Competition

Olympus HS Natatorium
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Sanctioned by Utah Masters for USMS, Inc. Sanction #344-S006

Meet Director: Shawn Stringham, Olympus Aquatics President, www.olympusaquatics.com

Facility: Olympus High Natatorium. A one-pool facilities, with an 8 lane, all-deep competition. 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 107.2.1.

Location: 2300 E. Lincoln Lane, Holladay, UT 84124

Parking: You can park in the parking lot in any available, legal parking place.

Meet Conduct: 2014 USMS Rules will govern conduct of this meet.

Eligibility: All swimmers must be registered with USMS (proof is required). USMS/Utah annual registration for 2014 will be offered on deck. USMS/Utah one day membership is a $15 fee. Important Eligibility Rule: 102.2.1 For short course yards, the eligibility of a participant for a particular age group shall be determined by the age as of the last day of the meet.

Entries: Please register online on Club Assistant software.  There is a $30 fee for this meet. Entries must be received by April 7, 2014 at 11:59pm.  Online entries are paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com Events.
**There will be a limit of 3 heats in the 1,000 and 1,650 Free. Swimmers may only swim one of either the 1,000 or 1,650 freestyle, not both. Please note: Participants may only swim 5 individual, plus 2 relay events.

Same Day Deck Entries and fee: Deck entries will be accepted until 9:30 am for all events EXCEPT #1, 2, & 3 (the deadline for these events is 7:45 am). There is an additional $15.00 fee for deck entries. This is a late fee that must be included with the athlete’s entry fee, for a total meet fee of $45.

Meet Check-In: This meet requires a positive check-in. You must check in by 9:30 am or you will be scratched from the meet. Check in deadline for events #1, 2, & 3 is 7:45 am.

Age Groups: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, etc. in 5 year increments.

Relay Age Groups: Short course (25) yards—18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+, 95+... (10-year increments as high as is necessary). The age of the youngest relay team member shall determine the age group. Relay teams must swim in the oldest age group for which they are eligible.

Relays: Swimmers must be entered in the meet to swim on relays. Important Relay Team Rule: 102.9.1 Relay teams shall not compete unattached. In all cases, relay teams must be composed of USMS members of the same club, which is a member of USMS. Relay cards may be obtained at the relay card pick-up table. Relay team entries will be accepted until the end of the break prior to the event.

Seeding: All events will be timed finals with heats seeded by time, slowest to fastest. Genders will swim together (mixed).

Heats: Heat sheets will be posted around the deck. Swimmers who miss their heats may not swim in another heat unless successfully protested to Meet Director and Referee. Swimmers without seed times may be placed in the slowest (earlier) heats.

Warm-up/cool down: Warm-ups start at 7:00am, competition begins at 8:00am. Warm-up and cool down during the meet will be in lane 8. Lane 7 is to be left empty during competition!

Records: Swimmers attempting to set records during the meet should notify the Starter to assure that three official timers will be present.

Awards & Ribbons: Available for pick-up at meet only. Awards, medals or ribbons will not be mailed following the meet.