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Fri, Sep 5, 2014
12:00 AM
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Wed, Oct 1, 2014
11:59 PM
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Relay-Only Individual Registration
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Thu, Oct 2, 2014
12:00 AM
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Fri, Oct 10, 2014
08:00 AM
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WALNUT CREEK MASTERS
2014 Pacific Masters Short Course Meters Championship
October 10, 11 and 12, 2014
Sanctioned by Pacific Masters Swimming, Inc. for USMS, Inc.
Sanction # 384-S020
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 Street to Ygnacio Valley Road. Turn left onto Ygnacio Valley Road and continue east on Ygnacio Valley Road to San Carlos Drive, as above.
Facility: All deep 6-Lane 25 Meter course for competition with separate 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 200m and less. Swimmers must check in for ALL Friday events, the 800m Free on Saturday, and the 400m Free on Sunday. The 400m IM (Friday events 1,2) must be checked in by 8:30 AM. All other events over 200m must be checked in 45 minutes prior to the estimated start of the event. See more notes below about SwimPhone Online Check-In and deck check-in guide.
Age Groups: Individual events: 18-24, 25-29, etc. Relay events based on sum of the four swimmers’
ages, 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, etc. Age is determined by your age on December 31, 2014.
Online Meet Entry:
Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 11:59 PM. Enter this meet on Club Assistant software. You will receive immediate confirmation of acceptance via email.
Mailed or Hand-Delivered Entries:
Deadline: must be postmarked by Friday, September 26, 2014, and/or received no later than Monday, September 29, 2014.
Entries must be on a Consolidated Entry Form (available at:
http://www.pacificmasters.org/comp/entrycard.pdf). If you would like proof of entry, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope or post card.
Rules:
- 2014 USMS Rules govern this meet.
- You must be 2014 USMS registered.
- Maximum of 5 individual events per day, 7 events for the three-day meet, excluding Relays.
- Enter short course meter times for seeding purposes.
- SC yard times to SC meters times conversion tables.
All events will be seeded from the FASTEST heats to the SLOWEST heats.
Women and men will swim together for the 1500m Free (events 7,8) and the 800m Free (events 31,32).
Deck check-in for the 1500m Free on Friday will close at 10:00 AM.
The 1500m Free events will not start any earlier than 10:30 AM.
There will be a brief five minute break after event 2 to prepare for the 800m Relays.
Online Check-In for Friday’s 400m IM (events 1,2) and the 1500m Free (events 7,8) will be available at
www.SwimPhone.com. Online check-in will close at 6:00 AM on Friday, October 10.
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. 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.
Awards: Ribbons will be given 1st through 8th 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. High-Point award winners have choice of an award or donating cost of award to USMS Swimming Saves Lives Foundation:
http://www.usms.org/giving/. Top three teams in each PacMasters team size division receive distinctive awards.
Snack Bar: Available all three days.
Program: Available for $5.00
Meet Director: Gordon Bell (510) 847-4711,
gordonbell@astound.net
Referee: John King
Events:
Friday, October 10, 2014 -
Session 1
Warm-ups start at 8:00 AM
Meet Session starts at 9:00 AM
# |
Sex |
Event |
Psych
Sheets
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1 |
Women |
400 M
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IM
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Psych
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2 |
Men |
400 M
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IM
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Psych
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3 |
Women |
800 M
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Free Relay
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4 |
Men |
800 M
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Free Relay
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5 |
Mixed |
800 M
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Free Relay
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7 |
Women |
1500 M
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Free
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Psych
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8 |
Men |
1500 M
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Free
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Psych
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Saturday, October 11, 2014 -
Session 2
Warm-ups start at 7:30 AM
Meet Session starts at 8:30 AM
# |
Sex |
Event |
Psych
Sheets
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9 |
Women |
100 M
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Back
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Psych
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10 |
Men |
100 M
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Back
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Psych
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11 |
Women |
200 M
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Fly
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Psych
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12 |
Men |
200 M
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Fly
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Psych
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13 |
Women |
50 M
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Breast
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Psych
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14 |
Men |
50 M
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Breast
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Psych
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15 |
Women |
200 M
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Medley Relay
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16 |
Men |
200 M
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Medley Relay
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17 |
Mixed |
200 M
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Medley Relay
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19 |
Women |
200 M
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IM
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Psych
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20 |
Men |
200 M
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IM
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Psych
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21 |
Women |
100 M
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Free
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Psych
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22 |
Men |
100 M
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Free
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Psych
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23 |
Women |
50 M
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Fly
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Psych
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24 |
Men |
50 M
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Fly
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Psych
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25 |
Women |
100 M
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Breast
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Psych
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26 |
Men |
100 M
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Breast
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Psych
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27 |
Women |
400 M
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Free Relay
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28 |
Men |
400 M
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Free Relay
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29 |
Mixed |
400 M
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Free Relay
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31 |
Women |
800 M
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Free
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Psych
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32 |
Men |
800 M
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Free
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Psych
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Sunday, October 12, 2014 -
Session 3
Warm-ups start at 7:30 AM
Meet Session starts at 8:30 AM
# |
Sex |
Event |
Psych
Sheets
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33 |
Women |
200 M
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Free
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Psych
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34 |
Men |
200 M
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Free
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Psych
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35 |
Women |
50 M
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Back
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Psych
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36 |
Men |
50 M
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Back
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Psych
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37 |
Women |
200 M
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Breast
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Psych
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38 |
Men |
200 M
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Breast
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Psych
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39 |
Women |
200 M
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Free Relay
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40 |
Men |
200 M
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Free Relay
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41 |
Mixed |
200 M
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Free Relay
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43 |
Women |
100 M
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Fly
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Psych
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44 |
Men |
100 M
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Fly
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Psych
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45 |
Women |
50 M
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Free
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Psych
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46 |
Men |
50 M
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Free
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Psych
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47 |
Women |
100 M
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IM
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Psych
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48 |
Men |
100 M
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IM
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Psych
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49 |
Women |
200 M
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Back
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Psych
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50 |
Men |
200 M
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Back
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Psych
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51 |
Women |
400 M
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Medley Relay
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52 |
Men |
400 M
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Medley Relay
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53 |
Mixed |
400 M
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Medley Relay
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55 |
Women |
400 M
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Free
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Psych
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56 |
Men |
400 M
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Free
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Psych
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Online Registration closed on 10/1/2014.