2015 GRIN Short Course State Championship

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Registration Schedule

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Hosted by Washington Township Swim Club (WTSC)

LOCATION:    North Central High School, 1801 E. 86th St., Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 (located just south of 465 between Keystone and Meridian).  Hotels & Dining: Go to this website for hotels near North Central:  www.visitindy.com.

FACILITY:    The Washington Township Aquatic Complex is an indoor 50 meter pool.  The pool configuration for the GRIN State meet may be 2 Ten (10) lane 25 yard courses using the second pool only for the long distance events (1650 and 1000) depending on the number of entries for those two events. Swimmers will be notified before the meet if 2 pools will be used.  The second pool will be available for warm up throughout the meet.  Seating for 250 swimmers and 1000 spectators; Daktronics Electronic Timing System with 10-lane Daktronics  State of-the-art Display Board; Hy-tek Meet Manager Software will be used for the meet.

The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file  with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1, 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.

MEET CONDUCT:    Current USMS rules will govern the conduct of the meet.

ELIGIBILITY:    All entrants must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc.  Each swimmer is eligible to swim a maximum of five individual events per day (total of 8 for both days), excluding relays. .

WARM-UP PROCEDURES:    Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled manner. No diving or backstroke starts will be allowed, except in designated sprint lanes. One or two lanes shall be designated as one-way sprint lanes during the pre-meet warm-up sessions in the competition pools only. Any swimmer who acts in an unsporting or unsafe manner within the swimming venue may be considered for appropriate action or penalty by the referee (rule 102.15.3). Pull-buoys, kick boards, fins and hand paddles are not allowed in competition or warm-up pools.

ENTRY FEES:    As an added benefit to being a member of USMS and Indiana, your meet entry is FREE if registering online. For swimmers not a member of GRIN LMSC, meet fees are: $30.00 Online; $40.00 Paper Entry; Relays: Free .

DEADLINE:    Online entries close April 5th at 11 P.M. EDT. Mail in entries must be received no later than April 2nd. Relay deadline is the SAME as individual.  

SEEDING:    All heats will be seeded slowest to fastest.  If there are enough entries, the 1000 & 1650 freestyles will be swum in both pools.  All distance events (500, 1000, 1650 Free, & 400 IM) MUST have entry times. The 1650 (Sat.) and 1000 (Sun.) require positive check-in (in person) before 7:45am on the day of the event and by 12:00 noon for the 400 IM (Sat.) and 500 (Sun.).  Failure to check-in before the deadline will result in being scratched from that event.   The long distance events and 400 IM will be swum as mixed gender events, but scored by gender and age group. .

SCORING &AWARDS:    Each participant will receive a commemorative card suitable for posting individual and relay results.

SCORING:  Individual events: 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.  Relays shall score double the individual event point value.

RESULTS:    Will be posted free on GRIN website www.GRINswim.org and Swimphone.com and available for downloading.

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