2021 Palmetto Masters SCY Meet

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Registration Schedule

This competition is limited to the first 110 entrants.
Currently there are 83 entrants.

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Sanctioned by South Carolina Masters Swimming for USMS, Inc.

Host Club: Palmetto Masters

Facility: North Charleston Aquatic Center, 8610 Patriot Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29420. 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.

Fees: Online entries only with a flat fee of $50.00. All entries must be received by 11:59 pm on Monday, March 8, 2021. No deck entries for the meet will be allowed.

Rules/Entries: United States Masters Swimming rules will govern. Swimmers are limited to entering a total of eight (8) individual events for the entire meet and no more than four (4) individual events per day. Age on March 14, 2021 determines age group for this meet. There will be no one-event registration for the meet. All swimmers must be registered with USMS. The meet will be limited to the first one hundred (100) registered per session and is limited to swimmers from the South Carolina LMSC. Official split requests will only be accepted for the 1000 free of the 1650 free. These must be requested on the USMS split request form and submitted prior to the conclusion of the meet.

There will be a minimum five (5) minute break after each event.

Relays: You must be registered in the meet in order to swim in relays.

Seeding: All events under 400 yards will be seeded and swum slowest to fastest. The 1650 free, 500 free, and 400 IM will be seeded and swum fastest to slowest. Men and women will be seeded together for all individual events. Scoring will be by gender and age group. The 1650 free, 500 free, and 400 IM will be limited to the first forty (40) total entries per event.

Timing: The primary timing system will be automatic timing. Times may be submitted for USMS Records and USMS Top 10 consideration.

Check-in: Positive check-in is required for the 1650 free, 500 free, and 400 IM. You must check in at least thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of the event or you will be scratched.

Psych Sheets and Heat Sheets: Psych sheets for all events are expected by Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Heat sheets for the meet will be available no later than Friday, March 12, 2021. Please print a heat sheet to bring with you or use your phone to view. Heat sheets for the 1650 free, 400 IM, and 500 free will be posted prior to the start of the particular event.

Meet Conduct: Current USMS rules will be used. In water starts will be allowed for all events.

Warm-up/Warm-down Procedures: Pull-buoys, kickboards, fins, hand paddles, and snorkels are not allowed in the competition pool or warmup pool(s). Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled matter. Diving shall be permitted only in designated lanes at designated times.

Awards:  There will be no ribbons or time stickers in order to cut down on shared spaces and items at the pool. There will also be no individual or team awards given for this meet.

Refunds: There will be no refunds given for the meet.

Questions: Contact Erin Sizelove at erinmoro@yahoo.com or Doug Fetchen at dfetchen@northcharleston.org .

  The Aquatic Center has bleacher seating for more than 1,000. Our 100 athlete meet size per session will be under state requirements. Face coverings are also required by the facility. Only athletes, coaches, volunteers, staff and officials will be allowed in the facility – no spectators. The locker rooms and facility are cleaned overnight. The bleachers, chairs and door handles are also cleaned after every session is finished for a meet. All attendees will enter from the front door. Temperature checks will be taken and the Covid-19 screening form collected as they arrive.

Current COVID Screening Form

Coaches, officials, facility staff and volunteers must have face coverings on at all times while in the facility. Athletes must have face coverings on at all times in the stands, behind the blocks, in the locker rooms, etc. while not competing or warming up/down in the pool. Any individual that refuses to have a face covering will be asked to leave the facility.

The competition pool has 20 lanes for warm-up. There are an extra 8 x 25 yard lanes in the therapy pool that will be utilized at certain times during the meet. Teams will be assigned specific warm-up times and lanes before the start of the meet. The facility recommends a maximum of 4 people in a lane at one time. A minimum of 10 lanes will be available for warm-down during the meet.

The main concession area will be closed. Participants should bring their own snacks and drinks.

There are 4 main bleacher sections that seat 250 each. Teams will be assigned a section. No more than 50 athletes will be assigned in each section. We also have 3 row bleachers on the opposite side of the pool. There are multiple rooms available off the deck for officials, coaches and timers meetings. There is plenty of space around the facility for those that would like to sit outside weather permitting.

Movement around the pool will be in one direction (counter clockwise). Only one additional heat for individual events will be allowed to congregate behind the blocks. Relays will be seeded every other lane. The entire relay heat will leave the starting area before the next heat can line-up.

No team or high point awards will be given. No ribbons/time stickers will be given. The meet is limited to the South Carolina LMSC in order to discourage travel from other areas. Official split requests will only be accepted for the 1000 of the 1650 free to cut down on the amount of paper being handled at the meet and to cut down on the required interactions with participants. These requests must be made on the USMS split request form and must be submitted prior to the conclusion of the meet.

In the event that an attendee tests positive for COVID-19 after the meet, our seating charts, warm-up lane assignments and relays will be kept in the office for 90 days. Depending on the specific details of the situation that arises, the coach of record for the club that may have individuals impacted will be notified. Unattached individuals will be contacted individually if they were assigned a warm-up lane or seating area with a Covid-19 case that arises within 2 weeks following the meet.

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