SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS SWIMMING - Structure

SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS SWIMMING (SAMS) was founded in 1985.

SAMS is an associate member of SWIMMING SOUTH AFRICA (SSA), the national controlling body. SSA is a member of FINA (FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION), the controlling body of swimming world wide, which was founded in 1908.

There are currently 8 Regional administrative bodies affiliated to SAMS.

There are currently 18 registered Masters Swimming Clubs in South Africa that are affiliated to the Regional body in their geographical area.

Masters Swimming world wide is a Club based system. At every level of competition swimmers compete for their Clubs and not a Region or Country.
All Masters Swimmers in South Africa may register with the Club of their choice.

As of March 2008 there were 668 registered Masters Swimmers in South Africa.
392 Local and 18 foreign swimmers entered for the 2008 24th National Championships which were held in Durban in March.

SAMS / REGIONS / CLUBS contacts list for 2008-2009
 

South African Masters Swimming (SAMS)

Border Masters Swimming Association (BMSA) (2007/8)
Easterns Masters Swimming Association (EMSA) [Eastern Gauteng area] (2007/8)
Free State Masters Swimming Association (FSMSA) (2007/8)
Gauteng Masters Swimming (GMS) [Central Gauteng area] (2007/8)
KwaZulu-Natal Masters Swimming Association (KZNMSA)
North West Masters Swimming Association (NWMSA) [Rustenburg area]
South Western Districts Aquatics (SWDA) [George area] (2007/8)
Tshwane Masters Swimming (TSM) [Northern Gauteng area] (2007/8)
Western Province Masters Swimming Association (WPMSA)
Western Province Clubs

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This page last updated: JWP 21 July 2008