3rd Annual 2013 NAC Masters Sprinting Turkey Classic

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Registration Schedule

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RULES: 2013 USMS Rules and Southeastern LMSC Safety guidelines and warm-up procedures will govern. Safety guidelines specify feet-first entry during warm-ups, except for designated sprint lanes. All events will be timed finals.

USMS SANCTION NUMBER: 153-S006

HOST CLUB: Nashville Aquatic Club Masters

LOCATION: Tracy Caulkins Competition Pool at Centennial Sportsplex
222 25th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 321-3510
Directions to the Sportsplex can be found on www.swimnac.com.

ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc.  If not yet registered, swimmers can register online with USMS after the entry due date or at the meet, but swimmers must be USMS registered before swimming any events at the meet.

MEET DATE/START TIME:

Saturday, November 23, 2013 OPEN Warm-ups: 6:00pm
Meet Start: 6:45pm

Sunday, November 24, 2013 OPEN Warm-ups: 8:00am
Meet Start: 9:00am

SEEDING: All events will be seeded slowest to fastest without regard to age or gender. Swimmers with no seed time may indicate “No Time” or “NT” in the time slot and will be seeded as slowest times. Results will be tabulated by gender and age group, as defined by USMS.

DISABLED SWIMMERS: An information sheet for disabled swimmers is available to prepare the facility and meet officials. Please contact the Meet Director.

ENTRIES & FEES: A swimmer may enter up to five (5) individual events for a $45 flat fee for online entries, which also includes as many 25’s as desired. All paper entries will require a $50 flat fee. Late entries, as well as deck entries, will be accepted with an additional $15 fee. Online entries are paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com Events.

Age for entries is determined by the swimmer’s age on December 31, 2013.  

Please direct questions to:
MEET DIRECTOR: Chris McPherson
cmcpherson@swimnac.com
615-554-3354
MEET REFEREE: Kyle Peterson
(615) 594-8910

DEADLINE: Online entries must be completed by 11:59pm Central time on November 22, 2013 (fee increases on Nov 13). All paper/mailed entries and fees must be received by Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Any paper/mailed entries arriving after that date will be considered late and require an additional $15 fee.

AWARDS: Awards will be given to the overall male and female Sprinting Turkey Champions (will be given based on each swimmer’s aggregate time in the 25’s). A swimmer must compete in all four 25’s to be eligible for this award. Other event winners will receive a congratulatory handshake.

HOSPITALITY: Ample food and drinks will be provided on Sunday morning for athletes and volunteers.

POOL DESCRIPTION: The competitive pool at the Sportsplex is 50 meters, divided by two bulkheads, with each course 25 meters with 8 nine-foot wide lanes. The meet will employ one 25 meter course with 8 lanes. Pool depth is a minimum of 7 feet. It is equipped with Colorado Timing, Swimming systems and is certified by USMS. Warm-up/warm-down lanes will be available throughout the meet.

FACILITY RULES: The Centennial Sportsplex respectfully asks that no outside coolers, food, or drinks be brought into the building. Additionally, no food or drinks (with the exception of water bottles) should be brought into the pool area. Only swimmers, coaches, and meet personnel will be allowed on the pool deck at any time.

SPECIAL NOTES:
All men’s, women’s, and mixed events will be swum separately, however, the Meet Director reserves the right to combine heats and/or events in order to facilitate the conduct of the meet.
The Meet Director reserves the right to limit the number of entries in any event in order to run the meet within the time allocated.
The Meet Director reserves the right to insert additional breaks to provide sufficient rest for the swimmers between events.
The Meet Director reserves the right to cancel Saturday, 11/23 events if registration numbers are not sufficient.
The HYTEK event file, psych sheet, results, and other meet information will be posted on the NAC website (www.swimnac.com) as they become available.

T-SHIRT:  A long sleeve meet t-shirt is for sale for $27 during online meet entry.  See image of t-shirt below:


HOTELS:
Hampton Inn Elliston Place/West End
J.C. Timberlake, Director of Sales
P: 615-620-4854
E: jctimberlake@chartwellhospitality.com

Hampton Inn & Suites Vanderbilt Elliston Place: 615-320-6060
Hampton Inn Vanderbilt West End: 615-329-1144

Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt
Austin Lott, Sales Manager
P: 615-340-5162
E: Austin.lott@marriottvanderbilt.com

Holiday Inn Vanderbilt
Charlotte Siegel, Sales Manager
P: 615-321-8250
E: charlotte.siegel@ihg.com

Marriott Courtyard/Residence Inn (Maryland Farms)
Becky Price, Account Executive
P: 615-493-5306
E: becky.price@marriott.com

Courtyard by Marriott Vanderbilt/West End
Jennifer Clark, Sales Manager
P: 615-327-9900 ext. 111
E: jclark@courtyardvanderbilt.com

EVENTS
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Event # (W/M)
Event 1/2 800 Freestyle
Event 3/4 1500 Freestyle

Sunday, November 24, 2013
Event # (W/M)
5/6/7 200 W/M/Mixed Medley Relay
9/10 100 Free
11/12 50 Back
13/14 100 IM
15/16 100 Breast
17/18 200 Free
19/20 400 IM

5 MINUTE BREAK

21/22 50 Fly
23/24 100 Back
25/26 50 Breast
27/28 200 IM
29/30 100 Fly
31/32 50 Free

5 MINUTE BREAK

THE BATTLE OF THE SPRINTING TURKEYS!
[Events 23 through 30 are not USMS sanctioned and are unofficial races]

33/34 25 Back
35/36 25 Breast
37/38 25 Fly
39/40 25 Free

5 MINUTE BREAK

41/42/43 200 W/M/Mixed Free Relay

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "NASHVILLE AQUATIC CLUB."