2013 Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships

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Registration Schedule

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2013 Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championships
October 11, 12 and 13, 2013

Sanction # 383-S0318
Sanctioned by Pacific Masters Swimming, Inc. for USMS, Inc.

Location:  Clarke Swim Center, Heather Farm Park, Walnut Creek, CA

Directions: From I-680 North, take Ygnacio Valley Road Exit. Turn right onto Ygnacio Valley Rd. and drive east about 2 miles to San Carlos Dr..  Enter the left turn lane and turn left onto North San Carlos Dr..  Go one block to Heather Drive turn left. The Clarke Swim Center is on your right. From I-680 South, take the North Main exit going south.  Continue south on N. Main St. to Ygnacio Valley Rd..  Turn left onto Ygnacio Valley Road and continue east on Ygnacio Valley Rd. to San Carlos Drive, as above.

Facility: All Deep 6-Lane 25 Meter course for competition with 6-25 yard lanes provided for warm-up and warm-down throughout the meet; electronic timing, bleachers and lawn seating, and snack bar.

Check-In: This is a Pre-Seeded meet.  Swimmers are considered checked-in for all individual events with a distance of 200 Meters and less.  Swimmers must check in for ALL Friday events, the 800 Meter Free on Saturday, and the 400 Meter Free on Sunday. The 400 IM (Friday events 1 & 2) must be checked in by 8:30 am. All other events over 200 Meters must be checked in 45 minutes prior to the estimated start of the event.

Age: Age on December 31, 2013 determines age for this meet.

Entries: TWO OPTIONS FOR MEET ENTRY:

Option 1 – Online Meet Entry:  (Deadline:  11:59 PM, Wednesday, October 2, 2013).  Enter on Club Assistant to receive an immediate entry confirmation via email.  The billing information email should be brought to the meet as proof of entry.  This entry process will include a processing fee by Club Assistant and requires a credit card for payment.  The processing fee is included in the online entry fee. Your credit card will be charged by “ClubAssistant.com Events” for this meet.

Option 2 – Traditional Mailed or Hand-Delivered:  (Entries must be postmarked by 11:59 PM Friday, September 27, 2013, and/or received by 5:00 PM Monday September 30, 2013.  Hand delivered entries to the address below must be delivered by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2013).  Entries must be on a Consolidated Entry Form. Mail your form with a copy of your 2013 PacMasters Card, and check payable to Walnut Creek Masters. (We suggest in order to confirm your entry you include a stamped envelope or post card.)

Note:  No late or deck entries will be accepted.  “No refunds will be made!”   No fax entries will be accepted.  Incomplete entries cannot be processed and will be returned.

Enter short course meter times for seeding purposes. Swimmers may enter no more than five individual events per day and a total of seven for the three days.  Because this is a Championship meet NT (No Time) entries are not allowed.  All events except for the 400 Free, 400 IM, 800 Free and the 1500 Free will be seeded slow to fast. The 400 Free, 400 IM, 800 Free and the 1500 Free will be seeded from the FASTEST heats to the SLOWEST heats.   Events 3, 4, and 5 (the 800 Relays), as well as events 7 & 8 (the 1500 Free) and events 27-28 (the 800 Free) will be seeded by time and swum together regardless of gender.  Deck “Check In” for the 1500 Free on Friday will close at 10:00 am!  The 1500 Free events will not start any earlier than 10:30 am.  Each swimmer may participate in only one 800 meter relay.  There will be a brief five minute break after event 2 to prepare for the 800 relays.

Online Check In for Friday’s 400 IM (Events 1-2) and the 1500 Mixed Free (Events 7-8) will be available at www.SwimPhone.com. Online check in will close at 6:00 AM on Friday, October 11. There will be no online check ins for any of the Saturday or Sunday events.  Saturday and Sunday events must be deck check ins.

Mailed Entry Fees:  $18 for one event, $38 for 2-4 events, $43 for 5-7 events

Online Entry Fees:  $18 for one event, $38 for 2-4 events, $43 for 5-7 events (all online processing fees are included)

Relay Entry Fees: Relays: Deck entered. Fees for RELAYS are $8.00 per relay. Swimmers may swim only once in each relay event. Cards must show correct first and last names and correct age for each swimmer. Relay swimmers not participating in individual events must sign a waiver and show proof of USMS membership. Team relay tabs are acceptable with a blank check payable to Walnut Creek Masters.

Deadline: Mailed entries must be postmarked by Friday, September 27, 2013, and/or received no later than Monday, September 30, 2013.  Meet Directors are forbidden to accept late or incomplete entries!

Online entries must be submitted by Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 11:59 PM.  No entries will be accepted after that time!

Awards: Distinctive Awards will be given to the top three teams.  Awards will be given 1^st through 8^th in all individual events.  Points will be scored as follows: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for individual events and double for relays.  High point award will be given to each age group.

Snack Bar:  Available all three days. Program:  Available for $5.00

Meet Directors: Chris Stewart and Gordon Bell.  For answers, contact Chris Stewart at (925) 998-5866.

Referee: John King  Starter:  TBD

Events: Women = Odd      Men = Even

Friday, October 11   Warm-up begins @ 8:00am.  Meet starts @ 9:00am

 1 – 2               400 IM *
 3 – 4               800 Free Relay (NOTE: Women and Men Relays swim together)
    5                  800 Mixed Free Relay (NOTE: Mixed Relay Swum with events 3 and 4)
 7 – 8               1500 Free (NOTE: Men & Women swim together)*

Saturday, October 12  Warm-up begins @ 7:30am.  Meet starts @ 8:30am

 9 – 10             100 Back
11 – 12            200 Fly
13 – 14              50 Breast
15 – 16            200 Medley Relay
17 – 18            200 IM
19 – 20            100 Free
21 – 22              50 Fly
23 – 24            100 Breast
25 – 26            400 Free Relay
27 – 28            800 Free (NOTE: Men & Women swim together)*

Sunday, October 13  Warm-up begins @7:30am.  Meet starts @8:30am.

29 – 30            200 Free
31 – 32              50 Back
33 – 34            200 Breast
    35                200 Mixed Free Relay
37 – 38            100 Fly
39 – 40              50 Free
41 – 42             100 IM
43 – 44             200 Back
    45                 400 Mixed Medley Relay
47 – 48            400 Free*                                            (* Seeded Fastest to Slowest)

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