Day	Time	Events
Wednesday, June 18	Afternoon/Evening	Swimming warm-up
Thursday, June 19	11:30 pm - 1:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Warm Up 1500 Freestyle 4 x 200 Free Relay
Friday, June 20	7:30 am - 9:00 am 9:00 am - 1:30 pm	Swimming warm-up 100 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 100 Backstroke 400 Freestyle 50 Butterfly 200 Ind. Medley -15 minute break - 4 x 50 Medley Relay
Saturday, June 21	7:00 am - 8:30 am 8:30 am - TBD 10:30 am - 3:00 pm	Swimming warm-up 800 Freestyle -break- 4 x 100 Medley Relay -15 minute break - 100 Breaststroke 200 Freestyle 100 Ind. Medley 200 Butterfly 50 Backstroke -15 minute break - 4 x 100 Free Relay
Sunday, June 22	7:00 am - 8:30 am 8:30 am - TBD 10:00 am - 1:00 pm	Swimming warm-up 400 Ind. Medley -break- 50 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 50 Breaststroke 100 Butterfly -15 minute break - 4 x 50 Free Relay

Because the DC Metro does not start running until 8:00am on Saturdays and Sundays, IGLA 2008 will provide transportation for competitors swimming in the 800 Freestyle and 400 IM events from the Doubletree Hotel (Host Hotel) to the University of Maryland.   
Participants in later events will be able to ride Metro.

HEAT SHEETS
IGLA 2008 Swimming Heat Sheets

LOCATION

Campus Recreation Facility pool at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD

ELIGIBILITY

The 2008 IGLA Championships are open to any swimmer at least 18 years of age as of 6/18/08 who holds current registration with USMS (United States Masters Swimming), or with their respective FINA Masters swimming equivalent NGB (National Governing Body).

AGE GROUPS

Age for the meet is determined as of 12/31/2008
Individual Events: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, (5-year age groups as high as necessary).
Relay Events: Age groups to be determined by the aggregate age of the four relay team members 72-99, 100-119, 120-159, 160-199, 200-239, 240-279 (40-year increments as high as necessary).

FINAL RESULTS

The final results will be posted on the IGLA 2008 website

SEEDING 

This will be a short course 25 meters meet format utilizing two courses, with odd heats held in one course, and even heats in the other course.
All individual events of 200 meters or less will be seeded in advance by age group, then by time, slowest to fastest.
The 400, 800, 1500 meter Freestyle events, and the 400-meter Individual Medley will be deck seeded slowest to fastest by time.
Relays will be deck seeded by age group, then time, slowest to fastest.
Failure to check-in for deck-seeded events will result in the swimmer being scratched from the event.

WARM-UP TIMES*

Thursday:  warm-up 11:30pm, meet starts at 1pm
Friday : warm-up starts at 7:30, meet starts at  9am
Saturday:  warm-up starts at 7:30, meet starts at 8:30am
Sunday:  warm-up starts at 7:30, meet starts at 8:30am
There will also be a separate six (6) 25-yard pool of continuous warm-up and warm-down available throughout the swimming competition.

*Subject to change.

ENTRY PROCEDURES

To enter this competition, please register using our online registration system. A legible copy of the swimmer's current USMS registration card or current FINA equivalent must accompany the entry form. Copies of registration cards can be received by mail or in electronic format.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

Swimmers may enter up to a maximum of five (5) individual events excluding relays. All events must include an entry time in short course meters.  “NT” entries will not be accepted.

RELAY EVENTS

Teams may register for relays during the competition.  For Thursday's 800 Free Relay, entries must be received by the close of warm up on Thursday.  All other relay entries must be submitted by the conclusion of the swimming competition the day prior to the event.  (i.e., for relays occuring on Friday, entries must be submitted by the conclusion of swimming on Thursday.)

Each individual swimmers may enter up to three relays.

Download relay entry form

SCORING

Individual Events: 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Relay Events: 16 - 14 - 12 - 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 – 2

SANCTIONING
Sanctioned by Potomac Valley LMSC 108-05 ;  NOTE:  we have been notified by USMS that FINA may not recognize the IGLA championships for FINA top ten and World Records.  USMS and the IGLA Board are working towards resolving this.

AWARDS

Individual Awards: Medals 1st, 2nd,  and 3rd
Relay Awards: Medals 1st 2nd and 3rd

Team trophies will be awarded at the Awards Banquet for 1st place in each Large, Medium and Small division categories. Teams that finish in 2nd and 3rd place in each of the categories will be recognized at the Banquet as well. Only teams that are members of IGLA at the close of registration are eligible for IGLA team trophies.

ELIGIBILITY FOR IGLA TEAM TROPHIES

Once registration has been closed, the IGLA board will divide the IGLA teams entered into the IGLA championships into Small, Medium, and Large team categories. The board will only know how many teams have entered the meet and the number of swimmers entered on each team, but not the team name when determining team size classification.
Team classification will be posted on prior to the competition and will be sent to team representatives via email. Team classification is determined by the number of swimmers from each team entered into the competition. A large team will not be reclassified as a Medium or Small Team if the number of competitors who actually participate in the meet drops.