The 33rd Annual Lakeside Masters Summer Long Course Invitational

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Registration Schedule

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The 33rd Annual Lakeside Masters Summer Long Course Invitational
July 25-26, 2009

Sanctioned By The Kentucky LMSC For United States Masters Swimming Inc.  Sanction Number 419-0006

SPONSORED BY:  Lakeside Masters Swim Team

LOCATION:  Lakeside Swim Club, 2010 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY 40205-2142, (502) 454-4585
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POOL:  10 lane, 50 meters, non-turbulent dividers, automatic timing, 4 lane 25 yd Warm-up plus ample warm up space

SCHEDULE: 
Friday, July 24, 2009 - Pre Meet Warm up 5:00–8:00pm EDT.  Only pre registered swimmers will be able to use facility for warm-up.
Saturday, July 25, 2009:   Session One – 9:00 am EDT, Warm up 8:00 am EDT.   Session Two –  1:30 pm EDT, Warm-up 12:30 pm EDT.
Sunday, July 26, 2009:   Session Three - 9:00 am EDT, Warm up 8:00 am EDT  (30 minute warm-up after the Men’s 400 free)
           
ELIGIBILITY:  All swimmers must be registered with United States Masters Swimming, Inc. and may be asked to show their USMS card upon request by officials.  Swimmers may register with USMS online - see link to renew or join on the next page of this online registration. 
Each swimmer is eligible to swim A MAXIMUM OF 6 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS FOR THE MEET  (Limit 5 per day), plus relays.

AGE:  A swimmer's age on December 31, 2009, shall determine his/her age for the meet. 

19-24 SWIMMERS:    Swimmers 18-24 years old competing in USMS meets may jeopardize their NCAA eligibility.

ENTRY DEADLINE:   Online entries (preferred) close Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at midnight EDT.  Paper mailed entries must be received by Sunday, July 19, 2009
All entries completed by Sunday, July 19 at midnight EDT, will receive a Meet Shirt and packet.  Packets may be picked up at the Meet Entrance.  Only pre-registered swimmers, whose entries are received by July 19, will receive a meet shirt and packet.

ENTRY FEES:  $30.00 for online entries for 1 or 2 meet days.
$35.00 for paper mailed entries for 2 meet days, $25.00 for 1 meet day, received by July 19.
$40.00 for deck entries for 1 or 2 meet days.

LATE & DECK ENTRIES:  This meet will be Deck-Seeded.  Late & Deck Entries will be seeded into the meet following the deck entry deadline. Heat Sheets will then be posted around the competitive course following the closing of deck entries.  Deck entries for the 1500 and 800 Freestyles will be accepted if space available. (60 entries in the 1500 and 30 entries in the 800)
Deck Entry Deadline: Session One events 8:30 am EDT, Session Two events 12:15 pm EDT, Session Three events, 8:15 am EDT 
           
1500 & 800 FREESTYLE:  The 1500 freestyle shall be limited to the first 60 entries (Men And Women) received and the 800 freestyle shall be limited to the first 30 entries.  Swimmers may enter either the 800 or 1500 Freestyles, but not both events. Check-in is required for the 1500 and the 800 freestyle.  All swimmers must be checked in for the 1500 freestyle by 8:30 am on Saturday, July 25th.  All swimmers must be checked in for the 800 freestyle by 10:30 am on Saturday, July 25th.  Any swimmer who has not checked in with the Clerk of Course by these deadlines will be scratched.  Swimmers may check-in by phone on Friday, July 24th, only by calling 502-454-4585 ext 225.   Any entry received after the first 60 in the 1500 and the first 30 in the 800 shall be considered a standby and shall check in at the Clerk of Course. These swimmers will be placed in the event, upon a scratch.  Men and women will be seeded together for the 1500 and 800 freestyle events only.   Swimmers shall provide their own person to count for them.  Lap Counters will be provided.

