USMS Sanction : 375-W002
Friday, July 29, 2016 - 22nd Annual Cascade Lakes Swim Series & Festival 2016
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Swimmer Registration | Fri, May 22, 2015 12:00 AM | Sat, Jul 25, 2015 11:59 PM |
21st ANNUAL CASCADE LAKES SWIM SERIES & FESTIVAL
featuring the Oregon LMSC 1500-meter Open Water Championships
Elk Lake, OR July 31 & August 1-2, 2015 5 Swims in 3 Days!
Hosted by Central Oregon Masters Aquatics and Bend Park & Recreation District
Sanctioned by Oregon LMSC for U.S. Masters Swimming. Inc. #375-W002
Operating under Special Use Permit from the United States Forest Service
LOCATION: Elk Lake, a beautiful, clear mountain lake nestled in the sunny Oregon Cascades 33 miles from Bend. Water temperature is expected to be 66-69 degrees F. and will be posted on race days.
FESTIVAL: Elk Lake is a great place to bring your family for a fine outdoors experience and extravaganza. Think FESTIVAL!
RACES: The Cascade Lakes Swim Series features five open water swims over three days. Adult participants may enter any or all of the five swims. Friday’s swim is a 3000-meter swim on a triangular course. Saturday’s swims are an individual 500-meter time trial on an out-and-back floating line course and a 1500-meter swim around a triangular course. Sunday’s swims will include a 5000-meter swim consisting of three loops of a diamond & triangular course and a 1000-meter swim on an irregular course following the shoreline. The 1500-meter swim will serve as the Oregon LMSC 1500-meter Open Water Championships (championship policy below).
SWIM SCHEDULE (subject to change due to conditions):
Friday, July 31, 2015
4:30-5:30pm Registration/Check-In for 3000-meter swim
6:00pm Start of 3000-meter swim
Saturday, August 1, 2015
7:45-8:45am Registration/Check-In for 500 & 1500-meter swims
9:30am Start of 500-meter swim
10:15-11:00am Registration/Check-in for the 1500-meter swim
11:45am Start of Oregon LMSC 1500-meter Open Water Championships
Sunday, August 2, 2015
7:15 am-8:15am Registration/Check-In for 5000 & 1000-meter
8:45 am Start of 5000-meter swim
10:00-11:00am Registration/Check-In for the 1000-meter swim
11:45 am Start of 1000-meter swim
Pre-race instructions 15 minutes before each start time. A picnic lunch or dinner will follow the finish of swims each day.
SERIES: The Cascade Lakes Swim Series includes a Short Series (500, 1000, & 1500-meter swims) and a Long Series (1500, 3000, & 5000-meter swims). Each swimmer may enter one distance series only and must complete all three series swims to be eligible for series awards. For series awards, points will be based on finish order in each race, with a Category II suit deduction (10% time penalty). Swimmers who complete all FIVE swims will win special Survivor awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Open ONLY to 2015 USMS members or foreign equivalents, who must be adults 18+ on Friday, July 31, 2015. USMS “One-Event” membership is available for adults only for $21.
RULES: USMS rules will govern this event. Category II suits—including wetsuits—are welcomed in all swims, but scored in a separate category. See event website for swimwear details.
STARTS & SEEDING: The 1500, 3000 & 5000-meter swims will use a mass start. The 500-meter swim will have individual starts and the 1000-meter swim will start in small heats; both swims will be seeded fastest-to-slowest based on 500-yard seed time. Day-of-Race entries and those not submitting a seed time will not be seeded in advance and will swim last. No changes allowed in seeding times at the race, so enter accurate times.
SAFETY—OUR PRIMARY CONCERN: Safety boats will monitor the entire course and medical personnel will be on-site. Swimmers must wear a brightly colored swim cap, have their race number on their arms or hands, and follow all announced safety rules without exception.
REGISTRATION—ONLINE ONLY (except Day-of-Race entries):
Online entries on Club Assistant software. Entries received by July 20 will pay the normal fees. Entries received July 21-25 must pay a $10 late fee. The online entry system will close on July 25 at Midnight PDST. After that, swimmers may only enter Day-of-Race at the event site, which requires a $20 late fee. Save some cash--submit your entries on time!
ENTRY FEES: One race is $35, and each additional race is $5 more. Entry fee includes a swim cap and post-swim meals on your race days.
INSURANCE SURCHARGE: There is a required $6 per swimmer surcharge to help cover the cost of USMS-mandated event insurance.
RESULTS: Will be posted at Elk Lake promptly after each race and at www.comaswim.org and www.swimoregon.org after the event.
AWARDS: Age groups are standard USMS age groups.
Awards to individual swimmers by age group:
Awards to individual swimmers regardless of age group:
Program: The championship event shall be a 1500-meter or 1-mile swim for swimmers in Category I suits.
Team Affiliation and Scoring:
Category II Swimwear: Swimmers wearing Category II suits (including wetsuits) may participate in the event without the possibility of placing in the individual championship or scoring team points. [Note that separate ribbons are awarded for Category II suits].
Meet Course:
Note: If paying by credit card, your credit card statement will reflect a charge from "WWW.COMASWIM.ORG."