2006 New England LMSC Short Course Meters Championship 
and New England Masters Workout Group Challenge; 
December 15-17, 2006 at Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center 
http://www.greatbaymasters.org/06scmchamp.php


1) A Large Meet:  ~500 swimmers! 
2) 800 Free Closed Out
3) BU Waiver 
4) Positive Check-In For All Events
5) Dive Over Starting
6) Latest Outlook on NEM Workout Group and Non-NEM USMS Club Contests
7) PLEASE CHECK YOUR ENTRIES FOR ACCURACY ON THE MEET WEB PAGE
8) Warm-up:  suggested pacing for warm-up lanes  


1) A Large Meet:  ~500 swimmers! 

Its a large meet, with approximately 500 swimmers entered.  Thank you to
everyone who entered.  We anticipate a fun meet and good swimming.  


2) 800 Free Closed Out

There were an unprecedented number of entrants in the 800 free at this meet (186
people submitted entries).  Unfortunately the building hours limit us to 14
heats, or 140 swimmers.  Only the people listed in the 800 free per the meet
Entry List posted on the meet web page are entered in the event.  Please check
your entries.  
http://www.greatbaymasters.org/06Entry.pdf


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 For All Events

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 5:30 p.m. on December 15, and
9:30 a.m. on December 16 and 17. 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 1/2 to 3/4
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) Latest Outlook on NEM Workout Group and Non-NEM USMS Club Contests

Based on entries received / problem entries resolved through 12/7

The NEM Workout Group contest: 
- Cambridge Masters:  62 swimmers, 302 splashes
- ABC Grey Sharks:  33 swimmers, 185 splashes
- Andover YMCA:  27 swimmers, 188 splashes
- Minuteman: 25 swimmers, 147 splashes
- Cape Cod:  27 swimmers, 113 splashes
- LANES:  20 swimmers, 78 splashes
- SWIMRI: 18 swimmers, 83 splashes
- UV Rays: 15 swimmers, 90 splashes
- MIT:  17 swimmers, 68 splashes
- South County YMCA – 16 swimmers, 66 splashes
- Granite State Penguins:  11 swimmers, 54 splashes
- Middlebury Muffintops: 8 swimmers, 56 splashes
- Adirondack Masters:  8 swimmers, 40 splashes
- YMCA of North Shore: 8 swimmers, 35 splashes

The Non-NEM USMS club contest: 
- Great Bay Masters:  30 swimmers, 150 splashes
- NYC Hydras:  16 swimmers, 94 splashes
- Connecticut:  16 swimmers, 84 splashes
- Dutchess County Masters:  14 swimmers, 109 splashes
- Maine:  15 swimmers, 101 splashes
- Metro Masters: 6 swimmers 23 splashes
- St. Louis Masters:  2 swimmers, 8 splashes
- Merritt Marlins: 2 swimmers, 6 splashes
- Pacific Northwest Aquatics, Terrapin Masters, Niagara Masters, North Carolina
Masters, Maryland Masters, Garden State Masters, Stanford Masters, U of San
Francisco, Badger Masters: all with 1 swimmer each


7) 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/06scmchamp.php


8) Warm-up:  suggested 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 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 

Remember:  feet first entry only during the main warm-up at the beginning of
each session, except in designated sprint lanes.  The width-wise lanes on the
other side of the bulkhead are for warm-up and warm-down during the competition
only; no diving whatsoever is allowed in those lanes – always FEET FIRST ENTRY
IN A CAUTIONS MANNER.