Competition
9:00 am warm-up, 10:00 am start
Sanctioned by San Diego-Imperial Local Masters Swimming Committee (SI LMSC) for United States Masters Swimming, Inc. (USMS)
Sanction #: 444-S001
Mission Valley YMCA Bruce Hazard Pool
5505 Friars Road, San Diego, CA, 92110
Event Schedule:
- #1 - 50 Butterfly
- #2 - 100 Butterfly
- #3 - 200 Butterfly
- #4 - 50 Backstroke
- #5 - 100 Backstroke
- #6 - 200 Backstroke
- #7 - 50 Breaststroke
- #8 - 100 Breaststroke
- #9 - 200 Breaststroke
- #10 - 50 Freestyle
- #11 - 100 Freestyle
- #12 - 200 Freestyle
- #13 - 100 I.M.
- #14 - 200 I.M.
- #15 - 400 I.M.
- #16 - 500 Freestyle
- #17-19 - 200 Medley Relay (Womens/Mens/Mixed)
- #20-22 - 200 Freestyle Relay (Womens/Mens/Mixed)
- #23 - 1000 Freestyle
- #24-26 - 400 Medley Relay (Womens/Mens/Mixed)
- #27-29 - 400 Freestyle Relay (Womens/Mens/Mixed)
- #30 - 1650 Freestyle
- #31-33 - 800 Freestyle Relay (Womens/Mens/Mixed)
Mail & Online Entry: $20 flat fee with completed entry received by Sat, March 22, 2014.
Deck Entry: $25 flat fee with completed entry provided by 9:00 am on day-of-meet.
Enter Online: Use ClubAssistant Software. Online entries are paid by credit card to "ClubAssistant.com Events."
Enter By Mail: Entry Form at www.SIMasterSwim.org
Meet Director: Kenton Jones, (858) 243-3960, kerujo@aol.com
Limit 5 events; write accurate entry time or estimate next to event; do not omit time or enter “no time”
Choose “Sprint Pentathlon”, “Mid-Distance Pentathlon”, “Endurance Pentathlon”, or mix 'n' match!
2014 USMS Card Required: All persons holding a 2014 United States Masters Swimming (USMS) membership card or a foreign equivalent may participate provided that a legible Masters card copy & completed entry form are submitted & the liability release is signed. USMS online membership is available. A membership form can be downloaded here.
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. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with USMS Rule Book articles 105.17 and 107.2.1.
Warm-Up & Warm-Down Rules: NO DIVING is permitted into the pool during the pre-meet warm-up except into a designated “one-way” dive-only lane. Enter all other lanes feet first in a safe manner. During the meet, diving is NEVER permitted into the warm-up & warm-down lanes.
Age Groups: 18 - 24, 25 - 29, 30 - 34, 35 - 39, 40 - 44, … in five year increments as high as needed.
Seeding: All event heats are seeded “slow to fast” by entry time regardless of age or gender.
Events: Swimmers may enter up to 5 individual events; enter accurate times or estimates, do not omit an entry time or enter “no time.”
Check-In: Check-in is required for the 500, 1000 & 1650 yard Freestyles & closes after Event 12.
Pentathlon Award: Swim all 5 events within a single pentathlon class (Sprint: 50 each stroke & 100 IM; Mid-Distance: 100 each stroke & 200 IM; Endurance: 200 each stroke & 400 IM) without disqualification to be eligible for an award given to the swimmer with the lowest 5-event total time within each gender, age group, & class.
Pool: Outdoor 25-yard with ten 8' wide lanes. 6 competition lanes, 7' deep, one buffer lane, & three warm-up/warm-down lanes during the meet.
Timing: Electronic Timing - Colorado Timing System 5.0 & Electronic Scoreboard
Pancakes: Served complimentary to participants & guests.
SI Meeting: An SI LMSC meeting will take place during or following the meet.
Directions to Mission Valley YMCA at 5505 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92110 on the south side of Friars Road.
Parking is adjacent to the complex on the east & west sides. Enter through the YMCA main doors on the south side & ask reception for directions to the swim meet at the Hazard Pool.
From I-5 Southbound: take exit 21 for Sea World Drive toward Tecolote Rd; turn right at Sea World Dr; turn left at Friars Rd; go past Napa St to 5505 Friars Rd on right;
From I-5 Northbound: take I-8 east exit toward El Centro; follow signs for Morena Blvd & merge onto Morena Blvd; slight right at Linda Vista Rd; turn right at Napa St; turn left at Friars Rd
From I-8 Westbound: exit onto Morena Blvd; slight right at Linda Vista Rd; turn right at Napa St; turn left at Friars Rd., proceed to 5505 Friars Rd on right.