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Name of Meet: 2015 10th Annual Spooky Invitational

Date of Meet: October 23 - 25, 2015 Meet Sanction: Held under the sanction of USA Swimming issued by SC Swimming: Sanction Number SC: SC1646SCY Time Trial:SC1647TT Host Club: Mount Pleasant Swim Club

Meet Director: Laurie Morrin [email protected] 843-819-3377 Meet Referee: Ronna Rapach [email protected] 843-405-1031 Meet Entries to: Victoria Culbertson [email protected] 843-628-5486 Safety Marshal: Megan Kelly [email protected] 843-856-2536

Facility: Mount Pleasant Recreation Park West Pool 1251 Park West Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466.

Indoor 6-lane 25-yard pool with Competitor non-turbulent lane lines. Limited bleacher seating is available. Spectators may bring chairs to use on the outside patio. Chairs and coolers are not permitted in the facility.

The water depth of the competition course is 8 feet measured from one (1) meter to five (5) meters at the starting end of the course and 3.5 feet measured from one (1) meter to five (5) meters at the turn end of the course). The competition course has not been certified in accordance with 104.2.2C (4).

Rules: Meet to be conducted in accordance with the current USA Swimming and SC Swimming Rules and Regulations and information herein. The Meet Director reserves the right to adjust the warm-up times & start times.

Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms, behind the blocks or locker rooms.

Changing into or out of swimsuits other than in locker rooms or other designated area is prohibited.

Athlete Age is determined by the first day of the meet. This competition is open to any USA Eligibility: Swimming registered athlete. USA Swimming registrations will not be accepted on deck.

Any swimmer entered in the meet, unaccompanied by a USA Swimming member coach must be certified by a USA Swimming member coach as being proficient in performing a racing start or must start each race from within the water. It is the responsibility of the swimmer or the swimmer’s legal guardian to ensure compliance with this requirement.

1 Entry Fees: $3.00 per individual event $10.00 pool fee per swimmer $6.00 per relay $2.00 SCLSC Travel Fund/Program fee per swimmer $2.00 SCLSC Sports Development fee per swimmer $2.00 out-of-state SCLSC Travel Fund/Program fee $5.00 per event for Deck/Late entries

Athletes may enter up to 2 events on Friday and 4 individual events per day on Saturday and Sunday plus any relays.

Make checks payable to MPSC Parent Association. Entry fees are non-refundable. The Clerk of Course will accept deck entries for open lanes only. Payment for all deck entries is due before the end of warm-ups to Clerk of Course.

Meet Format: This is a timed finals meet and will be limited to the first 275 swimmers.

Clerk of Course will close 30 minutes before start of each session.

Late entries will be taken only at discretion of meet director and/or meet referee.

Warm-up procedures: Team lane assignments will be made for each session. All SCLSC and USA Swimming safety guidelines will be enforced.

Seeding/Scratches: All Open Events will be seeded by gender with no age separation. The 400 IM, 500 free, and 1650 free will be deck seeded, require positive check-in. The events will be swum co-ed with fastest to slowest swimmers. The 1650 free will limited to the fastest 24 males and 24 females in each listed event. Those who do not make the top 24 in the 1650 free may swim in another event not to exceed the individual event limit for the day. Meet host reserves the right to limit the 400 IM and 500 free to the fastest 36 swimmers per event. Swimmers must provide timers and counters for the 500 free, 400 IM, and 1650 free. Swimmers that check-in for a deck seeded event and fail to appear will be scratched from their next scheduled event. Pre-seeded events will have no penalty for scratching. A swimmer that misses their assigned heat will not be entered into another heat of that event unless circumstances are beyond the swimmer's control as determined by the meet referee and the swimmer may be allowed to swim.

Time of Meet: Friday Warm-up: 4:30 p.m. Friday Meet Start: Not before 6:00 p.m.

Saturday/Sunday Morning Warm-up: 7:00 a.m. Saturday/Sunday Morning Meet Start: 8:30 a.m.

Saturday/Sunday Afternoon Warm-Up: 12:00 p.m. Saturday/Sunday Afternoon Meet Start: 1:30 p.m.

2 Entries: Go to www.sportstiming.com , click on upcoming meets and click on the (insert meet name) Complete the form, upload your entry file and click submit. You will receive an email confirmation. If you need to submit updated entry files, you are able to submit a new form and file. Entry questions can be emailed to [email protected]

Entries are due by October 14, 2015.

SC Swimming does not accept deck registrations, all swimmers entered must be registered at time of entry deadline.

