Competition

Sponsored By: Cardinal Masters 

The proceeds from this swim meet will be used to help fund swimming scholarships for in-state students at the
University of Louisville.

Location: Ralph Wright Natatorium, Floyd and Warnock, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Pool: 8 Lane 25 Meters, Non-Turbulent Dividers, Automatic Timing.  8 Lane 25 Yard warm-up.

Schedule: Sunday, November 16, 2014, 10:30 am EST; Warm-up at 9:30 am EST; Doors open 9:15 am EST.

Eligibility: All swimmers must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc.  Each swimmer is responsible for his/her USMS card and will be required to show it upon request by officials.

To be entered by paper/mail, a copy of the swimmer’s current USMS membership card MUST accompany the paper entry form. Online meet entry automatically verified USMS membership.

The meet entry form and event cards should display your registered name, number and team name, according to your USMS card.  Unattached swimmers note “UNAT.”

Each swimmer is eligible to swim a maximum of 5 individual events for the meet, plus relays.

Age: The age reported on your entry form must reflect your age as of 12/31/2014. 

18-24
Swimmers:     Swimmers 18-24 years old competing in USMS meets may jeopardize their NCAA eligibility.

Warm-Up/        Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious manner.  Diving shall be
Warm Down:   permitted only in the designated lanes.  USMS Rule 102.4 is in effect.

Entry Fees &

Deadlines:  Online entries preferred. The fee for online entries is $3.00 per event and $5.00 surcharge.  Maximum entries are five individual events. Online entries close Friday, November 14, 2014 at 9:00 pm EST.  The fee for the Deck and Paper Entries is $3.00 per event and $10.00 surcharge. Maximum entries is five individual events. Make checks payable to the Swim Kentucky Masters.Paper entries are to be received by Wednesday, November 12, 2014.  Deck entries will be accepted from 9:15am until 10:00 am EST, the day of the meet.

Deck entries will be taken from 9:15 am until 10:00 am EST, on the day of the meet.  The fee for the deck entries is $3.00 per event and $10.00 surcharge

Relay-only swimmer entry is a $10.00 surcharge. Online entry is available for relay-only swimmers.

Real Time results and event Psych Sheet will be posted on Saturday, November 17th at
www.Swim-Meets.TingleyLLC.com.

LaneAssignments:   Each event will be Deck Seeded by the pre-entered seedtime of each swimmer with the slower heats first.  No time (NT) will be seeded in the slower heats.  Swimmers will be pre-seeded according to time regardless of age.  Women and men will be seeded in heats, together.  Swimmers are responsible for reporting to the blocks on time for their appropriate heat and lane for each event.

400 Ind Medley          The 400 Individual Medley and the 400 Freestyle shall be men and women seeded together, by & Freestyle                   event,  shall be limited to the first 48 entries received for both events.
               

Team:  All USMS registered teams should inform the meet director or the Clerk of Course of one official team
Representatives: representative before the start of event #1, or upon the team’s arrival.

Relays:  Relay teams may be entered as MEN, WOMEN or MIXED, but teams of all types will be seeded together in the same heats, and then scored separately.  No swimmer may swim on both a mixed and a same-sex team in the same event.  All relays will be deck entered.  Official relay cards are to be picked up from the Clerk of Course by the coach or team representative who is responsible for printing legibly all information required.  Each card shall include: each swimmer’s name as registered with USMS in order swum on relay; first name, last name, age, and sex.  The aggregate age for the four relay team members shall determine the age group.

Protests:               Any protests concerning seed times, awards, final results, eligibility, scoring or entries will be addressed to the Meet Director, or Referee.  A protest shall be made by the team representative only.

Facility Restrictions:  No smoking or alcoholic beverages are allowed on the premises of the school

Meet Director:                Geoff Thomas  2216 South Floyd St, Louisville, KY 40208
                                Email: coachg025@yahoo.com     Home telephone: 502-640 9721

Housing:                 Country Inn and Suites-Airport           Hilton Garden Inn                            Ramada Limited
                                  2850 Crittenden Dr                                2735 Crittenden Dr                      2912 Crittenden Dr
                                  Louisville, KY                                          Louisville, KY                                      Louisville, KY
                                  502-753-5555                                        502-637-2424                                        637-6336

Directions to Wright Natatorium @ the University of Louisville

From I 64 West: South on I 65 to Exit 133, Eastern Parkway-Warnock, Right on Warnock one block to Floyd

From I 64 East: West on I 264, Watterson Expressway, North on I 65 to Exit 133B Warnock, Left on Warnock, Warnock two blocks to Floyd

From I 65 North: Exit 133B Warnock, Left on Warnock, Warnock two blocks to Floyd

From I 65 South: Exit 133 Eastern Parkway-Warnock exit, Right on Warnock one block to Floyd

From I 71 South: South on I 65 to Exit 133 Eastern Parkway-Warnock exit, Right on Warnock one block to Floyd

Parking

On Sunday, Parking is Free in the parking lot next to the Thrust Theatre building across Warnock from the Natatorium. Street parking is free on Sunday. Paid Meter Parking in the rear of the Natatorium            

Order of Events
There will be a 10-minute break after the completion of event 2 an event 16.