United States Masters Swimming
Local Masters Swimming Committee for North Carolina
2008 One Year Membership Application

To register, please print out the following form, fill in all parts of the form, read the waiver, and sign stating you agree to the waiver. (Use this application only if you want to join Masters Swimming in North Carolina).

Registration Status: New Registration:____ or Renewal:____ last know USMS Number:
Last Name                                                First Name                                                          MI
 
Mailing Address
 
City State Extended Zip home phone number
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Date of Birth
Month              Day              Year
Age Sex Today's Date
Month              Day              Year
Club affiliation: North Carolina Masters Swimming Club (default), NC Chapter, or unattached
 
Note: if you not sure about the chapter name, refer to NC's team list or the list at the bottom of this page.

WAIVER: "I, the undersigned participant, intending to be legally bound, hereby certify that I am physically fit and have not been otherwise informed by a physician. I acknowledge that I am aware of all the risks inherent in Masters Swimming (training and competition), including possible permanent disability or death, and agree to assume all of those risks. AS A CONDITION OF MY PARTICIPATION IN THE MASTERS SWIMMING PROGRAM OR ANY ACTIVITIES INCIDENT THERETO, I HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIMS FOR LOSS OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ALL CLAIMS FOR LOSS OR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, OF THE FOLLOWING: UNITED STATES MASTERS SWIMMING, INC., THE LOCAL MASTERS SWIMMING COMMITTEES, THE CLUBS, HOST FACILITIES, MEET SPONSORS, MEET COMMITTEES OR ANY INDIVIDUALS OFFICIATING AT THE MEETS OR SUPERVISING SUCH ACTIVITIES. In addition I agree to abide by and be governed by the rules of USMS."

Signature(required):_____________________________________ Today's Date (mo/day/yr):____/_____/_______

Please check if you coach USMS swimmers ____
Please check if you are a certified swimming official ____
If you have an E-Mail Address, please clearly print it here _________________________________________

Please Check One: I want to receive my NC Newsletter by e-mail _____ or by hard copy via bulk Postal Bulk Mail ____

On rare ocasions, USMS may need to inform me of an important issue. I DO / DO NOT wish to receive them. A USMS Sponsor may wish to offer you information emailed from the USMS National Office, I DO / DO NOT wish to receive them. (Email addresses are not supplied to the sponsor)

Registration and benefits of membership from this application will expire on December 31, 2008.

Benefits of membership include: A subscription to USMS's magazine, USMS SWIMMER during the length of the membership year ($8.00 of the annual USMS dues is designated for the magazine subscription, and is non-refundable or pro-rated), and periodic mailings from the LMSC for NC.

USMS Registered swimmers are covered with secondary accident insurance.
1) In practices supervised by a USMS member or USA Swimming certified coach where all swimmers are USMS registered.
2) in USMS sanctioned meets where all competitors are USMS registered.

_____ I wish to contribute $1.00 (or $ _______) to the International Swimming Hall of Fame Foundation. I have added this amount to my 2008 registration fees
_____ I wish to contribute $1.00 (or $ _______) to the United States Masters Swimming Foundation. I have added this amount to my 2008 registration fees
_____ I wish to contribute $1.00 (or $ _______) to North Carolina Masters Swimming Club. I have added this amount to my 2008 registration fees

Submit the above signed form, along with a check for $35.00 ($25 USMS fee, $10 LMSC for NC fee) made payable to LMSC for NC plus any contribution to the USMS Foundation, ISHOF Foundation, or North Carolina Masters Swimming Club. Only if you register in 2008 between 9/1/2008 and 10/31/2008, the fee is reduced to $25 ($20 USMS, $5 LMSC), otherwise you owe the full $35 payable to LMSC for NC.
Mail to:

George S. Simon
Registrar, LMSC for NC
10229 Boxelder Dr
Raleigh, NC 27613-6139

Please allow two weeks for processing of mailed in registration forms Or get your registration number and print your card, Register online and pay via credit card, http://registration.usms.org make sure you choose North Carolina and North Carolina Masters Swimming Club, and choose your chapter which is listed as a workout group.


If you are already a current member of another LMSC and wish to transfer into North Carolina, please complete the Application for Transfer of Club Membership form.
Please write in your choice for affiliation with a club, chapter, or unattached on the form above. The current choices in the Local Masters Swimming Committee for North Carolina are shown below. The default is NCMS, the state club, with no chapter affiliations. Please make your $35 check payable to LMSC for NC. Mail to the address listed above.

Organization/Team Location Total   Contact
UnattachedUnattached$35  George Simon 919 264-3490
     
Clubs:    
North Carolina Masters SwimmingUnattached$35George Simon 919 264-3490
     
Chapters of NCMS Club:    
Asheville Masters Swimming (AMS)Asheville$35Kemp Battle 828 251-0596
Bowker Aquatic Club (BAC)Winston-Salem$35Chris Bowker 336 406-7174
Burke/Unifour Masters Swimming (BUMS)Valdese$35Linda Kidd 828 874-0847
Cape Fear Aquatic Club (CFAC)Wilmington$35Todd DeSorbo 910 279-0193
Charlotte SwimMasters (CSM)Charlotte$35Bernie White 704 364-2141
Demon Masters (DM)Wake Forest Univ$35Jessica M Finnerty (336) 758-3490
Duke Aquatics (DUKE) (formerly Tar Heel Aquatic Team)Durham$35Eric Steidinger 919 968-0303
Durham Area Masters Aquatics (DAMA) Durham$35Greg Sousa 919 403-6782
Fort Bragg Masters (FBM) Fort Bragg Military Base$35Rebecca Hunter 910 303-1061
Gaston Gators (GG)Gastonia$35Michael Dickson 704 865-3943
Greensboro Community YMCA Masters (GCYM)Greensboro$35Mary Young 336 478-9622 x235
James J Harris YMCA Masters (HARY)Charlotte$35Martha Murrah 704 716-6800
MAC Masters (MAC)Charlotte$35Patty Waldron 704 846-5335
North Carolina Aquatic Masters (NCAM)Chapel Hill$35Sean Quinn 919 933-4905
One Step Beyond Cary Masters (OSBC)Cary$35Marty Gaal 919 975-5274
Raleigh Area Masters (RAM)Raleigh$35George Simon 919 264-3490
Rocky Mount YMCA Masters (RMYM)Rocky Mount$35Vickie Payton 252 972-9622
Seahawk Aquatics Club Masters (SAC)Wilmington$35Brian Benfer 910) 794-7901
Sports Center of Morehead Masters (SCMM)Morehead City$35Norman Macartney 252 504-2319
Stingray Aquatics (SAM)Matthews$35Shelley Bear 704 579-1966
The Lowe's YMCA Masters (TLYM)Mooresville$35David Tucker 704 662-8792
Triad Masters Swimming (TMS)Greensboro$35Andrew Richelson 336 540-8774
Triangle Y Recreational Aquatic Masters (TYRA)Durham$35Edward Suarez 919 416-4454
Twin Rivers YMCA Masters (TRYM)New Bern$35Greta van Meeteren 252 745-9836
Warren-Wilson Fighting Owls (WWFO)Asheville$35Laura Rice 828 771-3005
Winston Salem Area Masters (AWSM)Winston-Salem$35John Pence 336 650-7482
YMCA of Rowan Aquatics & Triathlon (YRAT)Salisbury$35Sarah Zander 704 202-5562
Y of Western North Carolina (YWNC)Asheville$35Jim Cottam 828 775-3288

North Carolina Masters Swimming Website

To return to the Masters Swimming in North Carolina Home Page
August 8, 2008
http://www.NCmasters.org/forms/generic08.html