Michigan Masters 2013 State Short Course Yards Championship

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Registration Schedule

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SANCTIONED FOR USMS INC. BY MICHIGAN MASTERS SANCTION # 193-S007

FRIDAY - SUNDAY, April 12 - 14, 2013 EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

HOST ORGANIZATIONS:
Eastern Michigan University and the South Oakland Seals are the Host Organizations for the 2013 Michigan Masters State Championships. We are looking forward to an exciting weekend and a well organized event for participants and spectators alike. This is the ninth State Championship Masters Swim Meet held at the EMU.

FACILITIES:
Olds Robb Student Recreation Intramural Complex houses the Michael H. Jones Natatorium at Eastern Michigan University. It is a modern 10-lane 50-meter indoor pool to be configured as one 25-yard ten-lane course. Ten lanes will be used for competition and the other 10 lane course for continuous warm-up/cool down (except during the distance events when the full 16 lanes will be used). Four lanes will be available for warm-up/cool down during distance events. Swimmers must enter the water feet first in a cautious manner during all warm-ups/cool downs. Diving is permitted only in the designated sprint lanes. Lockers are available but limited in number & you must bring your own lock.

RULES - ELIGIBILITY:
USMS rules apply and will be observed. Any swimmer who is not USMS registered for 2013 by the State Meet entry deadline will NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM IN THE MEET.

A swimmer not registered with Michigan LMSC cannot establish a Michigan State Record. Any swimmer registered in the meet CAN set a MEET championship.

TIMING:
Timing system is a Daktronics system with electronic and manual back-up with display scoreboard with start and recall. All events (except some heats of the distance events) will be timed using this system. Manual back-up timers will be provided at each lane. Swimmers are encouraged to hit the pad firmly and, when swimming in relays, to remain clear of the pad area until the event is completed by all swimmers. Any swimmer or relay attempting a NATIONAL RECORD should alert the Starter and make sure there are the required three manual timers as backup. Swimmers are required to supply their own lap counting personnel in distance events.

AGE GROUPS:
Age on April14 (last day of the meet) determines his/her age for the entire meet. Individual Events: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, etc. through 100+. The youngest person in a relay determines the relay age group. Relay age groups: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, and 85+

ENTRY DEADLINE:
Online entry deadline is the end of the day (Midnight) on April 8, 2013.

SEEDING:
Seeding will be slow to fast for all events. Distance events will be seeded after check in time has ended for that day (see Entry Procedure Distance Events). Except for distance (500 yards or longer) free events, Men and Women will be seeded separately into heats according to seed times. “No time” entries will be in the slowest heats. Consult the heat sheets that you will receive at the meet check-in for your heat and lane assignments. It’s the swimmers responsibility to report to the proper heat and lane. Failure to appear will be considered a scratch and you will not be allowed to swim in another heat of the same event. The Meet Director reserves the right to RESEED the distance events if there are a significant number of scratches after check-in to eliminate empty lanes during the swimming of the event.

ENTRY FEES:
Online entry fee is $55.00 Relay fees are extra and relays will be entered at the meet.

Relays Fees: $12 per relay on, or prior to, April 8, 2013. $16 per relay after April 8, 2013.

Deck Entries will be taken for relays from 4:45-5:30 P.M. on Friday and 7:45-8:30 A.M. on Saturday and Sunday for Relays only that were not pre-entered by April 8, 2013.

ENTRY LIMITS: (excluding relays)
7 event maximum for the entire meet
2 event maximum for Friday, April 12, 2013
4 event maximum for Saturday, April 13, 2013
4 event maximum for Sunday, April 14, 2013

An individual may compete on only one relay team per relay event for a total of 4. 

ENTRY PROCEDURE - INDIVIDUAL EVENTS:
To enter individual events, swimmers should select their events (maximum seven), and enter seed times (IN SHORT COURSE YARDS) on the line “entry seed time” on the entry form. Swimmers entering with no seed time will swim in the slowest heats.

