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2009 Ontario Masters
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WelcomeThe Nepean Masters Swim Club and Masters Swim Ontario welcome you to participate in the 2009 Ontario Masters Swimming Championships being held in Ottawa, Ontario. We have put together an exciting "Provincial Championship" swim meet and Saturday night social. Please come "Make a Splash" and enjoy Canada's National Capital. We welcome all! The 2009 Ontario Masters Swimming Championship Organizing Committee Meet DetailsHosts: Nepean Masters Swim ClubSanctioned By: Masters Swimming Ontario Committee:
Location Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean, Ontario K2G 1W2 (Click for Map) Dates Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 20,21 and 22, 2009 Format The Nepean Sportsplex pool will be configured as a seven lane, 2 x 25M pool with women in one end and men in the other. The eighth lane will be open for swimmers to warm-up and warm-down. The relays may be swum using all 8 lanes. The pool has electronic timing. Sessions
Parking There is parking at the front of the complex (between the building and Woodroffe Ave.) but the majority of the parking is located at the rear of the complex Lockers Lockers are available for use in the change rooms, with your own locks, but there may be a shortage of them. Please be prepared to be unable to use a locker. Warm ups Warm up and cool down lanes will be available from one hour prior to the start of the meet each day as well as throughout the meet. Throughout the warm up and lunch break, lane 8 shall be reserved for slow swimmers or swimmers with a disability. The fastest swimmers are encouraged to use lanes 4 and 5 during general warm up. Socializing is encouraged, however, socializers are requested not to block lanes being used for warm ups. Sprint lanes, when opened, shall be lanes 1 and 2. All swimmers are required to enter feet first into the pool and diving is strictly prohibited during general warm up. Safety Marshals will be vigilant regarding infractions during warm-ups specifically diving and shall report those infractions to the Referee. The Referee has the authority to expel swimmers from the competition. Toys The no toys rule applies during warm ups. (See Safety Procedures) Lunch Break Lunch breaks of 45 minutes for officials will be taken on Saturday after event 15 and on Sunday after event 35. This schedule will be subject to change on short notice if required. RulesCurrent MSC Rules apply. See http://www.mastersswimmingcanada.ca/MSCRules20060220.pdf for details.
All swimmers must have reached the age of 18 years or over and be registered with their official Masters Swimming Organization. Masters registration numbers must be provided for each swimmer. Out-of-Province and international entries must provide their current affiliation and registration number when they register. MSO Registration All Ontario entries will be checked against the most current MSO list of eligible Ontario Masters Swimmers. Please check with your Club contact to be sure your 2009 fees have been sent to MSO. Out-of-province and international entries must provide their current affiliation and registration number when they register. Meet Entry ProcessNo Deck EntriesThis is a championship meet. There shall be no deck entries. Individual or Group Entries Individual or group entries must be submitted online
Relay Entries Relay entries must be submitted online. Coaches, club managers or swimmers may submit relay entries.
Registration and Payment Registration will be done entirely on-line. Payment may be made on-line as part of registration (recommended) or by mailing a cheque (payable to “Nepean Masters Swim Club”). No postdated cheques will be accepted. All cheques must be received by March 6, 2009.
At the following address:
Nepean Masters Swim Club Swimmer Check In Before swimming, all swimmers must verify the status of their registration at the check-in desk located at the entrance to the pool locker rooms before the meet. A list of swimmers in good standing (i.e. registered and paid) will be listed there. If your name is NOT on the list, please speak with the check-in agents otherwise, proceed directly to the locker rooms. Relay Check In Relay cards (available online) must be completely filled out clearly stating Age Category, Relay Type (eg: Mixed, Male, Female), Stroke (eg: Freestyle or Medley), Entry Time and Name of each swimmer.
Relay substitutions must be submitted to the Relay Coordinator by 6pm on Friday and 10am on Saturday and Sunday for that day’s relays. All substitutions submitted must have swimmers name, age as of Dec 31, 2009, relay gender (Men, Women or miXed) or order of swimmers and age group.
