Lane Assignments: 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 and & 400 Freestyle: The 400 Individual Medley and the 400 Freestyle shall be men and women seeded together, by event, shall be limited to the first 48 entries received for both events. An athlete may enter and swim only one (1) of the two 400 meter events, either the 400 IM or the 400 free, but not both.
TeamRepresentatives: All USMS registered teams should inform the meet director or the Clerk of Course of one official team
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. Relay cards are to be picked up from the Clerk of Course table, 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. Relay Cards should be returned to the timing room by the announced deadline.
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 University.
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 2850 Crittenden Dr, Louisville, KY 502-753-5555
Hilton Garden Inn 2735 Crittenden Dr, Louisville, KY 502-637-2424
Ramada Limited 2912 Crittenden Dr, Louisville, KY 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
Order of Events:
There will be a 10-minute break after the completion of event 2
There will be a 10-minute break after the completion of event 17