2024 OktoberSplash Masters Swim Meet

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Registration Schedule

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HOSTED BY: Eastern Shore Masters Swimming. Meet Director: Chris Shrader Phone: 317.753.5777;  Email: esmsclub@gmail.com ENTRY DEADLINE: Entry deadline is Monday, October 14, 2024 ENTRY FEE: Meet entry fee: $65.00   Day of Meet Deck entry $80.00 FACILITY: The Bishop State Community College Natorium - 351 North Broad Street Mobile, AL 36603, Mobile, Alabama, is an indoor 25 yard, 6 lane competition pool with touch pads and electronic scoreboard.  Up to 6 lanes will be used for competition and 2 lanes for warm-up available before and during competition. POOL LENGTH:  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. RULES: 2024 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. ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc.  ENTRIES: A swimmer may enter up to 5 individual events for the meet, exclusive of relays. Entry times will be assumed to be in short course yards (SCY) unless otherwise indicated. If you are using times for short-course or long-course meters, please so indicate. We will convert your time and seed you based on short-course yards equivalents (converted SCY times will be shown on the heat sheets). No Time (NT) entries will be seeded as slowest times. Please avoid using NT times whenever possible, and please use realistic entry times. 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 18+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+, 95+, etc. SCHEDULE: 1 Mile check in starts at 10:00 AM.  1 Mile Competition starts at 11 AM.  Meet check-in continues at 11 a.m., warm-up at 12 PM with competition starting at 1 PM.  A break will occur to provide food and water to our volunteers. Pacing of events is based on participation level. SCORING: First 6 finishes in each event, by age and gender, will be scored as follows: Individual events 6-5- 4-3- 2-1; Relay events 12-10-8-6-4- 2. Automatic timing system, with touch pads, will be used this year. There will be a manual timer back. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: High point awards will be given to top male and female swimmers in each age group based on points scored in individual events. Relay points will not count towards individual awards, but they will count for team awards. Additional spirit awards will be presented as determined by the meet director and meet committee. TEAM AWARDS: An award will be presented to the top team. The host team will not be a contender for team awards. EMERGENCY PHONE CONTACT: The phone number at the pool office is (317) 753-5777. This number is for emergency purposes only during competition. DISABLED SWIMMERS: An information sheet for disabled swimmers is available. This provides information necessary to prepare the facility and officials. Please contact Chris Shrader, Meet Director. HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS: UPDATES to be provided. DIRECTIONS TO POOL: When driving on I-10 (EAST from Pensacola) exit 27 US Hwy 90/Govenment Street  Continue US 90 WEST through the BANKHEAD Tunnel, turn right on North Broad Street. Turn left on Lyons Street, parking is located by the Frederick G. Evans Cultural Center off of Hospital Street. No cost. When driving on I-10 (WEST from Mississippi) exit 26A Canal Street. Turn left on Canal Street. Continue to traffic circle, turn right on to N. Broad Street to Lyons Street, parking is located by the Frederick G. Evans Cultural Center off of Hospital Street. No cost. Volunteers appreciated. Encourage friends and family to attend. We always take good care of ouorth Broad Streetr volunteers. Post meet gathering (party) will be at the Wing Man Brewing Company, 656 Saint Louis Street Mobile, AL 36602 with good food/soft drinks for swimmers, volunteers, and families included with an entry fee. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Instructions to the party provided at the meet.

Meet Course: 25 Yards

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "ESMS SWIM MEET."