The 2012 MTSU Blue Wave Raiders SCY Invitational

 

Location: The Middle Tennessee State University Campus Recreation Center Pool address is 1848 Blue Raider Drive. The Campus Recreation Building is located near the intersection of Rutherford Blvd. and MTSU Blvd. The Campus Recreation Center’s phone number is 615-898-5569. On weekends, university parking restrictions are not enforced. Visitors may park in any available space, except handicapped. There is a large lot adjacent to the MTSU Campus Recreation Center accessible from Rutherford Blvd. and MTSU Blvd., next to the softball fields.

 

Pool: 10 lanes, 25 yards, non-turbulent dividers. Pool depth is 5-13 ft. Daktronics timing system. 8 lanes, (3-10) will be used for competition. Lanes 1 & 2 shall be reserved throughout the meet for continuous warm-up and cool-down. No smoking is permitted in the pool or elsewhere in the MTSU Campus Recreation Center. Some starting blocks are located in lanes with the depth of 5 ft. Swimmers not trained to enter shallow water will be required to sign a waiver.

 

Schedule & Seeding: Event 1, the 500 freestyle will begin Saturday, March 17, at 9:30 a.m., C.S.T. Warm-up begins at 8:00 a.m. Event 2 will begin no earlier than 10:30 a.m. C.S.T. The meet will probably conclude around 3:00 p.m. Each event will be seeded, men and women together, in timed finals with the slowest heats first.  Swimmers’ entries with no seed time indicated, or stating “NO Time” (or “NT”), will be seeded in slower heats. The five heats of the 500 free will be pre-seeded as soon as the heats are filled.  

 

Eligibility & USMS cards: Each entrant may swim in a maximum of five (5) individual events and two relays. All participants must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc., before the meet starts at 9:30 a.m. Register online for this meet where your 2012 USMS membership will be instantly verified. No need to mail us a copy of your USMS card if you register online for this meet. Please bring your USMS card with you on meet day. If you are entering this meet by paper, you must supply a copy of your 2012 USMS card with your meet entry and you must bring your card with you on meet day.

 

Age: The age reported on your entry form must reflect your actual age as registered with USMS. A swimmer’s age on March 17, 2012, determines his/her age for the meet. NOTE: Swimmers 18-24 years old competing in USMS meet may jeopardize their N.C.A.A. eligibility.

 

500 Freestyle: The 500 freestyle will be limited to five heats. Lanes in the 500 free will be assigned to the first 30 entries received. After the first 30, entrants in the 500 will be assigned to a waiting list in the order in which their entries are received. The waiting list will be used on the morning of the meet to fill empty lanes due to scratches and no-shows. If you are entering the 500 free, we encourage you to indicate an optional sixth event on the entry form in case you are shut out of the 500 free. If you do, please flag which event is your optional one.

 

Relays: Relay teams may be Men, Women, or Mixed, but teams of all types will be seeded together in the same heats and then scored separately. Therefore, no swimmer may swim both a mixed-and a same-sex team in the same event. All relays will be deck entered. Official relay cards may be obtained at the meet from the Clerk of Course. For seeding, cards for the 200 Medley relay should be turned into the computer desk by 9:30 a.m. Cards for the 200 Free relay should be turned in before the conclusion of event #13.

 

Entry fee: $25.00 for up to five events. Online meet entry is preferred. Online entry is paid by credit card to "ClubAssistant.com Events." Paper/mailed entries must be paid by check to “MTSU Masters Swim Club." Late entries are $30.00. There are NO deck entries for this meet.

 

Where to Mail/Contact us: Online entries close at midnight central time on March 14, 2012. Paper/mailed entries must be received (NOT postmarked) by March 5, 2012. Mail entries to Pam Footit, 2918 Runnymeade Dr., Murfreesboro, TN  37127, Telephone (615) 898-2255, pfootit@mtsu.edu. Additional copies of paper entry form and information sheet are also available from our website: www.mtsu.edu/~mtms

 

Warm-up & Warm-Down: SWIMMERS MUST ENTER THE POOL FEET FIRST IN A CAUTIOUS MANNER. Forward or backstroke starts will be permitted only from the blocks in designated one-way sprint lanes. A swimmer may be removed from the meet by the referee if this rule (103.7) is broken. Swimmers in non-sprint lanes will swim in a continuous circle swim, going up the right-hand side of the lane and back down the left-hand side. No hand paddles will be permitted in the warm-up or warm-down lanes.

 

Two lanes will be reserved throughout the meet for continuous warm-up and warm-down. In these lanes, there will be no standing on the bottom of the pool or leaning on the lane rope, while the meet is in progress.

  

Awards: A trophy will be awarded for the highest combined (men plus women) score. The Team trophy will be awarded to the highest-scoring club.  Event ribbons will be awarded for individual swimmers in first through sixth places. Points are awarded 7-5-4-3-2-1 for individual events and 14-10-8-6-4-2 for relays.

 

Whistle Starts: This meet will employ whistle starts, as required by USMS rules. The referee will blow whistle signals that you will be expected to know. They are as follows:

 

Several short whistles — Stand ready at edge of pool

One long whistle — Enter water, feet first

Second long whistle — Return to starting blocks and be ready for start.

 

Several short whistles — Stand ready behind the blocks

One long whistle — Step up on the starting block

 

After the whistle signals, the starter will take over with vocal commands.

 

Lodging: There are numerous hotels, motels, and restaurants along Interstate I-24 at exit 78. Nearly all familiar chains are represented there. For additional information or recommendations, contact the meet director(s).

 

 

 

 

Warm-up 8:00 AM C.S.T.

Event 1 Starts 9:30 AM C.S.T.

 

1.     500 yd. Freestyle (see meet info)

 

Warm-up 10:00 AM C.S.T.

Event 2 Starts 10:30 AM C.S.T.

 

2.     200 yd. Medley Relay, Deck Entered

3.     50 yd. Butterfly

4.     200 yd. Backstroke

5.     100 yd. Breaststroke

6.     50 yd. Freestyle

7.     100 yd. Backstroke

8.     100 yd. Butterfly

 

        30 minute BREAK

 

9.     200 yd. Individual Medley

10.   100 yd. Freestyle

11.   200 yd. Breaststroke

12.   50 yd. Backstroke

13.   200 yd. Butterfly

14.   50 yd. Breaststroke

15.   200 yd. Freestyle

16.   100 yd. Individual Medley

17.   200 yd. Freestyle Relay, Deck Entered

 

 

The MTSU Blue Wave Raiders  have chosen to support the charity, Special Kids using this home swim meet.  Special Kids is a Christian, nonprofit organization that gives therapeutic rehabilitation and professional nursing services to children with special needs. They provide physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and recreational therapy, in addition to skilled nursing and family services. As a MTSU Sports Club, we endeavor to serve the charities in our immediate community. Special Kids is only one of our chosen charities. To learn more about Special Kids, please visit: www.specialkids.com

 

As part of our efforts to support Special Kids, we are holding the following special events at the close of our regular meet, after a 20 minute break. All funds raised will be donated to Special Kids.

 

Entry fees are $3.00 per event:

 

Almost Anything Goes Relays (Teams may be composed of members from different clubs and regions):

Men's 200 Free

Women’s 200 Free

Mixed 200 Free

 

Almost Anything Goes 50 Free (Participants may use any aid equipment, including kickboards, fins, paddles, etc.):

Men's

Women’s

 

50 Yard Kickboard Races:

Men’s

Women’s

 

100 Yard Wet T-Shirt Relay:

Men’s

Women’s

Mixed

Session 1

Session 2