BASA LONG COURSE DISTANCE OPEN
FRIDAY MAY09th SATURDAY MAY10th 2014
DAY 1-FRIDAY 6:00 PM MAY09th, 2014
EVENTS 1/2:400 M FREE- Female/Male
EVENTS 3/4: 200 M BACKSTROKE Female/Male
EVENTS 5/6: 200 M BUTTERFLY Female/Male
DAY 2-SATURDAY4:00 PM: MAY10th, 2014
EVENTS 7/8: 800 M FREE Female/Male
EVENTS 9/101500 M FREE Female/Male
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EVENTS 11/12: 200 M IM Female/Male
EVENTS 13/14 200 M FREE Female/Male
EVENTS 15/16 400 M IM Female/Male
EVENT S 17/18 200 M BREASTSTROKE Female/Male
RULES OF PARTICIPATION:
The 1500 event for females and the 800 M event for males are on the order of events for the World Championships and at the Pan-American Games.
All SWIMMERS are eligible to participate.
MEET FEES: BDS $10.00 PER SWIMMER
Swimmers not entered in the meet wishing to swim time trials are required to pay $10.00 per event. All requests for time trials must be submitted on the prescribed form before the start of each day’s session.
The following rules shall apply to all entries:
There is no limit to the number of swimmers which a Club can enter in an
individual event. However only the two highest placed swimmers in a particular
Club will score team points.
There shall be no restrictions on the number of events in which anindividual competitor may participate.
With respect to the distance events it is recommended that swimmers 9 years & over participate in the 400 events andswimmers 11 years & over participate in the 800 & 1500 events.Please note that this is an OPEN event meaning that age group rules have been waived but coaches are still expected to exercise discretion with selecting events in that an 8 & under will not be entered to swim 200 M fly, breast & back, etc.
There will be no heats or preliminaries. All events are timed finals.
The pool will be open 90 minutes before each session for warm-up.
Ad hoc deck entries will not be accepted.
THE BARBADOS AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
BASA LONG COURSE DISTANCE OPEN: FRIDAY MAY09th& SATURDAY MAY10th, 2014
Swimmers must report to the waiting area at least 2 heats before the event in
which he/she has been entered. If the swimmer is not in the waiting area by
the designated time a decision may be taken that the swimmer has scratched the
event and the heat may be reseeded.
Deadline date for entries MONDAY, MAY05th, 2014on or before 6:00 PM
AWARDS:
Medals will be awarded to the first three (3) swimmers in each event.
A high point team trophy will be awarded to the overall winning team amassing the most points.
A high point trophy will be presented to the swimmer with the highest FINA ranked time
SCORING:
Scoring shall be as follows:
First Place -9 points
Second Place -7 points
Third Place-6 points
Fourth Place -5 points
Fifth Place -4 points
Sixth Place -3 points
Seventh Place- 2 points
Eighth Place - 1 point