2023 Walt Weed Invite

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by Georgia LMSC for USMS: 453-S002

Facility
The CCAC is an indoor, air-conditioned facility featuring a 25-yard x 50-meter competition pool with deep flow-over gutters, non-turbulent lane lines, and start-end/turn-end depth varying between 7 and 9 feet. For this meet the competition pool will be configured as two 25-yard pools; one for competition, the other for warm-up/warm-down. Other features include spectator seating, generous deck space, locker rooms, electronic score board, and a Colorado timing system. By order of Chatham County for safety reasons the CCAC does not allow chairs in front of the spectator bleachers or emergency exits.

The length of the competition course has been certified and is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1; Times will count for USMS records and Top 10 submission.

Warmup/warm-down lanes will be available.

Rules & Eligibility
Current USMS rules apply. The event is open to USMS registered swimmers at least 18 years of age as of April 15, 2023. 

Entry Deadline
Entries must be received by Sunday, April 9th, 2023.  Entries received after this date will be handled as deck entries.

Entries
A swimmer may enter a maximum of five (5) individual events, exclusive of relays. Relays will be deck seeded using forms available at the meet. All relay swimmers must be registered and entered in the meet.  All relay swimmers must be members of the same team. Unattached swimmers cannot swim on relays. Deck entries will be accepted during warm-ups until 11:30am, 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.)

Events will be seeded as “Mixed Gender”, by seed time.
The clerk of course will close at 11:30am.

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.

Awards
There will be awards for heat winners as well as high point awards given to four male and four female swimmers.  They will be broken up by ages 20-39, 40-59, 60-79, and 80 and up.  Ties will be decided by a 100 IM swim off.

Fees
Individual Event Fee: $50
There will be no charge for relay events.

Seeding
-- 6 lanes
-- 500 free will be swum fastest to slowest. All other events will be swum slow to fast
-- 500 free will require a positive check in 30 min. prior to start of session and will be deck seeded.
-- The meet Referee may elect to change and/or combine heats (heats may be swum as mixed gender/seeded by time).

Meet Schedule
Pool opens for warm-ups at 11:00 AM
Competition starts at 12:00 PM

Concessions
There will be no concessions at the meet.  Participants are invited to Bar Food after the meet:
Bar Food
4523 Habersham Street,
Savannah, GA

Meet Directors 
Ben Umbright gcatswimben@gmail.com

Notes: Masters swimming is a strenuous activity and each participant is advised to consult a physician before participating in such a program. You must be registered with USMS to participate in the meet. NO CHILDREN or NON-REGISTERED GUESTS will be allowed in the pool during the meet.

* For in-state meets GAJA Super Team swimmers should use their Chapter Designation ("workout group") as their team, rather than GAJA.
 

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