Competition

2024 50th Annual Leatherstocking Masters Swim Meet
at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York
Adirondack–Local Masters Swimming Committee/United States Masters Swimming
Sunday, November 3, 2024      
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 #034-S004

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 105.1.7/107.2.1.
    
Meet Director:  Steve Atkins, slatkins@gmail.com, 518-477-0043.

Eligibility:  Open to all swimmers, 18 & older, as of November 3, 2024.  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 www.usms.org and follow the instructions. The age of a swimmer is his or her age on November 3, 2024.

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 or the 1650 must check in by 11:00.
• Breaks will be inserted at the discretion of the meet directors. 
• Swimmers entering the 200 Medley Relay must check in by 9:45.
• Swimmers entering all other relays must check in by 10:30.

1000 and 1650 Free: These events may be swum concurrently. A swimmer may enter one of these events, not both.

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.

Split Requests:  A swimmer must notify the referee of the intent to record an initial split time prior to the conclusion of the meet using the USMS Split Notification Form. A request for relay leadoff split times and initial backstroke split times in individual backstroke events must be made prior to the event using the USMS Split Notification Form. Split times will be taken from the automatic timing system and will only be taken from backup times (minimum of two stopwatches) if the swimmer made arrangements for this with the meet director and referee in advance of the event.

Rules: 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.

• 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 Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 11:59 pm.
• The USMS waiver for participating in this event will be signed as part of the online entry through Club Assistant.