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JMeer · August 3rd, 2003, 09:52 PM

Does anyone know if expected start times for each event will be posted? This is my first Nationals and I'm not familiar with the procedure.

Also, I can't seem to find the start time for the 1500m...

thanks,
jonathan

**matysekj** · August 4th, 2003, 10:31 AM

The estimated time line for the long course nationals can now be found at http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats03/heats/timeline.pdf. Please note that this is only an estimate and that the meet will not be held up to conform with this estimate. Swimmers are responsible for reporting to their assigned heat and lane on time.

mdhammer · August 4th, 2003, 02:28 PM

Were the times for the 1500 & 800 done taking into account any people opting for 2 per lane ... or just on total participants based on historical scratch rates?

barryf · August 5th, 2003, 03:09 AM

The Time Line posted listed the times for the 800 and 1500 Free based on all swimmers swimming one per lane from slow to fast assuming the same scratch rate (10%) as at Short Course Championships.

JMeer · August 8th, 2003, 05:32 PM

Will heat sheets be posted online in the morning? It would be very helpful if we could calculate more accurate starting times.

Thanks,
jmeer

**matysekj** · August 8th, 2003, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by JMeer
Will heat sheets be posted online in the morning? It would be very helpful if we could calculate more accurate starting times.

For Thursday through Sunday's events, heat sheets will be linked from the main nationals page (http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats03/) some time the night before the events. These heat sheets will conain the estimated start time for each heat. Note that this is still just an estimate and the meet will not be held up to meet these times. Swimmers are responsible for reporting to their heat/lane assignment whenever it is ready to start.

Since the check-in deadline for the 1500 is 6AM on Wednesday and I probably won't have access to the Internet and the required tools from the pool deck, heat sheets will probably not be posted for the 1500 on Wednesday.

**matysekj** · August 8th, 2003, 10:44 PM

I've been informed that our method of alternating men's and women's heats for the 800 and 1500 for this meet is not a standard feature of the meet management software. As a result, the heat sheets for these events can not include the estimated start times per heat. I'm hoping that I can still piece things together enough to include estimated start times per heat for the rest of Thursday's events. The heat sheets for Friday through Sunday are not affected by this, so they will include estimated heat start times.

August 3rd, 2003, 09:52 PM	#1
JMeer Participating Member Jonathan Meer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Stanford, CA Posts: 3	Expected Start Times? Does anyone know if expected start times for each event will be posted? This is my first Nationals and I'm not familiar with the procedure. Also, I can't seem to find the start time for the 1500m... thanks, jonathan

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August 4th, 2003, 10:31 AM	#2
matysekj Administrator Jim Matysek Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 879 Blog Entries: 91	The estimated time line for the long course nationals can now be found at http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats03/heats/timeline.pdf. Please note that this is only an estimate and that the meet will not be held up to conform with this estimate. Swimmers are responsible for reporting to their assigned heat and lane on time.

August 4th, 2003, 02:28 PM	#3
mdhammer Active Member Maria Doelger Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Setauket, NY Posts: 37	Were the times for the 1500 & 800 done taking into account any people opting for 2 per lane ... or just on total participants based on historical scratch rates?

August 5th, 2003, 03:09 AM	#4
barryf Very Active Member Barry Fasbender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 232	The Time Line posted listed the times for the 800 and 1500 Free based on all swimmers swimming one per lane from slow to fast assuming the same scratch rate (10%) as at Short Course Championships.

August 8th, 2003, 05:32 PM	#5
JMeer Participating Member Jonathan Meer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Stanford, CA Posts: 3	Will heat sheets be posted online in the morning? It would be very helpful if we could calculate more accurate starting times. Thanks, jmeer

August 8th, 2003, 10:44 PM	#7
matysekj Administrator Jim Matysek Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 879 Blog Entries: 91	I've been informed that our method of alternating men's and women's heats for the 800 and 1500 for this meet is not a standard feature of the meet management software. As a result, the heat sheets for these events can not include the estimated start times per heat. I'm hoping that I can still piece things together enough to include estimated start times per heat for the rest of Thursday's events. The heat sheets for Friday through Sunday are not affected by this, so they will include estimated heat start times.