Awards: Ribbon awards will be given to places 1st - 6th place. There will also be heat winner candy bags, and mystery heat winner prizes. Scoring: No Scoring Timing: Colorado electronic timing system, with touch pads & plungers, will be used. Stop watches will also be used. Coaches Coaches must be coach members of USA Swimming and they must have their Eligibility: credentials visible at all times. Coaches meeting will be announced via email prior to meet. Other Information: Certified officials are welcome to assist with the meet. Please contact: Ronna Rapach at: [email protected]

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4 2015 10th Annual Spooky Invitational October 23 - 25, 2015

Held under the sanction of USA Swimming issued by SC Swimming: Sanction Number SC: SC1646SCY Time Trial: SC1647TT Order of events

Friday Warm-up: 4:30 p.m. Friday Meet Start: Not before 6:00 p.m.

Saturday/Sunday Morning Warm-up: 7:00 a.m. Saturday/Sunday Morning Meet Start: 8:30 a.m.

Saturday/Sunday Afternoon Warm-up: 12:00 p.m. Saturday/Sunday Afternoon Meet Start: 1:30 p.m.

Friday Afternoon Session Warm-up not before 4:30pm, Meet Start at 6:00 pm Girls Boys

1 Open 50 Free 2 3 12&Under 200 IM 4 5 Open 200 IM 6 7 Open 500 Free 8

Saturday Morning Session Warm-up at 7:00am, Meet Start at 8:30am 9 8&U 25 Free 10 11 9&10 50 Free 12 13 11&12 50 Free 14 15 8&U 50 Fly 16 17 9&10 50 Fly 18 19 11&12 50 Fly 20 21 8&U 25 Back 22 23 9&10 100 Back 24 25 11&12 100 Back 26 27 8&U 50 Breast 28 29 9&10 100 Breast 30 31 11&12 100 Breast 32 33 12&U 200 Free 34 35 12&U 200 Free Relay 36

5 Saturday Afternoon Session Warm-up not before 12:00pm, Meet Start at 1:30pm Girls Boys 37 Open 200 Free 38 39 Open 100 Back 40 41 Open 200 Breast 42 43 Open 100 Fly 44 45 Open 400 IM 46

Sunday Morning Session Warm-up at 7:00am, Meet Start at 8:30am 47 8&U 50 Free 48 49 9&10 100 Free 50 51 11&12 100 Free 52 53 8&U 25 Fly 54 55 9&10 100 Fly 56 57 11&12 100 Fly 58 59 8&U 50 Back 60 61 9&10 50 Back 62 63 11&12 50 Back 64 65 8&U 25 Breast 66 67 9&10 50 Breast 68 69 11&12 50 Breast 70 71 12&U 100 IM 72 73 12&U 200 Medley Relay 74

Sunday Afternoon Session Warm-up not before 12:00pm, Meet Start at 1:30pm 75 Open 100 Free 76 77 Open 200 BK 78 79 Open 100 Breast 80 81 Open 200 Fly 82 83 Open 1650 Free 84

6 10th Annual Spooky Invitational October 23- 25, 2015 Park West Pool Mount Pleasant, SC

Held under the sanction of USA Swimming issued by SC Swimming: Sanction Number SC: SC1646SCY Time Trial: SC1647TT Meet Entry Summary Sheet Team Team Name: Abbreviation:

Team Address:

City & State Zip

Head Coach/ Team Rep: Phone E-mail

For Entry Problems Call or E-Mail:

Total # of Athletes: X $2.00 SCLSC Travel Fund/Program Fee = X $2.00 Out of State SCLSC Travel Total # of Athletes: Fund/Program Fee=

Total # of Athletes: X $10.00 Pool Fee =

Total # of Athletes: X $2.00 SCLSC Sports Development Fee =

Total # of Individual Entries: X $3.00 Entry Fee =

Total # of Relay Entries: X $6.00 Relay Fee =

Total Fees Submitted: $ Make Checks Payable To: MPSC Parent Association Mail entries to: Mount Pleasant Swim Club 1251 Park West Blvd, Suite 102 Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 (Please waive signature for overnight deliveries) WAIVER, ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND LIABILITY RELEASE I, the undersigned coach or team representative, verify that all of the swimmers and coaches listed on the enclosed entry are registered with USA Swimming. I acknowledge that I am familiar with the safety rules of USA Swimming and SC Swimming regarding warm-up procedures and that I shall be responsible for the compliance of my swimmers with those rules during this meet. In granting this sanction it is understood and agreed that USA Swimming, SC Swimming, Park West Pool and the Mount Pleasant Swim Club shall be free from any liabilities or claims for damages arising by reason of injuries to anyone during the conduct of the event.

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