Relay 2024: Full Schedule

11:00am CDT

Attendee Check-in

Friday October 18, 2024 11:00am - 5:00pm CDT

Please note the appropriate time zone in Houston, TX is Central Daylight Time (CT): 11:00am-5:00pm CT

Locate the USMS registration table to receive your name tag.

Friday, October 18th: 11:00am-5:00pm CT –Hotel Lobby/Foyer

Friday October 18, 2024 11:00am - 5:00pm CDT
Hotel Lobby/Foyer

All Attendees

2:30pm CDT

Optional: Adult Learn-to-Swim Overview and In-Pool Demo

Friday October 18, 2024 2:30pm - 4:30pm CDT

Optional activity for early-arrivers: Learn about the "nuts & bolts" of the Adult Learn to Swim program in a classroom setting and observe an ALTS lesson with certified instructors and local non-swimmers in the hotel pool.

Lead instructor: Bill Meier. Assistant instructors: Bill Brenner, Jeff Commings, Megan Lassen, and Kerry O’Brien.

Friday October 18, 2024 2:30pm - 4:30pm CDT

All Attendees

5:00pm CDT

Welcome Networking/Ice Breaker

Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT

Sam Houston I & II

Please note the appropriate time zone: 5:00 –6:00 PM CT*

Icebreaker activities to engage and introduce attendees to each other. Social dinner for Relay attendees and optional add-on for National Coaches Clinic attendees.

Ian King, Elizabeth Nymeyer, Jeff Commings

Friday October 18, 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm CDT
Sam Houston I & II

All Attendees

8:15am CDT

Relay & National Coaches Clinic Kick-Off

Saturday October 19, 2024 8:15am - 8:45am CDT

Ballroom A and B

Please note the appropriate time zone: 8:15 –8:45 AM CT*

Welcome and official commencement of Relay 2024.

Saturday October 19, 2024 8:15am - 8:45am CDT
Ballroom A and B

All Attendees

12:00pm CDT

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT

Ballroom A and B

Please note the appropriate time zone: noon– 1:30 PM CT*

Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Ballroom A and B

All Attendees

4:45pm CDT

Volunteer Roles Meet-up

Saturday October 19, 2024 4:45pm - 5:45pm CDT

TBA

Please note the appropriate time zone: 4:45– 5:45 AM CT*

Brief, rotating informational sessions stimulating discussion about LMSC, national committee, and BOD roles.

Ian King

Saturday October 19, 2024 4:45pm - 5:45pm CDT
TBA

All Attendees

9:30pm CDT

USMS After Hours: Karaoke and Chill

Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30pm - 11:30pm CDT

CK's in the Hotel

Can we sing as well as we can swim? Find out at our Saturday evening Karaoke Social. All participants of Relay and the NCC are encouraged to attend, whether you plan to sing a song or not.

Kick back with your new USMS friends, wind down from the day’s activities, and cheer on your fellow masters as they showcase their singing skills.

Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30pm - 11:30pm CDT
CK's in the Hotel

All Attendees

10:45am CDT

Relay 2024 Closing Comments & Wrap Up

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am CDT

Ballroom A and B

Closing wrap up and review, attendee comments, and look ahead to future Volunteer Relays.

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:30am CDT
Ballroom A and B

All Attendees