2012 November Classic - Short Course Meters

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned By: Gulf Masters Swimming for United States Masters Swimming, Inc., Sanction # Pending

Hosted By: Woodlands Masters Swim Team

Meet Referee: Claude Humbert

Location: The CISD Natatorium – 19133 David Memorial Drive – Shenandoah, Texas 77385

Facilities: Indoor 8 lane 50-meter pool with non-turbulent racing lanes. All races conducted on a 25-meter course. Warm up lanes will be available in the adjacent course during the meet each day. Showers and lockers will be available. The meet will be operated using a Daktronics Timing System and Meet Manager software.

Timing: Colorado automatic timing system with touch pads will be the primary system. Secondary system will be manual-electronic with 1 button and 1 digital watch per lane.

Rules: Current United States Masters Swimming technical rules and code of regulations will govern this meet.

Eligibility: All participants must be registered with United States Masters Swimming. Competitors must be 18 years of age on or before November 10, 2012. The eligibility of a participant is determined by their age as of December 31, 2012. You may register with USMS for the meet online at www.wmst.net. Additional links are available at www.gulfmastersswimming.org or www.usms.org.

Conduct of Meet: All events will be timed finals. Women and men will be seeded together by time only, slowest to fastest. Enter the meet using your best short course meters time for the event. Use a "No Time" if you have no time for an event. If you only have short course yards times and are using the on-line entry system, please use the on-line time conversion utility to adjust your times to short course meters. If you are entering the Meet using paper entries, please use the Swimming World time conversion utility to convert your times www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/conversions.asp. The Meet Director may, at his discretion, correct, adjust or insert an entry time for any swimmer.

Hospitality: Available for Officials, Timers, and Meet Volunteers. Concession stand will be open.

Limit of Events: Each entered swimmer may swim a maximum of 5 individual events and 3 relay events per day. Relays will be entered on the day that they are scheduled to swim.

Entry: Enter online (preferred) by 11:59 PM November 7, 2012, to receive confirmation of entry by email. Paper entry must include your completed and signed Meet Entry Form, a copy of your 2012 or 2013 USMS Membership Card, and a check in the appropriate amount.

Entry Fees:
Early entry (online entry completed or paper entry received by October 26) - $40
On time entry (online entry completed or paper entry received by November 7) - $45
Deck entries (by 9:15 am Saturday, 8:15 am Sunday) - $55.
All mailed in fees and deck entry checks must be made payable to "WMST".

Age Groups:
Individual: 18-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50-54,55-59,60-64,65-69,70-74,75-79, etc.
Relays: 76-99,100-119,120-159,160-199,200-239,240-279,280-319,320-359,360-399
Note: the aggregate age of the four relay team members shall determine the age group.

Awards: In lieu of awards we will be giving out participation goodies and opportunities to win some fabulous prizes.

Results: Results will be posted electronically on the Woodlands Masters Swim Team website at www.wmst.net and the Gulf Masters Swimming website at www.gulfmastersswimming.org.

Parking: Plenty of free parking is available adjacent to the Natatorium.

Lodging: A list of local hotels can be found on our team website, www.wmst.net.

Facility Rules: This meet is conducted on the grounds of a school district campus. The CISD asks that all swimmers, spectators, and coaches comply with the facility regulations.

Questions: Steve White, Meet Director, steve.white1650@yahoo.com 

Schedule of Events
W/M

Saturday, November 10 – Warm up 9:00 AM; Meet Starts 10:00 AM

1        1500 free
2        50 back
3        100 free
4        200 fly
5,6     200 women/men med relay
7        400 mixed free relay

Break

8        200 back
9        100 breast
10      50 fly
11      200 IM
12      400 free
13,14 200 women/men free relay
15      400 mixed medley relay

Sunday, November 11 – Warm up 8:00 AM; Meet Starts 9:00 AM

16      400 IM
17      50 free
18      100 fly
19      50 breast
20      200 free
21,22 400 women/men medley relay
23      200 mixed free relay

Break

24      200 breast
25      100 IM
26      100 back
27,28 400 women/men free relay
29      200 mixed medley relay
30      800 free

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