Competition

Date/Times: Saturday, November 16, 2013. Warm-up starts at 12:00pm, Meet starts at 1:00 pm. Warm up 12:00-12:30pm in shallow pool only.

Sponsor: Moscow Chinooks Masters Swimming of Hydropower Masters Swim Club.

Sanctioned by Inland Northwest Masters Swimming (IWMSC) for United States Masters Swimming, Inc. (USMS) Sanction number 353-S004.

Facility: University of Idaho Swim Center. 25 yard competition pool with 8 lanes and automatic timing system. Dedicated pool for warm up/down. Locker rooms adjacent to pool deck. Spectator balcony.

Eligibility: All swimmers must be currently registered USMS swimmers or foreign equivalent. New members can register online: www.usms.org/reg.

Rules: 2013 USMS rules will apply. Available at www.usms.org/rules/ and at the meet. Certified stroke and turn judges will be present. Events will be seeded slow to fast.

Deadline: Online meet entry closes Tuesday, November 12, 11:59pm PDT.  All paper entries must be postmarked by Saturday, November 9, 2013. 

Fees: $30 for entries. Online registrations will be charged to a credit card. The charge on your card will be from "ClubAssistant.com Events" for this meet.  

Conduct of the meet: Each participant may swim five individual and three relay events. Individuals can choose to participate in a Trifecta. “Trifectas” are for swims of all three distances (50, 100, 200) in one stroke. The Brute Squad is a trifecta comprised of the 400 IM, 200 Butterfly and 1650 Free.

Relays: Submit relay cards to the Clerk of Course by 1:30 PM. Individuals must be signed up with the club they represent to have their relay points count for that club. Events 2&3, 10&11 and 17&18 will be combined so swimmers may only participate in one relay per distance/stroke combination.

Awards: First-Third place ribbons will be available. Trifectas will be awarded to the fastest combined time for males and females in the following age groups: 18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, etc.

Directions:
1a. From ID Hwy 95 come into Moscow & head west on Sixth St. toward the University of Idaho campus.
1b. From Pullman on WA270/ID8 turn right at 2nd signal onto Perimeter Rd. then left onto Sixth St.
2. Turn south on Rayburn St. and continue to parking lot #39 opposite the Kibbie Dome east side. Enter Memorial Gym and follow signs to the Swim Center.
Additional parking on Rayburn St. Obey all parking signs.

H.O.S.T. (House Our Swimmers Tonight): Moscow Chinooks are happy to house you (and your family) for the night. Contact the meet director. Nearby hotels are the Idaho Inn, Palouse Inn, Super 8 Moscow, Best Western University Inn and the Fairfield Inn.

QUESTIONS: Contact Meet Director Matt Edde at (360) 624-8557 before 9pm PDT or email mcm@galacticnorth.net