ENTRY PROCEDURE - DISTANCE EVENTS:
The 400 IM, will be offered two separate times during the course of the meet. You may swim this event ONCE during the course of the three day meet. The 1650 Free will be offered ONCE on Friday, April 12th. There will be two sessions on Friday. ONLY THOSE WHO USE THE ONLINE ENTRY PROCEDURE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SWIM THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 1650 Free. The first session will include the first 50 entries that indicate their desire to swim in the early session of the 1650. This session will have a mandatory check-in between 12:45-1:30 p.m. Warm up will begin promptly at 1:00 P.M. with the first heat swimming at 2:00 p.m. All entries for 1650, 500, and 1000 will be mixed gender. The second session will start with the 400 IM at 6:00 p.m. followed by the evening session of the 1650 entries. Be sure to check-in before you warm-up for Friday’s distance events. You also need to check in for the 500 Free on Saturday and the 1000 Free on Sunday. The heat and lane assignments for distance events will be posted after the check-in time period ends in the pool area.

ENTRY PROCEDURE RELAYS:
To request relays prior to the meet, team representatives should enter the number of relays and the fees associated for all 4 relay events. It is requested that only one relay form be submitted for each team. At check-in, team representatives who requested relays will receive a packet and relay cards with the instructions to supply the following data: the event, age group, and sexes. The age group of the relay is determined by the youngest swimmer on the relay. Relay seed times will not be needed until the relay check-in on the day of the relay. All relays are deck entered and completed relay cards will be given to the Clerk of the Course by the coach or team representative by the deadline when announced at the meet. Each card shall include: swimmers' names as they appear on their USMS cards, in order of relay swim; first name, last name, age, sex, and proper age group. The relay cards will have heats and lanes added by Clerk of the Course and the cards with heat and lane assignments should be picked up from Clerk of the Course by the team representative when this is announced. Once the cards have been turned in and heat and lanes have been designated; the age group, sex of the relay, and seed time cannot be changed

ANNUAL MEETING MICHIGAN LMSC LMSC MEETING TO START 20 MINUTES AFTER EVENT #10/11 200 FREE RELAY

DISTANCE EVENTS CHECK-IN FRIDAY NIGHT MARCH 12:
400 IM - BY 5:30 P.M. AND NO LATER.
1650 FREE - BY 1:45 P.M. (early session) and BY 5:45 P.M.(evening session) AND NO LATER.

SCORING:
1st through 8th place. Individual Event: 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Relays: 18 14 12 10 8 6 4 2

ANNUAL MEETING:
All swimmers are encouraged to attend the annual membership meeting held (in a large conference room to be announced at the meet) during the lunch break on Saturday. This is the time to vote on issues affecting the USMS National Organization, the Michigan LMSC, your local team, and yourself. New Michigan LMSC Officers will be elected. The meeting will get started 20 Minutes after the morning session (Session # 3). An agenda of the meeting will be available at check-in on Friday, April 12.

Two divisions will be recognized for purposes of team scoring based upon the number of total entries.

PROTESTS:
Any protest concerning seeding, awards, final results, eligibility, scoring, or entries will be addressed to the meet director or referee (USMS Rule 102.16). The protest shall be made by the team representative in writing and the Championship Committee shall hear all protests except for "wet" rules (Section 3 of Michigan Masters Policies and Procedures).

EVENT RESULTS AND COMPLETE STATE MEET RESULTS:
Event results will be posted in two clearly marked places announced at the meet. Also the awards table will have the event results after they are posted so you can pick up your awards. Meet results (events, ages, names - individual and relay, times, individual high point winners and team scores) will be published on the website (www.michiganmasters.com).

FACILITY RULES AND MICHIGAN MASTERS STATE MEET GUIDELINES: THESE ARE STRICTLY ENFORCED

1. Smoking is not allowed in any of the buildings.
2. Food/beverages are not allowed in the pool area, in adjacent locker rooms or spectator areas.
3. Lockers are available but swimmers should bring their own locks. Neither Lake Orion High School nor Michigan Masters will assume responsibility for lost or stolen articles.
4. BODY OILS AND OTHER RUB-DOWN SUBSTANCES THAT MAY CONTAMINATE THE POOL WATER ARE BANNED. SWIMMERS WHO USE THESE SUBSTANCES WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND BE DISQUALIFIED.
5. Diving off any of the boards or towers is strictly forbidden.
6. Swimmers in the concession area must wear shirts, shorts, and some type of foot covering.

