GRIN Swimming Pentathlon Swim Meet & GRIN Annual Banquet

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Registration Schedule

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GRIN Swimming Pentathlon Swim Meet
& GRIN Annual Banquet

MEET:  Short Course Yards
Center Grove High School Natatorium
2717 S Morgantown Rd, Greenwood, IN 46143

SOCIAL: 
Taxman Brewery (Bargersville location)
13 S Baldwin St, Bargersville, IN 46106

DATE
Sunday January 21st, 2024, all following times will be listed in the local/pool’s own time zone of eastern time zone (EST). Meet Warm-ups start at 10:00 – 10:50 am EST.  Heat Sheets posted at 10:45 with a meet start of 11:00 am.  Approximate finish time is 1:30 pm. Afterwards, there will be a social and banquet at: 2:00 pm  that will run for approximately 3-hours (2:00pm - 5:00pm).  Total cost of $30 which includes pentathlon meet, relays, awards/swag if earned, as well as post meet social & banquet including special guest speaker.
                                 
LOCATION        
The Meet will take place at the Center Grove High School Natatorium within Center Grove High School. This is a brand new, beautiful 10-lane 50-meter (or two 25-SCY/SCM) pool located just 25 minutes south of Indianapolis within Greenwood, Indiana. Swimmers will now park in Lot C3 Reserved on the south side and use Door #8 which is located on the east-side of the school.  As you exit the Natatorium doors, it is the door to the right down the hallway.

POOL                 
The warm up and competition pools are configured as two 25-yard pools with 8-lanes each (east/”white” and west/”red”).  Competition will take place in the WEST or “Red” pool. While pre-meet warm up may take place in both east and west pools, only the east pool will be utilized during the meet function as a warm up and cool down space. Both pools have anti-turbulent lane lines and automatic timing systems. The timing system includes Daktronics touchpad and two back-up buttons per lane, Daktronics reaction pads, stopwatches, laptop with Meet Manager w/ Meet Mobile, OMNISPORT 2000 controller, and PA system.

The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1 but as a bulkhead course, is subject to length confirmation. Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and Records will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement.  

This top ten eligibility applies until the conclusion of events (#9-10: the M&W 200-Yard IM) at which point all following events will be fun and non-conforming (non-sanctioned fun relays). Non-conforming/non-sanctioned will show up on results/meet-mobile as exhibition since they are not conforming.

ELIGIBILITY      
2024 U.S. Masters Swimming rules will govern conduct of the meet.  Because of insurance regulations, all swimmers must be registered U.S. Masters Swimmers. Swimmers must be USMS registered before swimming any events. The USMS Release of Liability must be signed electronically during online meet entry.  Swimmers who have not registered with USMS and have not completed their Release of Liability will not be permitted to compete.

EVENT LIMIT
Per USMS Rules there is an individual event limit to six entries. Due to the nature of the meet containing only five sanctioned events for the pentathlon, this rule will not impede swimmers from entering too many events. Swimmers may enter all five events of the pentathlon and meet without hindrance of an event limit. 

NON-CONFORMING EVENT / FUN RELAY “FRELAY” INFORMATION
There will be four non-conforming, non-sanctioned relays beginning directly after the completion of the pentathlon (sanctioned events) conclude. This will take place during the same session of the meet.  There will be four relays consisting of: 

• T-shirt Relay
  • The tshirt relay consists of each relay team having their own tshirt to swim in for a length of a relay.  The [same, wet] T-shirt will be passed/transferred between swimmers within a relay team until the relay has completed their assigned distance. Whoever/whichever relay team to do so fastest wins!
• Silicone shot glass relay
  • About how this sounds. A silicone shot glass will be placed on the swimmers head/forehead while they attempt to complete their respective relay portion length while trying not to drop said [silicone] shot glass/cup. Cups may not be placed inside swimwear, nor swim cap(s) to gain advantage.
• Noodle Baton Pass Relay
  • The Noodle Baton Pass Relay will mimic running style relays where a traditional baton is passed between relay participants. Swimmers may get creative with their ideas to transport the noodle across the pool and between swimmers. (i.e. some swimmers have a place in their cap or goggle straps while others typically hold the noodle in one hand). Relay lengths must be fully finished prior to passing off baton! Example: No passing off at the 20 or 40 yard mark, 25 or 50 or whatever given full yardardage must be completed prior to passing.
• Pool Floatie Relay
  • This relay includes relay swimmers swimming their respective length with a round (provided) pool floatie on. After completing their respective length and then quickly passing it onto the next swimmer to be worn/sat on and swam with. Creativity is encouraged!

AGE GROUPS 

• Age of competitors on January 21st, 2024 will determine the respective age group for competition.  Age groups are: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, etc.  
• For relays, due to the nature of the non-traditional style and non-sanctioning of them age groups will not be utilized for the fun relays “frelays” as they would typically in traditional, sanctioned relays.

DEADLINE         
Online entry closes on Thursday, January 18 at 11:59pm EST.  Deck entries will not be permitted.

ENTRY FEES

• Online Pre-Entered Entries:  $30 (amount covers meet entry as well as entry to post-meet social)
  • *If unable to complete online entry or paper entry is preferred please email Faith Hyde at faithhyde0313@gmail.com for special accommodations.
• Banquet:  INCLUDED for swim meet entrants.  Guest tickets may be purchased during the meet entry process for $20.00.

ENTRIES
Swimmers may enter as few individual events as desired or complete all five offered events of the meet, also known as the “Pentathlon” (50 of each stroke followed by the 200 IM).

PENTATHLON
 A swimmer will race and legally complete 50-Yards of each individual stroke followed by the 200-Yard Individual Medley. Swimmers that successfully complete the entirety of the pentathlon will have their event times added together for a total time to be scored against their respective age group.

MEET DIRECTORS / IMPORTANT CONTACTS          
Faith Hyde - GRIN Board Representative & IAM Social Media Coordinator
   Phone: (317) 987-8724, Email: faithhyde0313@gmail.com
Brad Smith Aquatics Director, Pool Contact
   Email: Performancecoach@cgacswim.org, Phone: (317) 850-1689

WARM-UP & COOL-DOWN

• A – the entire pool (both east and west, or “white” and “red” pools) are available for warming up beginning at 10 am and will be cleared at 10:45AM, 15-minutes prior to the meet start.
• B – During the meet, the “white”/East pool may be utilized for warm-up and cool-down purposes while the “Red”/West Pool is in use for competition.

AWARDS
Awards will be given to heat winners of all events sanctioned and non-sanctioned, non-conforming events. Awards will also be given to first place winners of each Pentathlon age group (fastest overall, combined time). Additional awards and give-aways may take place at discretion of the meet host.

POST MEET SOCIAL/BANQUET
Included in the $30.00 meet entry is the opportunity to participate in a post-meet social & banquet at Taxman Brewery in Bargersville Indiana from 2:00pm until 5:00 pm EST. Additional guest tickets may be purchased during meet entry for $20.00.  Taxman Brewery (Bargersville) is just a short nine minutes from the pool. Food will be included as well as a special guest speaker at the event.  Beverages, both alcoholic and nonalcoholic will be available at additional cost to participants via a cash bar at the event venue. Address to the event venue is 13 South Baldwin Street, Bargersville, IN 46106.
 

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