Pacific Northwest Masters LCM Summer Meet

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Registration Schedule

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LOCATION: Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center, 650 SW Campus Drive, Federal Way, WA 98023, 206-296-4444

FACILITY: 50-meter championship pool set up as one-50m course, with 9-ft wide lanes and a water depth range of 9’-10.5’ Continuous warm-up available in 7-lane, 25-yd dive tank.  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, but as a bulkhead course, is subject to length confirmation. Eligibility of times for World & USMS records and USMS Top 10 will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement.

TIMING SYSTEM: The primary timing system will be automatic timing. Times from this competition will be eligible for world record, USMS record, and Top 10 consideration.

SCHEDULE: Warm-up 9 am – 9:50 am. Meet starts 10 am. If the pre-meet timeline shows an ending time later than 4 pm, the meet warm-up, check-in times, and start time will be 30 minutes earlier: warm-up 8:30 am-9:20 am and a meet start of 9:30 am. Swimmers will be notified via email, by 6/28 of a change in the meet start time.

MEET DIRECTOR: Sally Dillon: salswmr@comcast.net
(360) 929-5358

MEET REFEREE: Dave Baer: dlbaer53@gmail.com

CONCESSIONS: KCAC vendor, available in lobby.

RULES: Current USMS rules will govern the meet. Feet first entry during warm-up. Diving in designated sprint lanes only, when open during warm-up.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all 2023 USMS or foreign registered swimmers 18 and above as of 07/01/2023. Foreign registered swimmers must provide proof of their current registration status. Age groups based on the swimmer’s age as of 12/31/2023.  18-24, 25-29… and up in 5-yr increments.

ENTRY LIMIT: Swimmers may enter up to 5 individual events and 4 relays.

DECK ENTRIES:  No deck entries except for relays.

ENTRY FEES:

• Regular deadline fees: $32 meet surcharge plus $4 per individual event. Enter by June 18
• Extended deadline fees: $40 meet surcharge plus $4 per individual event. Enter by June 25
• No charge for relays. 
• Relay only swimmers pay Regular or Extended meet surcharge depending on their entry date. 
• PNA Swimmers who need financial assistance for entry fees may request same from the PNA Wiggin Fund.

800 FREE NOTES: Limit 24 entries. Entrants must be able to swim the event in 19:00.00 or faster. A waitlist for the 800 Free will be created in order of entry. Waitlist entrants must check-in by the deadline to be eligible for seeding if there are sufficient scratches in the event.

ENTRY DEADLINES: 

• Regular deadline: Sunday, June 18, 11:59 pm
• Extended deadline: Sunday, June 25, 11:59 pm

SEEDING: All events seeded slow to fast. Pre-seeding except for asterisked events, below.

POSITIVE CHECK-IN DEADLINES:
400 Free: 9:20 am (40 minutes before meet start);
400 IM: End of event #6;
800 Free: End of event #13
For positive check-in events, swimmers must check in by the deadline in order to be seeded (but may be placed in open lanes, if available, after seeding.)

RELAYS: Age groups (sum of ages): 72- 99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, 200-239, 240-279, …. The aggregate age of the four relay team members determines the relay age group. Mixed relays require two men and two women. Unattached swimmers are not allowed to swim on a relay.
Relays will be deck entered at the meet. Deck entry relay entries due as follows:

• #2-#3, #8: 9:15 am (45 minutes before meet start),
• #15-#16: by the end of event #7,
• #21: by the end of event #14

AWARDS: PNA Medals may be purchased at the meet for $2.

ENTRY QUESTIONS: Linda Chapman: chapman_family@comcast.net
 

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