The Third Annual GYM Turkey Day Prep Masters Meet
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Recognized by New England LMSC for USMS Inc.
Recognition # 026-R021
Contacts
Meet Director: Bob Ouelette, [email protected], 603-540-5485
Entry Chair: Gabrielle Hunt, [email protected]
Meet Referee: David Hunt, [email protected]
Schedule: Warm-up: 12:15pm, Meet Start: 1:20pm. Anticipated end time 4:00pm. NO deck entries will be accepted.
Check-In: Positive check-in is required for all swimmers by 12:45pm. Scratches are due by 12:45pm.
Pool Certification Statement: The length of the competition course without a bulkhead is in compliance and on file with USMS in accordance with articles 105.1.7 and 106.2.1
Facility: The Allard Center Competition Pool is a 6-lane, 25-yard pool with seven-foot-wide lanes and non-turbulent lane lines. The timing system includes a fully-automatic Colorado electronic timing system with touchpads at the finish end of the pool with 6-line electronic display. There are no touchpads at the turn end of the pool. The finish end of the pool is 9 feet deep; the turn end of the pool is 3.5 feet deep. Spectator seating is for 230. The pool is located inside the The Granite YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown.
Directions: The Granite YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown, 116 Goffstown Back Road, Goffstown, NH 03045 (Google Maps). From Exit 6 on Rte 293: Follow to Amoskeag St/Amoskeag Traffic Circle to Goffstown Road/Goffstown Back Road to Allard Center. Please use second entrance to West Lot. Enter through the main entrance doors located in the Upper Lot.
Continuous Warm-up/Warm-down: Lane 6 will be available during the meet as a warm-up/warm-down lane.
Rules: Current USMS rules for Masters Swimming will apply. Swimmers will be seeded in heats according to times; heats will run slowest to fastest regardless of age or sex. No equipment is allowed at any time, to include smart watches. No diving during warm-up except in designated lanes.
Eligibility: Open to all swimmers aged 18 and older. Your age is your age on the day of the meet. If USMS-registered, please include your full USMS ID# in the online form. Check for your current 2026 USMS number from your online USMS account at USMS Membership.
Entry Fees and Deadline: $30/person for up to 5 individual events for entries received by Friday, October 23. Late entries until Wednesday, October 28 will be accepted at a cost of $40/person. Swimmers are permitted to enter a MAXIMUM of five (5) individual events. All entries must be RECEIVED by Wednesday, October 28.
Entries: Select up to 5 individual events. Please enter short-course yards times for all selected events. Seeding will be from slow to fast regardless of age and gender. All events will be swum as Mixed events. If you do not enter a seed time, you will be seeded with No Time (NT) and placed in the first heat.
Relay Entries: Please email Gabrielle Hunt ([email protected]) with intended relay teams. Relay age group is determined by the age of the youngest relay member: 18+, 25+, 35+, 45+, and continuing in 10-year increments as needed. Relay events may be entered as all Men, all Women, or Mixed (two Men and two Women). You will be able to change swimmers up until the start of the meet.
Record Times: Times from this competition will be eligible for USMS record and Top 10 consideration, but not for World Records.
Awards: No awards will be given.
Events Offered:
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Event No.
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Event
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1
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Mixed 200 Medley Relay (M,W,X)
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2
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Mixed 100 Butterfly
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3
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Mixed 50 Freestyle
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4
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Mixed 50 Breaststroke
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5
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Mixed 500 Freestyle
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6
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Mixed 200 Individual Medley
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7
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Mixed 100 Breaststroke
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8
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Mixed 50 Backstroke
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9
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Mixed 100 Freestyle
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10
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Mixed 100 Individual Medley
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11
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Mixed 50 Butterfly
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12
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Mixed 100 Backstroke
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13
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Mixed 200 Freestyle
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14
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Mixed 200 Freestyle Relay (M,W,X)
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15
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Mixed 1000 Freestyle
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