SAN DIEGO LONG COURSE CHAMPS 2024

Date/Time: Sunday, July 28, 2024. 8am Warm-Up; 9am Start (1500m); ~11am Start (Main Meet)

Location & Pool: UCSD Canyonview West Pool, 3390 Voigt Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093 - Outdoor, 50-meter, 6 lanes. The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance & on file with USMS in accordance with USMS Rule Book articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1. The primary timing system will be automatic timing. Official times may be submitted for USMS records and USMS Top 10 consideration. Meet management provided by San Diego Swim Masters.

Entry & Deadlines: $45 Individual Entry & $20 Relay-Only Entry closes at 4:00 pm on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Late or Deck Entries will NOT be accepted. Web entry only (no paper entry). There will be NO refunds.

Web Entry: https://www.ClubAssistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=1322&smid=18819

Program & Results: Psych Sheets & Estimated Timeline will be e-mailed the evening before racing. Results will be validated and posted on www.SIMasterSwim.org. USMS member times will be uploaded to www.USMS.org.

Eligibility: All persons holding a 2024 United States Masters Swimming (USMS) membership card or a foreign FINA member equivalent may participate provided that a legible Masters card copy & completed entry form are submitted & the liability release is signed. USMS membership links: https://www.usms.org/join (online) and www.SIMasterSwim.org/member.html (form).

Rules: USMS rules govern the meet. Officials are certified. Failure to act in a sportsmanlike or safe manner or to cooperate with the officials can result in disqualification from the meet. A rule book will be available.

Warm-Up & Warm-Down: NO DIVING is permitted into the pool during the pre-meet warm-up except into a designated “one-way” dive-only lane where forward and backstroke starts can be practiced. Enter all other lanes feet first in a safe manner. During the meet, diving is NEVER permitted into the warm-up & warm-down lanes, and forward and backstroke starts are NEVER permitted in warm-up and warm-down lanes.

Events: Swimmers may enter up to 6 individual events. Provide accurate long course meters times or estimates; do not omit an entry time or enter “no time".

Age Groups: Swimmer competition age is age as of 12/31/2024 (last day of year). Individual event age groups are 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, … in five year increments. Relay event age groups are 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, … in forty year increments, determined by cumulative age of all four swimmers.

Relays: Relays are $8 each and due by the end of Event #11 - 100 Butterfly. All 4 swimmers on each relay must belong to the same USMS-member club. Relays must be composed of 4 women, 4 men, or 2 women & 2 men (mixed). Unattached members (UC) are ineligible to swim relays. Mens & Womens & Mixed Relays may swim together in Events 17-19, 20-22, 23-25, 26-28, & 29-31. 

Awards: None.

Seeding & Check-In: Events are seeded by entry times, slow to fast, regardless of age or gender. Check-in is required for the 1500 & 800 meter Freestyles (24 swimmer limit) and closes 30 minutes before the event. Notify the meet director if you check in and later decide not to swim. All other events are pre-seeded.

Timers: Electronic Timing - Colorado Timing System 5.0, electronic scoreboard, and two timers per lane. All clubs and participants are required to assist with backup stopwatch/button timing during the meet.

Directions: From Interstate 5: Exit at Genesee Ave (Exit 29), go east 1/2-mile, turn right at Campus Point Drive, continue straight 1/4-mi, continue staight (cross over I-5 bridge) on Voigt Drive for 1/2-mi, Parking Lot P510 and the Canyonview aquatic center are on your right (north side). Map: https://maps.ucsd.edu/map/default.htm

Parking: Pay weekend parking rates, park in any ParkMobile app lot #4752 on UCSD (nearest are P510 & P701).

SI Meeting: A San Diego-Imperial LMSC meeting will take place during or following the meet.

Session 1 - 1500m

Session 2 - Main Meet

Session 3 - Relays

Session 4 - 800m