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Qualifiers I Registration I Schedule I Officials

Swimming 1

Friday, July 9 - Sunday, July 11
Harvard University - Cambridge, MA
 
COMPETITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Medals are awarded to the top three finishers in each event.
- Competition is hosted at Blodgett Pool on the campus of Harvard University.
 
DIVISIONS
Swimming 2

Masters I: Ages 19–34
Masters II: Ages 35-49
Masters III: Ages 50 and older
*Male and female divisions.
*All ages are as of July 8, 2010.

 
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible, an athlete must be ONE of the following:
- A Massachusetts resident.
- A full-time member of a Massachusetts based swimming club.
- A registered member of New England Masters Swimming.
 
RULES

- Masters swimmers DO NOT take part in qualifiers. Finals are July 9-11.
- No membership to any swim organization is required. 
- USA Swimming rules will apply at the qualifiers and finals. 
- USA Swimming officials will be used at all meets.
- A Positive check-in system will be used at finals. Athletes must check in prior to each session.  

 
COURSE

- Finals will be in long course meters. 
- Finals seeds will be based on times supplied.

 
EVENTS

Masters events are as follows. Athletes may enter a maximum of four (4) events.

50   Free
100 Fly

100 Free
100 Back
100 Breast
200 Fly
200 Free
200 Back
200 Breast
200 IM
400 IM
400 Free
800 Free
 
Swimming 3
 
SEEDING

All masters swimmers must include a seed time for each event on their application. Each event will be seeded with males and females combined but, events will be scored and awarded by division and gender.

 
REGIONS
To determine your region, please check the Town Codes.
 
ENTRY FEE
Finalist fee:  $25
 
AWARDS
- All athletes will receive a T-shirt and swim cap.
- Medals will be awarded to top 3 in each division and event.
- Bay State Games jackets will be distributed to the top 4 in each division and event.
Athletes who win more than one gold medal will only receive one jacket.
 
ENTRY DEADLINE

All applications must be postmarked NO LATER THAN JUNE 30, 2010.
THERE IS NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION THE DAY OF THE MEET. THIS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED!!!!

 
FINALS SCHEDULE
There are no qualifiers for Masters Swimming. The finals schedule is as follows:

FRIDAY, JULY 9
4:00pm Warm Up
5:15pm 400 I.M. Finals 
               200 Fly Finals
               800 Free Finals

SATURDAY, JULY 10
4:00 PM   Warm Up
5:15 PM   200 Free Finals
                 100 Breast Finals
                 100 Back Finals
                 100 Fly Finals
                 50 Free Finals
                 400 Free Finals

SUNDAY, JULY 11
4:00 PM   Warm Up
5:15 PM  200 I.M. Finals
                 200 Back Finals
                 100 Free Finals
                 200 Breast Final

*All Masters events are Timed Finals
 
REGISTRATION
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Finalist Packet
OFFICIALS' FORM