Tropical Splash Short Course Yards Swim Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Short Course Yards Swim Meet

Potomac Valley LMSC sanction for US Masters Swimming, Inc. Sanction Number 101-04

Welcome to the Seventh Annual Tropical Splash!
Enjoy the tropical atmosphere to help escape winter
And help welcome swimmers new to Masters competition.

Date:
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Warm-ups start: 7:45am
Meet start: 8:30am (estimated finish: 1:45pm)
Weather updates will be posted on the website.

Location:
George Washington Rec Center Pool
8426 Old Mt. Vernon Road, Alexandria, Virginia

Facilities:
9 lane x 25-yard pool. 7 lanes used for competition.
Manual timing will be used.
A continuous 25-yard warm-up area will be available.
Lap counter cards will be available for the 500-yd swim but you must provide your own counter.
Coin-operated lockers require a quarter.

Rules:
Meet is open to all US Masters Swimmers with valid 2011 registration.
Swimmers may enter up to 5 individual events.
2011 United States Masters Swimming rules will apply.
3-person, unofficial 150-yard Coconut Relay rules will be announced at the meet.
Swimmers may swim only once in each relay event.

Entries:
Entries must be completed online or received by mail by noon eastern time, Monday, January 24, 2011.
Online registration is preferred.  USMS membership is verified during online meet registration.
Mail-in entries will be accepted but must contain a copy of your 2011 USMS registration card.
Meet will be limited to the first 175 entries received.
NO deck entries will be accepted.
Due to time constraints, the 500-yd freestyle is limited to 28 entries and is now full.
Relays will be deck entered. Only swimmers entered in the individual meet events are eligible for relays.
Swimmers can check their entry status & 500-free entries updated daily at www.AlexandriaMasters.com/meet

Fees:
$6.00 entry fee, plus $5.00 per individual event entered, with no charge for relays.
$15 meet tee shirts, short or long sleeve, must be pre-ordered. Preview the design at www.AlexandriaMasters.com/meet

Seeding:
Events will be combined men and women. Heats will be seeded slowest to fastest.
Relays will be deck seeded.

Awards:
Custom ribbon awards will be presented to first, second, and third places in individual events.
Results will be posted online at www.AlexandriaMasters.com/meet
Printed results will be available by mail for $2 if requested.

Directions:
From Interstate 95/495 Capital Beltway: (additional directions & map are at www.AlexandriaMasters.com/meet
Take “Route 1 South Ft. Belvoir” exit in Alexandria.
Go 4.5 miles, turn left onto Route 235 Mt. Vernon Highway (just past Multiplex Cinemas).
Go 0.5 mile, bear right at the fork in the road onto Route 623 Old Mt. Vernon Road.
After 0.3 mile, turn right into the entrance drive across from the high school stadium.

Overnight:
Red Roof Inn, 5975 Richmond Highway (Route 1), Alexandria, 703-960-5200
Hampton Inn, 5821 Richmond Highway (Route 1), Alexandria, 703-329-1400
Holiday Inn Express, 6055 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, 571-257-9555

Director:
Andy Gale, meet@AlexandriaMasters.com 703-780-0176

Events
Warm-ups start at 7:45 AM
Meet starts at 8:30 AM

#	Gender	Event
1	Mixed	500 Y	Free
2	Mixed	100 Y	Fly
3	Mixed	200 Y	Breast
4	Mixed	50 Y	Back
5	Mixed	100 Y	Free
6	Mixed	200 Y	Fly
7	Mixed	50 Y	Breast
8	Mixed	100 Y	IM
9	Mixed	200 Y	Free Relay
10	Mixed	200 Y	Medley Relay
11	Mixed	200 Y	Free
12	Mixed	100 Y	Back
13	Mixed	200 Y	IM
14	Mixed	50 Y	Fly
15	Mixed	100 Y	Breast
16	Mixed	200 Y	Back
17	Mixed	50 Y	Free
18	Mixed	400 Y	IM

 

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