ASA NORTH WEST REGION
2017 OPEN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(UNDER ASA LAWS AND ASA TECHNICAL RULES)
INCORPORATING THE 18-24 YEARS
AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2017
PALATINE LEISURE CENTRE
St Annes Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2AP
8 LANE POOL with electronic timing and an additional smaller pool (approximately 12.5 metres by 6.5 metres) for warm up and swim down
INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2017
RELAY ENTRIES CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2017
GENERAL CONDITIONS AND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
SwimNorthWest reserves full powers over all North West Masters Championships.
Entries will be accepted from eligible competitors who are registered category 2 in the year of competition and are members of clubs in
affiliation of the ASA, the Scottish or Welsh ASAs, or of any other country affiliated to FINA. Alternatively swimmers can use the ASA
temporary membership facility. This costs £15:00, please contact the organisers at [email protected] for more details.
All competitors in Masters Events must be aged 25 years or over at midnight on 31 December in the year of competition. All competitors in 1824 events must be aged 18 years or over on the day of the competition (19 FEBRUARY 2017)
Protests shall be made and dealt with as detailed in ASA Law. The Promoter is SwimNorthWest.
THE EVENTS
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
SwimNorthWest shall determine the programme of events. The programme currently includes the following events:
Men and Ladies events 50, 100, 200 metres freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke;
400, 800, 1500 metres freestyle
100, 200, 400 metres individual medley;
Relay events
Men and Ladies 4 x 50 metres freestyle and medley relays
Mixed (2 Ladies and 2 Men) 4 x 50 metres freestyle and medley relays.
A competitor may enter as many events as they wish.
For events 200 metres or longer. 800 freestyle will be limited to 24 entrants and 1500 metres freestyle event will be limited to 16 entrants
initially on a first come first served basis. Entry restrictions on numbers may be applied to 200 metre and 400 metre events if required to fit pool
time available (based on previous years’ numbers this would be unlikely. The Men’s and Ladies events will be swum as mixed heats.
800 free and 1500 free. Please note whilst there are no qualifying times required to enter, if you fail to complete your swim within the
cut off time quoted for your age range you may be stopped, see appendix at the end of this document for further details.
Age groups for individual Masters Events shall be 25-29 years, 30-34 years, and upwards in 5-year bands as required.
All events shall be heat declared winner.
Age groups for relay events shall be 72 years-plus, 100-119 years, 120-159 years, 160-199 years, 200-239 years, and upwards in 40-year bands
as required. Swimmers in the 72 years-plus relay events must be 18 years of age or over on the day of the competition (19 FEBRUARY 2017).
Swimmers in Masters relay events (100-119 years + etc.) must be 25 years of age or over on 31 December in the year of competition.
Relay events shall be open to any affiliated clubs. A club may enter more than one relay team in any age category. A swimmer may swim in
more than one age group, but please be aware that if insufficient entries to warrant heats per age group, then the different age groups will be
swum concurrently within Gender or Mixed. N.B. this is highly likely. Each age range will be classed as a different event.
A competitor may represent only one club in the Championships.
The 18-24 Age-group individual championships will be swum concurrently and seeded with the corresponding Masters individual events. The
general conditions applying to these events shall be those of the North West Age Group Individual Swimming Championships except that all
events shall be heat declared winner events and where the conditions for Masters Competitions differ they shall apply.
Any updates will be sent by email. Email addresses may be used to inform swimmers of other masters’ related matters. If you do not want to
receive emails please email request to [email protected]
The organisers’ decision will be final.
PROCEDURE
17. Entries can be made either electronically or via paper. Electronic is the organisers’ preferred option. There is a £2.50 admin fee for paper
entries. We are using the same electronic entry system as last year.
18. All entrants to this competition must read this entry pack and agree to the conditions of the competition. If entering electronically you agree to
abide by the conditions laid down by the Association for this competition.
19. The link for electronic entry and payment will be placed on the SwimNorthWest web site. Any questions can be emailed to
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
[email protected] Payment for entries made electronically from the entry system will be into a PayPal account via PayPal
software.
Paper entries must be made on the current form within this entry pack and accompanied by the correct entry fee and if you require
acknowledgement of receipt of entry either give an email address or enclose a stamped addressed envelope for the return of acknowledgement.
N.B. there is a £2.50 administration fee for paper entries.
Acceptance of an entry is at the discretion of the promoter. Incomplete or inaccurate entries, particularly those not accompanied by the correct
entry fee, may not be accepted.
The information provided on the entry form shall be regarded as definitive. Amendments to events and times will be at the discretion of the
Promoter. (Normally we would aim to do this of course).
