2011 Autumn Short Course Meters Meet and Dixie Zone SCM Championship

Sanction: Sanctioned by LMSC for NC for USMS, Inc. Sanction # 131-006

 

Meet Director: Charlotte Swim Masters Inc.

 

Meet Referee: Marty Fehr

 

Facility: Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, 800 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Charlotte NC. (704) 336-3483. The pool is 50 meters by 25 yards, with a bulkhead dividing the competition area into an 8 lane 25 meter course. Continuous warm up/down lanes available in separate tank. Parking is across the street on Saturday. The pool length has been certified with USMS. 

 

Rules: Swimmers must be registered with USMS for 2011. USMS One Day Registration will not be allowed. 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.  

 

Deadline: Online Entries Only by 11:59 PM EDT Sunday October 23, 2011. No paper entries will be accepted and no deck entries will be accepted at the meet.     

 

Fee: $32.00 flat fee. No charge for relays. There will be no refunds unless the meet is cancelled, in which case $12.00 of the fee paid will be retained and $20.00 will be refunded.  

Shirts:  High quality short-sleeved T-shirts with an Autumn-themed logo may be ordered during online meet registration in sizes Small through XXL.  Price $15.00 per shirt.

 

Scoring & Awards: Individual events will be scored 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; relays doubled. No ribbons or individual high point awards will be given, but a paper plaque for peel-off stickers will be given to all entrants. Team awards will be given for places 1-3 for in-state teams and for out-of-state teams. 

 

Seeding: All events will be seeded by sex and time except the following events which will be seeded by time only: 1500, 800, 400 IM and 400 free. In order to be seeded in the 400 IM and the 400 free, you must re-confirm at the pool that you will swim. All events will be seeded from slow to fast except the 400 free, which will be seeded fast to slow. “No Time” is not allowed. The Meet Director reserves the right to combine sexes in any other events. 

 

Saturday morning: Warm up at 8:00 AM; first heat of the 1500 starts at 8:45 AM.

Saturday afternoon: Warm up 11:30 AM; first heat of 100 fly starts 12:30 PM.

Sunday morning: Warm up 8:00 AM; first heat of 50 fly starts 8:45 AM. 

 

Lodging: Hampton Inn $99 (breakfast free) 704-373-0917. Mention Masters Swimming when you call. This rate will close after September 15, 2011, so call early. Motel is within walking distance to pool.

 

 

 

Saturday, October 29, 2011 - Session 1

Saturday, October 29, 2011 - Session 2

Sunday, October 30, 2011 - Session 3