www.pacificmasters.org

Pacific Masters Swimming Competitions

About Masters Newsletter Competition    Schedule    Top Ten    Records    Results    Rules    Long Distance Coaching Places to Swim    and Clubs Team lists Links Administrative    Membership App    Meet Entry Card    Transfer to new club    Officers    Meetings    Starting a new club Awards Preferred Vendors Clubs      Alameda Aquatic Masters    Davis Aquatic Masters    Dolphin Club    Fog City Masters (San Francisco, CA)    Gilroy Gators (Gilroy, CA)    Lynbrook Masters (San Jose, CA)    USF Masters (San Francisco, Ca)    Los Altos Masters Swimming (California)    Manatees (Oakland, CA)    Menlo Park Masters CA    Mendocino Masters CA    Mountain View Masters CA    Rinconada Masters (Palo Alto, CA)    Rocklin Aquatic Masters (Rocklin, CA)    San Francisco Bay Swimming, (San Francisco, CA)    San Francisco Tsunami Swim Club (San Francisco, CA)    San Jose Aquatics    San Mateo Marlin Masters    San Ramon Masters CA    Santa Clara Swim Club CA    Santa Cruz Masters CA    Seaside Dolphic Aquatic Masters, Seaside, CA    Sierra Nevada Masters, Reno, NV and Truckee, CA    Stanford CA    Strawberry Canyon (Berkeley, CA)    Tamalpias Aquatic Masters (San Rafael, CA)    TransPersonal Institute (Berkeley, CA)    Temiscal Aquatic Masters (Oakland, CA) Team Roster Member Look-up

Pacific Masters Swimming Competitions HOW TO ENTER Please read the following instructions before entering USMS/PMS sanctioned events. For further information on specific upcoming competitions, see elsewhere in this newsletter. Current USMS and PMS rules govern each swim event. AGE GROUPS Entrants must be at least 19 years old. Individual Events: 19-24, 25-29 and subsequent five year increments as high as necessary to accommodate all swimmers. Short Course (yards) Relays: 19+, 25+ and subsequent ten year increments as high as necessary to accommodate all swimmers. The age of the youngest member of the relay team shall determine the age group. Short Course (meters) and Long Course Relays: 76-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199 and 40 year increments as high as necessary. The aggregate age of the four members shall determine the age group. POOL COMPETITIONS Entry Procedures: Thoroughly read the Entry procedures for each competition. For all meets, individuals must send a copy of the Consolidated Entry Form below with a photocopy of their USMS registration card. Failure to provide a copy of this card will result in a $3.00 look-up fee. Individual event information must be completed in the designated area only if the meet is designated as a cardless meet. All other meets require event information on official PMS pink (for women) and blue (for men) cards. At all meets, including cardless, relays must be entered on official yellow PMS relay entry cards. Entry cards and PMS registration forms are available through Nancy Ridout, PMS Registrar 580 Sunset Parkway Novato, CA 94947 (415) 892-0771. Check In Requirements: Swimmers must check in at all meets. Read specific check in requirements designated by the meet host. Strictly Forbidden: Entering more than five individual events per day Using hand paddles in warmup areas. Diving in warmups unless in designated sprint lanes (entering the warmup pool must be done with feet first with one hand in contact with the pool deck). Smoking in any area where swimmers may be present. OPEN WATER COMPETITIONS Entry Procedures: Individuals must send a copy of the Consolidated Entry Form below or an entry form provided by the event host. It must be accompanied by a copy of the swimmers current USMS registration card. Failure to provide a copy of this card will result in a $3.00 look-up fee. Event Requirements: Swimmers using non-porous neoprene swim suits, wetsuits or other non-porous attire will be ineligible for awards or place points. Swimmers are not permitted to use fins, pull buoys or other swimming devices with the possible exception of soft hand paddles or fins as a prosthesis. Approval of prosthesis use is the responsibility of the event director. Wearing fluorescent day-glow caps is mandatory. Each course is patrolled by safety craft. Unless specifically stated, individual escorts are not allowed. A cut-off time will be enforced.

 

Meetings | Team Lists | Results | Meet Entry Card | Starting a club | Officers | To Transfer to a new club | Membership Application | Awards | Links to Other Sites | Preferred Vendors | Places to Swim | Coach | Long Distance | Top Ten | | Schedule | Administration | Competition | Newsletter This Page was designed and produced by Michael Moore. Please report any errors or omissions to him. We would also like to hear how the page can be improved or what you would like to see. Thank you. Copyright © 1995-2002 Pacific Masters Swimming, Inc.