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31st Anniversary Maryland Masters Winter Meet 2008 |
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Catonsville, MD Saturday, March 1st & Sunday, March 2nd , 2008 Sanctioned by Maryland LMSC for USMS, Inc. – Sanction number 098-007 |
Meet Information: (see attached entry form)
Location
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is located off Rt. 95 in Catonsville, MD. It has a modern 8-lane 25-yard pool with a 13x13 diving well. A fully electronic timing system will be used.
Warm-up Times
The pool will be open for warm-ups from
9:00am to 9:50am on Sat. and 8:00am to 8:50am on Sun. The meet will start promptly after warm-ups. There will be a brief warm up after the 1st events each day and before the 1000 or 1650 at the end of the meet. The diving well will be available for warm up and warm down throughout the meet.Rules
USMS rules will apply. The meet is open to any swimmer at least 18 years of age.
Age groups are:
18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39,…100-104. Age for the meet is determined as of 3/1/2008.Number of Events
A maximum of five (5) individual events per day may be entered.
NO DECK ENTRIES ALLOWED
Seeding
Ages and sexes will be combined. Slower heats will be swum first, with the exception of the 400 IM, 500, 1000, and 1650 free. "NT" entries will be seeded in the slowest heat.
Relay Events
Relays will be deck entered. The relay entry fee is $10.00 per relay. The names and ages of all swimmers must be on the card in the proper order. Relay age groups: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, 55+, 65+, 75+, 85+ (Relay age determined by the youngest swimmer).
Scoring
Individual Events:
7-5-4-3-2-1.Relay Events:
14-10-8.Awards
Individual events
: Medals will be presented to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each age group. Ribbons for 4th,, 5th, and 6th.Relays:
Ribbons will be awarded to each swimmer on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place relays.Team:
Team scores will be tabulatedUnclaimed awards will not be mailed.
Final Results
Results will be posted on the Maryland LMSC website.
Special Features
The 1000 Free and 1650 Free
will be included again this year. We are limiting the entries to 3 heats for each event. Entries will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. There will be two brief warm-ups each day, after the first events of the morning and then before the long distance event that day..