South African Masters Swimming
24th Long Course Championships

held at the Kings Park Swimming Pool in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
from the 12th to the 15th of March 2008

Awards

• South African Masters Swimming Club Trophy
  Awarded to the SAMS Club scoring the most points at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
     Coelacanth MSC
  

• South African Masters Swimming Club Handicap Trophy
  Awarded to the SAMS Club scoring the most points per entered swimmer at the SAMS Long Course Championships. Individual and relay points count. Clubs with less than 8 entered swimmers have their total points divided by 8.
     Cape Town MSC
  

• Dr Heyman Belfort Memorial Shield
  Awarded to the SAMS Region scoring the most points at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      KwaZulu-Natal MSA
  

• Spirit Bowl (Donated by Louise Pallet and the late Jill Fahrenheim)
  Awarded to the SAMS Club best promoting the spirit of Masters Swimming at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Wahoo MSC
  

• Joe Hillstrom Trophy (Donated by Joe Hillstrom)
  Awarded to the SAMS Club that has the most swimmers competing in their first SAMS Long Course Championships.
      East Coast MSC & Coelacanth MSC (Shared the Trophy with 11 new competitors each)
   

• Charles Buck Memorial Award (Donated by Western Province Masters Swimming)
  Awarded to the SAMS Person who best epitomizes the true spirit of Masters Swimming.
     Anne Jones (Phoenix MSC)
   

• Victrix Ludorum (Donated by Errol Stern)
  Awarded to the Female Swimmer who scores the most individual points at the SAMS Long Course Championships. If there is a tie, then the trophy is awarded to the tied swimmer with the best time measured (%) against the world record.
     Cecilia Stanford (Cape Town MSC)
      ( Maximum 72 points and 4.70% over the World Record in the 400m IM )
   

• Victor Ludorum (Donated by Errol Stern)
  Awarded to the Male Swimmer who scores the most individual points at the SAMS Long Course Championships. If there is a tie, then the trophy is awarded to the tied swimmer with the best time measured (%) against the world record.
     Dave McLachlan (Cape Town MSC)
      ( Maximum 72 points and 2.69% over the World Record in the 200m Butterfly )
   

• Best Performance - Female (Donated by Allen Morrison)
  Awarded to the Female Swimmer with the best time at the SAMS Long Course Championships, measured (%) against the world record.
     Edith Ottermann (Cape Town MSC)
      ( 1.39% over the World Record in the 50m Freestyle )
   

• Best Performance - Male (Donated by Allen Morrison)
  Awarded to the Male Swimmer with the best time at the SAMS Long Course Championships, measured (%) against the world record.
     Gregg Price (Cape Town MSC)
      ( 2.59% over the World Record in the 50m Butterfly )
   

• Peter Pirow Cup (Donated by the Pirow family)
  Awarded to the Male or Female Swimmer with the best time in the 400m IM at the SAMS Long Course Championships, measured (%) against the world record.
     Cecilia Stanford (Cape Town MSC)
      ( 4.70% over the World Record )
   

• Barnetson Trophy - Most Improved Swimmer
  Awarded to the SAMS Swimmer who shows the greatest % improvement in time for any one event at the SAMS Long Course Championships. Times are measured against the swimmer's recorded time for that event at the SAMS Long Course Championships of the previous year.
     Wendy Muir (Coelacanth MSC)
      ( 18.40% improvement in the 50m Butterfly )
   

• Colin Cable Award (Donated by Western Province Masters Swimming and Lynda Gower)
  Awarded to the SAMS Male or Female Swimmer at the SAMS Long Course Championships, who is 60 (Masters) years or over, swam 6 events, and scored the most points, with the events being scored on a scale of endurance.
     Dave McLachlan (Cape Town)
   

• Lillian Parrington Trophy (Donated by Heather Campbell and John Keyter)
  Awarded to the Oldest Swimmer at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
     Elaine Buck (East Coast)
      ( 88 years old )
   

• SAMS Colours Awards (Qualifying criteria)
      See list
     

• 20 Years of Nationals Participation Award
  Awarded upon achieving 20 years of participation - swimming or officiating - at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
  
      Mercia Ferreira (Wahoo))
      Greta Wallace (Coelacanth)
  
      Derek Fyfe (Coelacanth)
      Anton Harrop-Allin (Coelacanth)
   

• 10 Years of Nationals Participation Award
  Awarded upon achieving 10 years of participation - swimming or officiating - at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
  
      Judy Brewis (Cape Town)
      Jean Degenaar (Cape Town)
      Annemarie Dressler (Phoenix)
      Heather Goldstein (Highway)
      Lynda Gower (Amakhosi)
      Monica Hubbard (ET Stingrays)
      Sanderina Kruger (Cape Town) [11th year - Was missed out last year at Sasolburg]
      Niki Louw (Winelands)
      Wendy Muir (Coelacanth)
      Miemie Potts (ET Stingrays)
      Hester Roodt (SuperSport Seals)
      Carola van Dam (Wahoo)
  
      Anthony Baker (Highway)
      Mike Clark (Cape Town) [11th year - Was not at Sasolburg and was missed out at Malmesbury]
      Schalk van Heerden Snr. (Tuks)