Regional vs Local Club Categories (2019)

Beginning in 2009, club scoring awards at Nationals have been divided into two separate categories: Regional and Local. A formal description of the two club categories is below (104.5.6B & from page 37 of the 2018 USMS Rule Book): (1)Regional - For competition at national championship meets, a regional club consists of a club made up of those swimmers who represent a club at nationals, but at competitions within their LMSC, they compete for an entity or subgroup (such as a workout group) that is different than the one they compete with at nationals. (2) Local - For competition at national championship meets, a local club consists of a club that does not qualify as a regional club. Based on these definitions, the following scoring categories will be in place for 2019 Nationals: Regional Clubs: AKMS - Alaska Masters Swim Club ARIZ - Arizona Masters Swim Club Inc BSMT – Big Sky Montana Masters CMS - Colorado Masters Swimming FACT - Florida Aquatic Combined Team GAJA - Georgia Masters IAMA - Iowa Masters IM - Illinois Masters MICH - Michigan Masters MINN – Minnesota Masters Swim Club NCMS - North Carolina Masters Swimming NEM - New England Masters Swim Club NIAG - Niagara District Masters NMMS - New Mexico Masters OREG - Oregon Masters PSM - Puget Sound Masters SDPM – South Dakota Prairie Masters SKY - Swim Kentucky Masters SMS - Southern Masters Swimmers SWOM - Southwest Ohio Masters WMAC - Wisconsin Masters Aquatic Club WMSC - Wyoming Masters Swimming Club Local Clubs: all other registered USMS clubs. UTAH - Swim Utah **UTAH REMOVED FROM REGIONAL AS OF 5/15/2019 ** According to the USMS Rule Book the Championship Committee shall publish this list no later than February 15 of each year. Please note clubs may contest their designation or the designation of another club by filing an appeal with the chair of the Championship Committee (Jim Clemmons, championship@usms.org) at least 45 days prior to the national championship meet (i.e. March 11 for Spring Nationals, June 23 for Summer Nationals). Jeff Roddin USMS Championship Committee Member