2024 Minnesota Masters SCY Championship

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Registration Schedule

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Registration:                  Via Club Assistant 
Warm-up Period:            9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Both Days
Events:                            10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Both Days
Location:                         University of Saint Thomas, Anderson Athletic,
                                          Recreation Complex,
                                          2115 Summit Avenue,            
                                          St. Paul, MN, 55105
Meet Sanction:                304-S004
Meet Director:                 Gerald Vandam vandammn6@aol.com
Entry Changes:               Gerald Vandam vandammn6@aol.com
Entry Requirement:        Swimmers must be USMS registered members
 

Registration commences at 12:01 AM on Mar 16, 2024 and closes at 11:59 PM on Thursday, April 25, 2024. There will be no deck entries. The fee for a single day is $30 and for both days combined is $50.

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Entry Details:  Participants may enter a maximum of 5 individual events each day.  Entry fees will be refunded if the Meet is canceled. Registrants may donate refunds to the Adult Learn to Swim Program.  Fees will be paid by credit card to ‘Minnesota Masters.’  Those needing to drop from the Meet should e-mail Gerald Vandam, Vandammn6@aol.com, by 12:01 PM on Friday, 26 April,  2024.

Course:  8  lanes, 25 yard pool, using 8 lanes for competition.  3  lanes in the adjacent diving well will be available throughout the Meet for warm-up and cool down.  The length of the competition pool is in compliance with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1.

Positive Check-in:  Positive check-in will be by 9:30 AM for the 1000 Free on Saturday, 9:30 AM for the 500 Free on Sunday and 10:30 AM for the 1650 Free on Sunday. Swimmers who do not confirm their entries at the Meet Director’s table will be scratched from the events.

Results:  Results may be posted at the venue at the discretion of the Meet Director and unofficial real-time results will upload to Meet Mobile. Final results will be available at www.minnesotamasters.com by Wednesday, May 1st. Times swum by non-Minnesota LMSC members are not eligible for Minnesota LMSC records.

Seeding:  Event seeding and lane assignments will be developed prior to the Meet and e-mailed to all registrants.  Distance events will be seeded after positive check-in.  Some changes in heats or lanes may occur on the day of the Meet.  Seeding will be slow to fast except for the 1650 which will be fast to slow.  

Split Request:  Official split requests for individual events and relays must be submitted using the USMS Split Notification Form. (Split requests are for Official times for national, world records, and top ten rankings)  Per USMS rules, for backstroke events, and relays you must notify the meet referee/director if you need to record an initial split time before swimming that event, and for individual events other than backstroke you must notify the referee/director before the meet ends.    

Relays:  Those organizing relays may sign their teams up by e-mail to Gerald Vandam, vandammn6@aol.com by Wednesday, April 24th at 12:01 am, or may fill out and submit a written relay card at the Meet and return it to the Meet Director no later than 1 hour before the prospective event.  Each card or e-mail must include the club/workout group name.  For the relay to be official, none may be "unattached".  All relay members must be registered with the same club but may be from different workout groups.  The distance and type of relay must be circled or otherwise indicated.  Women's, Men's relay heats may be combined depending on the number of entries.

Scheduled Breaks:  There will be a 15-minute break after events 9 and 25.  

Scoring:  The winning team will be the Minnesota LMSC based Club or Workout Group who has the most cumulative points at the end of the meet.  Athletes & Relays will score points for their respective USMS Clubs and workout groups. Points will be awarded as follows; for Individuals: 9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1; Relays: 18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2.  Note:  all 4 members of the relay must belong to the same Workout Group for that Workout Group to receive any points.  Club MINN Athletes & Relays will not score points towards overall team totals, but workout groups under Club MINN will.

Please note: This meet will be canceled if prohibited by a governmental authority, in which case all entry fees will be refunded. Swimmers who cancel are not eligible for refunds.

 

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "MINNESOTA MASTERS."