St. Patrick’s Day Invitational 2017

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Registration Schedule

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SANCTION
Sanctioned by Georgia LMSC for USMS: 457-S003

FACILITY
The Dynamo Swim Center at 3119 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA, 30341. The pool is an indoor 10-lane, 25-yard pool, seven feet deep throughout. The pool has been certified and times will count for USMS records and Top Ten submission. There will be anywhere from 5 to 23 lanes available for warm-up/warm-down. (Swimmers are reminded that USMS safety rules dictate a feet first entry in the warm-up/warm-down lanes except where designated.) Non-turbulent lane lines and automatic timing will be used. Athletes will have use of the shower and restroom facilities. There is ample onsite parking. The Dekalb County Fire Marshall dictates that folding chairs will not be allowed on the pool deck.

RULES & ELIGIBILITY
Current USMS rules apply.
The event is open to USMS registered swimmers at least 18-years-of-age as of March 25th 2017.
Online meet entry will verify your USMS Membership.
* For in-state meets GAJA Super Team swimmers should use their Chapter Designation as their team, rather than GAJA. In online entry, use your "Workout Group" name.

ENTRY DEADLINE
Entries must be received by Wed March 15, 2017. [Club Assistant note: recommend extending online entry deadline to 2 days pre-meet] Entries received after this date will be handled as deck entries.

ENTRIES
A swimmer may enter a maximum of four (4) individual events per day, exclusive of relays. [Club Assistant note: How many individual events total for the meet? 8?]  Relays will be deck seeded using forms available at the meet. All relay swimmers must be registered and entered in the meet. Deck entries will be accepted during Session I warm-ups on Saturday until 10:45am,with a $10.00 late fee. (Late entries will be seeded into empty lanes when available. New heats will not be created to accommodate late entries.)
The clerk of course will close at 12:00pm.

1000 FREESTYLE SWIMMERS
The 1000 free is limited to the first 30 entries [Club Assistant note: there is a female and a male event number for the 1000y; is the max entry of 30 to be divided evenly, 15 max per gender?]. You may designate a “5th” event for Saturday should the 1000 be full. Make sure your 5th event is well marked or we will drop the last event listed for Saturday if needed.

CLERK OF COURSE
The meet will be managed by the Clerk of Course. Questions concerning entries and results will be handled by
the Clerk during the meet.

FEES
One day: $40.00
Two days: $60.00
Online meet entry is paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com Events.
Deck entry add $10.00 late fee.
There will be no charge for relay events.
There will be NO REFUNDS.

SEEDING
Women’s events will precede men’s. Heats will be slow to fast:
The 1000 free, 500 free and 400 IM will be swum slow to fast. The meet director/clerk of course reserves the right to combine men's and women's heats to swim these events as MIXED.

MEET SCHEDULE
Saturday: Session I:
Pool opens for warm-ups at 9:00 a.m.
1000 Freestyle starts at 9:45 a.m..

Saturday: Session II:
Relay entries for events 3/4/21 are due by 10:15a.m.
Warm-up for at least 30 minutes at the conclusion of the 1000 freestyle. Meet will not begin before 10:30a.m.

Sunday:
Relay entries for events 25/26/41 are due by 10:00 a.m. Warm-ups at 9am Competition begins at 10:00am

Concessions: Will NOT be offered at the meet

DIRECTIONS to POOL
Interstate 85 to exit #93 (Shallowford Road). Go north on Shallowford 1.3 miles; the Dynamo Swim Center is on the right side of the road.

MEET DIRECTOR
Sam Wilson- Sam@Dynamoswimclub.com
Maria Thrash - 404 374-3578

Notes: Masters swimming is a strenuous activity and each participant is advised to consult a physician before
participating in such a program. Due to stipulations in the Dynamo Swim Center’s insurance policy, you must
be registered with USMS to participate in the meet. NO CHILDREN or NON-REGISTERED GUESTS will be
allowed in the pools during the weekend.

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