2011 Wildcat Masters Invitational

Sanctioned by: Kentucky Local Masters Swimming Committee for United States Masters Swimming, sanction number 411-003.

Location: Lancaster Aquatic Center at the University of Kentucky

Facility: 25 yards by 176 foot indoor pool; two 25-yard competition courses (8 lanes each); water depth, 6 to 10 feet in competition lanes; nonturbulent lane dividers; moveable bulkhead between courses; separate diving area; Colorado timing and scoreboard; balcony seating for 500. Telephone (859) 257-SWIM.

Meet director: Meg Smath; home phone (859) 885-9184 (after 6:00 p.m.); work phone (859) 323-0503; cell phone (859) 333-1819; email megsmath@bluegrass.net or msmath@uky.edu

Schedule:

Saturday, March 26, 2011: warm-ups at 8:30 a.m.; meet starts at 9:00 a.m. (EDT); event 2 will start no earlier than 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, March 27, 2011: warm-ups at 8:30 a.m.; meet starts at 9:00 a.m. (EDT); event 25 will start no earlier than 10:30 a.m.

Entry information: Online entry fee, $35 per person; mailed entry fee, $40 per person; deck entry fee, $45 per person. Deck entries will be accepted for all events. Entries for the 1650 free will be accepted only if lanes are still available; entries for the 1650 are limited to the first 40 entries.

T-shirt: Each pre-entered swimmer will receive a commemorative meet T-shirt. Extra T-shirts may be available for sale toward the end of the meet, subject to availability.

Entry deadline: Online entries will close Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at midnight Eastern Daylight Time. Postmark deadline is Monday, March 21, 2011; all entries postmarked after this date will be considered deck entries. 

Eligibility:

All swimmers must be registered with United States Masters Swimming Inc. All swimmers are responsible for their USMS cards and may be required to show them upon request by officials in order to compete in the meet. All meet entry forms must be accompanied by a copy of the swimmer’s current USMS registration card.

All swimmers must be USMS-registered before warm-up starts on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at 8:30 a.m.

Each swimmer is eligible to swim a maximum of 10 individual events for the meet (limit five a day), plus relays.

The age reported on your entry form must reflect your actual age as registered with USMS. Your age on the last day of the meet determines your age for the meet.

Deck entries: Deck entries will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday. You may deck enter Sunday events on Saturday as well as on Sunday. Deck entries for the 1650 yard freestyle subject to available lanes.

Lane assignments: Each event will be seeded by the pre-entered seed time of each swimmer, with the slowest heats first. No time (NT) will be seeded in the slower heats. Swimmers will be seeded according to time, regardless of age. Men and women will be seeded separately, except for the 1650 and 500 yard freestyles.

This event, named “The Maehr Mile,” in memory of our teammate Dave Maehr, is limited to the first 40 entries (men and women). All swimmers will swim one to a lane. Please submit a seed time for this event (i.e., no NT’s). The event will be seeded by Thursday evening, March 24, and posted on the Kentucky LMSC website (www.kylmsc.org). Entries received after this point (including deck entries) will be placed in any open lanes. If there are no open lanes, you may not enter this event. Please enter early to guarantee your place!

Team reps: All USMS-registered clubs and SKY teams should inform the meet director of one official team representative before the start of event 1 or upon the team’s arrival.

Relays: All relays will be deck entered. Team representatives or coaches will be responsible for all relay entries and picking up the official relay entry form and be responsible for printing legibly all information asked for, and each swimmer’s name as registered with USMS, age, and gender on the form.

Awards: Awards will be given to the top scoring visiting team in small, medium and large divisions. Divisions will be determined after close of entries. Individual awards will be given for first through eighth place by age groups and gender from 19-24 through 100+, and relays for first through eighth by age groups 19+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+, and 95+.

Points: Points will be awarded by age group, men and women being scored separately.

Individual: First through eighth, 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

Relays: First through eighth, 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2

Protests: Any protest concerning seedings, awards, final results, eligibility, scoring or entries must be addressed to the meet director or referee (USMS rule 102.16). The protest can be made by the team representative only.

Entry forms: Swimmers on USMS-registered clubs, note the name of your club on your entry form and relay cards. Kentucky swimmers note the name of your club and team on your entry form and relay forms. Unattached swimmers note “UNAT” on your entry form. No fax entries accepted!

Facility restrictions: No smoking in the building. No alcoholic beverages in the building. Children must be attended at all times. No glass bottles on deck.

Order of events:

F / M     Event

1 / 1      1650 Y freestyle (Maehr Mile)

2*/ 2*    200 Y mixed medley relay

3 / 4      200 Y IM

5 / 6      50 Y butterfly

7 / 8      100 Y backstroke

9 / 10    200 Y breaststroke

11 / 12  100 Y freestyle

13 / 14  50 Y backstroke

15 / 16  200 Y butterfly

17 / 18  50 Y breaststroke

19 / 20  200 Y freestyle

21 / 22  200 Y freestyle relay

23 / 23   500 Y freestyle

25*/ 26* 200 Y medley relay

27 / 28   100 Y breaststroke

29 / 30   400 Y IM

31 / 32   50 Y freestyle

33 / 34   200 Y backstroke

35 / 36   100 Y butterfly

37 / 38   100 Y IM

39 / 39   200 Y mixed freestyle relay

*   Event 2 will start no earlier than 11:30 a.m.

**  Event 25 will start no earlier than 10:30 a.m.

Housing:

Crowne Plaza Lexington

South Broadway and Mason-Headley Rd.

(859) 255-4281

Best Western Downtown

South Broadway and Mason-Headley Rd.

(859) 519-2060

Baymont Inn and Best Western Regency

Winchester Rd. at I-75

(859) 293-2202

Directions: The Lancaster Aquatic Center is located off of Cooper and Complex Drives.

From U.S. 60 (Versailles Rd.), turn right on Mason-Headley Rd., which becomes Waller Ave. at Harrodsburg Rd. Keep going straight. Waller becomes Cooper Dr. at Nicholasville Rd. Keep going straight. Turn left at University Drive. The aquatic center is in the Seaton Building on the right.

From I-64 & I-75, take U.S. 68 (Paris Pike-Broadway) all the way through town to West Maxwell St. and turn left. Take Maxwell St. to Rose St., and turn right. Take Rose St. to Huguelet Dr., and turn left. Take Huguelet to University Dr., and turn right. The aquatic center is in the Seaton Building on the left.

Parking:

Fridays after 3:30 pm and on Saturdays & Sundays: 

• NO PERMIT REQUIRED in the following areas:

• E Lots(unless noted on sign) & Parking Structure #1 at University & Cooper Drive, entrance is located off Hospital Drive.

• Commonwealth Stadium parking lots including C6 and K lots and the KEG lot located across Alumni Drive and Stadium.

• Parking Structure #2 (3 story garage across from K-Lair Grill off Hill Top Drive at the W.T.Young Library).

• E lot only off Columbia Drive, behind front entrance to WT Young Library. Turn left as you enter. Park in E lot only. No R lot as 24 hour towing is in effect.

Paying lot: Parking Structure #7, at the corner of Complex Dr. and Sport Complex. $2/hour or $10/day

• University Drive, must have any valid UK parking pass on Saturday & Sunday. 

• Complex Drive & Sports Center Drive for R-3 spaces and other R-3 lots. These spaces are controlled 24 hours, 7 days a week for R3 permits (Blanding and Kirwan residents only).

Saturday, March 26, 2011 - Session 1

Sunday, March 27, 2011 - Session 2