2013 OMS Association Short Course Meters Championship Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by Oregon Masters Swimming, Inc. for USMS, Inc. • Sanction #373-S004

ELIGIBILITY: Currently registered USMS swimmers, 18 years and older.

HOSTED BY: Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (COMA)

MEET DIRECTOR: Bob Bruce, Phone: 541-317-4851 • E-mail: coachbob@bendbroadband.com

LOCATION:
Juniper Swim & Fitness Center 
800 NE 6th St., Bend, OR 97701

DATES & TIMES: Fri., Sat. & Sun. April 26-28, 2013
Friday:
Warm-ups: 4pm — Meet starts: 5pm
Saturday:
Warm-ups: 8am — Meet Starts: 9am
Sunday:
Warm-ups: 8am — Meet Starts: 9am

DIRECTIONS TO THE POOL:  From North or South, take Business Highway 97 (3rd Street). Do not take the Bypass Parkway. Turn East on Highway 20 (Greenwood Avenue). Turn right on 6th Street and go south 2 blocks to pool. Park in the North Lot or adjacent streets.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Online entry preferred. Online entries due 11:59 PM Pacific Time, Friday, April 12, 2013. Paper entries must be POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN Friday, April 12, 2013.
 
AGE GROUPS: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, etc. up to 100+. Relay age groups: 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, 200-239, 240-279, etc. You may enter a maximum of 6 individual events plus unlimited relays with no more than 5 individual events per day. Enter relays at the meet. Only 200 meter relays will be counted for team points. The 400 and 800 distances of relays will be offered only as time permits, as determined by the Meet Director.  You may swim the 200, 400 & 800 meter distance of each relay only once. The 400 IM, 400, 800 & 1500 freestyles will be deck seeded. Check-in deadlines for these events and for relays are listed below and on the Guidelines Page available on the OMS Website. All events will be seeded SLOW TO FAST. Your team must be registered for 2013 in order to score points.
 
ENTRY FEE: $28.00.

OMS Association Awards Banquet, Saturday Evening, starting at 6:00pm (all ages): $29.00 each. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St., Bend, OR
 
EVENTS:
Friday, April 26, 2013
(1) 400 IM
(2) 1500 FREE

Saturday, April 27, 2013
(3) 100 IM
(4)  50 FREE
(5)  200 BREAST
(6)  100 FLY
*BREAK*
(7-12)  FREE RELAYS
(13)  50 BACK
(14)  200 FREE
(15)  100 BREAST
*BREAK*
(16-17)  MIXED MEDLEY RELAYS
(18)  800 FREE

Sunday, April 28, 2013
(19) 400 FREE
*BREAK* (Event 20 will not start before 10AM.)
(20) 50 FLY
(21) 200 BACK
(22)  100 FREE
*BREAK*
(23-26)  MEDLEY RELAYS
(27)  50 BREAST
(28)  200 FLY
(29)  100 BACK
(30)  200 IM
*BREAK*
(31-33)  MIXED FREE RELAYS

Please plan to attend the OMS Annual Meeting at McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St., Bend, OR on Saturday, starting at 5:00 PM, and be a part of this great organization!

OFFICIAL RULES AND GUIDELINES

CHECK-IN DEADLINES:
Distance Events:
Friday, April 26: 400 IM – 4:30 PM / 1500 Free – 5:00 PM.
Saturday, April 27: 800 Free – Start of the 50 Back.
Sunday, April 28: 400 Free - 8:30 AM.

Relays:
Saturday, April 27:
Free Relays - 9:15 AM / Mixed Medley Relays - Start of 50 Back.

Sunday, April 28:
Medley Relays - Start of 50 Fly / Mixed Free Relays - Start of 200 Fly.

THE EVENTS LISTED ABOVE WILL BE OFFICIALLY CLOSED AT THE STATED TIMES.
SEEDING FOR DISTANCE AND RELAY EVENTS WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT THESE TIMES.
THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS FOR LATE ENTRIES OR LATE CHECK-INS.

TEAM SCORING: Only teams registered by April 12, 2013, will be able to score points. There will be three team categories (Small, Medium, and Large) based upon the number of swimmers entered in the meet for each team. There will be a meeting of all the team representatives on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 8:45 AM to vote on the breakdown of the teams into these three categories. Swimmers from LMSCs outside of Oregon are allowed to enter but are not scored in the team competition. Full team names and their abbreviations are listed below and on the 2013 OMS registration form in the most current issue of the Aqua Master. Someone from your team must register the team for 2013.

The team registration form is included in the Aqua Master and on the OMS website. Please make sure your team is registered.

As of February 17th, the following teams were registered for 2013:

Team Code — Team Name (USMS Club)
AQDK — Aquaducks Masters (OREG)
BASS — Baker Area Seasoned Swimmers (OREG)
BRSC - Bearcat Swim Club (OREG)
CAT — Corvallis Aquatic Team Masters (OREG)
CBAT — Circumnavigating Beavers Aquatic Team (OREG)
CGM — Columbia Gorge Masters (OREG)
CMG - Canby Masters Gators (OREG)
COMA — Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (OREG)
CSTM - Chehalem Swim Team Masters (OREG)
DUCK — University of Oregon Swim Club (DUCK)
EA — Emerald Aquatics (OREG)
KAM — Salem Kroc Masters (OREG)
LHST - LaCamas Headhunter Swim Team (OREG)
LOM — Lake Oswego Masters (OREG)
MAC — Multnomah Athletic Club Masters (OREG)
NCMS — North Clackamas Masters Swimming (OREG)
OACM - Oregon Athletic Club Masters (OREG)
OCT — Oregon City Tankers (OREG)
OMVM - Oregon Mid-Valley Masters (OREG)
OPEN - OPEN Narwhals (OREG)
ORM — Oregon Reign Masters (OREG)
PCCM - Portland Community College MAsters (OREG)
PEND - Pendleton Masters Swim Club (OREG)
PSM — Portland State Masters (OREG)
RVM — Rogue Valley Masters (OREG)
SHRC - SHARC MASTERS (OREG)
SYD — Sherwood YMCA Dragons (OREG)
TCSO - Team Club Sport Oregon (OREG)
THB — Tualatin Hills Barracudas (OREG)
TOR - Tornadoes Swim Club (OREG)
VSC - Vancouver Swim Club (OREG)
WVAC — Willamette Valley Aquatic Club (OREG)

The following teams have NOT yet registered for 2013:

Team Code — Team Name (USMS Club)
KBM — Klamath Basin Masters (OREG)
KWSC - Killer Whale Swim Club (OREG)
LGMS - LaGrande Masters (OREG)

What you write down on your entry form is your team designation for the meet and no exceptions will be allowed. If you leave this Local Team space blank you will be entered as representing the team listed on your 2013 USMS Registration for scoring purposes.

TEAM AWARDS: Awards for First, Second, and Third Place will be awarded for each team category.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AB0UT THE RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR THIS MEET, PLEASE CONTACT: Wes Edwards, wesedwards.backstroker@comcast.net (503) 460-7989.
 
ACCOMMODATIONS:  Hotel information can be found on the meet guidelines page posted on the OMS website calendar at http://www.swimoregon.org/calendar.php 

T-Shirts and Banquet:
You may order t-shirts and tickets to the Association Awards Banquet during online meet entry or in a separate online transaction at this link:  BUY T-SHIRTS & TIX TO BANQUET

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