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Email Entries are restricted to 6 individual events. 800m Freestyle is not to be counted in the 6 swims - freestyle only (no form strokes as two swimmers per lane).Relay entrants must enter at least one individual event. Relay teams are the responsibility of the swimmers - coordinators will not be organising relay teams. Welcome to the 2010 Alice Springs Masters Games SwimmingAlice AUSSI and Alice Springs Swimming Club have once again joined forces to host the swimming event at this years Alice Springs Masters Games. Sarah Cullenane is the coordinator for this event and is happy to hear from any competitors, who might require assistance in regards to the swimming. Please ring Sarah on 0418897612 or Email; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Alternatively members from Alice AUSSI will be at the swimming pool at the start of warm up each day. Venue Swimming is held at the Alice Springs Swimming Centre, located on Speed St. Facilities The Swimming Centre has a 50m, 8 lane, open-air, pool. The pool is well served with flood lighting, kiosk, toilets, hot and cold showers and is conveniently located near other sporting venues, such as Traeger Park where athletics track & field, baseball, basketball and tennis are held. Parking There is parking available at the venue, but it will also be in use by competitors of other sports. Sports Medicine A Sports Medicine person will be available at the pool during competition. Please attend the Information Booth for assistance. Registration All competitors will need to register at the convention centre – this is where you can pick up your copy of the swimming program. There will be a dedicated ‘swimming’ table set up at the centre which will be manned on the Thursday and Friday prior to the start of competition. The programs will then be available at the pool from 10.00am onwards on the Saturday. Only one program per competitor will be available. Age Determination Age determination will be as 31st December 2010. Minimum age is 25 years. Entries Entries are restricted to 6 individual events. 800m Freestyle is not to be counted in the 6 swims - freestyle only (no form strokes as two swimmers per lane).Relay entrants must enter at least one individual event. Relay teams are the responsibility of the swimmers - coordinators will not be organising relay teams. Warm up The whole pool will be available one hour prior to the competition start time each session. This will be in conjunction with official dressing of the pool in readiness for competition. Cool down During competition lane 8 will be available for cool downs Please note that this lane is not available for warm ups during competition Sun Protection and Fluids Comfortable and light clothing worn over swim wear, is recommended to all competitors to guard against the centre’s High UV rays. 30+ sunscreen, sunglasses and a broad rimmed hat are a must. Remember to drink plenty of water throughout the day. Cold iced water will be available at each end of the pool. Please help yourself. Road Closures Please make yourself aware of the road closures throughout Alice Springs during the week so they don’t prevent you from getting to where you need to be on time. Relay Entries Please ensure entries are in by close of swimming on Monday (hand in at Information Booth) Cards are available from the Information Booth or Convention Centre. Relay swimmers must have entered at least one individual event and can only swim for one team in each relay event. Mixed realys must be made up of two females and two males. 800m FREESTYLE Swimmers If you intend to scratch from this event, please contact the Information Booth prior to the competition start on Thursday. This will then allow time for reseeding, if required. We ask that all swimmers help time keep for this event please. Results Results will be posted on the Results Board, near the Information Booth This will occur after the results of each event have been compiled, checked and printed off the computer. Any protest will need to be submitted within 30 minutes of the results being posted. Protest slips will be available from the Information Booth. Full results can be posted to you after the completion of the games at a cost of $10.00 or can be emailed to you at no charge. Forms are available at the Information Booth for you to register your interest in either – you can leave your postal address and payment or email address. Results will be uploaded onto the Results Portal on the MSA National Website at the completion of the Meet. Medal Presentations Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be presented to the top three individuals, and relay team winners (except the fun relays where only Gold medals will be awarded). Presentations will take place at the end of each session, other than Thursday evening, due to the presentation dinner. Please collect your medals from the Information Booth for the Thursday events one hour after results are posted, or during Friday’s session from the Information Booth. Medals will not be available for collection during Presentation Dinner. Pre-seeding All events, excepting the 800 mtr Freestyle, will be pre-seeded on submitted times with the slowest heat swum first. At this stage the 800 mtr Freestyle will be deck seeded from slowest to fastest, however this may change to pre-seeding depending on how many entries are received for the event. Workforce Volunteers A big thank you, to all. Over 100 volunteers are involved in swimming alone. It is truly a rewarding experience. Program of Events: Saturday 9th - start time 12noon 1. 400 Free Sunday 10th - start time 1.00pm 2. 200 IM 3. 50 Free 4. 50 Breast 5. 100 Fly Monday 11th- start time 3.30pm 6. 200 Fly 7. 200 Breast 8. 100 Back Tuesday 12th - start time 3.30pm 9. 100 Free 10. 100 Breast 11. 50 Back 12. 50 Fly Wednesday 13th - start time 3.30pm 13. 200 Free 14. 200 Back 15. 400 IM Thursday 14th - start time 12 noon 16. 4 x 50 Freestyle Relay Women 17. 4 x 50 Freestyle Relay Men 18. 4 x 50 Freestyle Relay Mixed 19. 4 x 50 Medley Relay Women 20. 4 x 50 Medley Relay Men 21. 4 x 50 Medley Relay Mixed 22. 4 x 100 Fearless Freestyle Relay – Women* 23. 4 x 100 Frenzied Freestyle Relay – Men* 24. 8 x 100 Frantic Freestyle Relay – Mixed * Friday 15th - start time 1.00pm 25. 800 Freestyle Women 26. 800 Freestyle Men * Fun relays – team swimmers must all come from different age groups. Only Gold Medals will be presented to the winning teams (no silver or bronze) – only TWO medal age groups for the 4 x 100 ( 199 years and below or 200 years and above) – only TWO medal age groups for the 8 x 100 ( 399 years and below or 400 years and above) Social Function and Presentation Reminder The social function and presentation of age aggregate trophies will be held this year at the pool complex. The 2008 function at the pool was quite successful being more relaxed than a formal sit down affair and allowing for greater numbers to attend. This function will be held on the Thursday night (14th) from 7.00pm onwards. All participants, partners and friends are encouraged to attend this function, as it is a fun and fitting finale to the week’s competition. The event will be catered for being a smorgasbord of hot and cold dishes. Menu to include Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice, Beef and Mushroom Pie with flaky crust, Vegetarian Pasta, Honey Soy Pork Ribs, selection of salads, Stickey Date Pudding and Fresh Fruit. Tea and Coffee. (This will once again be a BYO in plastic or cans only. A NO GLASS policy is in place at the Pool Complex. Alice Springs has limited purchase times for alcohol and ID must be shown for purchase.) The cost of the dinner wil once again be $40 per head. Tickets can be purchased after close of entries on September 10. Pink and Blue Thursday In addition to running the relays on Thursday we will be holding a pink and blue day to raise awareness for breast cancer and prostate cancer. We are asking all the women to wear something pink and the men something blue for the day (not necessarily bathers perhaps a t'shirt). The Games media will be on hand this day to take photos of us all in our Pink and Blue. Please come and join in the fun and show your support for these two worthy causes. Saturday Morning Walk (16th October) For those of you swimmers who have not had enough exercise during the week and not competing in the Triathlon, we will be organising a walk up our local Mt Gillen. The summit of Mt Gillen offers fantastic panarama views of Alice Springs and surrounding landscape. A camera is a must. This walk is a medium to hard level walk. You will need to ensure that you bring sturdy walking shoes/ boots, hat, sunsceen and water bottle. The walk takes approximately 3hrs return. We will be departing from Flynn's Grave on Larapinta Drive at 7am sharp. You are all welcome to join us if your fitness level allows. It the weather becomes too hot, the walk will be cancelled. |
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