South African Masters Swimming
26th Long Course Championships

held at the Hillcrest Swimming Pool in Pretoria, Gauteng
from the 17th to the 20th of March 2010

Awards

• South African Masters Swimming Club Trophy
  Awarded to the SAMS Club scoring the most points at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Coelacanth MSC 4642.5 pts
          2nd: Cape Town MSC 2968.5 pts
          3rd: Wahoo MSC 1811 pts
  

• 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 54.97 pts
          2nd East Coast MSC 49.74 pts
          3rd Cape Dolphins SC Masters 38.13 pts
  

• Dr Heyman Belfort Memorial Shield
  Awarded to the SAMS Region scoring the most points at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Tshwane MS 4642.5 pts
          2nd Gauteng MS 3615 pts
          3rd Western Province MSA 3529.5 pts
  

• 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.
      Coelacanth MSC
   

• Charles Buck Memorial Award (Donated by Western Province Masters Swimming)
  Awarded to the SAMS Person who best epitomizes the true spirit of Masters Swimming.
      Joyce Fyfe (Coelacanth 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.
     Sanderina Kruger (Cape Town MSC)
      ( Maximum 72 points and 1.9% over the World Record in the 50m Freestyle )
   

• 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.
     Terry Downes (Coelacanth MSC)
      ( Maximum 72 points and 6.8% over the World Record in the 200m Freestyle )
   

• 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)
      ( 1.7% over the World Record in the 50m Butterfly )
   

• 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.
     Andre Steynberg (Wahoo MSC)
      ( 5.4% over the World Record in the 50m Backstroke )
   

• 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.
     Rachelle Isakov (Cape Town MSC)
      ( 10.2% 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.
     Tracy-Ann Damons (Wahoo MSC)
      ( 25.66% improvement in the 50m Freestyle )
   

• 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. In the event of a tie, the oldest swimmer will receive the award.
     Dave McLachlan (Cape Town MSC)
      ( Antoinette van Niekerk of Free State MSC scored the same number of points but is younger )
   

• Lillian Parrington Trophy (Donated by Heather Campbell and John Keyter)
  Awarded to the Oldest Swimmer at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
     Rae Smit (Fish Eagles MSC)
      ( She turned 90 one week before the Championships )
      ( Paul Mulder - the second oldest at 86 years masters swimming age )
   

• SAMS Colours Awards
      Click here for the complete list
      Click here for the qualifying criteria
     

• 20 Years of Nationals Participation Award
  Awarded upon achieving 20 years of participation - swimming or officiating - at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Erna Hattingh (Coelacanth MSC)
      John Petersen (Phoenix MSC)
      Marissa Rollnick (Phoenix MSC)
      Bev Shuttleworth (Highway MSC)
      Tyrone Tozer (Cape Town MSC)

• 10 Years of Nationals Participation Award
  Awarded upon achieving 10 years of participation - swimming or officiating - at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Luzanne Boyes (Cape Town MSC)
      Tony Cawood Snr (Coelacanth MSC)
      Kobus du Plooy (Coelacanth MSC)
      Clive Eddy (Coelacanth MSC)
      Harry Germishuis (Coelacanth MSC)
      Brian Gordon-Davis (ET Stingrays MSC)
      David Gray (Coelacanth MSC)
      Les Hadenham (East Coast MSC)
      Attie Louw (Winelands MSC)
      Edith Ottermann (Cape Town MSC)
      Paul Reeves (Amakhosi MSC)
      Sarel Theron (Coelacanth MSC)
      Terry Thompson (Highway MSC)
      Petrus van Dijk (ET Stingrays MSC)