2012 Ozark LMSC and Breadbasket Zone SC Yards Championship

 

Location: Lafayette High School, 17050 Clayton Rd, Wildwood, MO 63011-1794. The pool is 25 yards with 8 lanes equipped with non-turbulent lane lines and electronic timing equipment. Six lanes will be used for competition; one lane will be available for warm-up and cool-down.

 

Time: Saturday afternoon, March 31st, warm-up 1 pm, meet starts 2 pm, and Sunday morning, April 1st, warm-up begins at 8 am, meet begins at 9 am. Deck entries for Saturday close at 1:30 pm, for Sunday at 8:30 am. To expedite deck entry check-in, please have your completed, signed paper entry form and completed check ready. No deck entries are permitted for the 500 and the 1000 (Events 1 and 15). These events will be pre-seeded. Deck entries for the 1650 will be accepted only if no new heats are required.

 

Ozark LMSC Membership Meeting: A brief meeting of the Ozark LMSC general membership will be held during the second break on Saturday. All Ozark LMSC members are urged to be attentive at this time and vote on the important issues, such as 2013 LMSC membership fees, to be decided at this meeting. The agenda will be posted at www.ozarkLMSC.org.

 

Eligibility: Persons eighteen (18) years of age and older and all levels of swimming ability are welcome. Age is determined by swimmer’s age on April 1, 2012. Participants must be 2012 USMS members. You may apply for USMS membership at the meet if you so desire, but we prefer you apply for USMS membership online www.usms.org/reg/ prior to the meet. We are in the Ozark LMSC. One Event USMS registration (OEVT) of $17 is also available at the meet, but OEVT membership is good only for this meet and does not qualify you to swim relays or represent a club. OEVT members’ times are not recognized for records or Top Ten.

 

Conduct: The 2012 USMS rules will govern the conduct of the meet. All events will be timed finals. Participants will be limited to ten (10) individual events for the meet, no more than five (5) on any one day, in addition to relays. Events will be seeded slowest to fastest; genders may be seeded together at the discretion of the meet referee.

 

Relays: Fully completed relay entry cards will be accepted at the timing console table BEFORE 1:30 pm on Saturday for events 2 & 3; BEFORE 2:30 pm for events 8, 13, 14; BEFORE 9:30 am on Sunday for events 17-18; and BEFORE 10:30 am for events 23, 27, and 28. All relays will be deck seeded. Blank relay cards will be available at the check-in table and/or can be downloaded from the Ozark LMSC website. Unattached swimmers cannot swim on relays.

 

Fees: Online entry will be available and is the preferred method.  No email entries will be accepted. The online meet entry fee is $25 for one day participants or $40 for two days. Deadline for Online entries is midnight CST March 28th. Mailed entries are $30 for one day or $50 for two days. Deck entries are $35 for one day or $55 for two days. Swimmers participating only on relays must submit a signed entry form and pay the appropriate entry fee as above. Deck entries should bring signed checks and completed signed entry forms with name also printed. No cash please. Bring proof of 2012 USMS membership or be prepared to pay for USMS registration at the meet.

 

Entry Deadline: To be seeded in proper heats, entries must be received by March 28, 2012. Call Mary Pohlmann at (618) 549-5077 if you do not receive email confirmation of your entry by March 30th.

 

Questions: maryp@siu.edu

 

From Interstate 64, going east or west, take Exit 19 B south onto Clarkson Rd (MO-340). Drive about 3.5 miles south on Clarkson Rd and turn right at Clayton Rd. Drive 3.3 miles on Clayton Rd to Lafayette High School, 17050 Clayton Rd on left. Turn into first driveway. Park between east wing and playing fields. Enter doors on far east side of building. Pool is on the left.

 

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1     500 Freestyle

       15 Minute Break*

2     200 Mixed Medley Relay

3     800 Free Relay

4     100 Individual Medley

5     200 Backstroke

6     50 Freestyle

7     100 Butterfly

       15 Minute Break*

8     400 Free Relay

9     100 Freestyle

10   50 Backstroke

11   100 Breaststroke

12   400 Individual Medley

13   200 Mixed Free Relay

14   400 Medley Relay

 

15   1000 Freestyle**

16   1650 Freestyle**

        15 Minute Break*

17   200 Medley Relay

18   800 Mixed Free Relay

19   50 Breaststroke

20   100 Backstroke

21   200 Butterfly

22   200 Individual Medley

        15 Minute Break*

23   400 Mixed Free Relay

24   200 Breaststroke

25   50 Butterfly

26   200 Freestyle

27   200 Free Relay

28   400 Mixed Medley Relay

 

* 15 minute breaks are contingent on meet progress

**One or the other; not both

 

Saturday, March 31, 2012 - Session 1

Sunday, April 1, 2012 - Session 2