2012 Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Long Course Championships

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Registration Schedule

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Sanction by Southern Pacific Masters Swimming for USMS, Inc. Sanction Number: 332-015

Facility: Marguerite Aquatic Complex, 27474 Casta Del Sol, Mission Viejo, CA 92692

Directions: Take I-5 Freeway to the La Paz exit. Turn east on La Paz, left on Marguerite, and right on Casta Del Sol. Turn right at the first driveway. The swim parking lot is behind the tennis courts on the right with the exit being at the upper lot. Do not park in the tennis lot on Marguerite. Street parking is available between marked and posted signs.

Rules: USMS rules will govern. Current SPMS meet procedures will be enforced and take precedence over any errors or omissions on this entry form. All events are timed final. Swimmers are limited to a total of 7 individual events for the entire meet, not including relays but not more than 5 per day. Age on December 31st, 2012 determines the age group of the swimmer for the entire meet.

Warm-up: USMS warm-up policies will be enforced by USA Swimming Officials. There will be NO DIVING into the pools during any time except into the designated sprint lane(s). Warm-up rules will be announced and posted. Warm-up in the competition pool will be available for one hour prior to the start of each session.

Entries: Online registration is encouraged. Online entries completed by 11:59 PM on Friday, July 27th, 2012 are a flat $45.00 entry fee. Online entries completed July 28th through 11:59 PM on Monday, August 6th are a flat $60.00 entry fee. Paper/mailed entries that are postmarked on or before Friday, July 27th, 2012 are a flat $45.00 entry fee. Paper/mailed entries received between July 28th and Monday, August 6th are a flat $60.00 entry fee.  Online entry for relay-only swimmers is $10.00 and closes at 11:59pm on August 6th.

Relays: A swimmer may swim only once in each relay event (400 and 800 Freestyle Relay, and 400 Medley Relay). Relay fees ($10.00) are payable at the time relays are entered, either by cash or by check (payable to MVN). All relays must be submitted on an SPMS relay form. (Incomplete, incorrect, or illegible relay forms will be rejected.) A USMS-registered swimmer may pre-register online or deck enter to swim only relays before the start of the meet (event 1), by paying the $10.00 relay-only entry fee, and by signing the meet entry form. Check-in deadlines for relays will be announced at the meet.

Seeding: All events will be seeded and swum slowest to fastest. Men and women will be seeded together for the 400, 800, and 1500 m Freestyle and also the 400 m Individual Medley, based on entry time. Men and women will swim separately for all other individual events. Scoring will be by gender and age group. The 1500 m Freestyle may be limited to the first 60 entries at the discretion of the meet director. Swimmers may enter both the 800 and 1500 m Freestyle.

Timing: Electronic timing will be used and two timers per lane will be provided. Clubs are requested to assist with timing when possible.

Check-in: Positive check-in is required for all events.
SwimPhone.com Online Check-In opens at 8:00 AM on the day before each event.  
Online Check-in and In-Person Check-in close at 12:30 PM on Friday for the 1500 Free.  
Online Check-in and In-Person Check-in close at 8:00 AM on Saturday for the 400 m Freestyle
Online Check-in and In-Person Check-in close at 8:00 AM on Sunday for the 800 m Freestyle.
Online Check-in and In-Person Check-in for all other events will close about one hour prior to the anticipated start of the event.
Please note that SwimPhone.com is a website available for free to the world.  There is no app to download.

Awards: Individual: SPMS Medals for places 1 to 3, and SPMS Ribbons for places 4 to 6 for each age group and gender. Relays: SPMS medals for 1st place, SPMS Ribbons for 2nd and 3rd places. There will be special awards for high point male and female swimmer in each age group, based on points from individual events. Awards to the top eight teams, based on combined scoring for men and women, individual events plus relays.

Questions: Meet Director, Mark Moore, (949) 489-1847, m.w.moore@cox.net 

Snack Bar: A complete hot and cold snack bar will be available.
  

EVENT SCHEDULE
(Women's / Men's)

Friday, August 10, 2012
Warm-up starts at 12:00 Noon
Meet starts at 1:00 PM

(1 / 2)   Mixed 1500 m Freestyle
(3 / 4)   Mixed 400 m Individual Medley
(5)        400 m Freestyle Relay (Women, Men, Mixed)
  

Saturday, August 11, 2012
Warm-up starts at 7:30 AM
Meet starts at 9:00 AM

(6 / 7)   Mixed 400 m Freestyle
(8 / 9)   200 m Butterfly
(10)      800 m Freestyle Relay (Women, Men, Mixed)
(11/12) 50 m Freestyle
(13/14) 200 m Breaststroke
(15)      Mixed 200 m Freestyle Relay
(16/17) 100 m Backstroke
(18/19) 50 m Butterfly
(20)      Mixed 200 m Medley Relay
(21/22) 100 m Breaststroke
(23/24) 200 m Freestyle
  

Sunday, August 12, 2012
Warm-up starts at 7:30 AM
Meet starts at 9:00 AM

(25/26) Mixed 800 m Freestyle
(27/28) 200 m Individual Medley
(29)      400 m Medley Relay (Women, Men, Mixed)
(30/31) 100 m Freestyle
(32/33) 50 m Backstroke
(34)      200 m Freestyle Relay (Women, Men)
(35/36) 100 m Butterfly
(37/38) 50 m Breaststroke
(39/40) 200 m Backstroke
(41)      200 m Medley Relay (Women, Men)

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "Mission Viejo Masters."