The entry fees are £1.50 competition registration fee plus a fee per event as follows:- £11.00 for the 1500 freestyle, £9.00 for the 800 freestyle,
£6.50 for 400 freestyle and £6.50 for 400 Individual Medley, £5.00 for all other events Relay entries will be £8.00 per relay.
Late entries may be accepted at the promoter’s discretion. Late entries will be subject to an additional late entry fee of £3.00.
A draft programme will be made available on the SwimNorthWest website. Entrants will be emailed when the list is available. Heat start lists
will be produced before each session during the warm up and posted on pools side
Medals or other awards as determined by the Swimming Management Group shall be presented. These will be awarded to first swimmer in
each age group of each of the events. Medals or other awards for the relay events will only be award to each swimmer in the first team in each
age group.
Please enter your name as it appears on the ASA membership database if using paper entry. If you don’t know how to do this please email
[email protected]
28. Trophies
The trophies are presented annually and swims at the distance meet are also included.
The George Lea Trophy was first presented in 1998 to perpetuate the memory of Mr. George Lea and is awarded to the club accumulating the
most points during the Championship.
Points shall be awarded as follows: Individual and Team Event Winner 8 Points, Second 7 Points, Third 6 Points, Fourth 5 points, Fifth 4
Points, Sixth 3 Points, Seventh 2 points, Eighth 1 Point.
The Nancy Yarwood Memorial Trophy was first presented in 1999. This trophy is awarded to the top female swimmer.
The North West Region Top Man Trophy was first presented in 2009. This trophy is awarded to the top male swimmer.
The top swimmers for the individual trophies will be the swimmer who scores the highest DECATHLON points based on age adjusted times.
See Masters Decathlon on ASA website for how this is calculated
THE 18 - 24 YEARS AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE SWUM CONCURRENTLY AND SEEDED WITH THE CORRESPONDING
MASTERS EVENTS
SESSION 1 – SUNDAY 19 February – Morning
Warm up start time to be determined after all entries have been received, initially 8:00 and the aim is to start morning racing 45 minutes later
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
800 Metres FREESTYLE
4 x 25m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
4 x 25m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
50 Metres BACKSTROKE
50 Metres BACKSTROKE
200 Metres BUTTERFLY
100 Metres FREESTYLE
100 Metres FREESTYLE
100 Metres BREASTSTROKE
100 Metres BREASTSTROKE
200 Metres BACKSTROKE
50 Metres BUTTERFLY
50 Metres BUTTERFLY
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
Male
Female
4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAYS
EVENT 114 MENS 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAYS – event numbers to be set after entries received
To be swum in following order or concurrent if insufficient entries
72yrs plus 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
Male
100-119yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
Male
120-159yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
Male
160-199yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
Male
etc. in 40-year bands.
Male
EVENT
115 LADIES 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAYS – event numbers to be set after entries received
To be swum in following order or concurrent if insufficient entries
72yrs plus 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
100-119yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
120-159yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
160-199yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
etc. in 40-year bands.
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
EVENT 116 MIXED 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAYS – event numbers to be set after entries received
To be swum in following order or concurrent if insufficient entries
72yrs plus 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
MIXED
100-119yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
MIXED
120-159yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
MIXED
160-199yrs 4 x 50m MEDLEY RELAY
MIXED
etc. in 40-year bands.
MIXED
EVENT
117
400 Metres FREESTYLE
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
SESSION 2 – SUNDAY 19 February – Afternoon
Warm up start time to be confirmed on the day after morning session finishes, aiming for 12:00.
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
EVENT
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
200 Metres FREESTYLE
50 Metres BREASTSTROKE
50 Metres BREASTSTROKE
100 Metres BACKSTROKE
100 Metres BACKSTROKE
4 x 50m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
100 Metres BUTTERFLY
100 Metres BUTTERFLY
50 Metres FREESTYLE
50 Metres FREESTYLE
200 Metres BREASTSTROKE
4x 100m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAYS
EVENT 213 LADIES 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAYS – event numbers to be set after entries received
To be swum in following order or concurrent if insufficient entries
72yrs plus 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
Female
100-119yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
Female
120-159yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
Female
160-199yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
Female
etc. in 40-year bands.
Female
EVENT 214 MENS 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAYS – event numbers to be set after entries received
To be swum in following order or concurrent if insufficient entries
72yrs plus 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
Male
100-119yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
Male
120-159yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
Male
160-199yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
Male
etc. in 40-year bands.
Male
EVENT 215 MIXED 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAYS – event numbers to be set after entries received
To be swum in following order or concurrent if insufficient entries
72yrs plus 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
MIXED
100-119yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
MIXED
120-159yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
MIXED
160-199yrs 4 x 50m FREESTYLE RELAY
MIXED
etc. in 40-year bands.
