News items
SAMS news:
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The SAMS Winter Fitness
Challenge is upon us. July/August is the time frame. Get all the info
and forms below.
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Cover letter
- Entry forms:
- Results spreadsheets:
- Club results forms:
- Registration forms
to be submitted by clubs and regions to SAMS for the 2010-2011 season.
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Form 1 - Regional summary form
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Form 2 - Club summary form
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Form 3 - SSA athlete registration application form
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Form 4 - Swimmer details change form
- The
SAMS Swimsuit Ruling dated 2010-01-20 that is based on the FINA Swimsuit
Ruling for 2010 takes place with
IMMEDIATE EFFECT:
- "SAMS
NEWS" - The official newsletter of South African Masters Swimming.
SAMS Long Course
Championships - Oudtshoorn 2011
The
27th South African Masters Swimming Long Course Championships will be held at
the N.A.Smit Pool in Oudtshoorn from Wednesday the 16th to
Saturday the 19th
March 2011.
Information
Accommodation
Email
nationals2011@samastersswimming.com.
REGIONAL
news:
REGIONAL gala schedules:
(2010-2011 season schedules)
CLUB news:
FINA
news:
- New
FINA Swimsuit Rules with respect to Masters Swimming and Open Water
Swimming.
- Effective 01
June 2010 FINA have expanded their criteria for approved swimsuits to
include suits that are approved specifically for Open Water Swimming. This
change means that for OWS the suits for men can extend upwards to match the
current suit regulations for women and the suits for both genders can extend
downwards to the ankle. All other suit regulations remain the same as for
pool swimming.
- Extract from the
16 January 2010 FINA Press Release: FINA Bureau Meeting in Bangkok (THA)
- Main decisions.
- 14. Swimwear:
- Open Water: from June
1, 2010 Open Water Swimwear, for both Men and Women, shall not cover
the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below the
ankle. All Open Water swimsuits shall comply with the FINA Criteria
for Materials and Approval Procedures. Until June 2010, the
2009 models can be used in order to protect the athlete from
sunburn, jellyfish etc.
- Masters: the same swimwear regulations
as per pool swimming will be applied from January 15, 2010.
- Latest
FINA List of Approved Swimsuits that includes Open Water Swimming
suits.
Masters organized Open Water / Long Distance Swim news:
Information published in this section is only about
events hosted or organized by SAMS, its Regions and Clubs. Some Charity swims
are also included.
For all other Open Water information you
should refer to the Open Water section on the Swimming South Africa web site at
http://www.swimsa.co.za.
OTHER news:
This page last updated: JWP
31 August 2010