2015 Dixie Zone SCY Championship and 5th Annual Valentine Meet

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Registration Schedule

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2015 Dixie Zone SCY Championship
5th Annual Valentine Meet ~ February 13 - 15, 2015
Hosted by City of Clearwater & St Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission
Sanctioned by Florida LMSC for USMS, Inc # 145-S005

DATE & TIME:
Friday, February 13: warm-up 5 PM, Meet begins at 6 PM
Saturday, February 14: warm-up 8 AM, Meet begins at 9 AM
Sunday, February 15: warm-up at 8 AM, 1000 Fr begins at 9 AM; warm-up at 11 AM for other events, begins at 12 PM

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 9 of the facility’s 20 short course yard lanes with Daktronics timing for competition and 11 lanes will be provided for warm-ups during the course of the meet.

HOSPITALITY: Free refreshments for all swimmers.  T-shirts will be on sale online for $15 or throughout the weekend on the pool deck for $20.

ELIGIBILITY: Current USMS rules will govern. All athletes must be 18 years of age or older as of February 15, 2015, and be registered with USMS, Inc. for 2015. 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 Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Your 2015 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 6, 2015.   Each entry must be submitted on the entry form with your name, registered team, age, event description, event number, USMS member number, and seed times. Be sure that all information is filled out with the waiver signed and an attached copy of your 2015 USMS registration card.  Paper/mailed entries, please make checks payable to City of Clearwater: Long Center Pool and mail to the address on the entry tab.

ENTRY FEES: Entry fees are $4 per individual event, $8 per relay team, and a $25 surcharge which is non-refundable. Online meet entry charges meet fees to your credit card(Visa, MC, or Discover). Your credit card statement will show a charge from “ClubAssistant.com Events.” 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 Friday, February 6, 2015.

ENTRY LIMITS: Swimmers may enter a maximum of five individual events per day. 1650 Freestyle and 1000 Freestyle are limited to the first 50 to enter.

CHECK IN: No check in required; pre-seeded

SEEDING: Times will be seeded Short Course Yards.  All events will be swum slowest to fastest. 

SCRATCHES: No penalty for scratching on the block. 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 Friday, February 6, 2015.

RELAYS: Relay teams may be deck entered at the meet Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Only team members registered for the meet may participate in the relays. Mixed relays shall consist of two men and two women who may swim
in any order. Age categories for relays are 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+.  Entries for relays will be due 30 minutes prior to event.

SCORING & AWARDS:
Individual Events: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.  Double points for relays.  Breaks taken as needed. Individual events will be medals 1st – 3rd and 4th- 8th will receive ribbons.  Individual High Point awarded to male and female of each age group (must swim five individual events to be eligible). Special Dixie Zone Championship Team Awards will be presented for combined men and women 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  Members of the Florida Aquatic Combined Regional Team will swim as FACT and be eligible for a team award.  ****Awards will be distributed Sunday after the last event. ****

PSYCHE SHEET: Will be available online at www.Midnightsports.com by mid-week prior to the meet.

ORDER OF EVENTS:

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