2014 Pacific Masters Short Course Championships

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by Pacific Master Swimming Inc. for USMS Inc., Sanction # 38-11-09 

Pool: Dolores Bengston Aquatic Center. 25 yd x 50 meter outdoor heated pool. Sixteen lanes are available for competition. 25 yd x 25 meter outdoor, heated pool with eight lanes available for warm-up and warm-down. Locker rooms and additional restrooms are available.

Location: 4455 Black Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566. Carpooling is strongly recommended, particularly on Friday. Parking is available in the pool parking lot. Limited parking is available on adjacent streets. NO OVERNIGHT OR RV PARKING PERMITTED. Additional parking space is available Saturday and Sunday in the Alisal Elementary parking lot located on Black Ave. Please note signs and avoid parking in restricted areas.
Directions: From I-580, exit at Santa Rita. Head south about 2 miles to Black Ave. Turn right on Black Ave. Pool is located on the right.
From I-680 take Bernal exit. Go east about 1 mile, turn left at Main Street. Drive through downtown Pleasanton. Main Street becomes Santa Rita road. Turn left on Black Ave., pool is on the right.

Time: Check-in and warm-up at 7:00 a.m. Meet starts at 8:30 a.m. on Friday with the combined 1650 heats on both courses. On Saturday and Sunday meet starts at 8:30 a.m. with the women’s heats on both courses.

Check-In: This is a Pre-Seeded meet. Swimmers are considered checked-in for all individual events with a distance of 200 yards and less. Online check-in will be available for the 1650 from 6:00 pm March 26 until 5:00 am March 28. In person check-in deadlines are as follows:
Events 1 & 2 1650 free 8:00 am (Fastest to Slowest)
Event 5 Women’s 400 IM 12:00 pm
Event 6 Men’s 400 IM 12:30 pm
Event 9 Women’s 500 free 8:00 am
Event 10 Men’s 500 free 8:30 am
Events 45 & 46 1000 free 12:00 pm (Fastest to Slowest)

Relays: Deck entered on yellow relay cards. Fees for RELAYS are $8.00 per relay. Swimmers may swim only once in each relay event. Cards must show correct first and last names and correct age for each swimmer. Relay swimmers not participating in individual events must sign a waiver and show proof of USMS membership. Team relay tabs are acceptable with a blank check payable to TriValley Masters.

Seeding: Individual events will be seeded from slowest to fastest except events 1&2 (1650 free) and Events 45& 46 (1000 free) which will be swum fastest to slowest. Events 1 & 2 (1650 free) and 45 & 46 (1000 free) will combined for seeding purposes and swum together regardless of gender. The last heat of the 1000 and 1650 will be swum in the first available course where all other heats have been completed

TWO OPTIONS FOR MEET ENTRY:
Option 1 – Online Meet Entry: (deadline: midnight, Wednesday, March 19). Enter on ClubAssistant software to receive an immediate entry confirmation via email. The billing information email should be brought to the meet as proof of entry. This entry process will include a processing fee by Club Assistant and requires a credit card for payment. The processing fee is included in the online entry fee. Your credit card will be charged by “ClubAssistant.com Events” for this meet.

Option 2 – Traditional Mailed: (Entries must be postmarked by Friday, March 14 and/or received by Monday, March 17, 5:00 PM) Entries must be on a Consolidated Entry Form.

Note: This is a cardless meet. No late or deck entries will be accepted. No refunds will be made. No fax entries will be accepted. Incomplete entries cannot be processed and will be returned. Because this is a championship meet, NT (no time) entries are not allowed.

Entry Fees: $18 for one event, $38 for 2-4 events, and $43 for 5-7 events.

Deadline: Mailed entries must be postmarked by Friday, March 14 and/or received by 5:00 PM Monday, March 17.  Online entries must be submitted by Wednesday, March 19, 11:59 pm.  Meet Directors are forbidden to accept late or incomplete entries!

Relay Entry Fees: $8 for each relay. Relay entry fee is discounted to $5 if submitted by 11 am Friday, March 28.

Snack Bar: Available throughout the meet.

Scoring: Individual events: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Relays: 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 for each age group. *NOTE* Only two relay teams per club may score per age group of a relay.
Awards: Ribbons will be presented to first through eighth place finishers. High point awards for each sex and age group. Team trophies will be awarded to the top teams in each Pacific Masters team size division.

Program: Available for $5.00

Timing: Each team will be responsible for providing timers.  Lanes will be assigned to each team as necessary.

Accommodation Suggetions:
Courtyard by Marriott -- Approx. 3 miles from pool
Reservations: 925-463-1414
Residence Inn - By Marriott Pleasanton -- Approx. 6 miles from pool
Reservations: 1-800-331-3131
Four Points by Sheraton -- Approx. 3 miles from pool
Reservations: 925-460-8800

Head Referee: TBD

Meet Directors: Doug Condon, 415-235-2356, dougcondon@3renergy.com

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "TVM - DEL VALLE."