Nancy Brown Relay Carnival

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by Maryland LMSC for USMS, Inc.

Location:
Severna Park Community Center 
623 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, 
Severna Park, MD 21146

Date of Meet:
Saturday, September 24th

Course:
Short Course Yards (SCY)

Timeline
2:00 pm – Warm-up session begins 
2:40 pm – Warm-up sessions end 
2:45 pm – Meet Starts
6:30 pm – Meet Social 

Entry Fee:
USMS members: $30.00 per swimmer 
Each swimmer will be allowed to swim in up to 13 relays, including fun relays. 

Adults (18+) who are Fun Relay Only Swimmers:  $15 per swimmer. Each swimmer will be allowed to swim in up to 3 fun relays. Enter meet ON DECK (not through this online entry).
Children (Under 18) who are a Fun Relay Only swimmer: $15 per swimmer. Each swimmer will be allowed to swim in up to 3 fun relays. Enter meet ON DECK (not through this online entry).

Nancy Brown Legacy fund: The proceeds from this meet will go towards the Nancy Brown Legacy Fund.  This fund was created to honor Nancy, who passed away in 2020, as founder of Maryland Masters in 1974 and as head coach for nearly 30 years of Maryland Masters at SPCC.   This fund will contribute to vital upgrades needed for locker room facilities and air quality enhancements in the main pool area, and will also help achieve the goal of permanently naming the main pool in memory of Nancy.

Relay Rules:
USMS relays: relays consisting of four USMS swimmers all from the same club. The team may be all male swimmers, all female swimmers or mixed, exactly two men and two women. There are no relay team entry fees. Team Coach or Relay Captain will submit relay card at meet.

Fun Relay: relays consist of four swimmers, the team may be all male swimmers, all female swimmers or mixed in any combination. Each relay must have at least one adult (18+) on the relay. Up to three members of the relay may be under 18 years old. Team Coach or Relay Captain will submit relay card at meet.

Order of Events
1.    Women 200 Free Relay 
2.    Men 200 Free Relay 
3.    Women 400 Medley Relay 
4.    Men 400 Medley Relay 
5.    Mixed 800 Free Relay**
6.    Fun Relay – 4x25 Wet T-shirt Relay 
7.    Mixed 200 Medley Relay
8.    Women 400 Free Relay 
9.    Men 400 Free Relay 
10.    Mixed 200 Free Relay
11.    Women 800 Free Relay**
12.    Fun Relay – 4x25 Watermelon Relay 
13.     Mixed 400 Free Relay
14.    Women 200 Medley Relay 
15.    Men 200 Medley Relay 
16.    Mixed 400 Medley Relay 
17.    Men 800 Free Relay**
18.    Fun Relay – 4x25 Kickboard Relay 
*There will be a short break after each relay event to organize for the next event.
**800 Free Relays will be limited to 5 relays per event.

Awards: awards will be given out for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each event.  

Cool Down/warm-up lanes – During the meet there will be one lane available for cool down and warm-up. 

Facility: Severna Park Community Center is an indoor, 25yd. competition pool at 623 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Severna Park, MD 21146. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.

Timing System: The Primary - Colorado Fully Automatic, Secondary - Semi Automatic Button - Tertiary StopWatch.  Times from this competition will be eligible for world record, USMS record, and Top 10 consideration. Colorado Timing will be used.

Eligibility: Open to any current 2022 USMS registered swimmers. Age on December 31, 2022 determines age group for USMS swimmers in the meet. Swimmers under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign the Severna Park Community Center event waiver form. 

Rules: United States Masters Swimming rules will govern. The meet referee will be in charge of the meet. Any questions regarding the conduct of the meet should be directed to that person.

Seeding: All events will be deck seeded slowest to fastest, by entered time, ages and sexes combined.

Online Entries:  Online entries close at 11:59 pm on Thursday, September 22, 2022.  BUT deck entries ARE allowed. Deck entry closes at 2:30pm

Questions: Meet Director, David Ensor, Marylandmastersspcc@gmail.com

 

Meet Course: 25 Yards

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