MIXED
EVENTS 216
1500 Metres FREESTYLE
Male and Female swum as Mixed heats
Para-swimmers must indicate their disability classification OR provide a valid Certificate of Swimming Disability issued by
the ASA at the time of entry
Para Swimmers will swim under IPC Swimming Rules
IMPORTANT - Please read this disclaimer carefully. Any queries should be raised with SWIMNORTHWEST.
1
I am aware of the need to seek appropriate medical advice if I have any concerns as to the state of my health. I have not been
informed by any medical practitioner and I do not have any knowledge of any medical condition which would make it
inadvisable for me to participate in Masters Swimming events or any other associated activities. Accordingly I hereby certify
that I am physically fit and well to participate in any such training and events.
2
I am aware of and appreciate the inherent risks involved in such training and competition including the possibilities of injury and
accident. I undertake to always conduct myself in a responsible and professional manner.
3
I undertake at all times to use my best endeavours to train and compete in a safe and proper manner and not to do anything
which would expose myself or fellow swimmers to unnecessary risk of injury.
4
I further undertake at all times to take all reasonable safety measures for the protection of myself and fellow swimmers and to
inform the Referee of any concerns I may have as regards safety.
5
I acknowledge that during Masters Swimming events SWIMNORTHWEST cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage
to personal belongings and that I must take all reasonable steps against any such loss or damage.
6
I hereby agree to abide by and be governed by the rules of the Amateur Swimming Association and all other laws and
regulations applicable including the ASA Safety Laws and the Conditions of SWIMNORTHWEST.
AMATUER SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
2017 NORTH WEST OPEN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
18-24 AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Under ASA Laws & ASA Technical Rules)
PALATINE LEISURE CENTRE
St Annes Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2AP
SATURDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2017
Entries can either be submitted electronically or on Paper (see conditions 17 to 24 and 27)
FORENAMES..................................................... SURNAME................................................................ FEMALE/MALE (Delete as appropriate)
^Please enter name as held by ASA^
DATE OF BIRTH*............................................. CLUB..................................……… ASA NUMBER........................................………
*Your age group (25-29 etc) will be calculated from your birth date.
Entries may be rejected if ASA number is incorrect.
ADDRESS.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
POST CODE……………….. TEL No………………………….. E-MAIL ADDRESS ...........................................................................
Female
209
108
201
117
101
216
105
204
111
Male
210
107
201
117
101
216
104
205
111
Event
50 Freestyle
100 Freestyle
200 Freestyle
400 Freestyle
800 Freestyle
1500 Freestyle
50 Backstroke
100 Backstroke
200 Backstroke
Entry Time
Female
202
110
211
113
207
106
103
206
212
Male
203
109
211
112
208
106
102
206
212
Event
50 Breaststroke
100 Breaststroke
200 Breaststroke
50 Butterfly
100 Butterfly
200 Butterfly
100 Individual Medley (4 x 25)
200 Individual Medley (4 x 50
400 Individual Medley (4 x 100)
Entry Time
Please enter a realistic time. It is unfair on slower/older swimmers to have faster swimmers in the next lane due to the declaration of
incorrect times. Such practice is not acceptable and the promoter reserves the right to adjust seeding where necessary.
I hereby declare that the above particulars are correct and that I am an eligible competitor in accordance with the laws of the Amateur
Swimming Association and will abide by the conditions laid down by the Association for this competition. I have read and understood the
disclaimer associated with this form and agree to abide by and be governed by its provisions.
Signature of Competitor..................................................................................... ......………..Date......................................................
Please fill in the appropriate amount in the final column of the table below.
Section A
Registration fee ( all swimmers)
Paper entry fee
Entry Fee for 1500 freestyle
Entry Fee for 800 freestyle
Entry Fee for 400 freestyle
Entry Fee for 400 Individual Medley
Entry Fee for Other events
Entry Fee for late entry
Number of events entered
If late entry accepted by Promoter
(see condition 23)
Cost for Event
£1.50
£2.50
£11.00
£9.00
£6.50
£6.50
£5.00
£3.00
FEES
£1.50
£2.50
Total fee
Emergency contact details :- we need an emergency contact that can be used on the day of the event just in case of injury or illness
Emergency contact name
Emergency contact phone
number
If submitting a paper entry, please complete all sections of this form, including your registration number, and return the form with a cheque
payable to “ASA North West Region” for your entry fee for events entered.
All paper entries will be acknowledged by email, so please write your email address neatly. If for any reason you require confirmation of receipt of
entry by post please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Also any updates will only be sent by email.