CONCESSIONS:
Concessions will be available at the Olds Robb Student Recreation Center. See Facilitites Rules Part 2 regarding this. There are nearby restaurants (about 5 – 10 minutes from the pool) so plan your meals and snacks accordingly.

MEET DIRECTOR: Frank (Skip) Thompson 2660 Littletell Avenue West Bloomfied, MI 48324-1753 Phone - (248) 683-2191 E-mail – FrankSkipThompso@aol.com 

MEET T-SHIRTS:
All swimmers that use the online entry will receive a free Championship T-shirt.

AWARDS CEREMONIES:
Presentations of the individual high point award and overall team high point awards in all categories will begin 30 minutes after the completion of the last event which is the 1000 Free (event # 43 and #44). We ask all swimmers and teams to be prompt as not to delay. It's the swimmers and team responsibility to pick up any awards. THERE WILL BE NO MAILING OF AWARDS.

* NO ONE-DAY EVENT REGISTRATION - (USMS RULE 201.1.3) This championship is not considered a single event but a 2.5 day multi-event championship. Swimmers must be fully registered with USMS for 2012 by the entry deadline to participate in this sanctioned competition.
 

MICHIGAN MASTERS 2013 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Women's  Events - Men's Events

Session # 1 Friday, April 12, 2013
Warm up - 12:45 P.M. Meet begins at 2:00 P.M.

1             1650 Yard Freestyle (Mixed)

THE FIRST 50 ENTRANTS USING ONLINE ENTRY PROCEDURES IN THE 1650 THAT WISH TO SWIM IN THE EARLY SESSION WILL BE THE ONLY SWIMMERS COMPETING IN THIS SESSION

Session # 2 Friday, April 12, 2013
Warm up – 5:00 P.M. Meet begins at 6:00 P.M.

8-9          400 Yard IM
101         1650 Yard Freestyle (Mixed)

Session # 3 Saturday, April 13, 2013
Warm up – 7:45 A.M. Meet begins at 9:00 A.M

2-3          100 Yard Freestyle
4-5          200 Yard Backstroke
6-7          50 Yard Butterfly
108-109  400 Yard IM
               10 Minute Break
10-11      200 Yard Freestyle Relay

ANNUAL MEETING OF MICHIGAN LMSC TO START 20 MINUTES AFTER EVENT #10/11 200 FREE RELAY

Session # 4 Saturday, April 13, 2013
Warm up - 1:00 P.M. Meet begins at 2:00 P.M

12-13      200 Yard Butterfly
14-15      50 Yard Backstroke
16-17      100 Yard Breaststroke
               10 Minute Break
18           200 Yard Mixed Medley Relay
19           500 Yard Freestyle (Mixed)

Session # 5 Sunday, April 14, 2013
Warm up – 7:45 A.M. Meet begins at 9:00 A.M

20-21      200 Yard Freestyle
22-23      100 Yard Butterfly
24-25      50 Yard Breaststroke
26-27      200 Yard IM
               10 Minute Break
28-29      200 Yard Medley Relay

Session # 6 Sunday, April 14, 2013
Warm/up - One hour after Event #28/29 200 Medley Relay - Expected Time 12:00 P.M TO 1:00 P.M Competition begins One hour after warm/up - Expected Time 1:00 P.M. TO 2:00 P.M.

30-31      200 Yard Breaststroke
32-33      100 Yard Backstroke
34-35      50 Yard Freestyle
36-37      100 Yard IM
               10 Minute Break
38           200 Yard Mixed Freestyle Relay
39           1000 Yard Freestyle (Mixed)

Each swimmer who enters the meet will need to check-in upon arrival at the Jones Natatorium Pool at Eastern Michigan University.

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "SOUTH OAKLAND SEALS."