38th Annual Sunbelt Meet

Sanction: Sanctioned by LMSC for NC for USMS, Inc. Sanction # 132-003

 

Meet Host: 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 yd 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 2012. 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 January 22, 2012. No paper entries will be accepted and no deck entries will be accepted at the meet. Relay entries will be accepted at the meet by filling out relay cards and turning them in to the computer operator.

 

Fee: $34.00 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 $24.00 will be refunded. 

Meet Shirt:  Long sleeve high quality shirt in color chocolate with yellow print.  For sale during online meet registration for $15.  Sizes Small through XXL.  See image below.

 

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 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: 1,650, 1,000, 400 IM and 500 free. In order to be seeded in the 500 free, you must re-confirm at the pool that you will swim. All events will be seeded from slow to fast. “No Time” is not allowed. The Meet Director reserves the right to combine sexes in any other events. 

 

Schedule: Saturday morning: Warm up at 8:00 am; first heat of the 1,650 starts at 8:45 am. Saturday afternoon: Warm up 11:15 am. Outstanding swimmer awards presented, then the first heat of 100 fly starts at approximately 12:45 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 December 28, 2011. Motel is within walking distance of pool.  

 

 

W/M     Event

Warm up 8:00 am

Meet start at 8:45 am

 

1/1       1,650 yd Freestyle (Limited to first 24 entries)

2/2       1,000 yd Freestyle (Limited to first 40 entries)

 

Warm up 11:15 am,

Meet start at 12:45 pm

 

3/4       100 yd Butterfly

5/6       50 yd Backstroke

7/8       200 yd Medley Relay

9/10     200 yd Backstroke

11/11   400 yd IM

             Break

12/13   50 yd Freestyle

14/15   100 yd Breaststroke

16/17   200 yd Freestyle

18/19   100 yd IM

20/20   200 yd Mixed Medley Relay

 

 

Warm up 8:00 am

Meet start 8:45 am

 

21/22   50 yd Butterfly

23/24   200 yd IM

25/26   50 yd Breaststroke

             Break

27/27   200 yd Mixed Free Relay

28/29   200 yd Breaststroke

30/31   100 yd Backstroke

32/33   100 yd Freestyle

34/35   200 yd Butterfly

36/37   200 yd Freestyle Relay

38/38   500 yd Freestyle **

 

** RECONFIRM AT THE POOL IF YOU WILL SWIM THE 500yd FREESTYLE 

NOTE: THE 500 WILL BE SEEDED SLOW TO FAST THIS YEAR

 

Saturday, January 28, 2012 - Session 1 - Saturday Morning

Saturday, January 28, 2012 - Session 2 - Saturday Afternoon

Sunday, January 29, 2012 - Session 3 - Sunday Morning