2015 Olympus Aquatics Masters Holiday Swim Meet

2014 Olympus Aquatics Masters
Holiday Swim Meet - Short Course Yards

Olympus High Aquatics Center

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Sanctioned by Utah Masters for USMS, Inc. Sanction # 344-S011

Meet Director: Shawn Stringham, Olympus Aquatics President, www.olympusaquatics.com

Facility: Olympus High Aquatic Center. A one-pool facilities, with an 8 lane, all-deep competition. The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.

Location: 4055 S 2300 East, Salt Lake City, UT  84124

Parking: You can park in the parking lot in any available, legal parking place.

Meet Conduct: 2014 USMS Rules will govern conduct of this meet.

Eligibility: All swimmers must be registered with USMS (proof is required). USMS/Utah annual registration for 2014/2015 will be offered on deck. USMS/Utah one time swim event event registration will be a $15 fee.

USMS Membership Options:

1. Register online with USMS on your own (preferred method). Go to http://www.usms.org/reg/ to register. Then use your USMS membership number.
2. If you do not want to pay for a year membership an additional $15 will be charged for one day event insurance with USMS.
3. Register on deck on Tuesday evening (an additional $10 late fee for this option), and pay your yearly USMS membership there at the meet. Paper membership form for 2015 will need to be filled out, and additional check made out to Utah Masters. Be aware that USMS's price for 2015 will be $37 and Utah LMSC fee is $8, for a total of $45 for UNAT swimmers. Additional club fees may apply.

Important Eligibility Rule: 102.2.1  For short course yards, the eligibility of a participant for a particular age group shall be determined by the age as of the last day of the meet.

Entries: Please register online at www.olympusaquatics.com. There is a $15 fee for this meet. Entries are due by November 26, 2014. If you need to mail entries, please send them to: Shawn Stringham, 1917 East 3780 South, SLC, UT 84106.  You must include all of the following:  signed entry form, check payable to Olympus Aquatics, and a copy of your USMS card. 
**There will be a limit of 2 heats in each of the following long distance events:  500 Free & 1,000 Free (these freestyle events have the possibility of being swam with 2 swimmers per lane).

Same Day Deck Entries and fee: Deck entries will be accepted until 6:15 pm. There is an additional $15.00 fee for deck entries.  This is a late fee that must be included with the athlete’s entry fee, for a total meet fee of $30.  Please note: Participants may only swim 4 individual, plus 1 relay events.

Age Groups: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, etc. in 5 year increments.

Relay Age Groups: Short course (25) yards—18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+, 95+... (10-year increments as high as is necessary). The age of the youngest relay team member shall determine the age group. Relay teams must swim in the oldest age group for which they are eligible.

Relays: Swimmers must be entered in the meet to swim on relays.  Important Relay Team Rule:  102.9.1  Relay teams shall not compete unattached. In all cases, relay teams must be composed of USMS members of the same club, which is a member of USMS.  Relay cards may be obtained at the relay card pick-up table. Relay team entries will be accepted until the end of the break prior to the event.

Seeding: All events will be timed finals with heats seeded by time, slowest to fastest. Genders will
swim together (mixed).

Heats: Heat sheets will be posted around the deck. Swimmers who miss their heats may not swim in another heat unless successfully protested to Meet Director and Referee. Swimmers without seed times may be placed in the slowest (earlier) heats.

Warm-up/cool down:  Warm-ups start at 6:00pm. Competition begins at 6:30pm. Warm-up and cool down during the meet will be in lane 8.  Lane 7 is to be left empty during competition!

Records: Swimmers attempting to set records during the meet should notify the Starter to assure that three official timers will be present.

Awards & Ribbons: Available for pick-up at meet only. Awards, medals or ribbons will not be mailed following the meet.