2013 NE-LMSC & Colonies Zone SCM Championship Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Pool: The pool has 10 racing lanes, additional area for warm up, electronic timing and scoreboard. Water depth is 7 ft to 13.5 ft.

Facility address: 915 Commonwealth Ave., Boston MA 02215

Directions: Complete directions at this link

Mass Transit: MBTA Green (B-Line) service to "St. Paul" stop.

Parking: Check the meet website for the most up-to-date information on parking availability.

Hotels: The Inn at Longwood, one mile away from the pool, $99/night Contact gsinclair@innatlongwood.com Tel: 617-731-4700  Reserve your room online.

Eligibility: 2013 or 2014 registered United States Masters Swimming (USMS) swimmers 18 years or older by December 13, 2013, and 2013 or 2014 registered masters swimmers from other countries.

Rules: 2013 USMS rules apply.

Entries: Enter a max of five individual events each day.  Relays will be deck entered, relay entry deadlines will be announced throughout the meet.   

ENTER ONLINE! Use ClubAssistant.com software for fast, error-free entries.  Online entries are paid by credit card to "ClubAssistant.com Events".  Entry fee is $25 plus $5 per event. There will be no charge for relays.There will be a $1.50 processing fee added to your entry fee. 

Problem entries will be posted on the meet website. All problem entries must be resolved and fees received by Monday, December 9, or the entry will be rejected. Please check the meet website to make sure your entry has been processed and that you are not on the “problems” list.

Entry Deadline: Online entries must be completed by 11:59pm on Monday, December 9, 2013. Mailed entries must be postmarked by Saturday, November 30, 2013.

No Fee Refunds: No entry fee refunds will be issued for any reason.  Overpayment of fees will not be refunded.

Seed Times: A short course meters seed time must be submitted for each event entered. Entry times of “NT” will not be accepted. An online time converter is available on the Club Assistant meet entry form.  Swimmers must seed themselves truthfully. The meet director or meet referee shall have the right to change seed times that are obviously incorrect.

800 Free: Swimmers may need to participate in the backup timing for this event.

Heat Seeding: All events are timed finals and will be seeded from entry times. Heats are seeded by gender from slowest to fastest except for the 800 free which will be seeded from fast to slow, alternating heats of women and men. Genders may be combined in the slowest two heats of the 800.

ALL EVENTS REQUIRE POSITIVE CHECK-IN: Events will close for check-in and will be seeded approximately one hour before they start, with the exception of the 800 Free which will close for check in at the start of warmup at 4:30pm. When you arrive at the pool, be sure to visit the check-in table immediately to check-in for your events. The first event on Saturday and Sunday will close for check-in 45 minutes before the session starts. (Saturday -Men's 400 free & Sunday- Women’s 400 free check in will close at 9:15am.)

MEET ENTRY CAP: This event must clear the water by 9 pm on 12/13 and 6 pm on 12/14 and 12/15. If the time line reaches these limits, no further entries will be processed for the day, or days, where the projected meet time line is a problem per Meet Director’s judgment.

Dive Over Starting - All Events Except Backstroke: Swimmers completing a heat will finish at the wall, and stay in the water until the next heat is called to the blocks. Swimmers will stay in the water until the next heat "Dives Over" the top of them. Immediately after the next heat has started, the swimmers from the previous heat will exit the pool. If you need to use the ladder to exit the pool, notify the starter before your race.

Relays: Relay swimmers must be entered in at least one individual event. Relays will be deck entered at the meet, and entry deadlines will be announced at the meet. There is no fee for relays. All four members of a relay must be members of the same USMS club. USMS unattached swimmers may not participate in relays. Swimmers may participate in either the single or mixed gender, but not both, of each relay event.

Scoring: The first 16 places in each individual age group event will score in the following sequence: 17, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The top 16 relays in each age group event score double points. The 800 free relay is un-scored. 

Awards and Award Ceremony: Certificates will be provided for mounting an adhesive label record of your performance in each event. Trophy for the male and female high point winners. Awards for the top three Large, Medium, Small and Squad sized teams (division sizes TBD). Awards not picked up at the Awards Ceremony will be discarded.

SAFETY, BEHAVIOR, RULES & SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Diving is prohibited during warm-up with the exception of one-way sprint lanes when announced by the officials.
2. DIVING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED in the WARM UP LANES
3. All swimmers must enter competition pool at starting end.
4. No shaving is permitted at the competition site.
5. Glass containers are prohibited in the facility.
6. No camera cell phones are permitted in the locker rooms.
7. No flash photography at the start of any race.
8. Absolutely no swimming under the bulkhead or walking across the bulkhead at any time.
*Failure to abide by these rules and any other rules that may be announced or posted by meet officials during the meet may result in ejection from the facility. Meet officials have the authority to dismiss swimmers and spectators from the grounds. Boston University and Great Bay Masters Swimming are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Timers: Thank a timer- Saturday & Sunday the Simmons College Swimming & Rowing teams will be doing the hand timing for the meet!

For More Information: greatbaymastersswimteam@gmail.com

Meet information and updates posted on the meet web page:
This will be updated with latest entries lists, psych sheets, problem entries, time line, and any other relevant meet updates and news; PLEASE CHECK THE MEET PAGE FREQUENTLY 

2013 Meet Shirt Contest Information: See our Facebook page

EVENTS
Friday, December 13, 2013 - Session 1
Warm-ups start at 4:30 PM
Meet Session starts at 5:00 PM
Meet Session is estimated to end at 9:00 PM
# Gender Event
1 Women 800 M Free
2 Men 800 M Free

Saturday, December 14, 2013 - Session 2
Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM
Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM
Meet Session is estimated to end at 6:00 PM
# Gender Event
4 Men 400 M Free
5 Women 200 M Free
7 Women 200 M Breast
8 Men 200 M Breast
9 Women 50 M Fly
10 Men 50 M Fly
11 Women 100 M Back
12 Men 100 M Back
13 Women 400 M Medley Relay
14 Men 400 M Medley Relay
15 Mixed 400 M Medley Relay
17 Women 50 M Breast
18 Men 50 M Breast
19 Women 200 M Fly
20 Men 200 M Fly
21 Women 100 M Free
22 Men 100 M Free
23 Women 200 M IM
24 Men 200 M IM
25 Women 200 M Free Relay
26 Men 200 M Free Relay
27 Mixed 200 M Free Relay

Sunday, December 15, 2013 - Session 3
Warm-ups start at 9:00 AM
Meet Session starts at 10:00 AM
Meet Session is estimated to end at 6:00 PM
# Gender Event
29 Women 400 M Free
32 Men 200 M Free
33 Women 200 M Back
34 Men 200 M Back
35 Women 100 M IM
36 Men 100 M IM
37 Women 100 M Breast
38 Men 100 M Breast
39 Women 50 M Free
40 Men 50 M Free
41 Women 400 M Free Relay
42 Men 400 M Free Relay
43 Mixed 400 M Free Relay
45 Women 100 M Fly
46 Men 100 M Fly
47 Women 50 M Back
48 Men 50 M Back
49 Women 400 M IM
50 Men 400 M IM
51 Women 200 M Medley Relay
52 Men 200 M Medley Relay
53 Mixed 200 M Medley Relay
55 Women 800 M Free Relay
56 Men 800 M Free Relay
57 Mixed 800 M Free Relay

Please check the meet website for information: http://scmchamps.blogspot.com/

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "TNT SWIMMING."