2017 Masters Challenge & Breakout CLINIC!

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Registration Schedule

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Masters Challenge Swim MEET - LCM
Hosted by Texas Ford Aquatics Masters
Saturday, June 10th.  Warm up 9:00 am, Meet Start 10:00 am.

Masters Swim CLINIC with Josh Davis and Jason Lezak!
Hosted by the North Texas LMSC
Sunday, June 11, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at Texas Ford Aquatics, includes lunch.
USMS members only.
To register for the clinic only CLICK HERE

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Masters Challenge - LCM
Hosted by Texas Ford Aquatics Masters
Sanctioned by the North Texas Local Masters Swimming Committee for USMS Inc.
Sanction number: 267-S003

POOL Texas Ford Aquatics, 8353 Legacy Dr.,  Frisco, TX 75034

Website: www.TexasFordAquatics.com
Email: CoachRichard@TexasFordAquatics.com
Meet Director: Richard Garza
Meet Referee: Ben Mok

COURSE Five (5) 50 Meter lanes with Colorado timing.  Three (3) 50 Meter lanes will be available for warm-up and cool-down throughout the 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.

ELIGIBILITY All participants must be registered with USMS or a current member of a FINA-recognized national governing body for Masters swimming (article 202.1) and at least 18 years of age as of June 9, 2017. Swimmers turning 18 after the meet entry deadline and by June 9, 2017, must enter the meet by the meet entry deadline and register for USMS either before or on June 9.   Age to be determined as of December 31, 2017.

RULES 2017 USMS rules will govern this meet. Meet management reserves the right to adjust logistics in order to run an efficient meet.

BREAKS 10 minute breaks will take place after event 8 and 18, breaks may be added or removed by the Meet Referee.

ENTRIES Competitors may enter up to a maximum of six (6) individual events. Online meet entry is paid by credit card to ClubAssistant.com Events. Online entry closes at 11:59 pm Central time on June 8th, 2017.

DECK ENTRIES Deck entries will be accepted on the day of the meet, up to 9:30 am for an added charge. Deck Entries are only permitted in open lanes. No new heats will be added. “Double Entry Fee” if not entered in the meet. $10.00 per event if entered in the meet. Must bring a copy of your 2017 USMS Registration Card.

ENTRY FEES Swim Meet fee is $35.00.  All entry and registration fees are nonrefundable.

First Masters Meet? If you are registered in the North Texas LMSC, and this is your first Masters meet ever.  Then we are excited to tell you that your LMSC is covering $25.00 of your meet fee.  Please fill out a Paper entry form and mail a check with A COPY OF YOUR 2017 USMS REGISTRATION CARD to:

Masters Meet 
Richard Garza 
8353 Legacy Dr. 
Frisco, TX 75034

Make checks payable to:
Texas Ford Aquatics
*Entry fees are non-refundable

Paper entries must be received by June 6th, 2017. Late entries will not be processed.

AWARDS Cards will be provided for the placement of Award Labels as a race record for all.

RELAYS Relays are deck entry only, due by event 1 and event 9. $8.00 per relay entry.

RESULTS Results will be available at www.TexasFordAquatics.com and www.USMS.org

EVENT HOST The amazing staff and volunteers of Texas Ford Aquatics.

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Immediately following the Masters Challenge, the North Texas LMSC will host a one-hour talk and Q&A with Andrea Block* at TFA.  Drinks and snacks will be served.
Topics:

Differences in coaching age groupers AND coaching masters
What type of training loads are best for sprinters, middle distance, and distance swimmers
What type of tapers are best for sprinters, middle distance, and distance swimmers
How do tapers change as we get older
How to have a great meet: warm up, warm down, what to bring, what to eat, what to drink, what to wear...
Best advice on ways we can keep getting better even as we keep getting older

*Andrea Block is a long time masters swimmer from Chicago, IL.  She has been extremely active in both her local LMSC and at the national level.  She has achieved multiple All-American Honors, and USMS and World records.  Andrea’s coaching experience includes:

Highland Park High School Head Coach Girls Swimming and Diving 2011 - present
Lincolnshire Swim Club Head Coach 2009 - present
Private Swim Coach 2004 - present
Masters Swim Group 2004 - present

This event is immediately after the meet on June 10th and is included in the price of your entry fee.

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MUTUAL OF OMAHA BREAKOUT!

Masters SWIM CLINIC with Josh Davis and Jason Lezak!
Hosted by the North Texas LMSC.
Sunday, June 11, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at Texas Ford Aquatics, includes lunch.
USMS members only.
To register for the clinic only CLICK HERE

Check-in at 8:30 am.

The Mutual of Omaha Breakout Clinic includes instruction and demonstration of performance techniques from Josh Davis and Jason Lezak. Plus small-group personal instruction in the water on four strokes; instruction concerning how the body, mind and heart affect a swimmer’s performance; question and answer session; and autograph and photo opportunities with the athletes. Entry fee will also include t-shirt, swim bag and DVDs. Additional DVDs and Olympic swim caps will be for sale.  

Josh Davis – At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he won gold medals by swimming for the winning U.S. teams in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay and 4x200-meter freestyle relay. He earned a third gold medal by swimming for the first-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter medley relay. He also competed in the 200-meter freestyle, and finished seventh in the event final with a time of 1:48.54.

Four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, he served as the captain of the U.S. swimming team. At the 2000 Olympics, he won silver medals swimming for the second-place U.S. teams in the preliminary heats of the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and the final of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay.  He again competed in the 200-meter freestyle, finishing in fourth place in the final with a time of 1:46.73.

Jason Lezak - former American record holder in the 100-meter freestyle. He competed in four Olympic Games, in 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012, and won eight Olympic medals, two bronze, two silver, and four gold.

In 2008 He anchored the U.S. 4×100-meter freestyle relay team that won the gold medal and set a new world record. In the final 25 meters, Lezak overtook French team anchor Alain Bernard (the world record holder in the 100-meter freestyle going into the relay) to win gold despite Bernard having nearly a full body length’s advantage when Lezak started his leg and half a body length with 25 meters from the end. Lezak “drafted” off of the Frenchman, overtaking Bernard in a split time of 46.06, the fastest 100-meter freestyle split in history by nearly six-tenths of a second.

$35.00 before June 8th.
$50.00 for same day registration.

After the breakout clinic, the North Texas LMSC Meeting will take place at TFA.  All positions are up for election.

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "TEXASFORDAQUATICS.COM."