SaddleBrooke is hosting a long course meet May 17 - 18 at oro valley aquatic center

Host: SaddleBrooke Swim Club
Meet Director: Larry John, Larry.JohnSBSC@gmail.com
Meet Referee: Rome Yount

Sanction: Sanctioned by AZ LMSC for USMS Inc., 485-S007

Registration:  click here

Facility: The Oro Valley Aquatic Center (OVAC) is located next to Canyon del Oro High School in the James D. Kriegh Park, 23 W. Calle Concordia, Oro Valley, AZ 85704. This is an outdoor 50-meter by 25-yard pool with non-turbulent lane lines, electronic timing, and without a bulkhead. The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1.
 

The meet will be competed in the 50-meter configuration with 8 competition lanes. A separate 25-yard pool will be available for warm-up and cool-down during the meet. Warmups will be conducted according to USMS guidelines and can be referenced here: https://www.usms.org/admin/lmschb/gto_sanc_warmup.pdf
 

Restrooms, drinking fountains, showers, and a changing area are available, but no lockers are available. Temperatures may vary significantly during the day, and sun protection (hats, sunglasses, sunscreen) is recommended.
 

Eligibility:  Any swimmer with a valid 2025 USMS registration. International entries will enter the swimmer’s World Aquatics-recognized Masters Swimming registration. All entrants must be members of USMS, or an international organization recognized by World Aquatics. No One-Event (OEVT) registrations will be accepted. Results WILL be eligible for World Aquatics world records and world top-10 recognition.
 

Reminder: Swimmers who are registered with USMS but don’t swim with a registered Workout Group and enter meets as Unattached, are still registered with a Local Master’s Swim Club (LMSC) with their USMS registration. Thus, unattached swimmers are not only welcome and encouraged to attend this meet but are also eligible for World Records and World Top-10 recognition.
 

For further registration information, contact the Meet Director at Larry.JohnSBSC@gmail.com.
 

Rules: 

• 2025 USMS rules apply.
• All events are timed finals.
• Swimmer’s age is as of December 31, 2025.

Timing: The primary timing system will be automatic timing. Split times for any events other than backstroke or relay lead-offs may be requested in writing prior to the conclusion of the meet.  Splits for backstroke or relay lead-offs must be done before the event.  Request forms will be available at the Clerk of the Course. Times may be submitted for USMS records and USMS Top 10 consideration.
 

Seeding:  All individual events, except the 1500 free and 800 free, will be seeded mixed men and women, regardless of age, slowest to fastest, based on entry times.
 

The 1500 free and 800 free events will be seeded mixed, fastest to slowest.
 

Long Distance: 

• The 1500 Free will be limited to 3 heats and a maximum of 24 swimmers.  Swimmers will have a 60-minute time limit to complete the event.
• The 800 Free will be limited to 5 heats and a maximum of 40 swimmers.  There is no time limit for this event.
• Swimmers will be responsible for providing their own personnel to count laps. 

Individual Awards: Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each age category. Male and female high point awards for each age group will be awarded. Individual Points will be awarded as follows:  9,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 and doubled for relays.
 

Team Awards: Team awards for 1st and 2nd by team size based on USMS 2025 membership registration. The team awards are as follows: Large 50+ members, Medium 25-49 members and Small 1-24 members.
 

Results: At the conclusion of the meet, results will be available through SwimPhone and MeetMobile. The results, including splits, will also be available through AZLMSC.org.
 

Entries and fees:

• Online registration only.
• Those who register for at least one individual event may swim in any relay at no additional cost.
• Swimmers may opt for a Relay Only registration.
• Flat entry fee of $75 or $10 Relay Only fee.
• Swimmers may enter no more than 6 individual events per day.
• Entries must be completed by Tuesday May 13, 2025, at 11:59pm.
• Late entries will not be accepted.
• The meet info can be found at www.azlmsc.org by clicking on “EVENTS”.
• There will be no deck entries. 
• Anyone with  COVID-19 like symptoms cannot compete or enter the facility.

Relays: 

• There is no limit on relays, swimmers may swim Men/Women and Mixed for each distance and stroke.
• Relay entries are to be turned in at the Clerk of the Course table. 
• The 400 Medley and 400 Free Relay entries are due to the Clerk of the Course table before the start of event #1 on Saturday and before the      start of event #15 on Sunday.
• The 200 Medley and 200 Free Relay entries are due to the Clerk of the Course table before the start of event #9 on Saturday and before the      start of event #24 on Sunday.
• Coaches may  send their relay entries to the meet director before the start of the meet at Larry.JohnSBSC@gmail.com

Check-in: Positive check-in is required for the 1500 and 800 events. Check-in for the 1500 will close at the start of event #6.  Check-in for the 800 will close at the event #20.  Swimmers will check-in at the Clerk-of-the-Course table.  
 

Check-in is Not required for the other individual events.
 

More Information: Email questions to Larry John at:
Larry.JohnSBSC@gmail.com
 

Meet Course: 50 Meters

Saturday, May 17, 2025 - Session 1 

Warm-ups start at 8:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 9:00 AM

Event#     Sex             Event

 1             Mixed        200M Free

 2             Women     400M Medley Relay

 3             Men           400M Medley Relay

 4             Mixed        400M Medley Relay

 5             Mixed        100M Back

 6             Mixed        50M  Breast

 7             Mixed        100M Fly

 8             Mixed        400M IM

 9             Mixed        50M Free

 10           Mixed        200M Breast

BREAK - 10 MINUTES

 11           Women     200M  Medley Relay

 12            Men          200M  Medley Relay

 13            Mixed       200M  Medley Relay

 14            Mixed       1500M Free

Sunday  May 18 - Session 2

Warm-ups start at 8:00 AM

Meet Session starts at 9:00 AM

Event#     Sex             Event

15       Mixed        100M     Breast

16       Mixed        200M     Fly

17       Women     400M     Free Relay

18       Men           400M     Free Relay

19       Mixed        400M     Free Relay

20       Mixed        200M     Back

21       Mixed        100M     Free    

22       Mixed        400M     Free

23       Mixed         50M      Back

24       Mixed         200M    IM

25       Mixed         50M      Fly

BREAK - 10 MINUTES

26       Women      200M    Free Relay

27       Men            200M    Free Relay

28       Mixed         200M    Free Relay

29       Mixed         800M    Free

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