The heat and lane positions for all relay teams will be posted on the wall at both ends of the pool.
Age Determination Date Your age for the meet is as of December 31, 2009. Swimmers must have attained the age of 18 before competing. Entry Deadline Individual and relay entries must be received by February 27, 2009. All online registration payments must be completed by February 27, 2009 and cheques being mailed must be received by March 6, 2009. Cancellations, with a refund, will be accepted until February 27, 2009. Confirmation Confirmation of receipt of your registration and entries will be sent to the email address which you provide at the time of registration. You may also check your registration on the meet web-site: www.MSOChamps2009.ca Fees
Please order your 2009 Provincials T Shirts online at www.MSOChamps2009.ca when registering for the meet. T shirts cost $15 including GST.
Food & SocialSwimmers' FoodLight refreshments and water will be available for the swimmers during the meet. There will be no individual water bottles provided, so please bring your own bottle to fill up at the swimmers’ table. Official's Food Morning coffee/tea and breakfast snacks will be available for officials from 8 am each morning and from 4 pm on Friday night. There will be a lunch break for officials on Saturday and Sunday after events 15 and 35. Saturday Night Social and Dance
Nepean Masters Swim Club and Masters Swimming Ontario invite you to celebrate and party with your teammates and friends
Saturday - March 21 - 2009 ...which includes: Ottawa’s famous Capone’s Restaurant will cater "The Capone’s Evening Buffet"
The DJ will take requests after dinner for dancing into the night COME ON OUT AND JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF FUN
The ’No False Start’ rule will be in effect.
Event Seeding Seeding will be by entry time and gender from the slowest to the fastest time. There will be no deck entries. Women will swim in the shallow end on Friday and Sunday and the deep end on Saturday. The 800m and the 1500m free may be swum with 2 swimmers per lane, unless swimmers indicate on their entry form that they wish their own lane. Such special request heats will be available at the meet manager’s discretion and would be swum after all other 2 per lane heats have been completed, if time allows. Swimmer Readiness It is most important that swimmers follow the Program heat sheets and are ready in the area behind their designated block prior to their heat. In 50m events they should be there three heats before their heat, in 100m events, two heats before their heat and in 200m or over and in relays one heat before their heat. Any swimmer who misses their heat will be scratched from that event. Results The official results will be organized by gender and age group
Awards Official MSO Championship Medals will be awarded to the first 3 finishers in Individual Events in each age group.
Volunteers A large number of man-hours are required to properly officiate a meet of this magnitude.
AccomodationsBest Western Macies HotelStay at this Ottawa hotel situated 10 minutes from Parliament Hill and many of Ottawa's museums and performing arts centres .
The Best Western Macies Hotel is conveniently located near Canada's Parliament Hill and major businesses and commercial parks in the west end of Ottawa. Hotel guests will also have easy access to a number of recreational and cultural activities in downtown Ottawa.
Travelers can visit the National Art Gallery, the Museum of Civilization, the National Arts Centre and the Museum of Nature. This Ottawa hotel is also near the Notre Dame Basilica.
This family-operated hotel has been an Ottawa landmark for over 65 years and a friendly staff is pleased to offer guests a warm smile. The hotel features an outdoor swimming pool, hot tub, steam room, gym and High-speed Internet in all rooms.
Make an online reservation today at the Best Western Macies Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario!
Address 1274 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 7K8, CA
Event Specifics We have negotiated a price of $89.00 per room – Ask for Ontario Masters Swim Championships
They have blocked 50 rooms (doubles and singles) for the price of $89.00 per room.
Directions from the Hotel to the Sportsplex
Please book early or we will lose some of our rooms!
General Warmup
During warm-ups, swimmers in adjacent lanes must circulate in opposite directions to minimize risk of injuries along the lane ropes. CLOCKWISE - lanes shall be designated as: 2, 4, 6, 8
Specific Warmup
Any swimmer who flagrantly disobeys these rules may be disqualified from the competition at the discretion of the referee.
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