4th Annual Club Tribe Masters Classic

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Registration Schedule

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Welcome to the 4th Annual Club Tribe Masters Classic!  Prep for Colonies Zones and bid farewell to Winter at the College of William & Mary’s sneaky-fast 8-lane pool.  Test your team’s sprinting prowess in the most thrilling relay of them all:  the 100 (4 x 25) Medley Relay.  This meet is graciously hosted by William & Mary's stellar varsity swimming teams and staff.

Sponsored By: Club Tribe (1693)                                                      Sanctioned By: LMSC for Va. for USMS, Inc. #129-S002
Meet Director : Kyle Ahlgren (clubtribealumni@gmail.com)  
Meet Referee:  Dan Demers

Location: College of William & Mary Student Recreation Center Pool. Address: 400 Brooks Street (at Compton Drive), Williamsburg, VA 23186. Telephone number: (757) 221-3310. This is an 8-lane, 25-yard indoor pool with a fully electronic timing system. The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.

Parking:  Ample parking is available in the William & Mary Hall parking lot, which is also located at the corner of Brooks Street and Compton Drive.  Please adhere to posted parking regulations.

Eligibility: The standard Masters age groups will be used. All swimmers must be registered with US Masters Swimming and must include a copy of their LMSC card if using paper entry.

Awards: All four swimmers on the fastest overall relay teams in each of the Women’s, Men’s and Mixed 100 Medley Relay will receive pewter Jefferson cups commemorating victory.

Entries: $8.00 per individual event plus a $12.00 facility fee.  Relays will be deck-entered and deck-seeded at no cost. Deck entries for individual events will be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director at a cost of $10.00 per deck entry.  At check-out, you will be given an option to make a tax-deductible donation to William & Mary Swimming in the form of a Meet Sponsorship -- Club Tribe and W&M Swimming greatly appreciate all of our meet sponsors!

Entry Deadline:  On-line entries are strongly encouraged:  www.clubassistant.com.  The deadline for on-line entries is Tuesday, March 19, 2019.  In order to be seeded, paper entries must be received by Tuesday, March 19, 2019.  Entries received after the deadline will be considered deck entries and will be accepted at the discretion of the Meet Director at a cost of $10.00 per deck entry.

Relay Entry Deadlines and Seed Times:  Relay cards for the 100 Medley Relay are due before the conclusion of the 50 Free.  Relay cards for the 200 Free Relay are due before the conclusion of the 200 IM. 

1,000 Freestyle Entry Limit, Check-In and Wait List: The 1,000 Free will be limited to the first twelve (12) entries received.   THERE IS CURENTLY ONE OPEN LANE IN THE 1,000 FREE - IF YOU WANT THIS LANE, PLEASE SEE THE 1,000 FREE CHECK-IN TABLE WHEN YOU ARRIVE.  Positive in-person check-in for the 1,000 Free is required by 2:45 PM on the day of the meet.  Swimmers who are unable to enter the 1,000 Free because the entry limit has been reached may place themselves on a first-come, first-served wait list upon arriving at the meet.  Swimmers granted entry in the 1,000 Free from the wait list must pay the $8.00 individual entry fee.  We will post the final 1,000 Free heat sheets by 3:15 PM.  W&M varsity swimmers will serve as lap counters for the 1,000 Free.  

Rules and Seeding: Current USMS rules for Masters swimming will apply. No one will swim alone in a heat.  Women and Men will swim separately in all individual events, although the 1,000 Free will likely be mixed to some degree. For relays, Women, Men and Mixed relays will swim separately if entry levels warrant, but otherwise may be combined.  Age groups will be combined in all events.

Warm-up/Warm-down Procedures: Swimmers must enter the pool feet-first in a cautious manner. Diving shall be permitted only from the blocks in the designated sprint lanes during warm-up. There will be continuous warm-up/warm-down lanes available during the entirety of the meet; ABSOLUTELY NO DIVING WILL BE PERMITTED IN THESE LANES ONCE THE MEET HAS BEGUN. Instructions given by the designated Safety Marshall shall be obeyed at all times.

Meet Results and Heat Sheets: Meet Results will be posted at www.vaswim.org and will be sent by e-mail to meet registrants. Heat sheets will be e-mailed to meet participants by Friday, March 22, and will be posted at multiple locations on the pool deck.  A meet recap will also be posted to Club Tribe's website (www.clubtribemasters.org).

Williamsburg Info and Lodging: Spring often visits Williamsburg early, and the Merchants Square Farmer’s Market will be in full swing.  There are myriad hotel, motel and B&B options in all price ranges a short distance from the pool.  Good resources for local lodging include:  www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/stay and www.bandbwilliamsburg.com/.

Saturday Evening Swimmers’ Social:  Swimmers, friends and family members are encouraged to gather informally immediately following the conclusion of the meet at Paul’s Deli, 761 Scotland Street in Williamsburg (directly across from Zable football stadium).  Paul’s is family-friendly with a very flexible ordering and seating system.

Aquawear on Deck:  Aquawear swim shop of Virginia Beach will be at the meet with a large selection of suits, tech suits, goggles and other accessories.  They will be accepting all credit cards, cash and checks.  A very convenient way to get a great-fitting tech suit for Zones and Nationals!

Questions:  If you have questions, please feel free to contact Meet Director Kyle Ahlgren at (202) 957-3936 or clubtribealumni@gmail.com.

Note on the 100 Medley Relay:  The 100 Medley Relay is a non-conforming event pursuant to Articles 102.5.3 and 202.1.1G(3) and is therefore an unofficial race.  Results for that race will, however, be included in the meet results e-mailed to meet registrants, and a list of meet records by age group for the 100 Medley Relay can be found at Club Tribe's website here. Unattached swimmers and swimmers on smaller teams are ENCOURAGED to coordinate and assemble 100 Medley Relays and chase the meet recors and the pewter Jefferson Cups!

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