2013 Metropolitan SCM Champs at AGUA Masters

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by the Metropolitan LMSC for USMS, Inc. Sanction #063-S007

FACILITY: Asphalt Green George Delacorte Olympic Pool, located at 1750 York Avenue, New York, NY 10128 (corner of 91st St. and York Ave.). The bulkhead pool will be set up with eight 25-meter competition lanes, with adjacent twenty-yard continuous warm up and warm down space.

DIRECTIONS:

• By Bus: Take M86 or M31 to the York Ave. and 91st St. stop. The AquaCenter is across the street.
• By Subway: Take 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th St. station. Walk or take M86 bus east to York Avenue and north to 91st St.
• By Car from Uptown: Travel south on the FDR Drive to 96th St. exit. Continue straight onto York Avenue.
• By Car from Downtown: Travel north on FDR Drive to 96th St. exit. Turn left at second stoplight. Continue straight to York Avenue.

Discounted parking for swim meet participants available at The Andover Garage, 1675 York Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets, and at The Hamilton Garage, 1735 York Avenue between 89th and 90th Streets. Validate parking ticket at pool front desk.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all 2013 or 2014 USMS-registered swimmers age 18 and older, regardless of Club or LMSC affiliation or residency. Age determination date for this meet is December 31, 2013. Note: You cannot register with USMS until you are 18 years old.
Retrieve USMS registration number/card online at: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/usms_member_card_request.cfm 
Not a USMS member? No problem. Register with USMS for this meet online at: http://www.usms.org/reg/ 

RULES: 2013 USMS rules govern this meet. NO DIVING permitted during warm-up except for designated one-way sprint lanes. Swimmers must enter the water in a cautious and controlled manner. Failure to comply with no diving rule may result in expulsion from meet.

SCHEDULE: Check-In: 4:30-5:15 p.m. / Warm-Up: 5:00-5:40 p.m. / Start: 5:45 p.m. / Finish: No later than 8:00 p.m.

CHECK-IN: Positive check-in required for all events.

EVENTS:
1. Mixed 100m Free
2. Mixed 50m Breast
3. Mixed 100m Back
4. Mixed 50m Fly
5. Mixed 200m Individual Medley
6. Mixed 50m Free
7. Mixed 100m Breast
8. Mixed 50m Back
9. Mixed 100m Fly
10. Mixed 100m Individual Medley

SEEDING: Swimmers will be seeded in heats according to entry time, not by age or gender. Heats will be contested slowest to fastest; "NT" (no time) entries will be seeded in the first heat of an event. All events will be seeded on event day after swimmer check-in has closed at 5:15PM with heats sheets posted on pool deck.

ENTRY LIMIT: Each swimmer is permitted to enter and swim a maximum of four (4) individual events.

ENTRY TIMES: Enter SHORT COURSE METER times for all events. An online time conversion utility to calculate SCM times is available at:
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/conversions.asp 

SPLIT TIMES: Any swimmer who intends to post a USMS top ten, USMS national record or FINA world record split time must submit official split time request in writing to computer table prior to conclusion of meet. Official split time request forms will be available at meet. Note: Initial backstroke split requests must be submitted PRIOR to swim.

REGISTER: Online meet registration with a credit card is strongly recommended for convenience and accuracy. Credit card statement will reflect a charge by "ClubAssistant.com Events". Entry fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Register for this meet online until 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, December 6, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $20 NON-REFUNDABLE flat individual entry fee. The meet entry fee has been reduced from $25 to $20 thanks to Metro LMSC.

FOOD: With the exception of plastic bottled water or sports drinks, facility management prohibits food and beverages on pool deck or in locker rooms. There are multiple water fountains on pool deck.

AWARDS: Medals will be distributed for first, second and third place. All athletes will receive a commemorative Metro LMSC T-shirt.

RESULTS: Results will be posted online within 48 hours of meet conclusion at www.metroswim.org and www.aguamasters.org.

QUESTIONS: Direct inquiries to Meet Director Jonas Altman-Kurosaki at JAltmanK@asphaltgreen.org.

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "Not Applicable."