2019 San Diego-Imperial LCM Champs

Sanction:
Sanctioned by San Diego-Imperial Local Masters Swimming Committee (SI LMSC) for United States Masters Swimming, Inc. (USMS). Sanction #449-S003

Date/Time:
Sunday, July 21, 2019. 8:00 am Warm-Up; 9:00 am Start (Distance); after 11:00 am Start (Main Meet)

Location:
Coggan Family Aquatic Complex, 800 Nautilus Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 - Outdoor, 50m, 6 lane meet
The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance & on file with USMS in accordance with USMS Rule Book articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1. The primary timing system will be automatic timing.  Officials times may be submitted for USMS records and USMS Top 10 consideration.  Meet management provided by San Diego Swim Masters.

Entry & Deadlines:
$35 Individual Entry & $15 Relay-Only Entry closes at 4:00 pm on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
Late or Deck Entries will NOT be accepted. Web entry only (no paper entry). There will be NO refunds.

Web Entry:
https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1322&smid=12016

Program & Results:
Psych Sheets and Estimated Timeline will be e-mailed the evening before racing. Results will be validated and posted on www.SIMasterSwim.org. USMS member times will be uploaded to www.USMS.org.

Host:
San Diego-Imperial Masters Swimming (www.SIMasterSwim.org)

Contact:
Meet Director: Kenton Jones, (858) 243-3960, kerujo@aol.com

Eligibility:
All persons holding a 2019 United States Masters Swimming (USMS) membership card or a foreign FINA member equivalent may participate provided that a legible Masters card copy & completed entry form are submitted & the liability release is signed. USMS membership links: https://www.usms.org/join (online) and www.SIMasterSwim.org/member.html (form).

Rules:
USMS rules govern the meet. Officials are certified. Failure to act in a sportsmanlike or safe manner or to cooperate with the officials can result in disqualification from the meet. A rule book will be available.

Warm-Up & Warm-Down:
NO DIVING is permitted into the pool during the pre-meet warm-up except into a designated “one-way” dive-only lane where forward and backstroke starts can be practiced. Enter all other lanes feet first in a safe manner. During the meet, diving is NEVER permitted into the warm-up & warm-down lanes, and forward and backstroke starts are NEVER permitted in warm-up and warm-down lanes.

Events:
Swimmers may enter up to 6 individual events and all relays. Swimmers may enter only once per relay event. Provide accurate long course meter times or estimates; do not omit an entry time or enter “no time".

Age Groups:
Swimmer competition age is age as of 12/31/2019 (end of year). Individual event age groups are 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, … in five year increments. Relay event age groups are 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, … in forty year increments, determined by cumulative age of all four swimmers.

Relays:
Relays are $8 each, entered by a single team representative, and due by the end of Event #13. Relay-only swimmers must enter online by the deadline and pay the $15 relay-only entry fee. All 4 swimmers on each relay must belong to the same USMS-member club. Relays must be composed of 4 women, 4 men, or 2 women & 2 men (mixed). Unattached members (UC) are ineligible to swim relays. Mens & Womens & Mixed Relays will swim together in Events 18-20, 21-23, 24-26, 27-29, 30-32.

Seeding & Check-In:
Events are seeded by entry times, slow to fast, regardless of age or gender. Check-in is required for the 1500 & 800 meter Freestyles and closes 30 minutes before the event. Notify the meet director if you check in and later decide not to swim. All other events are pre-seeded.

Timers:
Electronic Timing - Colorado Timing System 5.0, electronic scoreboard, and two timers per lane. All clubs and participants are required to assist with backup stopwatch/button timing during the meet.

Directions:
From the north: take I-5, exit west onto La Jolla Village Drive; turn left at Torrey Pines Rd; continue for 3.2 miles; turn left at Girard, turn right onto Pearl, turn left onto Fay Ave; drive about .5 mile.
From the south: take I-5, exit at Grand/Garnet Ave; turn left at Garnet, turn right onto Soledad Mtn Road;
turn left onto La Jolla Scenic Drive South, turn right onto Nautilus St.; turn right on Fay Ave.

Parking:
Free parking at the northwest corner of Fay and Nautilus adjacent to, and east of, La Jolla High School

SI Meeting:
A San Diego-Imperial LMSC meeting will take place during or following the meet.

Session 1 - Distance Freestyle

Session 2 - Main Meet

Session 3 - Relays