Competition

Adirondack–Local Masters Swimming Committee/United States Masters Swimming
Sunday October 30, 2022
Warm-up at 9:00. Meet starts at 10:15.

Hosted by: Hartwick College & the Hartwick College Swimming and Diving Team.
Sanctioned by: Adirondack LMSC for United States Masters Swimming in accordance with Article 202.1.1, USMS Sanction #032-S004 

NOTE: As per requirements of the host facility, participants and spectators must have COVID vaccinations and boosters. 

Location: Moyer Pool - Binder PE Center at Hartwick College, Oneonta NY.  25 Yard Pool, 8 lanes.  The length of the competition course is in compliance without a bulkhead and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1.
    
Meet Director:  Steve Atkins, slatkins@gmail.com, 518-477-0043.

Eligibility:  Open to all swimmers, 18 & older, as of October 30, 2022.  All swimmers must be registered with USMS (or the equivalent FINA organization).  When registering for the meet, your USMS membership will be verified. If you need to join or renew USMS membership, please visit https://www.usms.org/join-usms/join-or-renew and follow the instructions. The age of a swimmer is his or her age on October 30, 2022.

Events:  This is a pre-seeded meet with each event being swum slowest to fastest.  A swimmer may enter up to six individual events.  Swimmers entered in the 500 free must check in by 9:45. Swimmers entered in the 1000 check in by 11:00. Swimmers entering the 200 Medley Relay must check in by 9:45. Swimmers entering all other relays must check in by 10:30. Breaks will be inserted at the discretion of the meet directors. 

Relays: Participants in any relay must be registered for the meet and swimming in at least one individual event. The relays will be by deck entry on race day. All relays may be Men’s, Women’s, or Mixed (two men and two women). Swimmers planning to swim in any relay must check in by scheduled time.  Important Reminder – As per USMS Article 102.9.1, relay teams must be composed of USMS members of the same club (i.e. Adirondack Masters ADMS, Binghamton University Masters BUMS, etc.), and that club must be a member of USMS. USMS/LMSC members who are unattached to a club (UC) may not swim in relays. Please direct questions related to relay teams to the meet director in advance of the meet.

Rules:  Current USMS rules govern this meet. This includes no diving or backstroke starts in warm-up or cool
down lanes except in the one-way designated sprint lanes. One lane will be available throughout the meet for warm-up and cool-down.

Results:  Results will be posted at www.adms.org and will be emailed to participants by way of Club Assistant. Official times will be submitted for USMS records and Top Ten.

Timing: Colorado automatic timing with touch pads will be the primary timing system with backup manual timing.

Entries: Payment and registration must be completed online through Club Assistant. “WWW.ADMS.ORG” will be the charge on your credit card statement. Entry fee is $6.00 per individual event plus a $6.00 meet surcharge. No charge for relays. No deck entries for individual events will be accepted on race day. No paper entries. Submit entries online by Monday, October 24, 2022, 11:59 pm. The USMS waiver for participating in this event will be signed as part of the online entry through Club Assistant.