QSS Masters Celebrate America LCM Meet

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Registration Schedule

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Sanctioned by Pacific Masters Swimming, Inc. for USMS, Inc. 

Location:
Gunderson High School:  622 Gaundabert Ln, San Jose, CA 95136

Directions:
From Hwy 87: take Hwy 87 south. Exit Santa Teresa Blvd. Turn Right at Thornwood Dr. signal and
proceed to Winfield Blvd. Turn right onto Winfield Blvd proceed to Chynoweth Ave.  Go through the stop light, under freeway and the location is on your right.

From Hwy 85 south: take Hwy 85 south. Exit Santa Teresa Blvd, turn right.  Turn Right at Thornwood Dr. signal and proceed to Winfield Blvd. Turn right onto Winfield Blvd proceed to Chynoweth Ave.  Go through the stop light, under freeway and the location is on your right.

From Hwy 85 North: take Hwy 85 N. Exit Santa Teresa Blvd. Turn Left onto Santa Teresa. Turn Right at Thornwood Dr. signal and proceed to Winfield Blvd. Turn right onto Winfield Blvd proceed to Chynoweth Ave.  Go through the stop light, under freeway and the location is on your right. 

Parking:
Pool is around the back of the school.  The largest covered lot is next to the pool and football stadium.  Overflow parking is in the front of the school. 

Course:
Outdoor Competition pool is 50 meters, 8 lanes will be used for competition. The diving well pool is 25 yards, 5 lanes and will be available for warm ups. 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.

Time:
Check-in and warm-up at 7:00 a.m. Meet starts at 8:30 a.m.
You must check-in 45 minutes prior to the estimated start of your event or you will be scratched! However, the check-in deadline for the first event is 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the meet.

Rules:
2016 USMS Rules will govern this meet. You must be 2016 USMS registered. Maximum of 5 individual events.  This meet is long course meters. To convert SC yards times to LC meters times conversion tables can be found at swiminfo.com.

Meet director can request a ½ hour break if time line is over 1.5 hours ahead of schedule.

Teams may be asked to provide timers based on number of swimmers

Americana events are the following: 50, 100, 200 Free, 50 Fly and 100 Fly. 

Age Groups:
Individual events: 18-24, 25-29, etc. Relay events based on sum of the four swimmers' ages, 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, etc. Age is determined by your age on December 31, 2016.

Online Entry Deadline:
Online entries must be submitted by Friday June 24th 11:59 pm. No entries accepted after that time.

Online Entry Fee:
FEES: Online Entry Event Fee: $8.00 Surcharge plus $5.00 per event. 
Your credit card will be charged by “ClubAssistant.com Event Billing” for this meet. Please note that a discount is offered for online entry.

Relay Fees:
$6 per relay.
Deck entered on yellow relay cards. Swimmers may swim only once in each relay event. Cards must show correct first and last names and correct age for each swimmer. The cards must show the order of the swimmers.

Relays:
Seeding: Fastest to Slowest

Snack Bar: Available

Individual events will be deck seeded fastest to slowest.
Women and men will be seeded together for the 400. All events will be swum one per-lane.

Meet Director: Lucas Salles-Cunha  
Please contact the meet director by June 14, 2016, if you require the use of a service animal. Animals other than service animals will not be permitted on deck at the venue.
Lucas Salles-Cunha 760-521-0126, Lucas@sagemasonins.com

Referee:
Carol Keighley

Awards:
Ribbons will be presented to first through third place finishers.

Americana events are the following: 50, 100, 200 Free, 50 Fly and 100 Fly; finishers obtain a ribbon.

A program listing the psych sheets for each event will be available for $5 at the meet.

Timing:
QSS will provide two timers per lane during the meet.

Accommodations:
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT | SAN JOSE SOUTH
6111 San Ignacio Avenue, San Jose, CA 95119 Phone: 408-226-7676 Fax: 408-226-9916 www.marriott.com/SJCRI
Say you are with the Pacific Masters Swimming Block

EVENTS:
Americana Series events are the following: 50, 100, 200 Free, 50 Fly and 100 Fly; finishers obtain a ribbon.

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