2016 Oregon or Bust Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Long Course Meters

Sanctioned By: Gulf Masters Swimming for United States Masters Swimming, Inc.

Hosted By: Woodlands Masters Swim Team

Meet Referee: Claude Humbert

Meet Director: Frank Bergfield – c/o WMST, PO Box 7084, The Woodlands, TX 77387
Phone: 936-523-0540
E-mail: fbergfield@hotmail.com

Location: The CISD Natatorium, 19133 David Memorial Drive, Shenandoah, Texas 77385

Date & Times:
Saturday, July 9, 2016
Warm-ups – 9:00 AM
Meet Starts – 10:00 AM

Facilities: Indoor 8 lane 50-meter non-turbulent pool. Adjacent 25 yard lanes will be available for warm-ups during the meet. Showers and lockers will be available. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1, 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: A Daktronics Omnisport 2000 automatic timing and scoring system with touch pads as the primary timing system will be used during the competition. Secondary timing system will be manual-electronic with 1 button and 1 digital watch per lane. Hy-Tek’s Meet Manager software will be used to manage and score the meet.

Rules: Current United States Masters Swimming technical rules and code of regulations will govern this meet.

Eligibility: All participants must be registered with United States Masters Swimming. Competitors must be 18 years of age on or before July 9, 2016. The eligibility of a participant is determined by their age as of December 31, 2016. You may register for the Meet online here at Club Assistant software. Additional links are available at www.gulfmastersswimming.org or www.usms.org. You may also register by mail. If you do, a copy of your 2016 USMS Registration Card must be attached.

Event Time Limit: To enter the 800 meter freestyle, you must be able to complete the event in 30 minutes or less.

Conduct of Meet: All events will be timed finals; women and men will be seeded together by time only, slowest to fastest. Enter the meet using your best long course meters time for the event. If you only have short course yards times and are using the on-line entry system, please use the on-line time conversion utility to adjust your times to long course meters. If you are entering the Meet using paper entries, please use the Swimming World time conversion utility to convert your times www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/conversions.asp. The Meet Director may, at his discretion, correct, adjust or insert an entry time for any swimmer.

Hospitality: Available for Officials, Timers, and Meet Volunteers.

Limit of Events: Each entered swimmer may swim a maximum of 5 events.

Entry Fees:
On-time entry (online entry and/or paper entry received by midnight June 22 will be $40)
Late entries (June 23 until the close of entries on July 5th will be $50)
All entries will close midnight Central time, July 5th.

Age Groups: Individual: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, etc

Relays: Will not be scheduled for this meet

Awards: For individual events 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons will be awarded for each age group

Results: Results will be posted electronically on the Woodlands Masters Swim Team website at www.wmst.net and the Gulf Masters Swimming website at www.gulfmastersswimming.org

Parking: Plenty of free parking is available adjacent to the Natatorium

Lodging: Hotels can be found on our team website, www.wmst.net

Facility Rules: This meet is conducted on the grounds of a school district campus. The CISD asks that all swimmers, spectators, and coaches comply with the facility regulations.

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