Competition

SPONSORED BY:    Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club

SANCTIONED BY:   Wisconsin LMSC for USMS, Inc. Sanction number 203-S006

LOCATION:    Brookfield Central High School, 16900 Gebhardt Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005
The pool is on the West side of the building with adjacent parking. Enter from door S2 on the Southwest side of the building. 

DATE AND TIME:  Saturday, June 3, 2023.

STROKE CLINIC:    Prior to the meet there will be a Freestyle stroke clinic. The clinic will be run by USMS or USA Swimming Certified coaches. The entry fee includes the clinic and the meet. Swimmers may choose to participate in the clinic only, the meet only or both the clinic and meet. The clinic is limited to the first thirty swimmers that register.
    
FACILITIES:    Six (6) lanes, 25 yard indoor pool, backstroke flags, non-turbulent lane dividers, 3.5 feet minimum depth. Height of blocks is 30 inches, depth of pool at starting blocks is 12 feet. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1. 

ELIGIBILITY:    Open to all swimmers 18 years and over as of Saturday, June 3, 2023. Because this is a USMS sanctioned event, current USMS or FINA membership is required for insurance reasons. There are two membership options:

1.    Current USMS membership. 
2.    One Event membership. Online entry is required for One Event memberships. Times swum under one-event registration are not eligible for USMS Top 10 or records consideration. One Event memberships are not eligible for USMS or Wisconsin records (individual or relay), All-American consideration or All-Star consideration.

RULES:    Official USMS Masters Rules will govern this meet. All events are timed finals.

AUTOMATIC SPLIT RECORDING:    Automatic split recording (USMS Rule 103.18.2 A and B) will be performed by the officials for relay lead-off splits, provided the split time is available from the automatic (primary) timing system. Other splits must be requested in writing by the swimmer as per USMS rules noted on the USMS Split Notification Form (Appendix B, Page 133 of the 2023 USMS Rule Book).

SEEDING:    Heats will be computer seeded, slowest to fastest. Please submit a reasonably accurate seed time, a “NO TIME” will be seeded in the slowest heat. Age groups and sexes will be combined.

TIMING:    Primary: Automatic timing system (Daktronics), Secondary: Semi-automatic with one button, Tertiary: one watch. Note: The timing system precision qualifies as appropriate for setting USMS Records, and Top 10 Consideration. (103.18.5). The 25 yard events are watch times only. Volunteer timers would be appreciated.

WARM-UP PROCEDURE:    Swimmers must enter the pool in a cautious manner feet first. Lanes 1 and 2 will be start and sprint lanes when announced with swimming in one direction only and exiting to the side or end of the pool. Lanes 3 - 6 will be for circle swimming only. NO DIVING STARTS from the blocks or the deck in lanes 3 - 6. Hand paddles, kickboards, fins, etc., may not be used at any time during the warm up period. Lane 1 is reserved for warm-up and cool-down during the meet.

ENTRY FEE:    USMS Members $35.00. One Event members $55.00. Relay only or clinic only swimmers must enter and pay the full entry fee. There are no refunds of entry fees.

ENTRY LIMIT:    Six (6) individual events per swimmer. THE 1000 FREESTYLE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 5 ENTRIES RECEIVED.

ON-LINE MEET ENTRY:    Enter On-Line via Club Assistant (see https://www.wisconsinmastersswimming.com for link) OR via US Mail with the Wisconsin Masters Swimming Universal Entry Form, one athlete per form. On-line entry is preferred. 

Entries open on May 1, 2023. The On-Line meet entry deadline for the meet is Monday, May 29, 2023 at 11:59 PM CST time. NO EMAIL OR DECK OR LATE ENTRIES FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS OR RELAY ONLY SWIMMERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

ENTRY DEADLINE:   Paper entries for individual events or relay only swimmers via US Mail with the Wisconsin Masters Swimming Universal Entry Form, one athlete per form. Mail entries must include a copy of the swimmer’s USMS registration card. The LIABILITY RELEASE page must be signed without any alterations. Paper entries must be in the meet director’s hands no later than 6:00PM, Saturday May 27, 2023. Fees must accompany the entry form. Checks made payable to Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club. 

MEET DIRECTOR:    Mike Murray, 2525 Scheibe Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005   
Phone:  414.315.2847 with text
Email: WMAC.Swim.MeetDir@Gmail.com

AWARDS:    Ribbons for 1st to 3rd place. 

(1) Non-Conforming Event and not eligible for USMS Top 10, USMS or WI records, All American or All-Star consideration.
(2) At the blocks, swimmers will be given the order of strokes to be swum. The order will vary from lane to lane and will not be in the traditional (Fly-Back-Breast-Free) order.
(3) Each swimmer will swim a 100 Individual Medley in the standard order.
(4) The 25 yard events are watch times only.