37th Annual Sunbelt Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Sanction:  Sanctioned by LMSC for NC for USMS, Inc. Sanction # 131-002

Meet Referee:  Charlotte Swim Masters Inc., Marty Fehr

Facility:  Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center, 800 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Charlotte NC. (704) 336-3483.  The pool is 50 meters by 25 yards, with a bulkhead dividing the competition area into an 8 lane 25 yd course. Continuous warm up/down lanes available in separate tank. Parking is across the street on Saturday.  The pool length has been certified with USMS.

Rules:  Swimmers must be registered with USMS for 2011. USMS One Day Registration will not be allowed. USMS rules govern the meet.  Swimmers are limited to 5 individual events per day.   When warming up, you must enter the pool feet first except in sprint lanes. No paddles or kickboards are allowed. 

Deadline:  Online entries only by 11:59pm EDT Sunday January 23, 2011. Go to www.ncmasters.org to enter. No paper entries will be accepted and no deck entries will be accepted at the meet. Online relay team registration will open January 24 at 2:00pm EDT and will close at 5:00pm EDT Wednesday January 26.  Relay entries will also be accepted at the meet by filling out relay cards and turning them in to the computer operator.

Fee:  $34.00 flat fee.  No charge for relays. There will be no refunds unless the meet is cancelled, in which case $10.00 of the fee paid will be retained and $24.00 will be refunded.  Anyone can enter as a relay only swimmer, the fee for which is $10.00.  There will be no refund of this fee if the meet is cancelled.

Shirt:  Long sleeve Forest Green t-shirts this year for sale during online meet registration for $15. Please pre-order.

Scoring & Awards:  Individual events will be scored 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; relays doubled. No ribbons or individual high point awards will be given, but a paper plaque for peel-off stickers will be given to all entrants.  Team awards will be given for places 1-3 for in-state teams and out-of-state teams.

Seeding:  All events will be seeded by sex and time except the following events which will be seeded by time only: 1,650, 1,000, 400 IM and 500 free. In order to be seeded in the 500 free, you must re-confirm at the pool that you will swim. All events will be seeded from slow to fast except the 500 free, which will be seeded fast to slow.  “No Time” is not allowed.  The Meet Director reserves the right to combine sexes in any other events.

Schedule:  Saturday morning: Warm up at 8:00 am; first heat of the 1,650 starts at 8:45am.  Saturday afternoon: Warm up 11:15 am. Outstanding swimmer awards presented, then first heat of 100 fly starts at approximately 12:45pm.  Sunday morning: Warm up 8:00 am; first heat of 50 fly starts 8:45am.

Lodging:  Hampton Inn $89 (breakfast free) 704-373-0917.  Mention Masters Swimming when you call. This rate will close after January 14.  Motel is within walking distance to pool. 


Saturday January 29, 2011
Warm up 8:00 am
Meet start at 8:45am
W / M Event
1 / 1 1,650 yd Freestyle - Limited to first 24 entries 
2 / 2 1,000 yd Freestyle - Limited to first 40 entries 
Warm up 11:30 am
Meet start at 12:30pm
3 / 4 100 yd Butterfly 
5 / 6 50 yd Backstroke 
7 / 8 200 yd Medley Relay 
9 / 10 200 yd Backstroke 
11 / 11 400 yd IM  
Break
12 / 13 50 yd Freestyle 
14 / 15 100 yd Breaststroke 
16 / 17 200 yd Freestyle 
18 / 19 100 yd IM 
20 / 20 200 yd Mixed Medley Relay
 
Sunday January 30, 2011
Warm up 8:00am
Meet start 8:45am
W M Event
21 / 22 50 yd Butterfly 
23 / 24 200 yd IM 
25 / 26 50 yd Breaststroke 
Break 
27 / 27 200 yd Mixed Free Relay 
28 / 29 200 yd Breaststroke 
30 / 31 100 yd Backstroke 
32 / 33 100 yd Freestyle 
34 / 35 200 yd Butterfly 
36 / 37 200 yd Freestyle Relay 
38 / 38 500 yd Freestyle **seeded fast to slow 

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