 2015 SAUDI SWIMMING
OPEN & MASTERS
GRAND PRIX
LONG COURSE 50M
FEATURING
Champion of Champions
SKINZ Competition
Individual & Team Prizes
SPORT CITY DAMMAM POOL
FRIDAY 12 & SATURDAY 13 JUNE 2015
MEET PROGRAM
Friday 12th June 2015
SESSION 1 Compe..on Start 4.00pm
Event No.
Age
Event
1
Open 100 Freestyle
2
Masters 25/34
50 Breaststroke
3
Masters 35/44 50 Breaststroke
4
Masters 45+
50 Breaststroke
5
Junior 10/11/12 50 Backstroke
6
Age Group 13/14 50 Backstroke
7
Age Group 15/16
50 Backstroke
8
Open
100 BuKerﬂy
9
Masters 25/34
50 Freestyle
10
Masters 35/44
50 Freestyle
11
Masters 45+
50 Freestyle
12
Junior 10/11/12
50 BuKerﬂy
13
Age Group 13/14
50 BuKerﬂy
14
Age Group 15/16
50 BuKerﬂy
15
Junior
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
16
Age Group 13/14/15/16
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
17
Open/Masters
4 x 50m Freestyle Relay
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Saturday 13th June 2015
SESSION 2 Compe..on Start 12.30pm
Event No.
Age
Event
18
Open 100 Breaststroke
19
Masters 25/34
50 Backstroke
20
Masters 35/44 50 Backstroke
21
Masters 45+
50 Backstroke
22
Junior 10/11/12
50 Breaststroke
23
Age Group 13/14
50 Breaststroke
24
Age Group 15/16
50 Breaststroke
25
Open
100 Backstroke
26
Masters 25/34
50 BuKerﬂy
27
Masters 35/44 50 BuKerﬂy
28
Masters 45+
50 BuKerﬂy
29
Junior 10/11/12
50 Freestyle
30
Age Group 13/14
50 Freestyle
31
Age Group 15/16
50 Freestyle
301
SKINZ
50 Freestyle
401
All Ages
‘Swim Time’ Relay (details to be published)
PRIZE-‐GIVING
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CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Winner receives Prize Money of SAR 8,000
and the President’s Cup
The Grand Prix ‘Champion of Champions’ will be drawn from only those swimmers who
have entered and swum in the Open Events. The ‘Champion of Champions’ will be the
swimmer with the highest FINA point score from any TWO Open events (e.g. any TWO
from 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 100m Butterfly, 100m Breaststroke).
The winner of the ‘Champion of Champions’ will receive the President’s Cup, plus the
Champions prize OR a designated non-monetary prize to equivalent or greater value at
the Meet Organiser’s discretion.
AGE GROUP CHAMPION
Prize – SAR 2,000
The Age Group Champion will have the highest FINA Point Score
from ANY TWO Age Group events.
JUNIOR CHAMPION
Prize – SAR 800
The Junior Champion will have the highest FINA Point Score
from ANY TWO Junior events.
TOP TEAM
Prize – SAR 5,000
The Top Team winner will be the team with the most accumulated
Team Points from ALL events.
NATIONAL RECORDS1
Any Saudi national who breaks a Saudi National Open LC Record: SAR 3,000
Any Saudi national who breaks a Saudi National Age Group LC Record: SAR 1,500
ALL COMERS RECORDS1
ANY (non-Saudi) participating athlete who breaks a Saudi All Comers LC Record
(Open Age only): SAR 1,500
1 Limited to maximum Record prize-money of SAR 15,500. In the event that more records are broken than are covered
by the total prize-money available for records, then individual record payments will be reduced on a pro-rata basis.
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‘SKINZ’
For the first time in the Kingdom
SKINZ ‘Winner takes all’ Prize-money of SAR 5,000
SKINZ FORMAT
SKINZ will be swum over four rounds. The first round will be comprised of the fastest 8
swimmers from the Open 100m Freestyle event, spear-headed.
remain in their allocated lanes in each round.
Each swimmer is to
Progressive elimination of the two slowest swimmers will occur after each round until in
the final fourth round only two competitors remain.
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MEET CONDITIONS
The 2015 Saudi Swimming Open & Masters Grand Prix is conducted under
SASF Rules and any local Meet Conditions listed on this poster and in the
program. Any variation to local conditions will be notified no later than
Thursday 28th May 2015.
ENTRIES
This is an Open Grand Prix program.
Closing Date for
Entries:
Thursday June 4th 2015 at 5.00pm
Entry Methods:
ALL entries with entry times must be submitted to the Event Organiser at
[email protected] by one of the approved entry methods, no later than
Thursday June 4th 2015 at 5.00pm.
Approved entry methods include:
• TM Entry File
• Online Entry Form
• Manual paper entry
Late Entries:
LATE ENTRIES will be at the sole discretion of the Meet Organizer. If accepted, late
entries will be subject to a Late Entry Fee of SAR 20 per event.
Entry Age:
ENTRY AGE is age on 13th June (Gregorian calendar).
ALL Dates of Birth (DOB) MUST use the Gregorian calendar.
