2024 Bumpy Jones Classic Long Course Meet

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Registration Schedule

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DATES & TIMES:
Saturday, June 8: Warm-up 11:30 AM, meet begins at 12:15 PM
Sunday, June 9: Warm-up 7:30 AM, meet begins at 8:00 AM (800 Free and 800 Free Relay)
Second Sunday session: Warm-up 10:00 AM, meet begins at 10:30 AM

FACILITY: The beautiful Sarasota Selby Aquatic Center, 8501 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, Fla.  Site of the USMS 2023 Summer Nationals.  The pool is an outdoor, 50-meter x 25-yard Myrtha pool with a large shade structure on deck. Daktronics timing will be provided for competition. A 25-yard warm up pool will be available at all times. The pool is generally regarded as one of the top facilities in Florida. Pool chillers keep the pool temperature at optimum levels for competition.

POOL LENGTH CERTIFICATION:  The length of the 50-meter competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1, but as a bulkhead course, is subject to length confirmation. Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and records will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement.

TIMING SYSTEM:  The primary timing system will be automatic timing. Times can be submitted for world records, USMS records, and USMS Top 10 consideration.
 
Meet Director:  Rick Walker
Entry Coordinator:  Anna Lea Matysek
Meet Referee:  Joel Meltz

ELIGIBILITY:

• Current USMS rules will govern.
• All athletes must be 18 years of age or older as of June 8, 2024, and registered with U.S. Masters Swimming.
• Members of foreign (non-USMS) swimming federations may participate but must provide proof of membership in their country's swimming federation.
• Age-determining date for this meet is December 31, 2024.

ENTRIES & FEES:

• One-day entry:  $50
• Two-day entry:  $70
• Team relay fees:  FREE!

ENTRY LIMITS: 

• Swimmers may enter a maximum of five (5) individual events per day (not including relays). 
• Entries for the 400 Freestyle and the 800 Freestyle events will be LIMITED TO 40 SWIMMERS (5 heats) each.  If these events are full when you enter the meet, you will be given the option to enter on a waitlist.   

DEADLINES:

• Individual entry:  Online meet entries must be completed by Monday, June 3, at 11:59pm.   NO DECK ENTRIES.
• Online Relay team entry (PREFERRED):  Opens Wednesday, June 5, at 9:00am.  Closes Friday, June 7, at 1:00pm.  See instructions below in separate section.  
• Deck Relay team entry, Saturday:  Submit on the upstairs balcony before the end of Event 1 (400 Free)
• Deck Relay team entry, Sunday:  Submit on Saturday or before the end of Heat 3 of Event 15 (800 Free) on Sunday, on the upstairs balcony

SEEDING:  All events will be swum in numerical order and seeded slowest to fastest, EXCEPT for the 800 Freestyle, which will be seeded FASTEST TO SLOWEST. Age on December 31, 2024, determines age group for meet.

AUTOMATIC SPLIT RECORDING:  Automatic split recording (USMS Rule 103.18.2 A& B) will be performed by the officials for relay leadoff splits, provided the split time is available from the automatic (primary) timing system.  Other electronic splits may be requested in writing by the swimmer per USMS rules noted on the USMS split notification form.   Split request forms must be submitted to the Meet Referee by the end of the meet, except for backstroke split requests which must be submitted PRIOR TO the swim.

WARMUPS:  Except for lanes designated for one-way starts, you must enter the warmup lanes FEET FIRST, preferably from a seated position on the pool deck (no diving from the side).  No equipment (paddles, snorkels, fins, pull buoys, etc.) is allowed during warmups.

HEAT SHEETS:  Will be posted at the meet and will be available here at the bottom of this page the day before the meet.  If you want a printed heat sheet, please print your own and bring it with you to the meet.

RELAYS:  See separate section below for online team relay entry instructions.  As always, there is no extra charge for relays!  Only team members registered for the meet may participate. NOTE when assembling your relays that the groups of Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed relays may be swum in combined heats.

SCORING:  There will be no team scoring.  Results will be posted at the meet and online at http://southeastzone.org within 14 days of the completion of the meet, and submitted for USMS Top 10 consideration at the end of the season.  No awards.

CONCESSIONS:  None.  PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN NUTRITION AND WATER BOTTLES.

ANIMALS:  The Selby Aquatic Center does not allow animals except for trained service animals.  Please contact the meet director prior to the meet for more information.

NATIONAL AND WORLD RECORDS:  If you think you might set a national or world record at the meet, you are responsible for (a) notifying the meet referee in advance that you might set a record and (b) ensuring that there are at least two timers with stopwatches in your lane.  It is OK to recruit fellow swimmers or friends to serve as your extra timers.

BREAKS in the meet are noted in the Order of Events below.   
 
Relays:  As always, relays are FREE.  ONLINE relay team entry is preferred.  Only team members registered for the meet may participate. Mixed relays consist of two women and two men. Men's and Women's relay events may be combined. NOTE that there will be no break before the Mixed relays so it is not advised for a swimmer to enter both a single-gender plus a Mixed relay in the same group.  

Team Relay Entry Procedure (for Relay Captains):  One person from each club should act as the Relay Captain and enter all of the team's relays.  Anyone who is a USMS-registered member of that club may serve as the Relay Captain.  

1. Click the "Club Entry Rosters" link above to view the list of your swimmers entered in the meet. You can use this data to assemble your relays.
2. After Team Relay Entry has opened, click the button above to register your relays. You'll first go through the USMS member verification page and then be asked for your address, email, etc.
3. Once you get through the biographical pages, you'll see a list of relays.  Click on a relay event to enter your swimmers into that event.
4. You'll be presented with a form that allows you to select your swimmers to fill the four relay spots.
5. You don't have to designate a relay as "A," "B," etc.  The software will automatically do that for you.
6. Enter an estimated seed time for the relay (guessing is fine).
7. Select the four swimmers for that relay, IN THE ORDER THEY WILL SWIM.
8. Continue on for each relay event and relay team. 
9. You'll get to a page that allows you to review the relays before you submit.
10. You'll then see a final page where you can click a final Submit button.  There is no charge for relays so you will not be asked for a credit card.
11. CHANGES to relays will be allowed at the meet. Swimmers may change the names (or swim order) on the relay cards before they swim the event.  Go ahead and assemble and submit as many relays as you wish; it's better to submit them and then scratch at the meet than to not have entered them at all.

   
Volunteers are needed at the meet!  Companions, spouses, and kids may work as volunteers.  Contact Rick Walker, rwalker@sarasotasharks.org, to sign up as a volunteer.
 

Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "SARASOTA SHARKS, INC.."