Michigan Masters 2012 State Short Course Yards Championship

 

Lake Orion High School and the Lake Orion Liquid Lightning Swim Team are the Host Organizations for the 2012 Michigan Masters State Championships. We are looking forward to an exciting weekend and a well organized event for participants and spectators alike. This is the second State Championship Masters Swim Meet held at the Lake Orion Natatorium.

 

Lake Orion Natatorium is a 25-yard, 11-lane pool; 8 lanes are used for competition. A separate 4-lane pool will be available for warm-up/cool down during all of the events. Depth at the start is 7 feet and 9-13 feet at the turn. Permanent starting blocks and non-turbulent lane markers will be used. Swimmers must enter the water feet first in a cautious manner during all warm-ups/cool downs. Diving is permitted only in the designated sprint lanes. Lockers are available and you must bring your own lock. There is ample balcony seating for swimmers and spectators.

 

USMS rules apply and will be observed. Any swimmer who is not USMS registered for 2012 by the State Meet entry deadline will NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM IN THE MEET.

 

A swimmer not registered with Michigan LMSC cannot establish a Michigan State Record. Any swimmer registered in the meet CAN set a MEET championship.

 

Timing system is a Colorado system with electronic and manual back-up with an 8-lane display scoreboard with start and recall. All events (except some heats of the distance events) will be timed using this system. Manual back-up timers will be provided at each lane. Swimmers are encouraged to hit the pad firmly and, when swimming in relays, to remain clear of the finish area until the event is completed by all swimmers. Any swimmer or relay attempting a NATIONAL RECORD should alert the Starter and make sure there are the required three manual timers as backup. Swimmers are required to supply their own lap counting personnel in distance events.

 

Age on March 25 (last day of the meet) determines his/her age for the entire meet. Individual Events: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, etc. through 100+. Relay Events: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, and 85+.

 

Online entry deadline is the end of the day (Midnight) on March 19, 2012.

 

Seeding will be slow to fast for all events. Distance events will be deck seeded after check-in time has ended for that day (see Entry Procedure Distance Event) Men and Women will be seeded separately, except in the distance free events, into heats according to seed times. No time (NT) entries will be in the slowest heats. Consult the heat sheets that you will receive at the meet check-in for your heat and lane assignments. It’s the swimmers responsibility to report to the proper heat and lane. Failure to appear will be considered a scratch and you will not be allowed to swim in another heat of the same event. The Meet Director reserves the right to RESEED the distance events if there are a significant number of scratches after check-in to eliminate the use of empty lanes during the swimming of the event.

 

Online entry fee is $50. Relay fees are extra and relays will be entered at the meet.

 

Relays Fees: $12 per relay on, or prior to, March 19, 2012. $16 per relay after March 19, 2012.

 

Deck Entries will be taken from 4:45-5:30 P.M. on Friday and 7:45-8:30 A.M. on Saturday and Sunday for Relays only that were not pre-entered by March 19, 2012.

 

ENTRY LIMITS: (excluding relays)

7 event maximum for the entire meet

2 event maximum for Friday, March 23, 2012

4 event maximum for Saturday, March 24, 2012

4 event maximum for Sunday, March 25, 2012

 

* An individual may compete on only one relay team per relay event for a total of 4.

* If more than 7 events are listed on the entry form, only the first seven will be entered.

 

To enter individual events, swimmers should select their events (maximum seven), and enter seed times (IN SHORT COURSE YARDS).

 

The 400 IM, will be offered two separate times during the course of the meet. You may swim this event ONCE during the course of the three day meet. The 1650 Free will be offered ONCE on Friday, March 23th. There will be two sessions on Friday. ONLY THOSE WHO USE THE ONLINE ENTRY PROCEDURE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SWIM THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 1650 Free. The first session will be the first 40 entries that indicate that their desire to swim in the early session of the 1650. This session will have a mandatory check-in between 2:45-3:00 P.M. Warm up will begin promptly at 2:45 P.M. with the first heat swimming at 3:30 P.M. All entries for 1650, 500, and 1000 will be mixed gender. The second session will start with the 400 IM at 6:00 P.M. followed by the evening session of the 1650 entries. Be sure to check-in before you warm-up for Friday’s distance events for your correct heat and lane assignments, which will be posted after the check-in time period ends in the pool area. You also need to check in for the 500 Free on Saturday and the 1000 Free on Sunday.

 

To enter relays, team representatives should enter the number of relays and the fees associated for all 4 relay events. It is requested that only one relay form be submitted for each team. The event, age brackets, sexes, and seed times will not be needed until the relay check-in on the day of the relay. All relays are deck entered. Official relay cards are picked up from the Clerk of the Course by the coach or team representative when announced at the meet. Each card shall include: swimmers' names as they appear on their USMS cards, in order of relay swim; first name, last name, age, sex, and proper age group. Cards shall be returned to Clerk of the Course by the deadline announced at the meet. Once the cards are turned in and entered for heat sheets; the age group, sex of the relay, and seed time cannot be changed. At check-in, team representatives with relays will receive a packet and relay cards with the instructions to supply the data mentioned above. The age group of the relay is determined by the youngest swimmer on the relay.

 

Check-in and Warm-up – 2:45 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.

Competition begins – 3:30 P.M.

Check-in and Warm-up – 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Competition begins – 6:00 P.M.

Check-in and Warm-up – 7:45 A.M. to 9:00 A.M.

Competition begins – 9: 00 A.M.

 

 

Check-in and Warm-up – 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.

Competition begins – 2:00 P.M.

Check-in and Warm-up – 7:45 A.M. to 9:00 A.M.

Competition begins – 9:00 A.M.

