The 42nd Annual Lakeside Masters Long Course Invitational

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned By The Kentucky LMSC For United States Masters Swimming Inc. Sanction Number 418-S004

SPONSORED BY: Lakeside Masters Swim Team

LOCATION: Lakeside Swim Club, 2010 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40205-2142, (502) 454-4585

POOL: 10 lane, 50 meters, non-turbulent dividers, automatic timing, 3 lane 25 yd Warm-up plus ample warm up space. 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.

SCHEDULE: 
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Session One – 9:00 am EDT, Warm up 8:00 am
Session Two –  1:30 pm EDT, Warm-up 12:30 pm

Sunday, August 5, 2018
Session Three - 9:00 am EDT, Warm up 8:00 am EDT  30 minute warm-up after the Men’s 400 free

Friday, August 3, 2018 - Pre Meet Warm up
5:00pm–8:00pm EDT Only pre-registered swimmers will be able to use facility for warm-up.

USMS Card must be presented to attendant for entry into Lakeside Club

ELIGIBILITY: All swimmers must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc. and may be asked to show their USMS card upon request by officials.  A COPY OF YOUR USMS REGISTRATION CARD MUST BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR WRITTEN ENTRY. The meet entry form and event cards should display your registered name & number as it is on your USMS card. All swimmers must be USMS registered before an entry can be accepted.
Swimmers may register with USMS on line at www.usms.org.  Each swimmer is eligible to swim A MAXIMUM OF 6 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS FOR THE MEET  (Limit 5 per day), plus relays.

AGE: The age reported on your entry form must reflect your actual age as registered with USMS.  A swimmer's age on December 31, 2018, shall determine his/her age for the meet.

18-24 SWIMMERS: Swimmers 18-24 years old competing in USMS meets may jeopardize their NCAA eligibility.

ENTRY DEADLINES: Online entries close at 9:00 pm EDT, Wednesday, August 1, 2018.  Written entries are to be received by Sunday, July 29, 2018.  All entries, written and online, received by 9:00 pm EDT, Sunday, July 29, 2018, will receive a Meet Shirt and packet. Packets may be picked up at the Meet Entrance.  Only swimmers, whose entries, written and online, are received by the Sunday, July 29 deadline, will receive a meet shirt and packet.

ENTRY FEES: An entry fee of $30.00 will be charged for online entries for one or both days. Online entries are paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com. An entry fee of $35.00 will be charged for written entries for both days and $25.00 will be charged for written entries on one day. These fees are for written entries received by the entry deadline or late entries, accepted before the first day of the meet.  (6 Individual event limit for the meet, 5 events per day, plus relays) Checks are preferred.

WRITTEN LATE & DECK ENTRIES: This meet will be Deck-Seeded.  Late & Deck Entries will be seeded into the meet following the deck entry deadline. Heat Sheets will then be posted around the competitive course following the closing of deck entries.

Deck entries for the 1500 and 800 Freestyles will be accepted if space available.

DECK ENTRY DEADLINE: Session One events 8:30 am EDT / Session Two events 12:45 pm EDT / Session Three events, 8:15 am EDT for events 24 & 25, the 400 Freestyle / All other events for Session Three 9:00 am EDT
A deck entry fee of $40.00 will be charged for written entries taken on either day of the meet
Deck entries are limited to 6 Individual event limit for the meet, 5 events per day, plus relays,

MAKE CHECKS
PAYABLE TO:               LAKESIDE MASTERS

MAIL WRITTEN            2018 LAKESIDE MASTERS INVITATIONAL
ENTRIES TO:                c/o CHRIS NEICHTER
                                        2010 TREVILIAN WAY
                                        LOUISVILLE, KY 40205-2142

1500 & 800 FREE:  The 1500 freestyle shall be limited to the first 60 entries (Men And Women) received and the 800 freestyle shall be limited to the first 30 entries.  Swimmers may enter either the 800 or 1500 Freestyles, but not both events. Check-in is required for the 1500 and the 800 freestyle.  Swimmers must be checked in for the 1500 freestyle by 8:30 am on Saturday, August 4.  All swimmers must be checked in for the 800 freestyle by 10:30 am on Saturday, August 4.  Any swimmer who has not checked in with the Clerk of Course by these deadlines will be scratched.  Swimmers may check-in by phone, 502-454-4585 ext 228 or by email, cneichter@lakesideswim.com by 7:00 a.m. Friday, August 3, only.  
Any entry received after the first 60 in the 1500 and the first 30 in the 800 shall be considered a standby and shall check in at the Clerk of Course. These swimmers will be placed in the event, upon a scratch.  Men and women will be seeded together for the 1500 and 800 freestyle events only.  

