2011 SPMS Short Course Meters Championships

Facility: The Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool, 4000 E. Olympic Plaza Dr., Long Beach CA 90803.

Directions: Take the 405 Fwy. to the 7th Street exit. Go west on 7th Street to Redondo. Left on Redondo to Ocean Blvd. Left on Ocean to Termino. Right on Termino and park only in the southeast lot. All day parking passes will be available at the meet.

Entries: Online registration is preferred. Online registration link may also be found by going to www.lbgrunions.org, click on “Swim Meets,” then on “Register.” Online entries receive an instant email confirmation. Receipt of entry will not be verified by phone.

EARLY Individual Entries: Flat fee of $45.00 if online registration is completed by midnight on November 14, or if paper registration is postmarked before November 14. Entry fee includes a meet T-shirt. Entries completed online or received by mail after November 14 will not appear in the meet program.

LATE Individual Entries: Flat fee of $55.00 if online registration is completed between 12:01 AM on November 15 and midnight on November 21, or if paper registration is postmarked November 15-21. Entry fee includes a meet T-shirt. Entries completed online or received by mail after November 14 will not appear in the meet program.

No individual deck entries are allowed.

Refunds: There will be no refunds of entry fees after November 21. To request a refund, please send an email to Kenny Brisbin, ken@supersource.com.

RELAYS: Relay entries are $10.00 per relay. All relays will be deck entered. There is no entry limit on relays, but swimmers may swim only one relay (men, women, or mixed) per event.

RELAY-ONLY SWIMMERS: Relay only swimmers may enter for a $10.00 fee (which does not include a meet T-shirt) and must sign a consolidated entry card at the meet.

Age Calculation: Age on December 31st determines age group for the meet.

Individual Entry Limits: Swimmers are limited to entering a total of 6 individual events for the entire meet and no more than 5 individual events per day. If the meet is deemed too large, an athlete’s sixth event will be dropped. On the online entry form, indicate your 6th event by selecting the radio button the right of the event.

Seeding: All events will be seeded and swum slowest to fastest. Men and women will be seeded together for the 800 and 1500 m Freestyle and 400 m Individual Medley, based on entry time. Men and women will swim separately for all other individual events. Scoring will be by gender and age group. The 1500 m Freestyle may be limited to the first 80 entries at the discretion of the meet manager. Swimmers may enter both the 800 and 1500 m Freestyle.

Timing: Electronic timing will be used and two timers per lane will be provided. Clubs are requested to assist with timing where possible.

Check-in: Due to the anticipated large number of swimmers, positive check-in is required for all events. Swimmers may check in at www.SwimPhone.com or in-person at the meet.
Check-in for the 1500 freestyle will close at 8:30 AM on Friday.
Check-in for events 2 to 7 will close at 1:00 PM Friday.
Check-in for the 400m Freestyle will close at 8:30 AM Saturday.
Check-in for the 800m Freestyle will close at 8:30 AM Sunday.
Check-in will close one hour prior to the anticipated start of an event, except that check-in will close at 11:00 AM for all remaining Saturday and Sunday events.

Awards: Individual: Medals for places 1 to 3 and ribbons for places 4 to 6 for each age group and gender. Relays: Medals for 1st place, ribbons for 2nd and 3rd places. There will be special awards for high point male and female swimmer in each age group, based on points from individual events. Awards to the top five (5) teams, based on combined scoring for men and women, individual events plus relays.

Questions: Call (714) 273-8793 or send an email to Kenny Brisbin, ken@supersource.com. For hotels, information, and directions, go to www.lbgrunions.org and click on “Swim Meets.”

EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, December 2, 2011
Warm-up 8:00 AM, Meet starts at 9:00 AM
Check in for 1500 m Freestyle closes at 8:30 AM

1. 1500 m Freestyle (Women, Men)
2. Women’s 200 m Individual Medley
3. Men’s 200 m Individual Medley
4. Women’s 100 m Freestyle
5. Men’s 100 m Freestyle
6. Women’s 200 m Backstroke
7. Men’s 200 m Backstroke
8. *800 m Freestyle Relay (Women, Men, Mixed)

Saturday, December 3, 2011
Warm-up at 8:00 AM, Meet starts at 9:00 AM
Check in for the 400 m Freestyle closes at 8:30 AM

9. Women’s 400 m Freestyle
10. Men’s 400 m Freestyle
11. Women’s 50 m Butterfly
12. Men’s 50 m Butterfly
13. 400m Freestyle Relay (Women, Men, Mixed)
14. Women’s 100 m Backstroke
15. Men’s 100 m Backstroke
16. Women’s 100 m Breaststroke
17. Men’s 100 Breaststroke
18. Women’s 200 m Butterfly
19. Men’s 200 m Butterfly
20. *200 m Medley Relay (Women, Men, Mixed)
21. Women’s 50 m Freestyle
22. Men’s 50 m Freestyle
23. 400 m Individual Medley (Women, Men)

Sunday, December 4, 2011
Warm-up at 8:00 AM, Meet starts at 9:00 AM
Check in for the 800 m Freestyle closes at 8:30 AM

24. 800 m Freestyle (Women, Men)
25. Women’s 100 m Butterfly
26. Men’s 100 m Butterfly
27. Women’s 50 m Breaststroke
28. Men’s 50 m Breaststroke
29. *400m Medley Relay (Women, Men, Mixed)
30. Women’s 200 m Freestyle
31. Men’s 200 m Freestyle
32. Women’s 200 m Breaststroke
33. Men’s 200 m Breaststroke
34. Women’s 50 m Backstroke
35. Men’s 50 m Backstroke
36. Women’s 100 m Individual Medley
37. Men’s 100 m Individual Medley
38. *200 m Freestyle Relay (Women, Men, Mixed)

*Relays: A swimmer may swim only one relay in each of events 8, 13, 20, 29, and 38.

For information on host hotels and online entries, go to lbgrunions.org

Friday, December 2, 2011 - Session 1 - Event 1 (1500 Free)

Friday, December 2, 2011 - Session 2 - Events 2-8

Saturday, December 3, 2011 - Session 3 - Events 9-10 (400 Free)

Saturday, December 3, 2011 - Session 4 - Events 11-23

Sunday, December 4, 2011 - Session 5 - Event 24 (800 Free)

Sunday, December 4, 2011 - Session 6 - Events 25-38

Sunday, December 4, 2011 - Session 7 - Split Requested