CANCELLED: 2012 North Carolina LCM Meet at Triangle Aquatic Center

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Registration Schedule

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Meet is cancelled due to low attendance.  
Stay tuned for another meet at the Triangle Aquatics Center.

IMPORTANT NOTE: You need to be a 2012 member of USMS to enter this swim meet.  Go to www.usms.org/reg/ to join or renew your USMS membership.

Sanctioned by LMSC for NC for USMS, Inc. Sanction # 132-S004 

Meet Director:  Fritz Lehman meetdirector12@yahoo.com,  Raleigh Area Masters. 

Contact meetdirector12@yahoo.com for questions about meet registration.
Contact nsilvernail@nc.rr.com for questions about swim meet billing.

Meet Referee:  Tom Cox

REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY!  IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE AND EASIER!

Facility:  Triangle Aquatic Center, 275 Convention Drive, Cary, NC  27511, (919) 459-4045.  This state-of-the-art, 72,000 square foot facility houses three pools.  The competition pool ranges in depth from 7 to 12 feet, with 6-8 lanes configured as long-course.  Water temperature is maintained between 79-81 degrees.  Two matrix scoreboards for results and competitor names are located above the pool.  Spectator capacity within the facility is 1000 with room for additional seating of 600 on deck.  Directions can be found via http://triangleaquatics.org/AboutUs/Directions/.  

Rules:  Swimmers must be registered with USMS for 2012.  USMS One Day Registration will not be allowed for this meet.  USMS rules govern the meet.  Swimmers are limited to 5 individual events per day.   When warming up, you must enter the pool feet first except in sprint lanes.  No paddles or kickboards are allowed.  All swimmers must sign the standard USMS waiver upon arriving at the meet. 

Deadline:  Entries must be completed online by 11:59pm EST Sunday, August 12, 2012.  Online entries are required.  Late entries will be accepted online between 12:00am EST Monday, August 13, 2012 and 11:59pm EST Friday, August 17, 2012.  A late entry fee will apply.  Deck entries will be accepted from 7:00am to 8:30 am Saturday, August 18, 2012.  A deck entry fee will apply.  Heat sheets will be published based on all entries received by Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 11:59pm.

Fee:  $50.00 flat fee.  No charge for relays.  There will be no refunds unless the meet is cancelled, in which case $10.00 of the fee paid will be retained and $40.00 will be refunded.  The late entry fee is $60.00.  

Scoring & Awards:  Individual events will be scored 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (eight places); relays doubled.  Award certificates will be available to each participant.  Awards will be given to individuals with the highest points in each age group, male and female.  

Seeding:  All events will be seeded by gender and time except the following events which will be seeded by time only: 400, 800 and 1500 free.  All events will be seeded from slow to fast.  “No Time” is not allowed.  The Meet Director reserves the right to combine genders in any other events.

Schedule:  August 18-19, 2012.  Saturday and Sunday: Check-in and warm up at 7:00am; first heat starts at 8:30am.  

Social!:  Join your fellow NC swimmers for an evening of great food and fellowship at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, 8/18/2012 at Macaroni Grill in Cary - directly across from the pool at 740 Southeast Maynard Road, Cary, NC  27511. $25.00 fee. See you there!

T-Shirt:  A commemorative T-shirt is available for $12.00 per shirt.

Schedule of Events
Saturday August 18, 2012
Warm up 7:00 am; Meet starts at 8:30am

Relay Cards for event 5 needed before event 1.
W    M
1      2     200 M Freestyle
3      4     50 M Backstroke
5      5     400 M Mixed Free Relay
15 minute break
6      7     200 M Backstroke
8      9     100 M Butterfly
Relay Cards for event 14 needed before event 11.
Check-in for the 800/1500 closes after event 10.
10   11    100 M Breaststroke
12   13    50 M Freestyle
14   14    200 M Mixed Medley Relay
15 minute break
15   16    800/1500 M Mixed Freestyle

Sunday August 19, 2012
Warm up 7:00am; Meet starts at 8:30am
Check-in for 400 Freestyle closes at 8:00 AM. You may Check-in on Saturday.
W     M
17    17    400 M Mixed Freestyle
Relay Cards for events 24/25 are needed before event 18.
18    19    200 M I.M.
20    21    50 M Butterfly
22    23    200 M Breaststroke
24    25    200 M Freestyle Relay
15 minute break
Relay Cards for events 34/35 are needed before event 26.
26    27    100 M Backstroke
28    29    200 M Butterfly
30    31    50 M Breaststroke
32    33   100 M Freestyle
15 minute break
34    35    400 M Medley Relay

HOTELS:

Triangle Aquatic Center recommends the following local accommodations:  http://triangleaquatics.org/Events/PreferredHotels/

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "RALEIGH AREA MASTERS."