LANE ASSIGNMENTS:  Each event will be seeded by the submitted seed time of each swimmer; the slower heats will swim first and no time (NT) will be seeded in these heats.  Swimmers will be seeded according to time regardless of their age.  Women and men will be seeded in separate heats, except for the 1500 & 800 freestyles.  Swimmers are responsible to report to the blocks for each event, on time for their appropriate heat and lane.   A Psych Sheet will be posted on Thursday, July 23rd, after 6:00pm EDT, at www.lakesideswim.org

TEAM REPRESENTATIVE:  All USMS registered teams should inform the Meet Director or Clerk of Course of one official team representative before the start of Event 1.

RELAYS:  All relays are deck entered.  Official relay cards are to be picked up from the Clerk of Course by the coach or team representative and are responsible to print legibly all information required.  Each card shall include: swimmer's name as USMS registered in order of relay swim; first name, last name, age, and sex.  Cards shall be returned to Clerk of Course by the deadline announced at the meet.

OFFICIAL SPLITS:    Splits for the 800, in the 1500 Freestyle, and the 400, in the 800 Freestyle, shall be recorded in the official results.  Any swimmer wishing a split time recorded in any other individual event, shall pickup a split request form from the Clerk of Course, fill it out and return it to the Clerk.  Split times will be recorded in accordance with USMS Rule 105.2.2.

AWARDS:  Team Awards will be given to the top three visiting teams.  Individual awards will be given for 1st through 8th place by age groups and sex from 18-24 through 100+.  Awards will be given for relays for 1st through 8th, by age group, 72+, 100+, 120+, 160+, 200+, 240+, 280+, 320+

HIGH POINT AWARD:  A High Point Award will be awarded to the Male and Female in each age group, based on the team points scored in each individual event.

TEAM POINTS:  Team Points will be awarded by the age group with men and women being scored separately.  Individual: first through eighth: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.  Relays: first through eighth: 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2

PROTESTS:  Any protest concerning seeding, awards, final results, eligibility, scoring or entries will be addressed to the meet director or referee. (USMS Rule 102.16) The Team Representative is the only person who can make the protest.

FACILITY RESTRICTIONS:  Please enter through the swim meet entrance.  Smoking is prohibited in the facility.  No alcoholic beverages, glass containers or cans are permitted on Lakeside Club property.  Coolers will be inspected by club personnel.  Please enter facility through meet gate.  Street parking only; No on-site parking available.

SWIM EQUIPMENT:  Swim gear will be available for sale during the meet, in the Lakeside Swim Shop, which is located on the ground floor of the business office, by the meet entrance.

MEET DIRECTOR:  William Tingley, 1632 Jaeger Ave, Louisville, KY  40205-1025, (502) 548-4129 after 6pm EDT, btingley@insightbb.com

ENTRY CHAIR:  Mary Graves, 2010 Trevilian Way, Louisville, KY  40205-4125, 502-454-4585, mtgraves@lakesideswim.com

MEET HOUSING:  Holiday Inn-Airport, 4004 Gardiner Point Dr, Louisville, KY 40213, 502-452-6361, I-264 at exit 15
Visit www.louisville.com for other hotel information
Approximately Five miles from Center City.  Near Bardstown or Newburg Roads   

ORDER OF EVENTS:
All Events Are Timed Finals 

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Session One  9:00 am -Warm up 8:00 am
1  1500 M Freestyle
2  800 M Freestyle
Session Two  1:30 pm – Warm-up 12:30 pm
3-4 200 M Medley Relay
10-Minute Break
5-6 100 M Freestyle
7-8 200 M Breaststroke
9-10 100 M Backstroke
11-12  50 M Butterfly
13-14 400 M Individual Medley
15-16  50 M Backstroke
17-18 100 M Butterfly
19-20 200 M Freestyle
21-22  50 M Breaststroke
10-Minute Break
23 200 M Mixed Free Relay

Sunday, July 26, 2009
Session Three  9:00 am, Warm-up 8:00 am
24-25 400 M Freestyle
30-Minute Warm-up
26 200 M Mixed Medley Relay
10 Minute Break
27-28 200 M Butterfly
29-30 100 M Breaststroke
31-32 200 M Backstroke
33-34   50 M Freestyle
35-36 200 M Individual Medley
10 Minute Break
37-38 200 M Freestyle Relay

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