SMS
Event Administration
The on-line versions of the LMSC Handbook and the USMS Rule Book at the
USMS web site
contain documents needed to comply with USMS requirements for events
associated with USMS, which includes the SoLMSC. The above list
highlights the sections that
are most needed. Following are general descriptions of some of
the documents listed above.
Descriptions
of Documents Listed Here
- SMS Sanction Instructions
- Instructions from the
Sanctions Chair of
the Southern LMSC of USMS.
- USMS Liability Release
(Copy)
- This is a copy of the
liability release
by USMS that is required to be on all signed event entry forms
associated with USMS. The master document is contained in the
USMS Rule Book. (see below)
LMSC Handbook
- Registrations
- Individual
- Individuals must be registered with USMS
in order to participate in USMS events. This is a leagal
requirement bound by insurance regulations.
- Team/Club
- New clubs may register at any time by
completing the Club Membership Application and submitting it to the
LMSC registrar. The two- to four-letter abbreviation selected by
a new club my not be one that is already in use (refer to the list of
club abbreviations at the end of the LMSC Registration Handbook).
Club abbreviation confirmations may be made with the National Office.
- One Event
- One-event registration is an optional
policy that an LMSC may use to register swimmers for a one-time-only
event, such as a swim clinic, a meet, or an open water swim. (An event
that spans consecutive days, such as a two-day swim meet, counts as
"one event.")
- Swimmers must complete, and sign and
date, the One-Event USMS Registration Application, which must include
the liability release. All appropriate fees must accompany the
application.
- Certain restrictions apply regarding
times and points earned by one event members. The meet officials
should be clear and well informed on this issue prior to the meet.
- Sanctions
- Official introduction by USMS to the sanctioning
process.
- A Scantioned event is the traditional USMS event where
all participants are USMS-registered swimmers (full year or one day)
and USMS liability insurance is in effect.
- Application for Recognition
- A Recognized event is any event where
participants may or may not
be USMS-registered swimmers. Times of USMS-registered swimmers
are
eligible for LMSC/USMS Top Ten and Records consideration. If the
event
is not sponsored by USA Swimming, YMCA, FINA, or SCN, then a designated
observer must report that the event meets USMS standards.
- Open Water Swimming
Application for Sanction
- An Open Water event receives a similar sanction as a
sanctioned event, but a different form must be completed.
- Guidelines for Warm-UP /
Warm-Down
- Safety guidelines for all events.
- Top Ten / Records and Tabulations
- Pool
Length Certification Form
- There is a requirement that all pools be certified for
length prior to sanctioning for USMS Top 10 and record
consideration. This issue has been thoroughly discussed at the
national level within USMS and was initiated because some world records
were unfortunately thrown out after the fact because of a marginally
short pool.
- Your pool must be measured and certified that it is at
least the distance of your events configured for competition (including
all touch pads to be used in competition in place). Pools must be
at least 25.00 yards or meters or 50.00 meters. There is no
tolerance (i.e. 49.999 meters does not meet the 50 meter requirement).
- USMS Insurance Program
- Report of Occurrence
- The report of occurrence is to be used if anyone is
ever
injured at a swimming event. This report is typically filed with
the LMSC and with the insurance company as a first report of any
incident.
USMS Rule Book
- Administrative Regulations of Competition (rules: part 2)
- This release form is required on all event entry forms,
and must be signed by the participant.
- Information for Meet Directors
and Officials
- Appendix B of the USMS rule book contains important
information for the event director.
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