Competition

Sanction: Sanctioned by San Diego-Imperial Local Masters Swimming Committee (SI LMSC) for United States Masters Swimming, Inc. (USMS). Sanction #446-S006.

Date/Time: Sunday, November 13, 2016. 9:00 am Warm-Up; 10:00 am Start
Location: The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Aquatic Center - 6845 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92115

Pool: Outdoor, 25 meter course with 9 lanes (6 competition, 1 buffer, 2 warm-up/warm-down), 8’ wide & 7’ to 12' deep. 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 107.2.1.

Entry & Deadlines: $25 Individual Entry & $10 Relay-Only Entry closes at 5:00 pm on Saturday, November 12, 2016.
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=8154

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 2016 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: www.USMS.org/reg/register.php?LMSCID=44 (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. Enter all other lanes feet first in a safe manner. During the meet, diving is NEVER permitted into the warm-up & warm-down lanes.

Events: Swimmers may enter up to 5 individual events and all relays. Swimmers may enter only once per relay event. Provide accurate short course meter times or estimates; do not omit an entry time or enter “no time".

Age Groups: Swimmer competition age is age as of 12/31/2016 (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 $4 each, entered by a single team representative, and due by the end of Event #11. Relay-only swimmers must enter online by the deadline and pay the $10 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. For each relay type, swimmers may be on either Gender or Mixed, not both, as Mens/Womens/Mixed relays swim together.

Seeding & Check-In: Events are seeded by entry times, slow to fast, regardless of age or gender. Check-in is required for the 800 & 1500 meter Freestyles and closes after Event 16. Notify the meet director if you check in and later decide not to swim. All other events are pre-seeded.

Timing: 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 South to I-805 South to I-8 East, exit on Alvarado Rd/College Ave, keep right at the fork, merge south onto College Ave, turn left onto University Avenue. From the South: Take Interstate 5 North to Interstate 15 North to State Route 94 East, exit on Broadway/College Ave, keep right at the fork and follow signs for College Ave, merge onto Federal Blvd then slight right onto College Ave, turn right onto University Ave.

Parking: Salvation Driveway is on the south side of University Ave. Turn right into the free parking lot adjacent to the pool.

SI Meeting: An SI LMSC meeting will take place during or following the meet.

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