Call for 24h Aquamasters 2013

Swimming Marathon „24 AquaMasters”, second edition

General information:

Period: 23-24.03.2013

Location: ”Bega” swimming pool, Intrarea Zinelor Street, No.2, Circumvalaţiunii area, Timişoara; 25 m length pool, six lanes, water temperature around 29 °C.

Target group: Adults 18 years of age and older.

Aim: Promoting masters swimming.

Organizer: Timisoara Masters Swimming Club, Timis County Sports and Youth Department, Timisoara City Council, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports – West University Timişoara.

Attendees

• Enrollment is open for adults who have turned 18 by the time of the event and have the necessary health and physical condition to participate in such an event.

• It is not required that attendees be associated with a club or a sports association.

• Each attendee will become part of a team

• All attendees will race at their own risk, and a declaration stating this condition will need to be signed prior to participating in the event.

• During the course of the event, attendees will demonstrate good sports conduct, exhibiting a spirit of fair play and showing respect for teammates, officials and other competitors.

Teams

The teams will be comprised of eight main swimmers plus two reserves (optional). The main swimmers will swim for 30 minutes in each of six rounds according to the scheduling (a total of three hours). A reserve swimmer can replace a main swimmer who is indisposed, but the reserve will have the following restrictions:

• won’t be able to swim twice in the same round

• won’t be able to swim 2x30 minutes consecutively

• won’t be able to swim more than four rounds

Each team will have a team captain who will be the liaison between his team members and the officials.

The teams will be distributed on lanes according to the order of subscription, as follows:

Equipment

It is mandatory to use swimming caps. It is recommended to use swimming goggles. The use of special swim suits or any kind of training aids like fins, paddles or kickboards is forbidden.

Competition Schedule

Saturday 23.03.2013

Payment: 11,30-12,00

Warm-up: 12,00-12,40

Opening ceremony: 12,40-12,50

Start of the event: 13,00

Sunday 24.03.2013

Final whistle: 13,00

Award Ceremony 13,15

Rules

• Swimmers will be present 5 minutes prior to their scheduled hour.

• The start can be made from the starting block or directly from the water;

• Any swimming style is permitted. Participants may use more than one style within the 30 minutes.

• Swimmers must stay on their teams designated side of the lane to avoid collisions with swimmers in the shared lane or in neighbouring lanes.

• The relay switch will be announced by a long whistle, 30 seconds prior to the scheduled time. After the whistle, the actual switch is made when the respective team’s swimmer reaches the edge of the pool where the teammate awaits.

• In case a swimmer is late for the start, he or she will be allowed to swim only the time remaining from the allocated 30 minutes, but without any other penalties.

• The lane judges will keep track of the number of laps swam, and, for appeals, video backup will be available.

• The conduct of the swimmers will at all times be respectful towards judges, other attendees, the public, the organisers and all volunteers.

• The consumption of alcoholic beverages during the event is prohibited.

• Not complying with the rules mentioned above may result in penalties (up to exclusion from the event), as decided by the event’s organizers.

Penalties

• For early start: the penalty is 10 pool laps.

• Wrong turn (the wall is not touched with any part of the body): the penalty is 10 pool laps.

• Not keeping the scheduled order of the swimmers: the penalty is 10 pool laps.

• Disturbing the judges by any means: the penalty is 10 pool laps.

Penalties will be applied at the end of the competition by subtracting penalty laps from the total number of pool laps the team has swam.

Registration

• A maximum of 10 teams can participate, and priority is determined by the time the team registered.

• If there are swimmers without a team, they can still subscribe; based on the number of unattached swimmers, the organizers can build one or more teams, applying the same priority as for team subscription.

• The formally registered teams will have priority over the ad-hoc teams.

• The registrations will be made on-line, from 04.03.2013 until 16.03.2013 at http://www.timisoara.inot-masters.ro

• The already registered teams, its members, and the lane assignments will be announced on-line until 20.03.2013.

• The registration fee is 50 Ron per attendee. Final registration for the entire team will be made by the team’s captain on the day of the event, Saturday 23.03.2013 between 11:30 and 12:00.

Each attendee will receive:

• At the beginning of the event: The official t-shirt of the event, a participation certificate and two litters of water.

• After each six hours: a food package containing one cereal bar, one banana, ¼ pizza, and dextrose

Awards

• The winning team will be the team which has swam the most number of laps in 24 hours.

• The swimmers from the first three teams will receive diplomas.

• The fastest male and female swimmer will also receive diplomas.

Facilities

The following facilities will be available:

• Resting area (sleeping bags are recommended)

• Socializing area (fitted with computer and video projector where movies and clips will be shown)

Risk of injury

The organizers will constantly oversee the event. To participate in this event, it’s assumed that the swimmer is in good health and good physical condition. The swimmer will assume responsibility for all risks of participation in this swimming competition. In case a swimmer needs assistance during his swim, he should try to signal by raising his hand over his head.

Accommodations

The organizers can facilitate accommodations for the attendees in different locations with different degrees of comfort:

• Boarding school rooms with more beds (6-8) with toilets down the hall – 7 euro/bed.

• Boarding school rooms with 3 beds per room and own toilet – 10 euro/bed

• Hotel

Further details are available per request.

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