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 9 Regional administrative bodies affiliated to SAMS.
There are currently 17 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
2010 there were 655 registered Masters Swimmers in South Africa.
432 Local and 18 foreign swimmers entered for the 26th National Championships which
were held in Pretoria in March 2010.
SAMS / REGIONS / CLUBS contacts list for 2010-2011
SAMS / REGIONS / CLUBS contacts list for 2009-2010
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)
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]
Tshwane Masters Swimming (TSM)
[Northern Gauteng area]
Western Province Masters Swimming Association (WPMSA)
& Western Province
Clubs
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This page last updated: JWP 21 August 2010