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DATES
Competition: Thursday, August 14 - Sunday, August 17 2008.
Pool available for warm-ups Wednesday, August 13 from 12 - 8 p.m.
LOCATION
Mt. Hood Community College Aquatic Center
26000 SE Stark Street
Gresham, OR 97030
503-491-7243
FACILITIES
Mt. Hood Community College
Aquatic Center is home to the
Mt. Hood Swim Team and the
Oregon Reign Masters. The
recently remodeled facility has
an outdoor, 50-meter championship
pool with eight 2.5-meter-wide
lines. Water depths range
from six to 16 feet. A 25-yard
indoor pool with six lanes will
be available throughout the
meet for warm-up and warmdown.
Parking and seating is
available for 4,000 participants
and spectators. New features
are state-of-the-art starting
blocks and a matrix scoreboard.
The center is at sea level to
ensure fast swimming. Mt. Hood
is a 45-minute drive away.
ELIGIBILITY
The Championships are open
to any registered Masters
swimmer at least 18 years of
age as of August 13, 2008.
Eighteen-year-olds must enter
the meet by the entry deadline
and only 18-year-olds may
register with USMS on August
13 at the venue. If a swimmer
wishes to affiliate with a Masters
club, the club and swimmer
must both be registered with
the same Local Masters Swim
Committee (LMSC). If there are
questions about affiliation, the
swimmer shall be entered as
"unattached." Please clear up
affiliation questions early by
contacting the meet director.
International entries must include
a copy of the swimmer's
Masters Swimming registration
card and fees in U.S. dollars.
AGE GROUPS
Age for the meet is determined
as of Dec. 31, 2008, except
that 18 year olds must be 18
by August 13, 2008.
Age groups for Individual events: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39 ... (five year increments as high as necessary).
Relay events: 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, ... (40-year increments as high as is necessary).
REGISTRATION
Prior to warm-ups or competition,
all participants must register
at the meet by signing an emergency
card, safety information
statement, and liability release.
Registration will be held at Mt.
Hood Community College
Aquatic Center on Wednesday,
August 13, from noon to 8 p.m.
and on Thursday, August 14
through Sunday, August 17
from 6:30 a.m. until the end
of each day’s competition.
SEEDING
All events 100 meters or less
will be pre-seeded. 200s will be
pre-seeded if the meet timeline
allows. Otherwise, they will be
deck seeded by gender, time
and age group. Women’s heats
will precede men’s heats for
each event except for the 400,
800 and 1500 Free. Men and
women will be seeded together
for the 800 and 1500 Free and
will be seeded slowest to fastest
by entry time regardless of age
or gender. The 400 IM will be
seeded slowest to fastest by
entry time for each sex, regardless
of age. All other events will
be seeded by age group with
the oldest age groups first,
slowest to fastest within each
age group.
CHECK-IN FOR EVENTS 200 METERS AND LONGER
Positive check-in is required
separately for all individual
events 400 meters and longer.
If the 200s are deck seeded,
positive check-in also will be
required for the 200s. If the
meet timeline allows, the host
will pre-seed the 200 meter
events and only require check-in
for the 400 IM, 400 Free, 800
Free, and 1500 Free, which
may be done in person in the
registration area, or via online event check-in. The decision
on whether to pre-seed the 200s
will be announced here by July 31.
CHECK-IN DEADLINES
For each of the following events, online check-in opens Tuesday,
Aug. 12 at noon PDT and closes at the same time as on-site deadlines. On-site check-in for all events will
open Wednesday, Aug.13 at noon PDT and will close according to the following schedule:
| Date | Event | In Person/Online Check-in Deadline* |
|---|---|---|
| Thurs., Aug. 14 | 800 Free 1500 Free | 7 a.m. 9:30 a.m. |
| Fri., Aug. 15 | 400 IM 200 Free 200 Back | 7 a.m. for all listed events |
| Sat., Aug. 16 | 400 Free (men) 200 IM | 7 a.m. for all listed events |
| Sun., Aug. 17 | 400 Free (women) 200 Fly 200 Breast | 7 a.m. for all listed events |
HEAT AND PSYCH SHEETS
Psych sheets for all individual
events will be available here on or
about July 26, 2008. Heat sheets
for pre-seeded events will be
available here around August
2, 2008. Heat sheets for deck-seeded
events will be posted at
the pool deck approximately 30
minutes after the entry deadline.
WARM-UP TIMES
The competition pool will be open
for warm-ups on Wednesday,
August 13 from noon until 8 p.m.
On competition days, the competition
pool will be open for
warm-ups from 6:30 a.m. until
7:50 a.m. The warm-up pool
will be available from 7:50 a.m.
until conclusion of the final event.
On Thursday through Sunday,
the competition pool will also
be open for warm-up for 30
minutes following the last heat
of the first event, the 400 IM
and 400 Free. The competition
pool will be open for 30 minutes
following the last event each day.
WARM-UP PROCEDURES
Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled manner. No diving or backstroke starts will be allowed, except in designated sprint lanes. No diving or backstroke starts will be allowed into the warm-up pool. One or two lanes shall be designated as one-way sprint lanes during the pre-meet warm-up sessions in the competition pool only. No sprint lanes will be designated in the warm-up pool. Any swimmer who acts in an unsportsmanlike or unsafe manner within the swimming venue, may be considered for appropriate action or penalty by the referee (rule 102.15.3). Pull-buoys, kick boards, fins and hand paddles are not allowed in the competition pool or the warm-up pool.
SCRATCHES
Any swimmer failing to report
to the proper lane in the correct
heat of his or her event shall be
scratched from that event, and
shall not be permitted to swim
that event at another time.
