2019 Spring Off the Blocks Meet at Guilderland YMCA

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Registration Schedule

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SAVE TIME, SAVE PAPER, AVOID ERRORS:  REGISTER ONLINE

Hosted by: Guilderland YMCA and the Cyclones Swim Team

Sanctioned by: Adirondack LMSC for United States Masters Swimming

Location: The Guilderland YMCA, 250 Winding Brook Drive, Guilderland NY 12084. Short Course 25 Yard Pool, 8 lanes. Water Depth: > 10 ft. 0 in. at the start end and > 4 ft. 0 in. at the turn end. The length of the competition course is in compliance without a bulkhead and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.

Directions: Winding Brook Drive in Guilderland intersects with Western Avenue (US Route 20), one mile west of Hamilton Square Shopping Center and one-half mile east of the Guilderland Public Library. From north: I-87 (The Northway) south to Western Avenue (US Route 20) in Guilderland. Turn right onto Western Avenue (US Route 20 going west towards Duanesburg). Drive 3.2 miles west on Western Avenue (US Route 20). Turn left onto Winding Brook Drive. The Guilderland YMCA will be on your left. From south: I-87 (The Thruway) north to Albany. Take exit 24 for I-90 E/I-87 N toward Albany/Montreal. Merge onto I-90E/I-87N. Take exit 1S to Western Avenue (US Route 20) in Guilderland. Turn right onto Western Avenue (US Route 20 going west towards Duanesburg). Drive 3.2 miles west on Western Avenue (US Route 20). Turn left onto Winding Brook Drive. The Guilderland YMCA will be on your left. 

Meet Director: Kathy Meany, kmeany2@verizon.net, 518-334-6663.

Eligibility: Open to all swimmers, 18 & older, as of March 2, 2019. All swimmers must be registered with USMS (or the equivalent FINA organization). If registering for the meet online, your USMS membership will be verified online. If registering for the meet by mail, you must include a copy of your registration card. If you need to join or renew USMS membership, please visit www.adms.org and follow the instructions. The age of a swimmer is his or her age on March 2, 2019.

Entry Deadlines: Mailed entries must be postmarked by Saturday, February 23, 2019. Online entries must be completed by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.

Events: This is a pre-seeded meet with events being swum slowest to fastest.  A swimmer may enter up to six individual events.  Swimmers entered in event #4, the 500 freestyle must check-in by 1:15 PM.  Swimmers entered in events #21 or #22, the 1000 and 1650 freestyle must check-in by 3:00 PM.  Swimmers failing to check-in by the stated time will be scratched from the event. A swimmer may compete in the 1000 freestyle or the 1650 freestyle, not both.

Rules: 2019 USMS rules govern this meet. This includes no diving or backstroke starts in warm-up or cool down lanes except in the one-way designated sprint lanes. You must fully cooperate with this requirement. One lane will be available throughout the meet for warm-up and cool-down.

Results: Results will be posted at www.adms.org.

Entry fees: The entry fee is $6.00 per individual event plus a $6.00 meet surcharge. No deck entries for individual events will be accepted. Online entries are preferred and can be performed through Club Assistant. Credit cards will be charged by "ClubAssistant.com Events"; this is the name you will see on your credit card statement.

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