2023 Force Aquatics "Red, White & Swim" Meet

---

Registration Schedule

---

---

2023 FORCE AQUATICS “RED, WHITE & SWIM” MEET
SHORT COURSE METERS
MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH CENTER
7100 GRAPHICS WAY
LEWIS CENTER, OHIO 43035
(RIGHT OUTSIDE OF COLUMBUS, OH)
Sanctioned by the Ohio LMSC for USMS, Inc.
    
**FORMAT – 15 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS PLUS 2 RELAYS**

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: 
We will be following all COVID protocols set forth by the Mount Carmel Health Center at the time of the meet.  

DATE:   Saturday, July 1st, 2023.  

• Warm-ups start at 10:00 a.m.  
• Event #1 (200 meter Medley Relay) will start at 11:00 a.m.  
• Event #2 (50-meter freestyle) will start at 11:20 a.m. or later.  
• Deck entries should be in no later than 10:00 a.m.

LOCATION:    The pool is attached to the Mount Carmel Fitness Center off of Route 23, North of 270. From Cincinnati (124 miles, 2 hr 9min) take I-71 North:  continue onto SR-315N, take exit 12A onto US-23 (North toward Delaware), turn right onto Corduroy Rd, turn left onto Graphics Way, turn left into parking lot. From Cleveland (136 miles, 2 hr, 6 min) on I-71-South:  Take Exit 121 on to Gemini Place, Turn right onto Gemini Place toward Polaris Pkwy (SR-750), Turn right onto Polaris Pkwy, Turn right onto Columbus Pike (US-23 North toward Delaware),  turn right onto Corduroy Rd, turn left onto Graphics Way, turn left into parking lot.  Parking available in the Fitness Center lot.   

POOL:    The pool is an 8-lane, 25-meter pool with anti-turbulent lane lines and automatic timing.  Six lanes will be used for racing, with either lanes 1 or 8 available for warm-up/cool-down during the meet. The length of the competition course has been measured & is in compliance with USMS articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1: Times achieved in the meet will be eligible for USMS Top 10 & records.

HOTELS:    A Courtyard Marriott hotel is located within 5.6 miles of the pool.  Its address is: 7401-7423 Vantage Dr,  Columbus OH 43235 (ph: 614-436-7070). There is also a Baymont Wyndham hotel located within 6.3 miles of the pool.  Its address is:  1720 Columbus Pike (US-23), Delaware, OH 43015 (ph: 740-363-3510. -855-8335).

ELIGIBILITY:    2023 U.S. Masters Swimming rules will govern conduct of the meet.  Because of insurance regulations, all swimmers must be registered U.S. Masters Swimmers before starting the online entry process. If not a current USMS member, you can join at  https://www.usms.org/join  The USMS Release of Liability must be signed electronically during online meet entry or must be signed on paper for mailed entries.  Please send a copy of your USMS card with your mailed entry.  Only swimmers entered in the meet can participate in relays.

AGE GRPS:    Age of competitors on December 31, 2023, will determine age group.  Age groups for individual events will be: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, etc. Relay age groups are determined on the sum of the four swimmers’ ages, such as 120-159, 160-199, 200-239.  

DEADLINE:    Online meet entry is offered on ClubAssistant.com.  Online entries will close at 6:00pm on Tuesday, June 27, 2023.  Deck entries will be accepted until 10:00a.m. on Saturday.  

WHERE TO ENTER:  For online entry, please go to:
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=2261&smid=16357

ENTRY FEES:
Online Pre-Entered Entries:  $45
All Deck Entries:    $50

Online entries are paid by credit card and your credit card will be charged by "Mount Carmel Fitness" for this swim meet.  

ENTRIES:  Swimmers can enter any event individually. Maximum six individual events.  Relay teams are assembled at the meet and submitted on a relay card before 10:00 am.

MEET DIRECTOR     
Amy San Filippo

CONTACT    
Nick Lofthouse
614-506-5976
drnick@nicholaslofthousephd.com

SEEDING & LANE ASSIGNMENTS:
Each event will be seeded by the pre-entered seedtime of each swimmer, with the slower heats first (except the 400m, which will be swum fastest to slowest).  The meet will be seeded according to times submitted, regardless of age and gender.  No Time (NT) will be seeded in the slower heats.  Swimmers are responsible for reporting to the blocks on time for their appropriate heat and lane for each event.  Heat and lane assignments for all events will be posted by 10:45 on the day of the competition.

STARTING PROCEDURE:

• A – When the swimmers and officials are ready, the referee shall signal with an outstretched arm to the starter that the swimmers are under the starter’s control.
• B – On the starter’s command “Take your mark,” the swimmers shall immediately assume their starting position with at least one foot at the front of the starting platform.  Swimmers starting in the water must have at least one hand in contact with the wall or starting platform.  When all swimmers are stationary, the starter shall give the starting signal.
• C – For backstroke event starts, the starter may give the command “Place Your Feet” after the referee’s whistle.

WARM-UP &  COOL-DOWN:

• A – The pool is available for warming up beginning at 10am and will be cleared at 10:50am.
• B – Either lanes 1 or 8 will be open for warm-up and cool-down throughout the meet and there will be multiple break periods in between events when the whole pool will be available for warm-up/cool-down.
• C – We ask that swimmers in the warm-up/cool-down lane (#1 or 8) be considerate and stop/tread water during the start of each subsequent event and only enter this lane at the shallow end of the pool.

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "MOUNT CARMEL FITNESS."