Competition

Competition Name
2019 Sol Masters SCY Meet at Southwestern College in Chula Vista
Meet Dates
Sun, 4/14/2019 - Sun, 4/14/2019
Description
2019 Sol Masters Short Course Yards Swim Meet
Health First Fitness Club Aquatics at Southwestern College
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Sanction 449-S002


Sanction: Sanctioned by San Diego-Imperial Local Masters Swimming Committee (SI LMSC) for United States Masters Swimming, Inc. (USMS).  Sanction #449-S002

Date/Time: Sunday, April 14, 2019. 8:00 am Warm-Up; 9:00 am Start (Distance Freestyle) and after 11:00 am (Main Meet)

Pool/Location: Health First Fitness Club at Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Outdoor, 25-yd, 6 lanes. 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: $30 Individual Entry and $15 Relay-Only Entry closes at 6:00 pm on Saturday, April 13, 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=11122

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.

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 6 events. Swimmers may enter only once per relay group (M, W, or X). Provide accurate short course yards times or estimates; do not omit an entry time or enter “no time".

Age Groups: Swimmer competition age is age as of 04/14/2019 (day of meet). Individual event age groups are 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, … in five year increments. Relay event age groups are 18+, 25+, 35+, … in ten year increments, determined by age of youngest swimmer.

Relays: Relays are $8 each, entered by a single team representative, and due by the end of Event #12. 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 swim together in Events 19-21, 22-24, 25-27, 28-30, 31-33.

Seeding & Check-In: Events are seeded by entry times, slow to fast, regardless of age or gender. Check-in is required for all distance events (1650, 1000, and 500 Freestyle) and closes 30 minutes before each event. Notify the meet director if you check in and later decide not to swim.

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: (1) From I-805 South: In Chula Vista, take exit 7A for East H Street. (2) From I-805 North: In Chula Vista, take exit 7 for H Street/Bonita Road towards E Street.  Keep right at the fork, follow signs for H Street.  Turn right onto East H Street. (3) On East H Street: Drive 3.5 miles east to Southwest College Wellness & Aquatics Complex at Health First Fitness Club.

Parking: $3 daily permit from dispensers are required on campus. Park in any white student parking space.

SI Meeting: A San Diego-Imperial LMSC meeting will take place during or following the meet.
Abbreviation
SWC
Location
Health First Fitness Center
Pool
HFFC Wellness & Aquatics at Southwestern College
Street
900 Otay Lakes Road
City, State, ZIP
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Map URL
map
Course Description
25 Yards / Outdoor
Information
Date Entry Due
Sat, 4/13/2019
Deck Entries
No
Results