Age Categories:
Junior: 10/11/12 Years
Age Group: 13/14 Years & 15/16 Years
Masters: 25-34 Years, 35 – 44 Years & 45 Years and over
Open: All Ages
ALL athletes are eligible for entry to Open events.
Entry Fee:
FREE entry.
This is an invitational Grand Prix event and all entry fees (except late entries) will be
met by the event's sponsors.
Entry Times:
ALL entry times must clearly show whether they are Short Course (25m) times or Long
Course (50m) times.
All Short Course entry times will be converted to Long Course by the Meet Organizer.
Entry times SHOULD have been swum in the previous 12 months.
Qualifying Times:
There are NO QUALIFYING TIMES for entry.
ALL entry times MUST be actual times swum (either Long Course of Short Course).
Any entries made with no times swum (NT) will be seeded after timed entries.
Travel:
This is an Open Grand Prix event.
ALL participants are responsible for their own travel costs and arrangements.
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Entry into SKINZ:
Only athletes who have entered and swum in the Open 100m Freestyle event are
eligible for entry into the SKINZ event.
Athletes who wish to withdraw from the SKINZ event MUST do so with the Event
Organizer WITHIN 30 MINUTES of the results of Event #1 Open 100m Freestyle being
posted.
TWO Reserves will be named for the SKINZ event. Failure to show at marshalling for
the SKINZ event without scratching will result in a SAR 500 fine. In addition to the
fine, any swimmer who fails to show will lose their eligibility for Grand Prix prize-money
in all other events.
SKINZ Rules:
The SKINZ event will consist of the fastest 8 athletes from the Open 100m Freestyle,
swimming in four 50m swims (rounds), each swum off 3 minutes.
All swimmers must swim in their allocated lane.
From each round, the slowest 2 swimmers are eliminated.
The fourth and final round will consist of the two remaining swimmers.
The winner of the final round will be the winner of the SKINZ event.
In the event of a dead heat occurring, in order to establish progression into the next
round, an additional swim-off round will be swum between the dead-heated swimmers.
In the event of a dead heat in the final round, a further swim-off will be required, until
there is a clear winner.
TEAMS:
Swimmers MAY enter the Grand Prix as individuals (Unattached) OR as members of a
Team. After entries are closed, any unattached entries WILL NOT be subsequently
added to a team.
Teams may be a GPYW Club, School, non-GPYW affiliated club, company, or private
team.
Team Points:
Team Points for individual events will be allocated to the fastest 8 swimmers in each
event:
1st – 12 points; 2nd – 9 points; 3rd – 7 points; 4th – 5 points; 5th – 4 points; 6th – 3 points;
7th – 2 points; 8th – 1 point
Team Points for Relay events will be allocated to the fastest 8 teams in each relay
event:
1st – 24 points; 2nd – 18 points; 3rd – 14 points; 4th – 10 points; 5th – 8 points; 6th – 6
points; 7th – 4 points; 8th – 2 points
Top Team:
The Top Team award will be made to the team with the most accumulated points. In
the event of a tie, the Top Team Prize will be shared between the tied teams.
Relays:
Relay entries including relay team members MUST be made with the Official Entry
Form. Changes to the composition or order of a relay team MUST be made with the
Event Organizer NO LATER than Friday 12th June 3.00pm.
‘Swim Time’ Relays:
This is a major sponsored exhibition relay. Details to follow.
Marshalling:
Swimmers MUST report to Marshalling, at least two events before they race.
START TIMES:
Session Times:
The session times on the Meet Program is the start of the first event for that session.
Swimmers MUST be in MARSHALLING 10 minutes in advance of the session start
time.
Warm-Up:
The pool will be available for Warm-Up TWO HOURS in advance of each session start
time.
Warm-Up will conclude 15 minutes BEFORE the start of each session.
The 25m pool will be available for Warm-Down throughout the session.
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EVENT PRIZE MONEY
EVENT PRIZE MONEY:
Grand Prix Prizes:
Champion of Champions: SAR 8,000
SKINZ Champion: SAR 5,000
Age Group Champion: SAR 2,000
Junior Champion: SAR 800
Top Team: SAR 5,000
Individual Events:
Open Events: 1st – SAR 600; 2nd – SAR 200; 3rd – SAR 100
Age Group Events: 1st – SAR 400; 2nd – SAR 150; 3rd – SAR 75
Junior Events: 1st – SAR 200; 2nd – SAR 100; 3rd – SAR 50
Relays:
Open/Masters Relay: 1st – SAR 1,000; 2nd – SAR 400; 3rd – SAR 200
Age Group & Junior Relays: 1st – SAR 600; 2nd – SAR 300; 3rd – SAR 150
Masters:
ALL Masters Event winners and place-getters will receive a commemorative certificate.
National Records:
Any Saudi national who breaks a Saudi National Open LC Record: SAR 3,000
Any Saudi national who breaks a Saudi National Age Group LC Record: SAR 1,500
All Comers Records:
ANY participating athlete who breaks a Saudi All Comers LC Record (Open Age only):
SAR 1,500
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