2024 Delaware Valley LMSC La Salle Masters Meet

• Kirk Pool is a 6-lane, 25 yard pool and is 5-feet deep at both ends.
• A separate diving well is available for Warm-up and warm-down throughout the meet.
• Electronic timing and a 6-lane score board.
• Seating for up to 2,000 spectators and swimmers with bleacher access directly to the pool deck.
• Parking is available in the lot in front of the pool entrance

• This meet is open to all current USMS-registered athletes aged 18 and older.  If you are not an active member, you may join at USMS.org/join. Note that if you are not a current USMS member you can join for the remainder of this year and all of next year at a reduced rate.
• USMS Membership is verified upon online sign-up via Club Assistant.
• A swimmer’s age for this meet will be determined by their age on the date of competition.

• This meet will be held in a short course yards (25-yard) pool and governed by the current USMS rules.
• All events are pre-seeded slowest to fastest, independent of age or gender.  All events will be timed final events (102.10.1).
• The length of the competition course is on file with USMS and complies with USMS articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1.
• Times from this competition will be eligible for USMS records and USMS Top-10 consideration in accordance USMS Rule 103.18.5 as an automatic primary timing system will be used with button and a minimum of one watch will be used for each lane.

• A flat fee of $30 covers meet entry and all individual events.
• Swimmers are limited to five individual events and a total of six swims, including relays.
• Event fees are collected and processed via ClubAssistant.com upon registration and are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
• Entries must be submitted using the Club Assistant online entry form, no deck entries.
• You must estimate your entry time for all events to allow for proper seeding.
• 1,650 free & 400 IM are limited to 3 heats each (18 entries).

• There are two deck-entered relay events. Each relay event will include a men’s, women’s and mixed (2-men, 2-women) events.  Swimmers may only compete in one relay per event (i.e. you cannot swim the 200-free mixed relay as well as the 200-free men’s or women’s relay.)
• Relay entries are free.
• Relay cards will be available at the Announcer’s table and must include swimmer’s names and ages in the correct relay order as well as the team represented.
• Only USMS members registered with the same USMS team may compete in relays (no unattached relays). All relay participants must be pre-registered for at least one individual event.
• Please enter relay event #11 prior to event #2, enter relay event #18 prior to event #11 to allow time for seeding.

• Individual Events: Male and Female, 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, etc., in 5-year increments as needed to accommodate all swimmers.
• Relay Events: Male, Female and Mixed, 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, etc. in 10-year increments. The age of the youngest relay team member shall determine the age group.

• There will be two general warm-up sessions.  The first from 10:00 to 10:30 am prior to the 1,650 free and a second from 12:00 to 12:30 prior to event #2.
• In addition, the diving well will be open for warm-up throughout the meet and the main pool will be open during the breaks.
• Diving permitted ONLY in designated 1-way sprint lanes, which will be announced during warm-up.
• 10-minute warm-up sessions are included as indicated in the event lineup below.

• Results are posted on the USMS Website http://www.dvmasters.org under results tab usually within 2 weeks following the meet.
• A PDF of electronic results will also be e-mailed to all participants.
• Meet info will be available via SwimPhone, MeetMobile and posted to USMS.org.
• Separate results will be reported by gender and age group.

Session 1

Session 2 - After Distance Session

Session 3 - After 10-minute Break

Session 4 - After 10-minute Break

Session 5 - After 10-minute Break