2012 Alaska Masters Short Course Meters State Championship

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Registration Schedule

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Bartlett Pool – Anchorage, Alaska
Sanctioned by AKMS for USMS, Inc. Sanction # 5612-002

Schedule: Saturday, September 8, 2012
Warm-up: 8:45 AM.
Event #1, 800 Free: 9:30 AM.
2nd Warm-up: After completion of 800 Free, 10:30 AM.
Event #2: 10:45 AM.

Entries:

• You may enter up to five individual events, excluding relays.
• Online meet registration is preferred for speed and accuracy.
• Online meet registration closes at 11:59 PM on 6 September 2012.
• The meet coordinator must receive paper entries by 31 August 2012. On-deck entries are allowed but new heats WILL NOT be added to accommodate deck entries.
• Meet entry fee is $27 flat fee.
• Online meet registration accepts credit cards. The charge on your credit card statement will be to "ClubAssistant.com Events.” Online meet registrations are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• Meet Coordinator: Ken Winterberger, 3000 Capstan Drive, Anchorage, AK 99516 e-mail: kwinterberger@gmail.com.

USMS Membership: This meet is open to all currently registered USMS swimmers. USMS registration forms will not be accepted at the meet. It is your responsibility to be USMS registered. Your USMS membership will be verified during on-line registration. If you need to join or renew your memberships, links for this are presented during on-line meet registration. You may also locate membership registration info at www.akmswim.org and www.usms.org/.

Rules and eligibility: All AKMS and USMS rules govern this meet. It is your responsibility to know the rules. Check out http://www.usms.org/rules/ website for a link to the current rules.

Seeding: Events (except the 800 freestyle, 400 freestyle and relays) will be pre-seeded slowest to fastest regardless of gender or age group. You must include a seed time next for the events you would like to swim. Please go to http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/conversions.asp for a time conversion chart.

400/800 freestyle: You must provide your own lap counter. Check in will be required by 9:00 AM for the 800 freestyle and 12:00 Noon for the 400 freestyle. Seeding is fastest to slowest regardless of age or gender. This event may be reseeded after check-in.

Relays: All relays will be deck-seeded. If you are interested in being on a relay, check the box for “available for this relay” on the on-line event entry form (or on paper form, fill out "relay interest" portion). Individuals expressing interest in relays will be assigned to relays if there are enough swimmers available. There will be 10-minute breaks after the relays (if requested by relay swimmers) to accommodate those with individual events right after the relays.

Events

1        800 Freestyle
2-4     200 Freestyle Relay*
5        400 Individual Medley
6        100 Backstroke
7        50 Butterfly
8-10   800 Freestyle Relay*
11      200 Breaststroke
12      50 Freestyle
13      100 Butterfly
14      200 Backstroke
15-17 400 Freestyle Relay*
18      200 Individual Medley
19      50 Breaststroke
20      100 Freestyle
21      200 Butterfly
22-24 400 Medley Relay*
25      100 Breaststroke
26      200 Freestyle
27      50 Backstroke
28      100 Individual Medley
29-31 200 Medley Relay
32      400 Freestyle

*Men, Women, Mixed Relay 

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "WWW.AKMSWIM.ORG."