Swimming
Dates:
Thursday, July 21 – Sunday, July 24, 2016
Venue:
Greensboro Aquatic Center (pool events)
The GAC features two 8-lane 25m courses in a 50m competition pool with double
bulkheads, overflow gutters, Colorado Timing, large videoboard with dual-course
electronic results board, and starting platforms with track start capabilities. There are an
additional 14 warmup lanes in two pools, two locker rooms each for men and women,
and seating capacity of 2500.
Lake Townsend (open water events)
Lake Townsend is a scenic lake at Bryan Park, one of the USA Masters Games venue
clusters, and is also the location for the USAMG Triathlon.
Venue Map:
Coming Soon!
Event Information:
All competitive pool events will be short course meters.
DAY 1 – Thursday, July 21
For Events 1-4 -- Warmup starts 6:30 am, Competition starts 8:00 am
For Events 5-10 – Warmup starts 5:30 pm, Competition starts 7:00 pm
Morning Session:
Event 1. 800m Mixed Freestyle – Men
Event 2. 800 Mixed Freestyle - Women
Event 3. 1500m Mixed Freestyle - Men
Event 4. 1500m Mixed Freestyle – Women
Evening Session:
Event 5. 25m Freestyle - Men
Event 6. 25m Freestyle - Women
Event 7. 25m Breaststroke – Men
Event 8. 25m Breaststroke – Women
Event 9. 100m Mixed Freestyle Relay
Event 10. 100m Mixed Medley Relay
DAY 2 – Friday, July 22
Warmup starts 6:30 am. Competition starts 8:00 am.
Event 11.
Event 12.
Event 13.
Event 14.
Event 15.
Event 16.
Event 17.
Event 18.
Event 19.
Event 20.
Event 21.
Event 22.
400m Individual Medley – Men
400m Individual Medley – Women
100m Butterfly – Men
100m Butterfly – Women
50m Freestyle – Men
50m Freestyle – Women
200m Backstroke – Men
200m Backstroke – Women
100m Breaststroke – Men
100m Breaststroke – Women
200m Freestyle Relay – Men
200m Freestyle Relay – Women
DAY 3 – Saturday, July 23
For Events 23-33: Warmup starts 6:30 am, Competition starts 8:00 am
For Events 34-41: Warmup starts 5:30 pm, Competition starts 7:00 pm
Morning Session:
Event 23. 400m Freestyle – Men
Event 24. 100m Freestyle – Men
Event 25. 100m Freestyle – Women
Event 26. 200m Breaststroke – Men
Event 27. 200m Breaststroke – Women
Event 28. 50m Backstroke – Men
Event 29. 50m Backstroke – Women
Event 30. 200m Butterfly – Men
Event 31. 200m Butterfly – Women
Event 32. 200m Mixed Freestyle Relay
Event 33 200m Mixed Medley Relay
Evening Session:
Event 34. 25m Backstroke – Men
Event 35. 25m Backstroke – Women
Event 36. 25m Butterfly – Men
Event 37. 25m Butterfly – Women
Event 38. 100m Freestyle Relay – Men
Event 39. 100m Freestyle Relay – Women
Event 40. 100m Medley Relay – Men
Event 41. 100m Medley Relay – Women
Day 4 – Sunday, July 24: Warmup starts 6:30am, Competition starts 8am
Event 42.
Event 43.
Event 44.
Event 45.
Event 46.
Event 47.
400m Freestyle – Women
200m Medley Relay – Men
200m Medley Relay – Women
50m Breaststroke – Men
50m Breaststroke – Women
100m Backstroke – Men
Event 48.
Event 49.
Event 50.
Event 51.
Event 52.
Event 53.
Event 54.
100m Backstroke – Women
200m Freestyle – Men
200m Freestyle – Women
50m Butterfly – Men
50m Butterfly – Women
200m Individual Medley – Men
200m Individual Medley – Women
Day 5 – Monday, July 25: Lake opens at 6:30am for warmup; Race begins at 7:45 am
Event 55. 1K Open Water Swim
Event 56. 2K Open Water Swim
Age Groups:
Individual Events: 21-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69,
70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95-99, 100+
Relay Events: 84-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, 200-239, 240-279, 280-319, 320-359,
360-399
* The aggregate age of the four relay team members determines the age group.
Age Requirement:
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Age is determined by the participant’s age as of December 31, 2016. However,
all athletes must be 21 years of age by the first day of competition, Thursday,
July 21, 2016.

Minimum age for competitors is 21 years.
Participation Fees:
Games Fee: $60 per athlete before April 1; $80 per athlete between April 1-May 12; $99
per athlete between May 13-June 30
Swimming Entry Fees are $4 per individual swimming event.
Relay Entry Fees will be $12 per relay and will be available for registration on-site at the
Games Village only.
Please note: a $5 service fee is payable per person at the time of submitting your
registration. Further details are available in the Games Entry Terms & Conditions.
Eligibility:

Participants must be active members of US Masters Swimming or the
comparable organization in their home country.

Athletes who are not members of US Masters Swimming should become a
member before registering for the USA Masters Games. Membership information
can be found on the US Masters Swimming website.

For international athletes, appropriate documentation is required.
Awards:
Individual Awards: USA Masters Games gold, silver, and bronze medals
Team Awards: Special Recognition Awards for the Top 3 teams
Team Scoring: All events in the meet will be counted towards team scores. For
Individual Events, scoring will be 9 points for first place, 7 for second, 6 for third, 5 for
fourth, 4 for fifth, 3 for sixth, 2 for seventh, 1 for 8th. For relay scoring, point values are
doubled.
Additional Information:

Participants should include event times with their entry to facilitate appropriate
seeding. Entries with no time will be included in the slowest heats.

Participants may enter a total of 5 individual events per day, a total of 10 events
for the meet, and an unlimited number of relays. (Relay entries/registration is onsite only)

The Open Water Swim does not count against the limitations on the number of
event entries.

To facilitate the timely progress of the meet, participants will be required to do
positive check-in for all individual events 200m or longer.

Relays must consist of four participants all from the same team or club. Mixed
Relays must consist of two men and two women.

The length of the competition course is in compliance and on file with USMS in
accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 107.2.1, but as a bulkhead course, is
subject to length confirmation. Eligibility of times for USMS Top 10 and records
will be contingent on verification of bulkhead placement.

For the 800m and 1500m Freestyle events, the term "Mixed" refers to the fact
that Men and Women are seeded together, and will swim together, in heats
according to seed time. Results will be by gender.
Rules:
The meet will be conducted under United States Masters Swimming Rules.
Social Activities:
The Games Village located at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex will be the hub for
Athlete Services, Vendor Village, and daily entertainment throughout the Games.
Opening Ceremonies will be held the evening of Friday, July 22, while Closing
Ceremonies will be Sunday evening, July 31.
A Swimming Athlete Reception will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex (site
of the Greensboro Aquatic Center) beginning shortly after the conclusion of competition
on Saturday evening, July 23.
Contacts:
For registration and general inquiries, contact:
Email: info@usamastersgames.com
Phone: 919-678-1651
For sport specific inquiries, contact:
Competition Director: Steve Weatherman
Email: ssweatherman@aol.com
Phone: 919-210-7703
Please note that all information is subject to change.