Swimmers shall provide their own personnel to count for them.  Lap Counters will be provided.

LANE ASSIGNMENTS: Each event will be seeded by the submitted seed time of each swimmer; the slower heats will swim first and no time (NT) will be seeded in these heats.  Swimmers will be seeded according to time regardless of their age.  Women and men will be seeded in separate heats, except for the 1500 & 800 freestyles.  Swimmers are responsible to report to the blocks for each event, on time for their appropriate heat and lane.   A Psych Sheet will be posted on Thursday, July 30th, after 6:00pm EDT, at www.lakesideswim.com

TEAM REPRESENTATIVE: All USMS registered teams should inform the Meet Director or Clerk of Course of one official team representative before the start of Event 1.

RELAYS: All relays are deck entered.  Blank relay cards are to be picked up from the Clerk of Course by the coach or team representative and are responsible to print legibly all information required.  Each card shall include: swimmer's name as USMS registered in order of relay swim; first name, last name, age, and sex. 
Cards shall be returned to Clerk of Course by the following deadlines.  200 Medley Relay 1:00p 200 Mixed Free Relay, the end of the Men’s 200 Freestyle, 200 Mixed Medley Relay, the end of the Mens 400 Freestyle, and the 200 Free Relay, the end of the Men’s 50 Freestyle.

OFFICIAL SPLITS:  Splits for the 800, in the 1500 Freestyle, and the 400, in the 800 Freestyle, shall be recorded in the official results.  Any swimmer wishing a split time recorded in any other individual event, shall pickup a split request form from the Head Table, fill it out and return it to the Head Table.  All Split times will be recorded in accordance with USMS Rule 105.2.2.

AWARDS: Team Awards will be given to the top three visiting teams.  Individual awards will be given for 1st through 8th place by age groups and sex from 18-24 through 100+.  Awards will be given for relays for 1st through 8th, by age group, 72+, 100+, 120+, 160+, 200+, 240+, 280+, 320+

HIGH POINT AWARD: A High Point Award will be awarded to the Male and Female in each age group, based on the team points scored in each individual event.

TEAM POINTS: Team Points will be awarded by age group with men and women being scored separately.
                           Individual: first through eighth: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
                           Relays: first through eighth: 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2

PROTESTS: Any protest concerning seeding, awards, final results, eligibility, scoring or entries will be addressed to the meet director or referee. (USMS Rule 102.14) The Team Representative is the only person who can make the protest.

FACILITY
RESTRICTIONS:      Please enter through the swim meet entrance.
                                   Street parking only; No on-site parking available
                                   Smoking, and all use of tobacco products are prohibited in the facility.
                                   No alcoholic beverages, glass containers or cans are permitted on Lakeside Club
                                   property. 
                                   Coolers may be inspected by club personnel.
                                   
SWIM EQUIPMENT: Swim gear will be available for sale during the meet, in the Lakeside Swim Shop, which is located on the ground floor of the business office, by the meet entrance.

MEET DIRECTOR:      Chris Neichter
                                       2010 Trevilian Way
                                       Louisville, KY  40205
                                       502-454-4585 
                                       cneichter@lakesideswim.com

GENERAL MANAGER:  Mary Graves
                                          2010 Trevilian Way
                                          Louisville, KY  40205
                                          502-454-4585 ext. 225
                                          mtgraves@lakesideswim.com
                                      
MEET HOUSING:  Visit www.louisville.com

Directions to Lakeside Swim Club, 2010 Trevilian Way, Louisville, Kentucky 40205

From the North on I-65: Southbound I-65, thru the city to Eastbound I-264, the Watterson Expressway; exit on Bardstown RD, Exit 16, left turn at the bottom of the exit; left turn at the third stop light, Trevilian Way; the club is on the left in the second block.

From the South on I-65: Northbound I-65 to Eastbound I-264, the Watterson Expressway; exit on Bardstown RD, Exit 16, left turn at the bottom of the exit; left turn at the third stop light, Trevilian Way; the club is on the left in the second block.

From the West on I-64: Eastbound I-64 to Southbound I-65, thru the city to Eastbound I-264, the Watterson Expressway; exit on Bardstown RD, left turn at the bottom of the exit; left turn at the third stop light, Trevilian Way; the club is on the left in the second block.

From the East on I-64: Westbound I-64 to Westbound I-264, the Watterson Expressway; exit at Bardstown RD, Exit 16, right turn at the bottom of the exit; left turn at the third stop light, Trevilian Way; the club is on the left in the second block.

From the North on I-71: Southbound I-71 to Westbound I-264, the Watterson Expressway; exit at Bardstown RD, Exit 16,right turn at the bottom of the exit; left turn at the third stop light, Trevilian Way; the club is on the left in the second block.

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