2018 Wisconsin SCM at West Bend West HS

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Registration Schedule

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PLEASE NOTE THAT USMS 2019 Individual Registration Renewal begins Nov 1st.

If you have not registered with USMS for 2019, or if you wish to register for a different club, please register with USMS beginning Nov 1st and then enter this meet.  If you are planning to swim relays, all swimmers on the relay must be registered with the same USMS club.  Once  you have registered for 2019 after Nov 1st, the registration is effective immediately and if you registered for a new club, that is now your club.

**** Please renew your USMS Registration for 2019 **** ( USMS Registration Link )

SPONSORED BY: The Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club.
SANCTIONED BY: Wisconsin LMSC for USMS, Inc. 
LOCATION: West Bend West High School, 1305 E Decorah Rd., West Bend, WI
The pool is on the west end of the building with adjacent parking.

TIME: Pool Opens at 9:45am, warm-up at 10:00am to 10:50am. Meet starts at 11:00am.

FACILITIES: 8 lane, 25 meter pool with anti-turbulent lane guides, starting blocks and backstroke flags. Lanes 2-7 will be used for competition. The length of the competition course, without a bulkhead, is in compliance and on file with USMSin accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all USMS-Registered Masters Swimmers 18 years old or older. Mail entries must include a copy of the swimmer’s USMS registration card. Register with USMS before registering for the meet.

RULES: Official USMS Masters Rules will govern this meet.  All events will be timed finals.

SEEDING: Heats will be computer seeded, slowest to fastest. Please submit a reasonably accurate seed time, a NO TIME will be seeded in the slowest heat.  Age groups and sexes will be combined. 

TIMING:
Primary: Automatic timing system (Colorado).
Secondary: Semi-automatic with 2 buttons, Tertiary: one watch
Note: The timing system precisions qualifies as appropriate for setting World Records (per FINA rule effective 9/21/2017).

WARM-UP PROCEDURE: Note: The lanes are numbered in reverse order of the standard.  Lane 4 will be a start and sprint lane with swimming in on direction only and exiting to the side or end. Lanes 1-3 and 5-8 will be for circle swimming only. NO DIVING STARTS from the blocks or the deck in these lanes. Swimmers must enter the pool in a cautious manner feet first. Hand paddles, kickboards, fins, etc., may not be used at any time during the warm up period.

ENTRY FEE: $4.00/individual event, plus a $15.00 pool surcharge. 

ENTRY LIMIT: Six (6) individual events plus relays. THE 1500 FREESTYLE WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 12 ENTRIES RECEIVED. If the 1500 is filled, you may submit an email request to the Meet Director to be added to a waiting list.  Each swimmer entered in the 1500 will be responsible for providing a lap counter. 

No E-mail or deck late entries for individual events will be accepted.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Paper entries must be in the meet directors hands no later than 6:00pm, Saturday, November 24, 2018. Fees must accompany entries.
Checks should be made payable to WMAC.

CO-MEET DIRECTORS: 
Larry Mueller
4272 S. Taylor Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
414-769-0941
Lmueller23@wi.rr.com  

Andrew Babcock
3760 S. Wehr Road
New Berlin, WI 53146
262-307-4808

AWARDS: Ribbons for 1st to 3rd place.

DIRECTIONS TO POOL:
From the Milwaukee area: Hwy 45 north to the exit at Paradise Rd. East on Paradise to the “round-about” at Hwy. G. North on G to the school, on the left, at Decorah Rd. From other areas: Hwy 33 to Hwy G, south on G to the school.

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