Competition
Date/Times: Saturday, November 14, 2015. Warm-up starts at 12:00 Noon, Meet starts at 1:00 pm.
PLEASE NOTE - UI Vandal home football game. See "Parking" and allow extra time for parking and walking to swim center.
Sponsor: Moscow Chinooks Masters Swim Club. Sanctioned by Inland Northwest Masters Swimming (IWMSC) for United States Masters Swimming, Inc. (USMS) Sanction number 355-S008.
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: 2015 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: All paper entries must be postmarked by Saturday, November 7, 2015. Online meet entry closes Tuesday, November 10, 11:59pm PST.
Fees: $30 for entries. Make payment by check/money order payable to MCM. Cash will not be accepted. 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.
PARKING! Lot #39 will be restricted until 2pm due to an Idaho Vandals home football game. Drop off at pool is allowed. Plan time to park and walk. See UI Parking map at http://www.uidaho.edu/infrastructure/parking/parking-maps. Recommended alternatives: Nez Perce/Perimeter Drive street parking, Admin Lot #40, Lots #41, 45, 46 off Blake Ave (pedestrian walkway past Admin Bldg to Swim Center). 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 Paige Buehler at (208) 892-1328 before 9pm PST or email mcm@galacticnorth.net