2014 Hood River Short Course Meters Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by Oregon Masters Swimming, Inc. for USMS, Inc. • Sanction #374-S010

Eligibility: Currently registered USMS swimmers, 18 years and older.
Unregistered swimmers must sign up for USMS 2014 or 2015 membership prior to registering for this meet. Unregistered swimmers may become 2015 members of USMS beginning November 1, 2014 and this membership will last through the end of 2015. This membership will grant you access to this meet's online registration process. Register online for USMS membership at www.usms.org/reg/.

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, 280-319 and 320-359 etc. Your competition age is the age you will be as of Dec 31, 2014.

Hosted by: Columbia Gorge Masters and Hood River Valley Swim Team.

Facility:
Hood River Valley Aquatic Center, 1601 May Street, Hood River, Oregon 97031
10-lane indoor 25 meter pool
6-7 lanes competition-electronic timing
1-3 lanes warm-up/down

Pool Length Compliance: The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.

Directions to the Pool:
Eastbound: Take I-84 to Exit #62 (first Hood River Exit), turn right onto Cascade and go toward town for 1.2 miles to the first stoplight. Turn right on 13th, go up the hill and turn right on May St (just past the hospital on the left). Pool will be on your left just past the park.

Westbound: Take I-84 to Exit #63 (second Hood River Exit), turn left and go into town. Go through the blinking red light and go one block to State Street. Turn right and go .6 mile to 13th Street. Turn left, proceed up the hill and turn right on May Street (just past hospital). Pool will be on your left just past the park. 

Meet Director: Sandi Rousseau, (h) 541-354-2580  (c) 503-806-7020, email: swim@gorge.net

Entry Deadline: Online entries are preferred.  Online entries must be completed by 11:59 PM PDT on Wednesday, November 5, 2014.  Mailed entries must be POSTMARKED by Saturday, November 1, 2014.

Entry Limit: You may enter a maximum of 5 individual events, plus relays. Enter relays at the meet. For each relay event, relay teams may swim distances of 200m, 400m or 800m (800m for free relays only).

Schedule:  Saturday, November 15, 2014
Warm-ups 8:00 AM
Meet Start: 9:00 AM.

Check-in Deadlines: The 800 freestyle will be deck-seeded and positive check-in will be required. Check-in for this event and for the relays will close 30 minutes before these events are to be swum and will be announced at the meet. All events will be seeded SLOW TO FAST.

Breaks: There will be a short break before each set of relays (after events #4, #13, #19 and #25).

Entry Fee: $20.00     Online entries are paid by credit card to "ClubAssistant.com Events."

Awards:  OMS ribbons will be awarded to 1st-3rd Place.

Accomodations:
Best Western Hood River Inn  - 1108 E Marina Way, Hood River, OR 97031 – 541-386-2200.
Hood River Hotel – 102 Oak Street, Hood River, OR – 541-386-1900.
Hood River B & B – 918 Oak Street, Hood River, OR – 541-387-2997 (owned by a swimmer).

HOST (House Our Swimmers Tonight): Contact Sandi Rousseau 541-354-2580 or email swim@gorge.net

Order of Events:

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