2016 OMS Association Long Course Meters Championship Meet

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Registration Schedule

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HOSTED BY:  Tualatin Hills Barracudas

FACILITY:  Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center Pool
15707 SW Walker Road
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
8 lanes competition, electronic timing and scoreboard. Separate area for warm-up/down.

POOL MEASUREMENT COMPLIANCE: The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.

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

DATES: Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 8, 9 & 10, 2016
Friday:  Warm-ups: 3pm - Meet Starts: 4pm
Saturday: Warm-ups: 8am - Meet Starts: 9am
Sunday:  Warm-ups: 8am - Meet Starts: 9am

MEET DIRECTOR:  Jim Teisher Phone:  503-574-4557 E-mail: meetdirector@barracudas.org

DIRECTIONS TO POOL:
From Portland: US-26 West to Exit 65, Cornell Rd/Bethany Blvd. Use the two left lanes to turn left onto NW Cornell Rd. Cross over US-26 and use the two left lanes to turn left onto 158th Ave.  Pool will be about one mile on your left.
From the South: I-5 North to OR-217 North. Take Exit 1, Walker Rd. Turn left onto Walker Rd. In about 3 miles, turn right onto 158th Ave  The pool parking is on the NE corner of 158th Ave & Walker Rd.
From the West: US-26 East to Exit 65, Bethany Blvd. Turn right onto NW Cornell Rd. Use the left two lanes to turn left onto 158th Ave.  Pool will be about one mile on your left.

ENTRY DEADLINE: Online entry preferred. Online entries due by 11:59PM Pacific Time, Thursday, March 31, 2016. Paper entries must be POSTMARKED no later than Sunday, March 27, 2016.

AGE GROUPS:  18-24, 25-29, 30-34, etc. up to 100+.  Relay age groups: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+ and 75+

EVENT LIMITS: 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 available (in-pool starts at shallow end). You may only swim one leg of each relay that you enter. The 400IM and the 400, 800 & 1500 freestyle events will be deck seeded. See guidelines page below for check-in deadlines for these events and for relays. All events will be seeded SLOW TO FAST.

FEES:
Championship meet entry fee:  $35.00
Association Awards and Social: $10.00
Commemorative Unisex Cotton T-Shirts available:  If you enter after 3/31 and order a T-shirt there is no guarantee we will have your size.
Short-Sleeved T-shirts:
Sizes S-XL: $15.00 / XXL $17.00 / XXXL $19.00
Long-Sleeved T-shirts:
Sizes S-XL: $20.00 / XXL $22.00 / XXXL $24.00

For a larger view of the t-shirt visit www.barracudas.org


OMS ANNUAL MEETING and SOCIAL: Be a part of this great organization! Please plan to attend the Social with appetizers and a no host bar on Saturday from 5:00pm – 6:00pm at Golden Valley Brewery (1520 NW Bethany Blvd, Beaverton).  The annual meeting and a short awards program, will immediately follow the social.

OFFICIAL RULES AND GUIDELINES
CHECK-IN DEADLINES:                                                                                                                 
Friday, April 8: 400IM - 3:30PM / 1500 Free - 4:00PM
Saturday, April 9:  800 Free - Before Event 7 (Free Relays)
Sunday, April 10:  400 Free - Before 8:30AM

RELAY CHECK-IN DEADLINES:
Saturday, April 9: Free Relays - before Event 4 / Mixed Medley Relay - Before Event 7
Sunday, April 10:  Medley Relays - Before Event 15 / Mixed Free Relays - Before Event 18

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

WORKOUT GROUP SCORING: Only workout groups registered by March 31, 2016, will be able to score points. There will be three group categories (Small, Medium, and Large) based upon the number of swimmers entered in the meet for each workout group. There will be a meeting of all the group representatives on Saturday, April 11, 2016, at 8:45AM 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 workout group competition. Full workout group names and their abbreviations are listed below.

As of February 16, 2016, the Workout Groups listed below were registered either with USMS or Oregon LMSC for 2016.
If your group is not listed, please make sure your group is registered with either USMS or Oregon LMSC by March 31, 2016.

USMS Club/Workout Group registration: https://www.usms.org/reg/club/Oregon LMSC Workout Group registration:  E-mail Christina Fox at foxkohnert@peak.org
Group Code       Group Name (USMS Club)
AQDK                    Aquaducks Masters (OREG)
CAC                        Cascade Athletic Club (OREG)
CAT                        Corvallis Aquatic Team Masters (OREG)
CBAT                     Circumnavigating Beavers Aquatic Team (OREG)
CGM                      Columbia Gorge Masters (OREG)
COMA                   Central Oregon Masters Aquatics (OREG)
DUCK                    University of Oregon Swim Club (DUCK)
EA                           Emerald Aquatics (OREG)
KAM                      Salem Kroc Masters (OREG)
LCA                        Lewis & Clark Aquatics (OREG)
LHST                      La Camas HeadHunters (OREG)
LOM                      Lake Oswego Masters (OREG)
MAC                      Multnomah Athletic Club (OREG)
MJCC                     Mittleman Jewish Community Center (OREG)
MPHO                   Mt. Park HOA (OREG)
MVA                      Mid Valley Aquatics (OREG)
NCMS                   North Clackamas Masters Swimming (OREG)
NIKE                      Nike Masters Swim Club (NIKE)
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)
PDX                        Portland Timber Fish Club (PDX)
RVM                      Rogue Valley Masters (OREG)
SHC                        Stafford Hills Club (OREG)
STAT                      Sandy Triton Aquatic Team (OREG)
TCSO                     Team Club Sport Oregon (OREG)
THB                        Tualatin Hills Barracudas (OREG)
TOR                        Tornadoes Swim Team (OREG)
VSC                        Vancouver Swim Club (OREG)
VSBC                    VillaSport Beaverton Club (VSBC)
WIM                      Willamalane Masters  Club (WIM)

The workout group you list in your meet entry is your workout group designation for the meet. No exceptions will be allowed. If you leave the workout group space blank you will be entered as representing the workout group listed on your 2016 USMS or Oregon LMSC registration for scoring points.

WORKOUT GROUP AWARDS: Awards for First, Second, and Third Place will be awarded for each group category.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AB0UT THE RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR THIS MEET, PLEASE CONTACT:
Julie Andrade  Phone: 503-649-3839  E-mail: andradejuliea@yahoo.com

ACCOMMODATIONS
(The hotel information below is provided for your convenience)

Extended Stay America      Miles to pool 0.4
875 SW 158th Ave, Beaverton, OR, 97006
866-573-4235

Hilton Garden Inn    Miles to pool 0.6
15520 NW Gateway Ct, Beaverton, OR, 97006
866-767-0278

Double Tree by Hilton    Miles to pool 0.9
15402 NW Cornell Rd, Beaverton, OR, 97006
866-538-0251

Extended Stay America    Miles to pool 0.4
875 SW 158th Ave, Beaverton, OR, 97006
866-573-4235

Fairfield Inn    Miles to pool 0.6
15583 NW Gateway Ct, Beaverton, OR, 97006
866-925-8676

Homewood Suites by Hilton     Miles to pool 0.6
15525 NW Gateway Ct, Beaverton, OR, 97006
866-925-4159

RV can park overnight in the parking lot of the pool for the Assn. Meet.  They are allowed to park in the North Parking lot and they get a free permit at the front desk in the front office at the pool.

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