6th Annual 2016 NAC Masters Sprinting Turkey Classic

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Registration Schedule

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USMS rules limit swimmers to five races per day including 25s. Accordingly, we have moved the 25 back and the 25 breast from Sunday to the end of Saturday. Swimmers interested in competing for the Sprinting Turkey’s award will need to swim the 25 back and breast on Saturday and the 25 free and 25 fly on Sunday. Please note that this is a change in event order made after this meet was sanctioned and necessitated by clarification of USMS rules that came about during the 2016 USMS Convention in September. 

RULES:  2016 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.

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. 
Paper entry form- Swimmers need to attach a copy of their USMS card to their entry form.
Online Registration- If you are not already registered with USMS, online registration will allow you to register with USMS when you register for the meet.  You will not be able to register online without being a USMS member.

MEET DATE/START TIME:     

Saturday, November 19, 2016        
Session 1 Warm-ups:        10:00am
Session 1 Meet Start:        10:45am
Session 2 Warm-ups:         12:15pm
Session 2 Meet Start:         1:00pm

Sunday, November 20, 2016           
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.

ONLINE ENTRY:  We encourage online entries through the Club Assistant system. You will be able to submit your entry times, use a secure site for payment of fees, sign the standard USMS waiver electronically, and have your USMS membership verified through this system.  You will also be able to access the USMS database of times associated with your USMS registration number to help you determine appropriate seed times.  Online entries will reduce the workload associated with putting together a meet.  Your credit card statement will show a charge from "ClubAssistant.com Events."

DEADLINE FOR ONLINE ENTRIES:  The online entry system will not allow late entries.  Entry deadline for online entries is 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. 

DEADLINE FOR PAPER ENTRIES:  Paper entries are available at the Dixie Zone webpage or the USMS Calendar of Events.  Paper entries must be received (not postmarked) by Monday, November 14, 2016.  Paper entries received after that date will incur a late fee of $20.  Paper entries received after Monday, November 14 will be considered deck entries.

ENTRY FEES:  $60 flat rate for all entries, including individual events and relays.  

DECK ENTRIES:  Deck entries will be allowed at the discretion of the Meet Director.  We will try to accommodate deck entries but only if such entries do not require additional heats.  The fee for deck entries is $80 ($60 entry fee plus $20 late fee)

Please direct questions to: Ashley Whitney, awhitney@swimnac.com

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:  Individual ribbons will be awarded for 1st through 3rd place by age group and gender.   High point awards will be given to top male and female swimmers in each age group based on points scored in individual events.   A swimmer must swim in at least four individual events to qualify.  Relay points will not count towards individual awards, but they will count for team awards.

ADDITIONAL 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.  Award will be given to the overall male and female Distance Dodo Champion (will be given based on each swimmer’s aggregate time in the 400 IM, 1500 free and 400 free).  A swimmer must compete in all 3 distance events to be eligible.

TEAM AWARDS: Awards will be given to the top three teams in each of three categories: large, medium, and small teams.  The Meet Director will determine the break-off point between the three categories once entries have been received.  The host team will not be a contender for team awards.

SCORING:   First 8 finishes in each event, by age and gender, will be scored as follows: Individual events 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; Relay events 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2.

RELAYS: Relays will be deck-entered using forms provided at the meet.  Relay team members must be registered with the same club. For purposes of awards and scoring, the age of the youngest relay team member shall determine the age group in the following age categories: 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, 200-239, 240-279, 280-319, 320-359, 360-399 … (40-year increments as high as necessary). The aggregate age of the four relay team members shall determine the age group. No charge for relay entries.

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.

COMPETITION COURSE COMPLIANCE: The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1, 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.

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:          
The Meet Director reserves the right to insert additional breaks to provide sufficient rest for the swimmers between events.

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.

REFRESHMENTS:  Drinks and light snacks will be provided at no charge for participating swimmers throughout the meet on Saturday and Sunday.

NAC TEAM SPONSORS:  There are several local businesses that support NAC and the sport of competitive swimming.  These businesses not only contribute to the initiatives of team, but they also strive to better serve our out of town participants and spectators.  Often times our NAC Team Sponsors offer special deals and offers the weekends of our swim meets and are ready and able to accommodate large groups, catering orders, and other special requests. Teams are encouraged to check out the listed hotels and restaurants posted on the NAC Team Sponsors page of the website www.swimnac.com when making plans to attend a NAC swim meet.

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