2016 Iowa Masters Short Course State Championship Swimming Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Hosted by: The Linn-Mar Community School District, 3457 North Tenth Street, Marion, Iowa 52302.

Warm-ups 11:00 a.m. Meet starts at 12:00 p.m.

Sanction: Sanctioned by U.S.M.S. Inc. and Local Masters Swimming Committee, Iowa Masters Swimming. U.S. Masters Swimming Sanction Number: 406-S001

Pool: A Myrtha pool which is 33 1/3 meters long by 25 yards wide with a moveable bulkhead. We have eight nine-foot wide 25-yard lanes with an additional five seven-foot wide lanes that can be used for warm-up and cool-down. There are Competitor Gold six-inch diameter lane lines. The depth of the competition side of the pool is twelve-foot deep at the starting end and seven-feet deep at the turn end. We have Myrtha starting blocks that were used at the Olympic Games that include wedges and side rails. We have a Daktronics Timing System with eight-foot touch pads.

Awards: Team: Traveling trophy for first place.

Team Scoring: Individual events: 9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1; relay events: 18-14-12-10-8-6-4-2. 

Rules: 2015-2016 U.S.M.S. rules prevail. Individual competition is age groups, 18-24, 25-29, 30- 34, 35-39, etc.
Age as of March 5th, 2016 determines age for the meet.
Relay age groups are: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, etc. The age of the youngest swimmer determines the age of the relay.

Event Limit: Swimmers may enter a maximum of five (5) individual events. A swimmer may enter each relay once. Swimmers are limited to one distance event (1000 or 1650). Swimmers may enter either the 1000 or 1650 freestyle, but not both.

Cost: $24.50 entry fee + .50 splash fee = $25.00. (A late fee of $5.00 will be added to all entries not received by Tuesday, March 1st, 2016).  Online entries are paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com Events.

The splash fee is for the promotion of Masters Swimming in Iowa.

Entry Deadline: Tuesday, March 1st, 2016. Deck entries will be accepted, but will be assessed a $5.00 late fee. We do want to encourage all entries including deck entries. However, entries for events 1-24 will be accepted until 11:15 a.m. on the day of the meet. Entries for events 25-46 will be accepted until 1:00p.m or 45 minutes prior to the projected start of event 25.

Late Entries: Swimmers with late entries should be sure to have your entry sheet filled out completely. It is important to include full address also. Late entries are $30.00. Make check payable to Linn-Mar High School. Checks are preferred but cash is accepted. 

Distance Events: The distance events will be deck-seeded. We will ask all distance swimmers to check in at the computer table to confirm their entry in the event. Entry cards for relay events must be completed at the meet.

Seed Times: Submit latest times for 25 yard course. Enter “NT” for no time.

Eligibility: Open to all swimmers with current U.S. Masters swimming membership.

U.S.M.S. Cards: Yearly memberships are available for purchase during online meet entry.
USMS One Day Memberships will be available for $18.00, allowing full participation as an Unattached-IAMA swimmer.

Scratches: Swimmers not reporting for events will be scratched. No refunds.

Meet Director: Chad Derlein-Hoffman 716 10th St NW Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52405 cderlein@linnmar.k12.ia.us

Team Definitions: All U.S.M.S. swimmers registered in the state of Iowa are officially members of the same “Iowa Masters” club. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS MEET ONLY, in order to have a sporting competition for a State Championship Team Trophy, a “Team” is defined as follows:
1. A team must have a designated City or Town which is a single city or town in Iowa.
2. Every team member must reside in the designated city or town, or swim regularly (at least 20 times per year) at a pool within 25 miles of the designated city or town.
3. Relays, to score team points must consist of the members from a single team.
4. Entrants residing outside of Iowa and who have an “Iowa Masters” USMS card may swim for an Iowa team if rule 2 is satisfied.
5. Teams outside the state of Iowa may score points, but are not eligible for the team trophy.

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Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "SWIA MASTERS SWIMMING."