DC Water Wizards Emancipation Day SCY Freestyle Meet

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Registration Schedule

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DC Water Wizards Emancipation Day Short Course Yards Freestyle Meet
 
Hosted by: DC Water Wizards Swim Team and District of Columbia Department of Parks and Recreation Aquatics Division 

Sanctioned by Potomac Valley Masters Swimming for USMS, Inc. Sanction #104-S004 

Location: 
Takoma Aquatic Center 
300 Van Buren Street NW 
Washington, DC 20012 
 
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
 
Warm-up starts at 8:30 AM 
Meet starts at 9:30 AM 
  
Facility:  Takoma Aquatic Center is an indoor, 8 lane, 25 yard competition pool. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles  105.1.7 and 106.2.1. The meet will be run in Short Course Yards (SCY) using 8 lanes with  warm-up/warm-down lanes available throughout the meet. 

Timing System:  Primary - Colorado Fully Automatic, Secondary - Semi Automatic Button - Tertiary - Stop Watch. In the unlikely event that a malfunction occurs, the meet will continue on  schedule with the use of hand-held stopwatch times. Times from this competition will be eligible  for world record, USMS record, and Top 10 consideration. 

Eligibility:  Open to any current 2024 USMS registered swimmers. Age on April 13, 2024 determines age group for USMS swimmers in the meet. Each swimmer will be allowed to swim  up to three (3) individual events total and two (2) relay events.

Rules: United States Masters Swimming rules will govern. Current PV LMSC meet procedures will be enforced and take precedence over any errors or omissions on this form. The meet referee will be in charge of the meet. Any questions regarding the conduct of the meet should  be directed to that person. 

Entry Fees: $30.00 per swimmer surcharge, payable through online entry.  

Online registration closes Wednesday, April 10, at 11:59 PM. No deck entry of swimmers is allowed.  

Relays:  USMS Relays (consisting of four swimmers all from the same club) may enter online through Friday, April 12, at 9:00 PM. There are no relay team entry fees.  Relays may be deck entered at the meet. Relays will consist of four women, four men, or two women and two men. Swimmers may only compete in one relay per event (only women, men, or mixed for each event).

Relay Entry Deadlines: Relay cards are due by 9:00 AM.

Seeding:  The 1000 Freestyle will be seeded fastest to slowest.  All other events will be seeded slowest to fastest, by entered time, ages, and sexes. 

COVID requirements: We cannot anticipate COVID conditions in advance of the event. Requirements will be in accordance with any District of Columbia directives at time of meet. 

Questions: Meet Director, Luis Salazar (310-433-6178); luis.salazar@dc.gov 
 

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "DC WATER WIZARDS."