2012 Masters Annual Valentine’s Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Hosted by City of Clearwater & St Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission

Sanctioned by Florida LMSC for USMS, Inc # 142-012


DATE & TIME:

• Saturday, February 11: warm-up 7 AM for 1000 free, start at 8 AM; warm-up at 10 AM for other events, start at 11 AM
• Sunday, February 12: warm-up at 8 AM, start at 9 AM

FACILITY:  The Long Center, 1501 N. Belcher Road, Clearwater, Florida. The Long Center is an indoor 50 meter x 25 yard  pool. This meet will be using 10 of the facility’s 20 short course yard lanes with Daktronics timing for competition and 10 lanes will be provided for warm-ups during the course of the meet.

All events will be swum in numerical order slow to fast. Events 1 and 2 are limited to the first 50 to enter. Free refreshments for all swimmers. Breaks taken as needed.

ELIGIBILITY: Current USMS rules will govern. All athletes must be 18 years of age or older as of February 12, 2012, and be registered with USMS, Inc for 2012.  Non U.S. citizens should have a letter of introduction from their own swimming association.

ONLINE ENTRIES:  Online registration for this meet is preferred for speed and accuracy.  Online meet registration must be completed by midnight Eastern time on Thursday, February 9, 2012.  Your 2012 membership to USMS will be verified at the start of online meet registration.  Links are available to renew or look up your membership.

PAPER/MAILED ENTRIES:  Paper entries must be received by Friday, February 3. Each entry must be submitted on the entry form with your name, registered team (local chapter, if applicable), age, event description, event number, USMS registration number, and seed time. Please be sure that all information is filled out, the waiver signed, and a copy of your 2012 USMS registration card is attached.

ENTRY FEES:  Entry fees are $2.50 per individual event, $5 per relay team, and a $20 surcharge which is non-refundable.  Online meet entry charges meet fees to your credit card.  Your credit card statement will show a charge from “ClubAssistant.com Events.”  Paper/mailed entries, please make checks payable to City of Clearwater: Long Center Pool and mail to the address on the entry tab. Scratches will be accepted and allowable refunds made if Mark Roberson (727) 793-2320 ext 107 or mark.roberson@myclearwater.com , is notified prior to 4 PM on Tuesday, February 7.

ENTRY LIMITS:  Swimmers may enter a maximum of five individual events per day.

RELAYS: Relay teams may be deck entered at the meet both Saturday and Sunday. Only team members registered for the meet may participate in the relays. Age categories for relays are 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+.  Relay cards are due before events 5 and 15 on Saturday and before events 27 and 33 on Sunday.

SCORING & AWARDS:  Individual High Point awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in all age groups (must swim five individual events to be eligible). Team awards for combined men and women 1st, 2nd and 3rd.  Scoring 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for individuals, double points for relays. Team club awards will include individual chapters of the Florida Aquatics Combined Team, but not FACT.  Individual entries must designate the chapter immediately preceding their USMS registered team (ex:  SUNF).  Relays of club teams must be either registered all one club or members of all one chapter and all registered FACT to count for team high point.  FACT relays from different chapters may be swum together but will not count for High Point Team awards.  Notify the meet director if you would like to swim with other FACT members from different chapters on a relay – we will try to coordinate your relay entries. 

ORDER OF EVENTS:

• *Check-in required 1/2 hour prior to event.
• Events 1 & 2 will be deck seeded, combined, limited to first 50 entrants, and seeded slow to fast.
• Events 19/20 will be deck seeded.
• Events 21/22 will be combined and deck seeded.   

W/M    Saturday, February 11       
1/2    *1000 Freestyle       
3/4    200 Backstroke       
5/6    50 Breaststroke       
7/8    200 Freestyle       
9/10    100 IM   
11    200 Mixed Free Relay        
13/14    200 Butterfly       
15/16    50 Backstroke              
17/18    200 Free Relay         
19/20    *400 IM

W/M    Sunday, February 12
21/22    *500 Freestyle
23/24    200 Breaststroke
25/26    50 Butterfly
27/28    100 Freestyle
29/30    100 Backstroke
31    200 Mixed Medley Relay
33/34    100 Breaststroke
35/36    100 Butterfly
37/38    200 IM
39/40    200 Medley Relay
41/42    50  Freestyle

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "ClubAssistant.com Events."