2019

USMS South Central Zone Championship Meet

Short Course Yards

March 29, 30, 31

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Sanctioned By: Gulf Masters Swimming for United States Masters Swimming, Inc., Sanction # 259-S003

Hosted By: Woodlands Masters Swim Team

Meet Referee: Claude Humbert

Meet Director: Frank Bergfield – c/o WMST, PO Box 7084, The Woodlands, TX 77387

                         Phone: (936) 523-0540 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Location: The Conroe Independent School District (CISD) Natatorium (Googlemaps link)

19133 David Memorial Drive, Shenandoah, Texas 77385

Date & Times:

Facilities: Indoor 8 lane non-turbulent pool. All races conducted on a 25-yard course. Warm up lanes will be available in the adjacent course during the meet each day. Showers and lockers will be available. The length of the competition course is in compliance with and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1, but as a bulkhead course, is subject to length confirmation that will be done before and after each session. Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and records will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement.

Timing: A Daktronics Omnisport 2000 automatic timing and scoring system with touch pads as the primary timing system will be used during the competition. Secondary timing system will be manual-electronic with a minimum of 1 button and 1 digital watch per lane. Hy-Tek’s Meet Manager software will be used to manage and score the meet.

Rules: Current United States Masters Swimming technical rules and code of regulations will govern.

Eligibility: All participants must be registered with United States Masters Swimming. Competitors must be 18 years of age on or before March 29, 2019.

Event Time Limit: To qualify for the freestyle and IM distance events, participants must meet the following qualifying times: 1650 yard freestyle under 60 minutes, 1000 yard freestyle under 40 minutes, 500 yard freestyle under 20 minutes, 400 IM under 20 minutes.

Conduct of Meet:

• Enter the meet using your best short course yard time for the event. The Meet Director may, at his discretion, correct, adjust or insert an entry time for any swimmer. All events will be timed finals and be seeded slowest to fastest. All individual events 200 yards and shorter will be seeded by gender and by time. For all other events, including relays, women and men will be seeded together by time only.
• Positive check-in is required for all 400 yard and longer events as follows:

• There will be a 30-minute warm-up break after the 500 Free and 400 IM events. There will be a 15-minute officials break after the 100 Breast and after the 100 Back events.

Hospitality: Available for Officials, Timers, and Meet Volunteers.

Limit of Events: Each entrant may swim a maximum of 5 individual events and 3 relay events per day.

Registration/Entry Fees

• INDIVIDUAL EVENTS – ONLINE ONLY at this ClubAssistant link. Additional links are available at www.wmst.net, www.gulfmastersswimming.org, or www.usms.org. Deck and mail entries will not be accepted.Online entries will be confirmed by email from ClubAssistant.
  • On-time entry fee (online entry received by midnight March 18) — $55
  • Late entry fee (online entry received after March 18 and by midnight March 26) — $65
• RELAY entrants must be registered in the meet and team members must be properly registered with the same Masters club. Entry forms will be provided to meet participants and available at the venue.
  • RELAY ENTRIES for Saturday, March 30 are due by the end of event #6
  • RELAY ENTRIES for Sunday, March 31 are due by the end of event #32
  • Fees per relay are payable on the day of the event — $15

Age Groups: Individual: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, etc. Relays: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+, 95+

Awards: Medals will be awarded for 1st through 3rd in each individual event and relays. Combined Team awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place shall also be made in addition to Top Men Team and Top Women Team awards.

T-Shirts: Meet T-shirts will be available for purchase ($15 each). They can be preordered (by size) during the online entry process. A limited number of shirts will also be available for sale at the meet.

Results: Results will be posted on the Woodlands Masters Swim Team website www.wmst.net, the Gulf Masters Swimming website at www.gulfmastersswimming.org, and at www.usms.org.

Parking: Plenty of free parking is available adjacent to the Natatorium.

Lodging: Courtyard Marriott/Shenandoah (link here), 19255 David Memorial Drive, Shenandoah, TX 77385, (936) 273-6600.  Reservations booked by March 15, 2019 will receive a Group Discount for the "2019 Zone Championship".  Lodging is also available at other nearby hotels.

Reservation booked by March 15, 2019 will receive a Group Discount for the “2019 Zone Championship.” Lodging is also available at other nearby hotels.

Social: There will be a Social planned on Saturday evening at a local food and drink establishment. More information will be posted as we get closer to the event.

Facility Rules: This meet is conducted on the grounds of a school district campus. The CISD asks that all swimmers, spectators, and coaches comply with the facility regulations.

 Events List

Event limit is 5 individual events per day and 3 relays per day. Use best recent short course yard times for meet entries. On-line entries are due by midnight, March 18. Late entries are due by midnight March 26. Relay entries for Saturday are due by the end of Event #6. Relay entries for Sunday are due by the end of event #32. Relay entry forms will be provided at the venue and sent to participants after individual entries are submitted.

Online entries include acceptance of THE USMS LIABILITY RELEASE FORM attached

All participants must be registered with United States Masters Swimming (2019 Membership). Competitors must be 18 years of age on or before March 29, 2019.