Check-in and Warm-up – ONE HOUR AFTER EVENT #28/29 200 MEDLEY RELAY - EXPECTED TIME 12:00 P.M. TO 1:00 P.M.

COMPETITION BEGINS ONE HOUR AFTER CHECK-IN AND WARM-UP - EXPECTED TIME 1:00 P.M. TO 2:00 P.M.

 

400 IM — BY 5:30 P.M. AND NO LATER.

1650 FREE — BY 3:00 P.M. (early session) and BY 5:30 P.M. (evening session) AND NO LATER.

 

1st through 8th place. Individual Events: 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Relays: 18 14 12 10 8 6 4 2.

 

All swimmers are encouraged to attend the annual membership meeting held (in a large conference room to be announced at the meet) during the lunch break on Saturday. This is the time to vote on issues affecting the USMS National Organization, the Michigan LMSC, your local team, and yourself. The meeting will get started 20 Minutes after the morning session (Session # 2). An agenda of the meeting will be available at check-in on Friday, March 23.

 

Individual Events: 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Individual Events: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th

Relay Events: 1st - 8th

High Point Award Age Group

High Point Team - Large Team

High Point Team - Small Team

High Point Team - Large Team Women

High Point Team - Small Team Women

High Point Team - Large Team Men

High Point Team - Small Team Men

 

Two divisions will be recognized for purposes of team scoring based upon the number of total entries.

 

Any protest concerning seeding, awards, final results, eligibility, scoring, or entries will be addressed to the meet director or referee (USMS Rule 102.16). The protest shall be made by the team representative in writing and the Championship Committee shall hear all protests except for "wet" rules (Section 3 of Michigan Masters Policies and Procedures).

 

Event results will be posted in two clearly marked places announced at the meet. Also the awards table will have the event results after they are posted so you can pick up your awards. Meet results (events, ages, names - individual and relay, times, individual high point winners and team scores) will be published on the website (www.michiganmasters.com).

 

 

Concessions will be available at the Natatorium on the upper level. There are nearby restaurants (about 5 minutes from the pool) so plan your meals and snacks accordingly. There is ample free parking at the Lake Orion Natatorium.

HOTELS:  Click here to view a great list of nearby hotels.

 

Rick Corriveau 4450 Blood Rd. Metamora, MI 48455

Phone – (586) 337-1229, E-mail – rcorriveau@liquidlightning.org

 

All swimmers that use online entry will receive a free Championship T-shirt. If you enter by mail four or more individual events, then the Meet T-shirt will be free. If you enter by mail three or fewer individual events then the Meet T-shirts imprinted with the Meet logo can be ordered on the paper (mail in) meet entry form for $10 per shirt.

 

Presentations of the individual high point award and overall team high point awards in all categories will begin 30 minutes after the completion of the last event which is the 1000 Free (event #39). We ask all swimmers and teams to be prompt as not to delay. It's the swimmers and team responsibility to pick up any awards. There will be no mailing of awards.

 

* NO ONE-DAY EVENT REGISTRATION - (USMS RULE 201.1.3) This championship is not considered a single event but a 2.5 day multi-event championship. Swimmers must be fully

registered with USMS for 2012 by the entry deadline to participate in this sanctioned competition.

 

 

Women's Events - Men's Events

 

Warm-up – 2:45 P.M. Meet begins at 3:30 P.M.

 

1            1650 Yard Freestyle (Mixed)

 

THE FIRST 40 ENTRANTS USING ONLINE ENTRY PROCEDURES IN THE 1650 THAT WISH TO SWIM IN THE EARLY SESSION WILL BE THE ONLY SWIMMERS COMPETING IN THIS SESSION

 

Warm-up – 4:30 P.M. Meet begins at 6:00 P.M.

 

8-9         400 Yard IM

101        1650 Yard Freestyle (Mixed)

 

Warm-up – 7:45 A.M. Meet begins at 9:00 A.M.

 

2-3         100 Yard Freestyle

4-5         200 Yard Backstroke

6-7         50 Yard Butterfly

108-109 400 Yard IM

              10 Minute Break

10-11     200 Yard Freestyle Relay

 

ANNUAL MEETING OF MICHIGAN LMSC TO START 20 MINUTES AFTER EVENT #11 200 FREE RELAY

 

Warm-up – 1:00 P.M. Meet begins at 2:00 P.M

 

12-13     200 Yard Butterfly

14-15     50 Yard Backstroke

16-17     100 Yard Breaststroke

              10 Minute Break

18          200 Yard Mixed Medley Relay

19          500 Yard Freestyle (Mixed)

  

Warm-up – 7:45 A.M. Meet begins at 9:00 A.M

 

20-21     200 Yard Freestyle

22-23     100 Yard Butterfly

24-25     50 Yard Breaststroke

26-27     200 Yard IM

              10 Minute Break

28-29     200 Yard Medley Relay

 

Warm-up – One hour after Event #29 200 Medley Relay - Expected Time 12:00 P.M TO 1:00 P.M

Competition begins One hour after warm-up - Expected Time 1:00 P.M. TO 2:00 P.M.

 

30-31     200 Yard Breaststroke

32-33     100 Yard Backstroke

34-35     50 Yard Freestyle

36-37     100 Yard IM

              10 Minute Break

38          200 Yard Mixed Freestyle Relay

39          1000 Yard Freestyle (Mixed)

 

Each swimmer who enters the meet will need to check-in upon arrival at the Lake Orion Natatorium Pool at Lake Orion High School.

 

Friday, March 23, 2012 - Session 1

Friday, March 23, 2012 - Session 2

Saturday, March 24, 2012 - Session 3

Saturday, March 24, 2012 - Session 4

Sunday, March 25, 2012 - Session 5

Sunday, March 25, 2012 - Session 6