March Madness SCY Meet

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Registration Schedule

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FACILITY  On-site parking; 80,000 square foot facility with ample pool deck and grandstand seating and full-service locker rooms. Fast all deep-water 10-lane 25-yard competition course. Adjacent short course lanes available for continuous warm-up and cool down throughout meet. Electronic timing system with large scoreboard display. Length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS but, as a bulkhead course, is subject to length confirmation. Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and records is contingent on verification of bulkhead placement.

LOCATION  The Aquatic Center does not have a physical street address and cannot be reached from INSIDE Eisenhower Park. Access parking lots and pool from Merrick Avenue (Korean War Veterans Memorial Drive). See Aquatic Center link for location details: https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/1775/Hours-Location-Parking

ELIGIBILITY  2022 USMS rules govern this meet.  Participants must be 2022 registered members of US Masters Swimming and 18 years of age or older. Age determination date for this meet is age as of Sunday 6 March 2022.
 
SCHEDULE 
7:40AM check-in opens • 8:20AM check-in closes • 8:40AM deadline to submit relay entries to computer table 
8:00AM warm-up begins • 8:30AM sprint lanes open • 8:50AM warm-up ends • 9:00AM start • 12:00PM finish

CHECK-IN  All swimmers are required to check in upon arrival.  Check-in will be held from 7:40-8:20AM.

WARM-UP  No diving permitted during warm-up except in designated one-way sprint lanes. No equipment (paddles, buoy, kickboard, etc.) may be used during warm-up. Enter the water feet first in a cautious and controlled manner.

AGE GROUPS  Individual events: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39 and so on in five-year increments. Relays: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+ and so on in ten-year increments. Age of youngest relay team member determines relay age group. Swimmers must be checked in and individually entered in the meet to be eligible for relay participation.

SEEDING  All individual events will be pre-seeded slow to fast strictly based on entry time (not by age or gender).

AWARDS  Individual events: Medals for 1st through 3rd place and ribbons for 4th through 6th place. Relay events: Medals for 1st through 3rd place. All participating swimmers receive a goodie bag at check-in. Awards must be picked up at the swim meet; no awards will be mailed after the conclusion of the meet.

ENTRY FEE  $35.00 total (entry fee + registration processing fee) is non-refundable and non-transferable. Swimmers may enter and swim a maximum of four (4) individual events and one (1) relay. No “NT” (no time) entries accepted.

REGISTER  Individual event registration opens Tuesday 1 February 2022 via Club Assistant (relays are deck entered at the meet).  All major credit cards accepted. Your credit card statement will reflect a charge from “Excel Swimming”.

DEADLINE  Meet registration ENDS at 12:00 NOON (not at midnight) on Tuesday 1 March 2022 or when three-hour meet timeline has been reached, whichever comes first. No paper, snail mail, email, fax or late entries accepted.
 
QUESTIONS  Direct inquiries to Meet Director Lisa Baumann at excelswimming@aol.com.
 

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