SWIMMING

 

Sponsor: Ruby Tuesday

 

Directors: Roy and Carol Stephen

 

Assistant: Dan Peterson

 

Officials: Carolyn Burt and Rick Nerud

 

Events:  50M, 100M, 200M Backstroke

                  50M, 100M, 200M Breaststroke

                  50M, 100M, 200M Butterfly

                  50M, 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M, 1500M Freestyle

                  100M, 200M, 400M Individual Medley

                  Relays

 

Schedule:

                  Wednesday, Oct. 5 thru Friday, Oct. 7

                  8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily

 

Venue: Sand Hollow Aquatic Center

 

Divisions: 5-Year Age Brackets (see Page 5)

 

Sport Fee: $5 Per Event

 

REGISTRATION RULES

- Swimmer's Age Division for competition will be determined by their age on December 31, 2005. National records will be based on swimmer's age according to the requirements of the national organization (December 31, 2005).

- Participants may enter a maximum of 9 events, not including relays.

- Only USMS members will be eligible to be listed in the USMS top ten. They must include their USMS membership number on their registration form.

 

FORMAT / RULES

- Event is USMS Recognized (Article 202.2). World records are not recognized. Relays are not sanctioned.

- Pool is indoor with 8 lanes (25 meter) and has a computerized timing system and starting blocks.

- There will be scheduled warm-up time each day.

- Veteran swimmer, Lynne Lund of California, will provide a class on pool protocol for first-time competitors. All swimmers are welcome to attend. Check Swimming Sport Board at the Dixie Center for additional information.

- For all events except distance events, all women will compete first, by age division, then all men will compete, by age division.

- Participants must present their HWSG ID Badge at the venue check-in desk 30 minutes prior to each event except the 800 and 1500 Freestyle. For the 800 and 1500 Freestyle events, on-deck check-in is required by 10:00 am the morning of the event. Seeding for these distance events will be completed after check-in time.

- Pool will be available for practice time on Monday and Tuesday until 3:00 pm. There will be no fee for participants who present a HWSG ID Badge.

 

Relays:

- Relays will be organized at poolside.

- Relays do not need to be indicated on the registration form. There will be no additional charge for relays.

- Relays will have aggregate age groups comprised of the combined ages of the four relay members (i.e., 200-223, 224-247, 248-271 and 272+ years).

 

Distance Events:

- On-deck check-in is required for 800M and 1500M Freestyle events by 10:00 am the morning of the event.

- Distance events will begin 30 minutes after relays.

- 400M Freestyle and 400M Individual Medley:

> Men and women will be separated.

> Heats will be seeded by time and scored by age division.

- 800M Freestyle:

> Event will be run as a combined men's and women's event, seeded by time and scored by age division.

> The maximum time for this event is 22 minutes. Participants not finished after 22 minutes will be disqualified and must exit the pool without completing the race.

> To enter this event, participants must indicate their qualifying time in the space provided on the registration form.

- 1500M Freestyle:

> Event will be run as a combined men's and women's event, seeded by time and scored by age division.

> The maximum time for this event is 48 minutes. Participants not finished after 48 minutes will be disqualified and must exit the pool without completing the race.

> To enter this event, participants must indicate their qualifying time in the space provided on the registration form.

 

EVENT SCHEDULE

Wednesday

Warm-up--7 am

100M Freestyle--8 am

200M Breaststroke

50M Backstroke

100M Butterfly

100M Individual Medley

Relays

Warm-up

800M Freestyle

 

Thursday

Warm-up--7 am

200M Butterfly--8 am

100M Backstroke

200M Freestyle

100M Breaststroke

50M Butterfly

400M Freestyle

Relays

Warm-up

400M Individual Medley

 

Friday

Warm-up--7 am

200M Individual Medley--8 am

50M Breaststroke

200M Backstroke

50M Freestyle

Relays

Warm-Up

1500M Freestyle

 

MEDALS

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded in each event for each age division. Medals will be awarded at the Sport Sponsor Social. Ribbons will be awarded to the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place finishers for relays. Ribbons will be awarded daily at poolside.

 

SPORT SPONSOR SOCIAL (ID Badge or Ticket Required)

Date: Friday, Oct. 7

Time: 5:30 pm

Location: Snow Canyon Middle School