South African Masters Swimming
27th Long Course Championships

held at the N. A. Smit Swimming Pool in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape
from the 16th to the 19th of March 2011

Awards

• South African Masters Swimming Club Trophy
  Awarded to the SAMS Club scoring the most points at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Cape Town MSC - 3031 pts
          2nd: Coelacanth MSC - 2866 pts
          3rd: Wahoo MSC - 2066 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. For this award there is a prescribed minimum of 8 entered swimmers per Club. Clubs with less than 8 entered swimmers have their total points divided by 8.
      East Coast MSC - 56.87 pts per entered swimmer
          2nd Cape Town MSC - 56.13 pts per entered swimmer
          3rd Phoenix MSC - 53.35 pts per entered swimmer
  

• Dr Heyman Belfort Memorial Shield
  Awarded to the SAMS Region scoring the most points at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Western Province MSA - 4098 pts
          2nd Gauteng MS - 3013 pts
          3rd Tshwane MS - 2866 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.
      Free State 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.
      Amakhosi 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.
      Anton Harrop-Allin (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.
     Cecilia Stanford (Cape Town MSC)
      ( Maximum 72 points and 1.37% under the World Record in the 200m Individual Medley )
   

• 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.
     Andre Steynberg (Wahoo MSC)
      ( Maximum 72 points and 2.19% over the World Record in the 50m Backstroke )
   

• 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)
      ( 3.10% under 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.
     Andre Steynberg (Wahoo MSC)
      ( 2.19% 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 Individual Medley at the SAMS Long Course Championships, measured (%) against the world record.
     Cecilia Stanford (Cape Town MSC)
      ( 1.24% under 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 the same event at the SAMS Long Course Championships of the previous year.
     Mike Arendse (Cape Town MSC)
      ( 35.48% improvement in the 400m Individual Medley )
   

• 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)
      ( Tricia Rix of Cape Town 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)
      ( Rae turned 91 four days before the Championships started )
   

• 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.

      Ted Beukes (Coelacanth MSC)
  Butch Coetzee (Amakhosi MSC)
  Bill Cordell (East Coast MSC)
  Gloria Williamson (Phoenix MSC)
  Joyce Fyfe (Coelacanth MSC)

• 10 Years of Nationals Participation Award
  Awarded upon achieving 10 years of participation - swimming or officiating - at the SAMS Long Course Championships.

      Rita Burger (Coelacanth MSC)
  Debbie Carroll (Wahoo MSC)
  David Frost (Winelands MSC)
  Natalie Geldhard (Coelacanth MSC)
  Keith Gordon-Davis (ET Stingrays MSC)
  Peta Harrison (Highway MSC)
  Doug Howieson (Cape Town MSC)
  Trevor Morgan (Coelacanth MSC)
  Therese Sharkey (Winelands MSC)
  Marcelle Strauss (Cape Town MSC)
  Jenny Strong (Fish Eagle Aquatics - Masters)
  Miems Swanepoel (Cape Town MSC)