Hosts - How to

Interested in hosting a pool event (swim meet)? Contact the Sanctions Chair to discuss the proposed date of the event or proceed directly to the Online Event Sanction Request Process. You will find a tutorial to assist you. Please enter all required information and await the review of your sanction application.

Interested in hosting an Open Water (OW) event? Review and complete the official USMS Safety Plan Application. Use the USMS Guide to Operations: Open Water for detailed information regarding rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Contact the Sanctions Chair or Open Water Chair to get started or discuss the sanction. 

Following the approval of your event, please make the required sanction fee payment as requested by the Sanctions Chair. Niagara LMSC requires a sanction fee of $150 for pool events. Recurring event hosts may be exempt from the sanction fee. OW event hosts may have a different sanction fee. Send the check, payable to NIAGARA DISTRICT MASTERS SWIMMING, to –

Kay Turner

22 Woodridge Dr.

Mendon, NY 14506

The sanction fee consists of two parts:

1. $50 non-refundable: This is applied toward the $50 sanction fee cost charged by USMS.
2. $100 refundable: If your meet is run according to USMS rules and we receive the results, in correct format, within 14 days of the competition.

It is important that you do not distribute the meet sheet until we assign a sanction number. This procedure must be completed before we post your meet on our website.

Please review the following:

• Niagara LMSC Meet Guidelines
• Instructions for Preparing Meet Results 
• USMS General Liability and Summary of Insurance

After the meet, the following forms must be completed and submitted:

• Meet Referee Report – If our Officials Chair is working your meet, he will complete this report. Otherwise, ensure it is completed by the meet referee on duty.
• Pool Length Certification Form – This must be submitted if your pool has a bulkhead or the certification has not been previously filed with us.

The following forms should be printed off and available during the competition:

• Report of (Injury) Occurrence
• Split Notification Form (for athletes who request an official split)

Event directors who run a sanctioned meet and fulfill all requirements will receive a $450 bonus from Niagara LMSC.

The Niagara LMSC Sanctions Chair can be contacted by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..