Competition
Competition Name
2024 Oregon City SCM Spring Ahead Meet
Meet Dates
Sat, 3/9/2024
- Sun, 3/10/2024
Calendar
Description
2024 OREGON CITY SCM SPRING AHEAD MEET
Oregon City Municipal Pool
March 9-10, 2024
Oregon City Municipal Pool
March 9-10, 2024
Sanctioned by Oregon Masters Swimming, Inc. for USMS Inc.
Sanction: 374-S003
Hosted by: Oregon City Swim Team and the Oregon City Tankers
Location: Oregon City Municipal Swimming Pool, 1211 Jackson Street, Oregon City, OR 97045
FACILITY: Indoor, 25 meters, with 6 lanes 2.5m per lane. Starting blocks at the deep end of the pool only (12ft), shallow end is (3.5ft), parking is available, seating for 200 spectators and a community room adjacent to the pool for 150 people. Men’s and Women’s locker rooms will be available. Open pool deck areas available for swimmers, coaches and officials only. Facility is accessible for adaptive swimmers.
ELIGIBILITY: Open ONLY to individuals (18 years of age or older) who are 2024 USMS members or a foreign equivalent. Non-member swimmers may become USMS members by joining online at www.usms.org/reg/. USMS One-Event Registration (OEVT) is not available. Foreign swimmers may participate upon presenting proof of current registration with their country’s Masters Swimming governing body. Foreign swimmers are not eligible for USMS Top 10, National Records, nor All-American awards.
RULES: Current US Masters Swimming and Oregon Masters Swimming (OMS) Policies will govern all aspects of this meet. The USMS Rules can be found at www.usms.org.
POOL LENGTH COMPLIANCE: The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1B.
TIMING SYSTEM: The primary timing system will be automatic timing with button backup. Times from this competition will be eligible for world record, USMS record, and Top 10 consideration.
MEET SCHEDULE:
Schedule: Date Warm-Up Competition
Session 1 Saturday March 9th 7:00 am 8:00 am
Session 2 Sunday March 10th 8:00 am 9:00 am
MEET DIRECTOR: Matt Crum, coachmatt@ocst.net, (503) 952-6260
ENTRY DEADLINE: USMS entries must be received by 11:59 P.M. Monday, March 4, 2024
AGE DETERMINATION: Your age is determined by your age as of December 31, 2024.
ON-LINE ENTRIES: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1352&smid=17978
MEET ENTRY FEES: $40.00 Online entries are paid by credit card to “Oregon Masters.”
AGE GROUPS: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, etc.. Relay age groups: 72-99,100-119, 120-159, 160-199, etc.
ENTRY LIMITS: You may enter a maximum of 6 individual events, plus relays. Enter relays at the meet.
HEAT SHEETS: Heat sheets will be posted in several places around the pool. They will also be electronically distributed to entrants prior to the day of the meet along with other meet information.
MEET RESULTS: Results will be posted in the pool area and will be available on www.swimoregon.org.
AWARDS: Ribbons will be awarded to 1st-3rd Place.
FINIS Backstroke Wedges will be available during warm-up and during competition for Backstroke and Medley Relay events.
MEETINGS: Officials' meeting will be held 45 minutes prior to the start of the meet.
WARM-UP AND WARM-DOWN PROCEDURES: General warm-up in all lanes will follow Oregon Masters Policies. With approximately 30 minutes remaining in warm-up, a single one-way sprint lane will be made available for forward and backstroke starts. Oregon Masters Policies prohibit the use of training equipment in all warm-up and warm-down lanes. This includes kickboards, pull buoys, paddles, snorkels, fins, etc.. Warm-up will close 10 minutes prior to the start of competition.
CONTINUOUS WARM-UP AND WARM-DOWN SPACE:
Throughout the competition, one lane will always be available for continuous warm-up and warm-down with feet first entry.
RESTRICTIONS: Tobacco products, alcoholic beverages and glass containers are not allowed in the facility. Shaving is not permitted in the facility. Use of audio or visual recording devices, including a cell phone, is not permitted in changing areas, rest rooms or locker rooms. Deck changing is prohibited.
CAMERAS, VIDEO EQUIPMENT, AND DRONES: The use of cameras, including cellphone cameras and/or other recording devices, is prohibited behind the starting platforms during the start of races including relay starts. The use of audio and/or visual recording devices, including cellphone cameras, is prohibited in changing areas, restrooms, and locker rooms. Operation of drones, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venues (pool, athlete/coach areas, and open ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials, and/or spectators are present.
SPLIT REQUESTS: Initial split times from an individual or relay event will be accepted as an individual performance and will be considered for Top 10 if it is deemed an official time. Split times will be considered for a USMS record only if recorded by automatic timing (for a world record: automatic timing, or semiautomatic if automatic fails). The request for relay leadoff split times and initial backstroke distance times in individual backstroke events must be made prior to the swim. Other than relay leadoff and initial backstroke splits, the swimmer must notify the Meet Referee of the intent to record an initial split time prior to the conclusion of the meet. The Meet Director should give a copy of the completed split forms to the Top 10 Recorder.
SEEDING METHOD: Events will be seeded slow to fast by time w/o regard to age or gender. Relay events may be combined depdning on the number of entries.
CHECK-IN AND RELAY ENTRY DEADLINES: The 400 IM, 400 free, and all relays will be deck-seeded and positive check-in is required per the following schedule:
Relays:
200 Medley Relays (events 1,2,3) – Prior to 7:30 am on Saturday
400 Freestyle Relays (events 12, 13, 14) – Prior to the 400 Freestyle (event 11)
200 Freestyle Relays (events 15,16,17) – Prior to 8:30 am on Sunday
400 Medley Relays (events 21, 22, 23) – Prior to 200 Backstroke (events 19)
Individual events:
400 Freestyle (event 11) – Prior to 200 Ind Med (event 7)
400 Ind Medley (event 28) – Prior to 200 Butterfly (event 26)
ORDER OF EVENTS:
Saturday, March 9, 2024
1) Men’s 200 Free Relay
2) Women’s 200 Free Relay
3) Mixed 200 Free Relay
Short Break
4) Mixed 50 Breaststroke
5) Mixed 200 Freestyle
6) Mixed 100 Butterfly
Short Break
Short Break
7) Mixed 200 Ind Medley
8) Mixed 100 Backstroke
9) Mixed 200 Breaststroke
10) Mixed 50 Freestyle
Short Break
Short Break
11) Mixed 400 Freestyle
Short Break
Short Break
12) Men’s 400 Medley Relay
13) Women’s 400 Medley Relay
14) Mixed 400 Medley Relay
Sunday, March 10, 202415) Women’s 200 Medley Relay
16) Men’s 200 Medley Relay
17) Mixed 200 Medley Relay
Short Break
18) Mixed 50 Butterfly
19) Mixed 200 Backstroke
20) Mixed 100 Breaststroke
Short Break
21) Women’s 400 Free Relay
22) Men’s 400 Free Relay
23) Mixed 400 Free Relay
Short Break
24) Mixed 100 IM
25) Mixed 100 Freestyle
26) Mixed 200 Butterfly
27) Mixed 50 Backstroke
Short Break
28) Mixed 400 IM
Pool
Oregon City Municipal Pool
Street
1211 Jackson Street
City, State, ZIP
Oregon City, OR 97045
Map URL
Course Description
25 Meters /
Indoor
Date Entry Due
Mon, 3/4/2024