THE FOUNDERS MEET AT PABST FARMS YMCA

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Registration Schedule

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If you have not registered with USMS for 2022, or if you wish to register for a different club, please register with USMS beginning Nov 1st and then enter this meet.  If you are planning to swim relays, all swimmers on the relay must be registered with the same USMS club.  Once  you have registered for 2022 after Nov 1st, the registration is effective immediately and if you registered for a new club, that is now your club.

**** Please renew your USMS Registration for 2022 **** ( USMS Registration Link )

SANCTIONED BY: The Wisconsin LMSC for USMS, Inc. Sanction No. 202-S002

LOCATION: YMCA at PABST FARMS 1750 Valley Road, Oconomowoc, WI 53066

TIME: NOTE TIME CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEARS. Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, doors open at 9:00 A.M. There is no access to the YMCA before 9:00 A.M. Warm-up 9:15 A.M.to 9:50 A.M. Meet starts at 10:00 A.M.

FACILITIES: 8 lane, 25-yard pool with anti-turbulent lane guides, starting blocks and backstroke flags. 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 106.2.1.

COVID Protocols All protocols in place at the time of the meet will be followed. At the time this sanction was submitted, there were no state, local or YMCA protocols. Check the Wisconsin Master’s website (https://www.wisconsinmastersswimming.com) to determine if COVID protocols have been implemented. If protocols are in place, swimmers, spectators or meet officials that cannot or do not conform to the protocols will not be allowed at the meet. There are no refunds of entry fees.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all swimmers 18 years and over as of Sunday, January 9, 2022. Because this is a USMS sanctioned event, current USMS or FINA membership is required for insurance reasons. There are two membership options:

1. Current USMS membership.
2. One Event membership. Online entry is required for One Event memberships. Times swum under one-event registration are not eligible for USMS Top 10 or records consideration. One Event memberships are not eligible for USMS or Wisconsin records, relays, All-American consideration or All-Star consideration. A one event membership can be converted to USMS membership.

DECK ENTRIES (on the day of the meet) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Relays:  Submit relay entries at the meet. Relays may be all men, all women, or mixed (two men and two women). All swimmers in a relay must be members of the same club. Unattached swimmers and One Event memberships are not able to swim in relays.

RULES: Official USMS Masters Rules will govern this meet. All events will be timed finals.

SEEDING: Heats will be computer seeded, slowest to fastest. Please submit a reasonably accurate seed time. A NO TIME will be seeded in the slowest heat. Age groups and sexes will be combined.

TIMING: Primary: Automatic timing system (Colorado), Secondary: Semi-automatic with one button, Tertiary: one watch. Note: The timing system precision qualifies as appropriate for setting USMS Records, and Top 10 Consideration (103.18.5).

AUTOMATIC SPLIT RECORDING: Automatic split recording (USMS Rule 103.18.2 A and B) will be performed by the officials for relay lead-off provided the split time is available from the automatic (primary) timing system. Other splits must be requested in writing by the swimmer as per USMS rules noted on the USMS Split Notification Form.

WARM UP: Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious manner in lanes 1-5 and 8. Lanes 1-5 and 8 are circle swimming only-- NO DIVING STARTS are permitted from blocks or deck in these lanes. Lane 6 and 7 are the designated start/sprint lanes when announced. Swimming one direction only, exiting to the side or end. Hand paddles, kick-boards, fins, etc. may not be used at any time during the warm up period. Lane 8 will be the designated lane for warm up/warm down during the meet. No jumping, diving or socializing in warm up lane while the meet is in progress.

ENTRY FEE: USMS Members $18.00 plus $6.00 per individual event.
One Event members $33.00 plus $6.00 per individual event.
There are no refunds of entry fees.

ENTRY LIMIT: Six (6) individual events plus relays. THE 500 FREESTYLE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 28 ENTRIES RECEIVED. Each swimmer swimming the 500 Freestyle is responsible for providing a lap counter.

Online Entry Enter On-Line via Club Assistant (see https://www.wisconsinmastersswimming.com for link) OR via US Mail with the Wisconsin Masters Swimming Universal Entry Form, one athlete per form. On-line entry is preferred. The link for online entry for this meet is: https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=2424&smid=14225 Entries open on Dec 1, 2021. The On-Line meet entry deadline for the meet is Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at midnight CST time. NO EMAIL OR DECK OR LATE ENTRIES FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

PAPER ENTRY DEADLINE: Paper entries via US Mail with the Wisconsin Masters Swimming Universal Entry Form, one athlete per form. Mail entries must include a copy of the swimmer’s USMS registration card. The LIABILITY RELEASE page must be signed without any alterations. Paper entries must be in Mike Murray’s hands no later than 6:00PM, Friday December 31, 2021. Fees must accompany the entry form. Checks made payable to WMAC.

AWARDS: Ribbons for 1^st through 3^rd places.

MEET DIRECTOR: Mike Murray 2525 Scheibe Drive Brookfield, WI 53005 414.315.2847 with texting Email: WMAC.Swim.MeetDir@Gmail.com

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