2019 LCM State Championship Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Meet Director:     Shannon Swartz (shannonswartz@comcast.net)
Entry Changes:    David Bergquist (david.bergquist@minnesotamasters.com)
Entry Information:   Must be a USMS registered member or pay the special “One-Event” fee.

Fees:
Early Bird (through July 11):  USMS member $20, One-Event member $45
Normal (July 12 through July 25):  USMS member $30, One-Event member $50
Day of meet:  USMS member $40* (* A swimmer may pay the annual USMS registration fee of $56 and enter on the day of the meet for a total fee of $96.  No one-event registrations are available on the day of the meet.)

Registration:  Participants may enter a maximum of 6 individual events.  Entry fees are non-refundable.  Online entries are paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com Events.  Deck entries on the day of the meet are limited to new or existing USMS members.  Deck entries to be paid by check or cash only.  No credit cards on day of meet. 

Course:   8 lane, 50-meter pool, using 8 lanes for competition.  Additional lanes in diving well will be available throughout the meet for warm-up and cool down.  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, but as a bulkhead course is subject to length confirmation.

Positive Check-in:  Positive check-in is required for the 400 free, 800 free, and 1,500 free.  Check-in times will be announced at the meet.  Swimmers who do not check-in at the registration table will be scratched from the event.

Relays:  Relay entries will be accepted up until 10 minutes prior to the respective relay.  All relays teams must either e-mail their information to david.bergquist@minnesotamasters.com by 11:59 PM on Thursday, July 25th or complete a relay entry card at the Meet complete with first and last name, age and gender of each swimmer.  Each card or e-mail must include the club/workout group name.  For the relay to be official, none of the four members may be “unattached,” all must be registered with the same club but may be from different workout groups.  The distance and type of relay must be circled or otherwise indicated.  Participants may only compete once in each relay.  Women’s, Men’s, and Mixed relay heats may be combined depending on entries.

Results:  Will be posted at the meet and online at www.minnesotamasters.com within one week.  Times swum by non-USMS Members are not eligible for USMS Top 10 or records consideration. (Article 201.1.3B). Times swum by non-Minnesota LMSC members are not eligible for Minnesota LMSC records.

Scoring:  The winning team will be the Minnesota LMSC based Club or Workout Group who has the most cumulative points at the end of the meet.  Athletes & Relays will score points for their respective USMS Clubs and workout groups. Points will be awarded as follows; for Individuals: 9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1; Relays: 18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2.  Note:  all 4 members of the relay must belong to the same Workout Group for that Workout Group to receive any points.  Club MINN Athletes & Relays will not score points towards overall team totals, but workout groups under Club MINN will.

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