Entry Information: Entrant Must be a USMS registered member or pay the special “Non-Member Rate.”
Entry Type
Early Bird
Normal Rate*
Day of Meet**
Deadline
February 10, 11:59 PM
February 21, 11:59 PM
February 23, 10:30 AM
USMS Member
$20
$30
$40
Non-Member Rate
$45
$55
N/A
*In order to prepare event seeding and psych sheets, registration is suspended from this date and time
until the day of the meet.
** A swimmer may pay the annual USMS registration fee of $56 and enter on the day of the meet for a total
fee of $96. No non-member registrations are available on the day of the meet. We encourage all swimmers
to pre-register with USMS and pre-register for the meet prior to the Normal Rate deadline.?
Registration: Participants may enter a maximum of 6 individual events. Entry fees are non-refundable. Online
entries are paid by credit card to “ClubAssistant.com Events.” Deck entries on the day of the meet are limited to new or existing USMS members. Deck entries to be paid by check or cash only. No credit cards on day of meet.
Course: 8 lane, 25 yard pool, using 8 lanes for competition. 3 Lanes in adjoining diving well area will be available throughout the meet for warm-up and cool down. 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.
Positive Check-in: Positive check-in is required for the 500 free by 10:45 AM and for the 1,000 free and 1,650 free by 1:00 PM. Swimmers who do not check-in at the registration table will be scratched from the event.
Relays: Relay entries will be accepted up until 15 minutes prior to the respective relay. All relays teams must
either e-mail their information to david.bergquist@minnesotamasters.com by 11:59 PM on Thursday, February 21st or complete a relay entry card at the Meet complete with first and last name, age and gender of each swimmer. Each card or e-mail must include the club/workout group name. For the relay to be official none of the four members may be “unattached,” all must be registered with the same club but may be from different workout groups. The distance and type of relay must be circled or otherwise indicated. Participants may only compete once in each relay. Women’s, Men’s, and Mixed relay heats may be combined depending on entries.
Scoring: Athletes & Relays will score points for their respective USMS Clubs and workout groups. Points will be awarded as follows; for Individuals: 9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1; Relays: 18,14,12,10,8,6,4,2. Club MINN Athletes & Relays will not score points towards overall team totals, but workout groups under Club MINN will.
Results: Will be posted at the meet and online at www.minnesotamasters.com within one week. Times swum by non-USMS Members are not eligible for USMS Top 10 or records consideration. (Article 201.1.3B). Times swum by non-Minnesota LSMC members are not eligible for Minnesota LMSC records.
Events Listing below *There may be a short pause before relays.
**Relays that are grouped together may be combined into single heats depending on number of entries.