2013 Pacific Masters Short Course Championships

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by Pacific Master Swimming Inc. for USMS Inc., Sanction # Pending

Pool: Soda Aquatic Center, Campolindo High School. 25 yd x 50 meter outdoor heated pool. Sixteen lanes are available for competition. There will be 8 lanes for warm up and cool down. Locker rooms and additional restrooms are available.

Location: 300 Moraga Road, Moraga, CA 94556.

Directions: Drive to the City of Lafayette. From eastbound Hiway 24, take Central Lafayette (Oak Hill Rd.) Turn right on Oak Hill Ln. Turn left onto Mt. Diablo Blvd. Then turn right onto Moraga Blvd. From westbound Hiway 24 take Central Lafayette/Moraga (EXIT 18) off-ramp. Turn right onto Deer Hill Rd. Take the first right onto 1st St. Turn right onto Mt. Diablo Blvd. and then left onto Moraga Blvd. Continue west on Moraga Rd. In approximately 2.3 miles 300 Moraga Rd. (Campolindo High School/Soda Aquatic Center) will be on your right.

Hotel: The Lafayette Park Hotel has set aside a block of guestrooms for the nights of April 4 and 5 for the Pacific Masters Short Course group at the special group rate of $99.00 single or double occupancy plus occupancy tax. Please call the LPH reservations department directly at (800) 368-2468 and ask for the group rates for the Pacific Masters group block.

Time: Check-in and warm-up at 7:00 a.m. Meet starts at 8:30 a.m. on Friday with the combined 1650 heats on both courses. On Saturday and Sunday meet starts at 8:30 a.m. with the women’s heats on both courses.

Check-In: This is a Pre-Seeded meet. Swimmers are considered checked-in for all individual events with a distance of 200 yards and less. Online check-in will be available for the 1650 from 6:00 pm April 3 until 5:00 am April 5 at: http://www.swimphone.com/mobile/meets/meet_menu.cfm?smid=4485. In person check-in deadlines are as follows:

Events 1 & 2 1650 free 8:00 am (Friday)
Event 5 Women’s 400 IM 12:00 pm (Friday)
Event 6 Men’s 400 IM 12:30 pm (Friday)
Event 9 Women’s 500 free 8:00 am (Saturday)
Event 10 Men’s 500 free 8:30 am (Saturday)
Events 45 & 46 1000 free 12:00 pm (Sunday)

Relays: Deck entered on yellow relay cards. Fees for RELAYS are $8.00 per relay. Swimmers may swim only once in each relay event. Cards must show correct first and last names and correct age for each swimmer. Relay swimmers not participating in individual events must sign a waiver and show proof of USMS membership. Team relay tabs are acceptable with a blank check payable to Walnut Creek Masters.

TWO OPTIONS FOR MEET ENTRY:

Option 1 – Online Meet Entry: (deadline: midnight, Wednesday, March 27). Enter online for speed, accuracy and receipt of an immediate entry confirmation via email. The billing information email should be brought to the meet as proof of entry. This entry process will include a processing fee by Club Assistant and requires a credit card for payment. The processing fee is included in the online entry fee. Your credit card will be charged by “ClubAssistant.com Events” for this meet.

Option 2 – Traditional Mailed or Hand-Delivered: (Entries must be postmarked by 11:59 PM Friday, March 22, 2013 and/or received by 5:00 PM Monday March 25, 2013.)

Note: This is a cardless meet. No late or deck entries will be accepted. No refunds will be made. No fax entries will be accepted. Incomplete entries cannot be processed and will be returned. The Meet Director is forbidden to accept late or incomplete entries!

Seeding: Enter Yard times for seeding purposes. Swimmers may enter no more than five individual events per day and a total of seven for the three days. Because this is a Championship meet NT (No Time) entries are not allowed. All events except for the 1650 Free, 400 IM, 500 Free and the 1000 Free will be seeded slow to fast. The 1650 Free, 400 IM, 500 Free and the 1000 Free will be seeded from the FASTEST HEATS to the SLOWEST HEATS.

Entry Fees: $18 for one event, $38 for 2-4 events, and $43 for 5-7 events.

Relay Entry Fees: $8 for each relay. Relay entry fee is discounted to $5 if submitted by 1 pm Friday, April 5.

Snack Bar: Available throughout the meet.

Scoring: Individual events: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1. Relays: 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 for each age group. *NOTE* Only two relay teams per club may score per age group of a relay.

Awards: Ribbons will be presented to first through eighth place finishers. High point awards for each sex and age group. Team trophies will be awarded to the top teams in each Pacific Masters team size division.

Program: Available for $5.00

Timing: The Hosts will provide one timer per lane throughout the meet. Additional timers for all three days will be requested from those present.

Head Referee: John King

Meet Director: Chris Stewart , chs1517@comcast.net, 925-998-5866 Cell
 

Schedule of Events:
(Odd = Women, Even = Men)

FRIDAY, APRIL 5; Starts 8:30 a.m.
1-2       1650 freestyle – Women & Men combined (Seeded Fast to Slow)*
3-4       800 freestyle relay
5-6       400 I.M. (Seeded Fast to Slow)
7-8       200 freestyle

SATURDAY, APRIL 6; Starts 8:30 a.m.
9-10     500 freestyle (Seeded Fast to Slow)
11-12   50 backstroke
13-14   200 breaststroke
15-16   100 butterfly
17-18    200 medley relay
19-20   100 IM
21-22   200 backstroke
23-24   50 fly
25-26   400 freestyle relay

SUNDAY, APRIL 7; Starts 8:30 a.m.
27-28   100 freestyle
29-30   50 breaststroke
31-32   200 butterfly
33-34   100 backstroke
35         200 mixed freestyle relay
37-38   200 IM
39-40   50 freestyle
41-42   100 breaststroke
43         400 mixed medley relay
45-46   1000 freestyle – Women & Men combined (Seeded Fast to Slow)*

*Note: The last heat of the 1650 and 1000 Free will be swum in the first available course where all other heats have been completed. Women & Men events will be combined.

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "SWIM4WCM.ORG."