CANCELLED: 2020 YMCA Masters National Swimming Championships

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Registration Schedule

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MEET CANCELLATION ANNOUNCEMENT
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From the YMCA of the USA, March 25, 2020:
To all YMCA Masters Swimmers and coaches:
 
YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) is committed to the safety and well-being of all attendees at our competitive events. As such, we have been continuing to monitor the risk related to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
 
In order to comply with the most recent recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and United States Masters Swimming (USMS), the YMCA Masters National Meet, scheduled to take place in Orlando, Florida, May 7 – May 10, 2020, has been cancelled.
 
Y-USA has made this decision in order to reduce the risk to all athletes, coaches and spectators. We did not make this decision in haste. We recognize and admire all the hard work and dedication of the many swimmers and coaches in preparing for this time-honored tradition that celebrates excellence and fosters relationships in the YMCA swimming community. And we are incredibly grateful for the countless hours of preparation from our dedicated committee volunteers and officials.
 
If you have already registered for this event, Y-USA and the Meet Committee will work with you to reimburse your meet registration.
 
We will continue to share further updates as they become available. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to ensure the health and safety of everyone in our Y community is the top priority.


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Approved and hosted by the YMCA Swimming and Diving Operations Council.
Recognized by the Florida LMSC for United States Masters Swimming, Inc.

Conducted at the Rosen Aquatic Center, Orlando, FL
8422 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819

• A 16-lane championship course.
• Separate warm-up/warm-down lanes available throughout the meet.
• Colorado Timing System will be used as the primary time, with a backup and a watch time on each lane.
• There is more than ample stadium seating for those who wish to use it.

• Current “Rules That Govern YMCA Competitive Sports” will apply.
• Current USMS technical rules will apply unless otherwise noted in this meet information.
• Note the eligibility stated below overrides eligibility rule in Rules that Govern YMCA Competitive Sports.

Swimmers with hearing or sight concerns should confer with the starter/referee prior to their events in order that assistance may be provided. Swimmers with physical disabilities may assume a starting position prior to other participants in a heat.

• YMCA - Every athlete MUST be a current member of the YMCA that they are representing, and that membership must be effective April 10, 2020, through May 10, 2020.
• A swimmer must be an amateur athlete in the competitive season in swimming and be age 18 or older on the last day of the meet.
• All swimmers are strongly encouraged to have a physical examination/medical evaluation prior to competing in the meet.
• USMS - You do not have to be a USMS member, but the entry program will ask for your number if you have one.

--Check the website for correct wording.
--The athlete must inform the YMCA that they need the Certificate of Insurance.

YMCA TEAMS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM AT THE MEET.

Each team, consisting of one or more individuals, must submit a “Certificate of Liability Insurance” from their YMCA in the minimum amount of $1,000,000/$2,000,000. The certificate must name the YMCA of the USA as the Certificate Holder (see sample).
The “Certificate of Liability Insurance” must be sent directly to the YMCA of the USA as soon as possible, but no later than May 5, 2020.  Send it to:

YMCA of the USA
Attn: Erin Reuland
101 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
erin.reuland@ymca.net

You will be asked for an electronic signature twice in the entry process.  One signature is the liability release that was always on the paper entry form.

You will also be asked for an electronic signature verifying that your membership is current and will be current through May 10, 2020.

Every entrant pays a $35.00 registration fee.  In addition, they pay $8.50 for each individual swim event.

A swimmer may enter no more than five (5) individual events per day, and no more than twelve (12) individual events for the entire meet.

A swimmer’s age group is determined by that swimmer’s age on the last day of the meet, April 14, 2019. Age groups to be contested are as follows: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95-99, and 100+.

There are no qualifying time standards for this meet. A swimmer should enter his/her best achieved time for each event entered. An entry time of “NO TIME” will NOT be accepted.

A swimmer interested in USMS records must submit a current USMS membership number.  The entry program will ask for that information.

All members of a relay must be from the same YMCA in order to compete. Women’s relays must consist of four women.  Men’s relays must consist of four men.  Mixed relays may be made up of two women and two men or three women and one man.  Mixed relays going for a USMS record must be two women and two men. All relay competitors must be on the roster April 10, 2020.  Relays going for a USMS record must be registered on the same USMS team.
                                                           
Relay Event Entry Fee $20.00

You may enter relays prior to the meet or at the meet. Send relay entries prior to the meet to Claudia Multer (claudia.multer@gmail.com). Must be received by May 1, 2020. All relay entries are due by 1pm the day before they are swum. Only swimmers on the roster April 10, 2020 are eligible for relays. The relay cards will be available the next morning. Pick them up and take them to the blocks. Names can be changed on the card. The cards will be picked up at the blocks after the event and changes will be made in the computer.

Coaches will be able to see their team roster on Club Assistant.

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER BEFORE THEY CAN SWIM IN THE MEET. Heat sheets and tickets for the social will be distributed at registration. Coaches may also pick up their relay cards at registration.
Registration will be conducted at Rosen Aquatic Complex from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Wednesday, and registration will continue Thursday through Sunday from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM (or until the conclusion of competition).

All pools – open only to participants in the 2020 YMCA Masters meet during specified warmup, warm down, and competition hours.
Wednesday:  4:00 PM to 7:00 PM    
Thursday-Sunday:  7:00 AM to end of the session      
Warm-Up/Warm-Down lanes will be specified
The meet starts at 8:00 AM each day

Any swimmer failing to report to the proper lane in the correct heat of an event shall be scratched from that event and shall not be permitted to swim that event at another time.

• AWARDS WILL NOT BE MAILED.
• INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:  Medals will be awarded for 1st through 8th place in both individual and relay events.
• THERE WILL BE A CHAMPIONSHIP PATCH FOR FIRST PLACE WINNERS. LIMIT: One patch per person.
• TEAM AWARDS:  Will be given to the first-place men's team, first-place women's team, and first through fifth place combined teams.
• PICK UP AWARDS PROMPTLY.  Medals that have not been picked up will not be mailed. 

Important: Awards will close 20 minutes after the conclusion of the last event. Do not leave the site and come back to pick up awards.  The medals will be packed up and we can no longer access them.

YMCA records are posted on the website. Records for each event will be updated automatically. 

Relay lead-off splits are automatic. If a lead-off split is a meet record, please notify the scoring room as we will not catch that automatically. Initial splits for individual swims will be recognized if you stop at the starter's podium on your course and fill in the information on the spreadsheet.

Ample free parking at the facility.

Final results will be posted in a printable format on the website www.ymcaswimminganddiving.org.

Results will also be found on SwimPhone and Meet Mobile.

Please use the reservation link below or contact the hotel directly to make your hotel reservations. Mention that you are with the YMCA Masters Nationals to secure the group rate. You will need a credit card to hold your reservation.

 Reservation Link: 
 Reservation Deadline: TBA
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Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "YMCA OF THE USA SWIM."