New England Masters Swimming

2007 New England LMSC Short Course Meters Championship
and New England Masters Workout Group Challenge;
December 14-16, 2007 at Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center
http://www.greatbaymasters.org/07scmchamp.php

New England LMSC Short Course Meters Championship Pre-Meet Announcements

1 ) Psych Sheets / Timeline Posted; safety notes
2 ) 800 Free Notes
3 ) BU Waiver
4 ) Positive Check-In (very important, please read)
5 ) Dive Over Starting
6 ) Social Update
7 ) Introducing NELMSC SCM Championship Meet Records
8 ) PLEASE CHECK YOUR ENTRIES FOR ACCURACY ON THE MEET WEB PAGE
9 ) Warm-up: suggest pacing for warm-up lanes

1) Psych Sheets and Timeline Posted; safety notes
Over 550 entrants this year, a new record. Timeline and Psych sheets posted onmeet web page.

Warm-up Safety Notes: Swimmers must enter the pool feet first in a cautious and controlled manner. During pre-competition warm-up no diving or backstroke starts will be allowed except in designated sprint lanes in the competition pool. No diving or backstroke starts are allowed at any time in the 25-yard width wise
warm-up / warm-down lanes.

PLEASE STAY OFF THE POOL DECK UNTIL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A WARM-UP SESSION BEGINS.
OTHER PROGRAMS WILL BE USING THE POOL UNTIL JUST BEFORE MEET WARM-UP.

2) 800 Free Notes
Please note that the 800 free is swum fast to slow, alternating heats of women and men. Check-in for the 800 free closes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday 12/14. We will be depending on swimmers to do backup timing for the 800 free, please help
out with timing.

3) BU Waiver Signature
Everyone is required to sign a Boston University waiver on their way in to the
pool area.

4) Positive Check-In
Please remember: THIS IS A POSITIVE CHECK-IN MEET.

All Events Require Positive Check-In: All events will be deck seeded from entry form times. Swimmers must confirm their entries by 4:30 p.m. on December 14, and 9:30 a.m. on December 15 and 16. Swimmers who do not check in by those deadlines will be scratched from all their events for that day. If you arrive late, check-in immediately and you will be re-entered in events that have not yet been seeded and posted. Events will be seeded and posted approximately ½ to ¾ hour before the event starts. Swimmers must check-in personally.

5) Diver Over Starting
Dive Over Starting - All Events Except Backstroke: Swimmers completing a heat will finish at the wall, and stay in the water until the next heat is called to the blocks. Swimmers will stay in the water until the next heat ‘Dives Over’ the
top of them. Immediately after the next heat has started, the swimmers from the previous heat will exit the pool. If you need to use the ladder to exit the pool, notify the starter before your race.

6) Social Update
- food will be ready to eat at 6:00 p.m., immediately after the meet
- Award ceremony is canceled
- Tickets will be available at the meet on Saturday 12/15
- See meet web page for more details (menu, venue, etc.)
- Join us for a fun CONVENIENT meal

7) Introducing NELMSC SCM Championship Meet Records
Meet records are the fastest swims in an age group event swum at any of the NELMSC SCM Championship meets from meet inception (1997) to present. Meet records can be set by all meet swimmers, including members of USMS Clubs outside the NELMSC. Check meet web page to see the NELMSC SCM Championship meet records
for both Individuals and Relays.

8 ) PLEASE CHECK YOUR ENTRIES FOR ACCURACY ON THE MEET WEB PAGE
We need to clear up any errors / problems before the meet. Please check your meet entry information here:
http://www.greatbaymasters.org/07scmchamp.php

9) Warm-up: suggest pacing for warm-up lanes

Everyone gets a better warm-up if the people in a warm-up lane are in the same pace range. Here is a suggested pace for each warm-up lane during the open warm-up session in the 10-lane course before each session:

LANES PACE per 50 yard free
5 & 6 under 40 seconds
4 & 7 40 to 45 seconds
3 & 8 45 to 50 seconds
2 & 9 50 to 60 seconds
1 & 10 over 60 seconds