongly encouraged to enter their relays online. 
But we will be accepting relay entries on deck on the day of the meet as well. 

Entry Times    
Enter SHORT COURSE YARDS times for all events.

Split Times    
Any swimmer who intends to post a USMS Top 10, USMS national record or FINA world record split time must submit official split time request in writing to computer table prior to conclusion of meet. Official split time request forms will be available at meet. Note: Initial backstroke split requests must be submitted PRIOR to swim.

Records    
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

Entry Fee    
$50 flat individual entry fee. Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.  No email, phone, or fax entries accepted - no exceptions.

Deadline    
Online registration CLOSES at 11:59 pm ET on May 1, 2024.

Register    
Online meet registration ONLY.

Food    
With the exception of plastic bottled water or sports drinks, facility management prohibits food and beverages on pool deck or in locker rooms.

Results    
Results will be posted online after meet conclusion on USMS.org

Questions    
Direct inquiries to Meet Director Drew Modrov drew@swimmin.com
 

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "SWIM UNATTACHED."