GENERAL MEETING
All swimmers, coaches, and
officials should be represented
at the general meeting at the
Aquatic Center on Wednesday,
August 13 at 6 p.m.. Matters
pertinent to the operation and
conduct of the meet will be
discussed.
TIME VERIFICATION (FORMERLY OVCs)
Swimmers needing verification of time(s) or wish their times to be entered into the USA Swimming SWIMS Database (for entry into USA-S national meets) should complete a form at the meet and prior to the swim. Contact the Administrative Referee at the meet.
GOLD MEDAL SPONSORSHIP
Gold Medal Sponsors will be
recognized in the official program
as supporters of Masters
swimming. They will receive a
commemorative gift and will be
entitled to V.I.P. hospitality, which
will include breakfast, lunch,
snacks and drinks, and a shade
tent. Cost of one sponsorship
will be $65. Order sponsorships
on the meet entry form.
SOCIALS
Two spectacular socials are
planned. One will be Friday night
at the historic Edgefield Inn by
McMenamins. Buffet style dinner
with no host bar featuring some
of the most outstanding microbrewed
beer in the world. Cost
is $20. The second social is
Saturday night on site at the
meet venue. This will be an 'Old
Fashioned BBQ' with a blend of
live music and will start approximately
one hour prior to the
end of the meet. Cost is $15.
The ticket price for both socials
is $30 (children: $10 per event).
ONLINE ENTRIES
Online entries are encouraged.
This method provides immediate
confirmation that the entry
has been received. Online entry is available here.
ENTRY PROCEDURES
Use official entry form or a photocopy of the entire form. Read all instructions and fill out
the form completely. Incomplete
forms or forms with "pending"
in place of a USMS registration
number will be rejected (except
for 18 year olds who must enter
by the meet entry deadline but
may register with USMS at the
venue on August 13). A legible
copy of the swimmer’s Masters
registration card must accompany
the entry form for international
entrants. Failure to include
a copy of your Masters registration
card may result in the
swimmer being charged a fee
before being allowed to compete.
A USMS swimmer whose
club affiliation differs from what
is listed on his/her USMS registration
card must send either a
new USMS registration card or
a letter from the local registrar
with the new club affiliation
and effective date.
NATIONAL QUALIFYING TIMES / NUMBER OF EVENTS / SIXTH EVENT
Competitors may enter up to
three events without meeting
the national qualifying time
(NQT), or a maximum of six
events if they meet the NQTs
(i.e. have swum a time equal to
or better than the NQTs during
the past two years). All swimmers
are limited to three events
per day. All events must include
an entry time. If the meet is
deemed too large, an athlete's
sixth event will be dropped. On
the entry form, indicate this
event with a "6" in the designated
column. Distance Events:
Swimmers may enter only the
800 or 1500 Free but not both.
ENTRY DEADLINE / VARIABLE SURCHARGE / MAIL ENTRY
All U.S. entries must be postmarked
with an official US
postmark (no business meters).
Surcharge: $40 if entry is postmarked
by June 23 or received
by June 30. $50 if entry is
postmarked by June 30 or
received by July 11. Entries
received after July 11 will be
returned to sender. Online
entries are encouraged and will
be accepted until midnight PDT
on each of the above dates. No
telephone or email entries will
be accepted. Mail entries early.
Include a self-addressed
stamped envelope (SASE) with
entry for proof of receipt. Do
not send certified or overnight
mail requiring a signature.
Photocopy completed entry
forms and personal checks for
your records and verification.
FEES
Fees are $4 per individual
event plus a surcharge per
swimmer. The surcharge varies
according to date of entry.
(See Entry Deadline/Variable
Surcharge/Mail Entry below.)
Fees must accompany the
entry form and must be paid in
U.S. dollars by check or money
order. Do not send cash.
The entry is not complete until
the check has cleared the
bank. If there are questions
about an entrant's check, full
cash payment in U.S. dollars
will be required before the
entrant is allowed to swim.
Refund requests must be in
writing and received by July
11, 2008. No refunds will be
given for events not swum.
The surcharge also applies to
relay swimmers not entered in
an individual event. Relay-only
swimmers must submit an
entry form with payment of the
surcharge by the entry deadlines.
All fees should be
payable to "United States
Masters Swimming."
MAIL ENTRY TO:
Long Course Nationals
USMS National Office
8 Rockwood Lane
Londonderry, NH 03053
RELAY INFORMATION
Swimmers may enter relays
until 4 p.m. on the day before
the relay is scheduled. Each
competitor shall be allowed to
swim only one freestyle relay,
one medley relay, one mixed
freestyle relay, and one mixed
medley relay. The entry fee for
each relay is $12. Relay entries
may be submitted at the relay
desk in the registration area.
Each of the four members of
any relay team must be registered
with the same Masters
club. The relay entry fee is in
addition to individual events. Relay entry forms are available for download here.
SCORING
Individual Events: 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Relays: 22-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2.
TEAM SCORING
Team scoring will be tabulated in three categories: Men, Women, and Combined. Mixed relays score points only in the Combined category.
AWARDS
Medals will be awarded for first through 10th places in each age group. A USMS Championship Patch will be given to each individual and relay team member for the first event won. Swimmers winning more than one event may purchase additional patches. Unclaimed awards will not be mailed unless arrangements are made at the meet. There will be a charge for mailing awards. Awards will be presented to the top ten teams in each category (Men, Women, and Combined).
FINAL RESULTS
Complete final results may be ordered in advance or at the Awards Table during the meet. Cost will be $15.00 per copy. The USMS website will post results.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Dennis Baker at
503-679-4601, or by email at
dbakenats08 -AT- yahoo -DOT- com;
or Brandon Drawz at
503-491-7244.
