ILMSA Short Course State Championships 2017

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Registration Schedule

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Sanction by Indiana LMSC for USMS Inc.

Location: RecPlex Aqua Arena, 9900 Terwall Terrace, Pleasant Prairie, WI 52158

Meet Host Website / Entry website: www.libertyvillemasters.com

Facility:  The Recplex is a 17,000 square foot aquatic complex. The competition course is a state-of- the-art 50m pool will be configured into 2 x 10 lane competition pools with 2 movable bulkheads separating the courses. Rule 202.1.1 A (3) (d) 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 USMS Top 10 and Records will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement. Minimum depth at the start end is 7.5 feet in both competition pools with permanently affixed modern starting blocks for each lane. The 2 lanes between the competition courses will be available for warm up/down along with a 4 lane pool in the adjacent water park. A full color Colorado scoreboard displays race info for all 20 lanes. Men’s and Women’s locker rooms are adjacent to the pool deck with ample bathrooms, showers and lockers. Concessions and a swim shop are available in the stands during competition. Parking in outer parking lot and ring around the building is free (about a one block walk to the pool).

Eligibility: Proof of 2017 USMS registration which is offered at the time of online entry. Age as of the last day of the meet shall determine age for the entire meet. Swimmers entering the 400 IM, 500 Free and 1650 Free must have an ILMSA provable time achieved within the previous 2 years. Entered times must be accurate.

Entry Limit: Swimmers may enter and swim no more than 4 individual and 3 relay events a day. No swimmer may compete in more than 9 individual events (nor more than 5 relays) for the entire meet.

Entry Procedures: Online entry hosted by ClubAssistant.com is preferred. Entries will open March 2, 2017 at 12 Noon Central Time. The deadline for submitting online entries is Tuesday, March 28, 2017, 6:00 PM Central Time. All paper entries must use the ILMSA consolidated multi-day entry form, and be post marked no sooner than the March 1, 2017 or no later than March 27, 2017. No exceptions! Distance events will sell out online, paper entries might not make it in time! Please mail paper entries to: Laurel Liberty, ILMSA State Meet, 312 Dawes St, Libertyville Il 60048. Checks should be made out to: “Lake Forest Swim Club”. No late entries will be accepted.

Entry Fees: $25 swimmer surcharge, plus $4 per individual event. Swimmers may choose to get a meet shirt for $10 during registration. No shirts will be sold at the meet. Relay fees are $10 per relay.

Events: All events will be timed final events. Events will be offered in the following age categories: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95+. The 1650 Freestyle will be limited to the first 160 entries received. The 500 Freeand 400 IM will be limited to the first 200 entries received.

Relay Events: Relay forms will be available at the scorer’s table. Note: Clubs / Teams are limited to entering a total of 12 relays per event. A completed form along with $10 payment must be turned into the scorer’s table in order to be entered in the relay. Each days relays are due the day prior by the end of the session.

Seeding: All events except the 400IM, 500Fr and 1650Fr will be pre-seeded. Swimmers entered in these events must check in to positively declare their intent to swim. Swimmers who do not check in for those events by the published deadlines will be scratched from the event. The 1650 Free, 500 Free and 400IM will be seeded slowest to fastest. The 1650 Free will be swum mixed, the 400IM and 500 Free will be swum by gender. For all other events seeding is from slowest to fastest by entry time for each gender. Pools will be separated by gender for all events except the 1650 Free and mixed relays.

Check In: Swimmers must check in for distance events online at www.libertyvillemasters.com or at the meet. Online Check-in will open Tuesday, April 4 at 8:00 AM, and close Thursday April 6 at 3:00 PM.

After Thursday you must check in at the venue. Check in at the pool will open at 3:00 PM Friday, April 7, and close according to the schedule below:

• Positive check in for the 1650 closes by 4:00 PM, Friday, April 7. 
• Positive check in for the 400 IM closes at 8:30 AM Saturday April 8.
• Positive check in for the 500 Free closes 8:30 AM Sunday, April 9

Competition Pool Warm up Hours: 

• Friday April 7th 3:45pm - 4:25pm Meet begins at 4:30pm.
• Saturday April 8th 8:00am - 8:50am Meet begins at 9:00am.
• Sunday April 9th 8:00am - 8:50am Meet begins at 9:00am.

*Four lanes are available for warm up/down continuously through the meet.

Warm Up Procedures: Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled manner. No diving or backstroke starts will be allowed, except in designated sprint lanes. One or two lanes shall be designated as one-way sprint lanes during the pre-meet warm-up sessions in the competition pools ONLY. Any swimmer who acts in an unsporting or unsafe manner within the swimming venue may be considered for appropriate action or penalty by the referee (rule 102.15.3). Pull-buoys, kick boards, fins and hand paddles are not allowed in competition or warm-up pools.

Scoring Individual events: 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Relays: 22, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Awards Individual: Medals 1-3, Ribbons 4-10
Relay: Ribbons 1-3
High Point Award: One male and female (each age group)
Team Trophy: Large Teams 1-5, Small Teams 1-5

ORDER OF EVENTS

(Pools will be separated Men/Women with the exception of RELAYS)

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "MUNSTER SWIM CLUB."