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Registration Schedule

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COMA LCM Meet - Saturday, May 14, 2022 &
Beautiful Lake Juniper Buoy Swim - Sunday, May 15, 2022

WONDERFUL WATER WEEKEND! TWO DAYS OF FUN! Double your pleasure, double your fun, by participating on both days!

• Long Course Meet on Saturday afternoon
• Open-water Buoy Swim on Sunday, followed by Brunch

SANCTION: Oregon Masters Swimming, Inc. for USMS, Inc. USMS Sanction: 372-S003

HOSTED BY: Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (COMA).

LOCATION: Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, 800 NE 6th St., Bend, OR.

DIRECTIONS TO POOL: From North or South, take Business Highway 97 (3rd Street). Do not take the Bypass Parkway. Turn East on Highway 20 (Greenwood Avenue). Turn right on 6th Street and go south two blocks to pool. Park in the North Lot or adjacent streets. 

ELIGIBILITY: Currently registered USMS swimmers, 18 years actual age and older. Before registering for this meet, non-USMS-member swimmers must sign up for USMS 2022 membership at www.usms.org/reg/ .

RULES: USMS rules will govern this event as specified below.

RESULTS: Results will be posted at the meet and at www.comaswim.org & www.swimoregon.org .

ENTRY DEADLINE—ONLINE ENTRY ONLY: Entries must be submitted by midnight Pacific
Time on Monday, May 9, 2022.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for either or both days. Online entries are paid by credit card to
"ClubAssistant.com Events"

EVENT WEBSITE: www.comaswim.org

MEET DIRECTOR: Bob Bruce • Phone: 541-317-4851 • E-mail: coachbobbruce@gmail.com
 
POOL: 50 meters. Our indoor/outdoor pool is currently indoors but may be outdoors by then and will be measured to comply with USMS pool length standards.

• 6-7 lanes competition (depending on registration) with Daktronics electronic timing system
• 1-2 lanes of continuous warm-up/down in outside lane(s).

SCHEDULE (subject to change due to conditions):

• Warm-up: 12:00-12:50pm
• Meet starts: 1:00pm
• Meet ends: 5:00pm (projected)

RULES & DETAILS: USMS Rules apply.

• All events will be seeded SLOW TO FAST.
• Individual age groups: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, etc. Relay age groups: 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, etc. Age is determined by the age of the swimmer on December 31, 2022.
• Swimmers may enter 6 individual events and 1 relay (same sex or mixed) per relay event.
• Check in deadline for the 800 free is 12:30pm.
• Check in deadline for the 400 free is before the 50 free.
• Enter relays—400 & 800 relays only (no 200 relays due to shallow water at one end) at the meet. Entry deadline for relays is before the 400 free.

AWARDS:

• Event ribbons: Regular OMS ribbons for places 1-3 in individual & relay events.
• Pentathlon Silipints: We encourage structured multi-event swimming so we award special commemorative Silipint awards for swimmers who complete a stroke or freestyle pentathlon as listed below.

PENTATHLONS: Although the event order is not a standard pentathlon order, it is possible to swim all pentathlon formats listed below without swimming in back-to-back events. For Oregon LMSC Pentathlon Records, see https://swimoregon.org/records_pdfs/OMS_Pentathlon_LCM_records.pdf. Sorry, Oregon LSMC does not keep Freestyle Pentathlon Records, but swimmers can do this pentathlon anyway for an award.

• Short Stroke Pentathlon events: 50 fly, 50 back, 50 breast, 50 free, & 200 IM.
• Medium Stroke Pentathlon events: 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 free, & 200 IM.
• Long Stroke Pentathlon events: 200 fly, 200 back, 200 breast, 200 free, & 400 IM.
• Freestyle Pentathlon events: 50, 100, 200, 400, & 800 freestyles.

LIST & ORDER OF EVENTS: All USMS standard individual events are available except the 1500-meter Freestyle. No 200 relays due to shallow end.
BREAKS: There will be a 20-minute break after the 800 Freestyle and 10-minute breaks after the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 400 Freestyle.
 
SITE: Juniper Swim & Fitness Center 50-meter pool (a.k.a. ‘Beautiful Lake Juniper’ for this event). Our indoor/outdoor pool is currently indoors but may be outdoors by then; expected water temperature is 80-81 degrees F.

1200-METER SWIM: This is a pool open-water-style swim, 12 loops of a rectangular 100-meter course marked with buoys. Swim direction will be clockwise this year and reversed annually. This is the open water equivalent of short track speed skating and is planned to be an early-season open water learning experience & fun challenge for first time racers & experienced competitors alike!

SCHEDULE (subject to change due to conditions): RULES & DETAILS: USMS rules apply.

• Individual age groups: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, etc. Age is determined by the age of the swimmer on December 31, 2022.
• Category I open water swimwear only (refer to rule 303.4.2)
• Propulsive devices (such as fins & paddles) and flotation aids (such as pull-buoys & neoprene suits) are not allowed.

SEEDING: Swimmers will be seeded into heats & waves FAST TO SLOW by 1000-yard pool times. ‘No Time’ entries will not be accepted and seeding changes will not be allowed after the heat sheet is posted. To ensure fairness, enter an accurate time, not a predicted time!

COUNTERS: Counting loops on a circular course can be surprising challenging. Swimmers are strongly encouraged to bring someone to count laps for them, although this is not required.

WARM-UP & WARM-DOWN: During the racing, there will be a warm-up & warm-down area in the middle of the course clearly marked by traffic cones on the bottom. Swim direction will be clockwise, the same as the racing. Enter that area from the marked chute in the shallow end. When entering & exiting, take great care to cross behind those who are racing and not to interfere with them in any way; those who cross ahead or interfere may be disqualified.

START & FINISH: The swim will start in-water in seeded heats (12-20 swimmers each) & waves
(3-5 swimmers each). The swim will finish with an in-water touch at poolside.

RECORDS: Yes, we have Buoy Swim records. See the event website ( www.comaswim.org ) for the
current records.

AWARDS: Finishers placing 1 st to 3 rd in their age group (18-24, 25-29, 30-34, and so on in five-year increments) will be awarded ‘Beautiful Lake Juniper’ custom race ribbons.

OREGON OPEN WATER SERIES: The swim is a featured swim for the Series (22-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 pts).

BRUNCH: After the swim, all swimmers, officials, & guests are invited to stay for our traditional all-you-care-to-eat brunch on the pool deck. Swimmers, officials, and event staff free. Guests $10 each with your entry—it’s considered good form to feed your counter if you bring one!

USA-SWIMMING EVENT: Working with COMA, the Bend Swim Club will host their inaugural ‘Beautiful Lake Juniper Buoy Swim’ for USA-Swimming athletes immediately after our event has finished. Stick around for brunch and some exciting pool open water racing by the masters’ swimmers of the far future!

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