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Frostburg Summer SCM Kick-Off Meet May 5th, 2019!

Frostburg Masters Summer SCM Kick-Off Meet

Frostburg State University 
Cordts P.E Center, Frostburg, MD 
Session I: 10:15 AM Warm-up, 11:00 AM start 
Session II: 12:00 PM Warm-up, 1:00 PM start 
Sanctioned by MD LMSC for USMS, INC.  

The Frostburg State University Masters Swim Team is proud to kick-off the Summer season with a short course meet right in the heart of Western Maryland!

Our swimming facility has a 6-lane, 25-meter pool with non-turbulent lane lines, overflow gutters and Daktronics scoreboard and digitial timing system. The pool will be configured in a 25-meter course. Two separate swimming areas will be available for continuous warm-up/cool-down throughout the meet.  

The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1 

ENTRIES:
- Registration will open April 5, 2019 at 9:00 AM and close Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 9:00 PM.


Session 1:
- Warm up at 10:15 AM - Start at 11:00 AM
- The 1500 Freestyle is limited to 18 swimmers
- Positive check in for the 1500 will close at 10:45 AM
- The 1500 Freestyle will be seeded FASTEST to SLOWEST

Session 2:
- The 400 Freestyle will be limited to 24 swimmers
- Positive check-in for the 400 Freestyle will close at 12:30 PM.
- The 400 Freestyle will be seeded FASTEST to SLOWEST
- All other seeding will be SLOWEST to FASTEST
- The 400 Individual Medley will be limited to 24 swimmers
- Positive check-in for the 400 Individual Medley will close at 1:00 PM.

- Relays:
- Each swimmer may swim in one freestyle relay and one medley relay, no more.
- Relay entries must be submitted before the start of the meet.


Individual Event Limit: Each swimmer may swim THREE individual events, no more.

- Pool Meets are free to all USMS swimmers registered in the Maryland LMSC. Online meet entry is required to utilize this benefit. 
- Swimmers from other LMSC’s are welcome for a fee of $25.00 with online meet entry.

- Online meet entry is paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com Events.

- Deck entry is available for a fee of $25.00 for Maryland LMSC members. Cash or check payable to Maryland LMSC. This fee is waived for any MDLMSC member age 65 or over.
- Deck entry is available for Non-Maryland LMSC members for a fee of $30.00. Cash or check payable to Maryland LMSC.

- All swimmers who wish to deck enter must bring a copy of their USMS registration card. Swimmers may print a copy of their card free of charge by following the online instructions at http://mdusms.org.
- Deck Entry will close at the start of warm up.

- New USMS registrations will be permitted and are exempt from the meet fee.

USMS renewals will not be permitted on deck.

SEEDING:

Events will be seeded slowest to fastest in mixed genders. The 1500 M freestyle, 400 M freestyle, and 400 M individual medley will be seeded fastest to slowest. 

PSYCH SHEETS:

Psych sheets will be posted at http://fsumasters.blogspot.com/ Friday, May 3rd by 6:00pm.

TIMERS:

Frostburg State University Masters will provide timers for this meet. 

RESULTS:

Available on-line at http://fsumasters.blogspot.com/. Results for sanctioned events will be submitted for Top-Ten recognition.  

DIRECTIONS:

The Frostburg State University Cordts P.E. Center will open at 9:45 am. Please enter through the door under the stairway at the parking lot entrance. The pool has a “No deck chair” policy. Please park in the main Athletic Center lot at 101 Braddock Road. 
  
From Baltimore, MD and East: Take I-70 west to I-68 west at Hancock, MD. Continue to the second exit for Frostburg, Exit 33 (Midlothian/ Braddock Road). Bear right on Braddock Road.  Make the first left after University Drive into the upper parking lot next to Cordts PE Center.  

From Morgantown, WV and West: Take I-68 east to Exit 33 (Midlothian/Braddock Road). Turn left onto Braddock Road.  Make the first left after University Drive into the upper parking lot next to Cordts PE Center.  

HOTELS:

Hampton Inn Frostburg - (301) 689-1998 – 11200 New Georges Creek Rd SW, Frostbrug, MD 21532 (2 miles from the pool) 
Days Inn & Suites Frostburg - (301) 689-2050 – 11100 New Georges Creek Rd SW, Frostburg, MD 21532 (2 miles from the pool) 
Falinger’s Hotel Gunter - (301) 689-6511 – 11 W. Main St, Frostburg, MD 21532 (1 mile from the pool)  
Comfort Inn & Suites - (301) 729-6400 – 1216 National Hwy, Lavale, MD 21502 (5 miles from the pool)  
Best Western Plus Braddock Motor Inn - (301) 729-3300 – 1268 National Hwy, Lavale, MD 21502 (5 miles from the pool) 
Fairfield Inn & Suites - (800) 627-7468 – 21 Wineow St., Cumberland, MD 21502 (8 miles from the pool)  

EVENTS: 

Session I 
Event 
Sex 
Distance 
Stroke 
1 
Mixed 
1500 M 
Free 
Session II 
Event 
Sex 
Distance 
Stroke 
2 
Mixed 
400 M 
Free 
3 
Mixed 
50 M 
Back 
4 
Mixed 
100 M 
Fly 
5 
Mixed 
100 M 
Free 
6 
Mixed 
200 M 
Breast 
7 
Mixed 
50 M 
Fly 
8 
Mixed 
200 M 
IM 
9 
Mixed 
100 M 
Back 
10 
Mixed 
200 M 
Free Relay 
11 
Mixed 
50 M 
Breast 
12 
Mixed 
200 M 
Free 
13 
Mixed 
200 M 
Fly 
14 
Mixed 
100 M 
IM 
15 
Mixed 
200 M 
Back 
16 
Mixed 
100 M 
Breast 
17 
Mixed 
50 M 
Free 
18 
Mixed 
200 M 
Medley Relay 
19 
Mixed 
400 M 
IM 

QUESTIONS 
Meet Director: Bryan Christiansen 
(301) 687-3135 

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