Entries to:
North West Masters Entries, 77, Cecil Avenue, Sale, Manchester, M33 5BG
BY THE CLOSING DATE OF WEDNESDAY 1ST February 2017
A separate entry form is available for RELAY events
AMATUER SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
2017 NORTH WEST OPEN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
18-24 AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS
(Under ASA Laws & ASA Technical Rules)
PALATINE LEISURE CENTRE
St Annes Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 2AP
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2017
RELAY ENTRY FORM
Entries can either be submitted electronically or on Paper (see conditions 17 to 24)
Name of Club
..............................................................................................................................................................................................
RELAY entries should be submitted by ONLY ONE person from your club. To enter simply tick or an entry time in the relevant box(es)
If you enter more than one RELAY in an event please identify by e.g. an ”A” and a “B” RELAY (etc).
For the conditions please refer to GENERAL CONDITIONS AND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.
A swimmer may compete in more than one relay event, take note of General Conditions paragraphs 11 and 12.
Swimmers in ‘masters’ relays (all except 72-plus, min age 18 years) must be aged 25 years – see General Conditions paragraph 10.
WOMEN
72 yrs plus
100-119yrs
120-159yrs
160-199yrs
200-239yrs
240-279yrs
280-319yrs
320 + yrs
240-279 yrs
280-319 yrs
320 + yrs
280-319 yrs
320 + yrs
4 x 50m MEDLEY
4 x 50m FREESTYLE
MEN
72 yrs plus
100-119yrs
120-159 yrs
160-199 yrs
200-239 yrs
4 x 50m MEDLEY
4 x 50m FREESTYLE
MIXED (2 Ladies & 2 Men In any order)
72 yrs plus
100-119yrs
120-159 yrs
160-199 yrs
200-239 yrs
240-279 yrs
4 x 50m MEDLEY
4 x 50m FREESTYLE
Name and address to which notices are to be sent:
................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
POST CODE……………….. TEL No………………………….. E-MAIL ADDRESS ...................................................................................................
I hereby declare that all the swimmers in the Relays are registered and on behalf of the entrants agree to abide by the conditions laid down by the
Association for this competition.
Signature .................................................................................................................................................... Date ...................................................................
ADMINISTRATION FEE FOR
PAPER ENTRY
Entry fee of £8.00 per relay
Entry Fee for late entry
TOTAL FEE PAYABLE
Not chargeable if you enter electronically, see
SwimNorthWest website for electronic entry link.
Number of relay events entered ---
If late entry accepted by Promoter (see condition 23)
FEE
£2.50
FEE PAYABLE
£2.50
£8.00
£3.00
If submitting a paper entry, please complete all sections of this form, and return the form with a cheque payable to “ASA North West Region” for
your entry fee for events entered of £8.00 per RELAY per event, plus £2.50 administration fee. Plus a further £3.00 if late entry.
All paper entries will be acknowledged by email, so please write your email address neatly. If for any reason you require confirmation of receipt of
entry by post please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Also any updates will only be sent by email
Entries to:
North West Masters Entries, 77 Cecil Avenue Sale, Manchester, M33 5BG
BY THE CLOSING DATE OF WEDNESDAY 1st February 2017
All RELAY members who have not entered an individual event must sign an individual entry form to provide
the disclaimer which is part of the terms and conditions of entry. The RELAY manager of each RELAY is
responsible for ensuring this is undertaken.
Appendix - Qualifying and cut off times for 800 free and 1500 free
You may enter these events without having achieved a qualifying time. However, if you fail to complete your
swim in the quoted cut off time (below) for your event and age range you may be stopped and will be
classified as a DNF. These cut off times are a control mechanism to prevent an unnecessarily long duration
for these events and will only applied during the race if required.
The Cut off times for SwimNorthWest Purposes are the qualifying times being used by the ASA for the
Nationals in 2017 and are available at http://www.swimming.org/asa/calendar/asa-national-masterschampionships-25m-2017 and listed below.
25
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
to
29
34
39
44
49
54
59
64
69
74
79
84
89
Women
800 Free
13:52.07
13:56.88
14:00.72
14:10.87
14:31.06
15:02.82
15:46.30
16:40.85
17:45.78
19:01.96
20:35.32
22:44.32
26:20.11
Women
1500 Free
26:25.33
26:37.03
26:53.04
27:25.69
28:19.77
29:36.08
31:13.62
33:11.34
35:30.16
38:16.02
41:44.18
46:26.43
53:25.63
Men
800 Free
12:49.72
12:54.17
12:57.72
13:07.11
13:25.79
13:55.16
14:35.38
15:25.85
16:25.91
17:36.38
19:02.75
21:02.09
24:21.71
Men
1500 Free
24:55.84
24:58.82
24:57.09
25:17.38
26:04.08
27:11.21
28:28.87
29:49.10
31:12.47
32:53.69
35:25.39
39:44.19
47:26.38