2024 PAC SCY Thanksgiving Splash Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by:  Oregon Masters Swimming, Inc. for USMS, Inc. (#374-Sxxx)

Hosted by:  Portland Aquatic Club

Meet Director:  Chelsea Krisanda, coachchelseakrisanda@gmail.com, 585-474-2339

Meet Referee: Troy Tetsuka, ttetsuka3@gmail.com 

Rules & Regulations:  Current USMS rules and OMS policies will govern all aspects of the meet.    

Eligibility:  To be eligible for competition, including participation in warm-ups, individuals must be 18 years of age or over and current USMS members or foreign equivalents. Non-member swimmers may become USMS members by joining online at www.usms.org/reg/.  USMS One-Event Registration is not available.  Foreign swimmers may participate upon presenting proof of current registration with their country’s Masters Swimming governing body. Foreign swimmers are not eligible for USMS Top 10, National Records, nor All-American awards.

Age groups:  18-24, 25-29, 30-34, etc.  Relay age groups: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, etc.  Your competition age will be your age on November 3, 2024.

Location:  Matt Dishman Indoor Pool, 77 NE Knott Street, Portland, OR (503) 823-3673

• 6 lanes, 25 yards (one lane will be reserved for continuous WU and WD throughout the meet.
• Colorado timing system with full scoreboard
• Deep end start
• Some off-street parking as well as street parking
• Do not leave valuables in your vehicle

Pool Length Compliance:  The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1. Times will be eligible for USMS Top 10 and Nationals Records

Timing System: The primary timing system will be automatic timing with button and stopwatch back-up.  Times from this competition will be eligible for USMS records and Top 10 consideration, but not for world records.

Entry Website:  https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1352&smid=18927 

Entry Fee: $35.00.  Online registration required, paid by credit card to "Oregon Masters”.

Entry Deadline: Online registration must be completed by 11:59 PM PDT on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.  No late entries nor deck entries will be accepted.

Refunds:  Entrants may cancel their meet registration prior to the entry deadline of a sanctioned meet and OMS will refund the entry fee less the processing fees.  Refund requests after the entry deadline will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Data Manager and Vice-Chair.

Entry Limit:  Six (6) individual events maximum.

Relays:  Enter relays at the meet.  Only 200-yard relays will be available.  Each competitor is allowed to swim only one same-sex freestyle relay, one same-sex medley relay, one mixed freestyle relay, and one mixed medley relay.

Heat Sheets:  Heat Sheets and specific meet information will be emailed to participants several days before the meet.  Heat sheets will also be posted in the pool area.

Results:  Results will be posted at the meet and on www.swimoregon.org.

Awards:  OMS ribbons for places 1-3 in individual & relay events. 

Cameras, Video Equipment, and Drones: The use of cameras, including cell phone cameras and/or other recording devices, is prohibited behind the starting platforms during the start of races including relay starts.  The use of audio and/or visual recording devices, including cell phone cameras, is prohibited in changing areas, restrooms, and locker rooms.  Operation of drones, or any other flying apparatus, is prohibited over the venues (pool, athlete/coach areas, and open ceiling locker rooms) any time athletes, coaches, officials, and/or spectators are present.

Tobacco Products: Smoking and use of other tobacco products is prohibited on the pool deck, in locker rooms, in spectator seating and standing areas, and in all areas used by swimmers during the meet and during the warm-up periods in connection with the meet.

Split Requests:  Initial split times from an individual or relay event will be accepted as an individual performance and will be considered for Top 10 if it is deemed an official time.  Split times will be considered for a USMS record only if recorded by automatic timing (for a world record: automatic timing, or semiautomatic if automatic fails).  The request for relay leadoff split times and initial backstroke distance times in individual backstroke events must be made prior to the swim.  For non-backstroke individual events, the swimmer must notify the Meet Referee of the intent to record an initial split time prior to the conclusion of the meet.

Warmup & Start Times:

• Warm-up:        1:00 – 1:50 pm
• Competition:   2:00 - 6:00 pm

Warm-up Procedures:

• Swimmers are required to enter the water feet first in a safe and cautious manner.  In accordance with OMS policies, training equipment (paddles, snorkels, fins, pull buoys, kick boards, etc.) is not allowed in warm-up and warm-down lanes.  At an appropriate time, a one way start/sprint lane will be made available.  During the competition, shallow end will be available for continuous warm-up/warm-down.  Feet first entry is required.  Starts (Dive or backstroke) are not permitted.
• During the competition, 1 lane will be available for continuous warm-up and warm-down.  Same rules apply to this continuous warm-up and warm-down lane as to general warm-up/warm-down.

Seeding:  All events will be seeded SLOW to FAST without regard to age nor gender

Positive Entry DEADLINES for Relays:
200 Freestyle Relays:  Freestyle Relays shall be entered prior to the start of Event 3 (50 Butterfly)
200 Medley Relays:     Medley Relays shall be entered prior to the start of event 12 (200 Breaststroke) Schedule and Order of Events:  Sunday, November 3, 2024 (WU:  1 pm, Start:  2 pm)

1. Mixed 100 yard Breaststroke
2. Mixed 200 yard Freestyle
3. Mixed 50 yard Butterfly
4. Mixed 100 yard Backstroke
   [10 minute break]
5. 200 yard Women’s Freestyle Relay
6. 200 yard Men’s Freestyle Relay
7. 200 yard Mixed Freestyle relay
   [5 minute break]
8. Mixed 50 yard Breaststroke
9. Mixed 100 yard Individual Medley
10. Mixed 100 yard Butterfly
    [5 minute break]
11. Mixed 200 yard Backstroke
12. Mixed 200 yard Breaststroke
13. Mixed 50 yard Freestyle
    [10 minute Break]
14. 200 yard Women’s Medley Relay
15. 200 yard Men’s Medley Relay
16. 200 yard Mixed Medley Relay
    [5 minute break]
17. Mixed 200 yard Individual Medley
18. Mixed 100 yard Freestyle
19. Mixed 200 yard Butterfly
20. Mixed 50 yard Backstroke
21. Mixed 1,000 yard Freestyle (limited to 15 swimmers)

Meet Course: 25 Yards

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