Dates of Event
Sunday, 1 August - Friday, 6 August
8:30 - 16:00 (warm-up from 7:30)
Venue
Sportpark Muengersdorf, Stadionbad (Freibad), Stadionweg, 50933 Cologne-Muengersdorf
50-metres, 8-lane pool with 25-m warm-up pool available throughout the competition
(6.0 km. from Neumarkt) www.koelnbaeder.de
Transportation
Take tram 1 (direction Junkersdorf/Weiden) to station "RheinEnergieStadion" stop (15 mins. from Neumarkt)
Categories and Divisions of Competition
Disciplines, distances, and age categories (relay/mixed relay: combined age of all competitors) as follows:
| Individual Women's and Men's Competitions | ||||
| Freestlye | Backstroke | Breaststroke | Butterfly | Individual Medley |
| 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500 |
50, 100, 200 | 50, 100, 200 | 50, 100, 200 | 200, 400 |
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Individual Competitions - Age Classes |
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| 18-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | ||||||||
| 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | 80-84 | 85-89 | 90-94 | 95-99 | 100+ | |||||||||
| Relay Competitions Women, Men, Mixed (2 Women and 2 Men) |
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| Freestyle Relay |
Medley Relay |
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| 4 x 50, 4 x 100, 4 x 200 | 4 x 50, 4 x 100 |
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| Relay Competitions - Age Classes |
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| 72-99 | 100-119 | 120-159 | 160-199 | 200-239 | ||||||||||||
| 240-279 | 280-319 | 320-359 | 360-399 | 400+ | ||||||||||||
All events will be conducted on a timed-final basis. Championship seeding will be used. Events will be seeded slowest to fastest, seperated by gender and age group, and then time.
Electronic timekeeping; no false start rule.
All swimmers must provide an entry time in metres. Entries with “No Time” or “NT” will not be accepted. When submitting times, please use the format: MM:SS,00.
Schedule
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Day 1 |
Sunday, 1 August 2010 |
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1 |
200 m Freestyle Women |
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2 |
200 m Freestyle Men |
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3 |
50 m Backstroke Women |
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4 |
50 m Backstroke Men |
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5 |
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women |
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6 |
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men |
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7 |
200 m Individual Medley Women |
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8 |
200 m Individual Medley Men |
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9 |
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Mixed |
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Day 2 |
Monday, 2 August 2010 |
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10 |
400 m Individual Medley Women |
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11 |
400 m Individual Medley Men |
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12 |
100 m Freestyle Women |
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13 |
100 m Freestyle Men |
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14 |
50 m Breaststroke Women |
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15 |
50 m Breaststroke Men |
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16 |
4 x 100m Medley Relay Women |
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17 |
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men |
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18 |
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Mixed |
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Day 3 |
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 |
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19 |
800 m Freestyle Women |
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20 |
800 m Freestyle Men |
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21 |
4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay Women |
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22 |
4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay Men |
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23 |
100 m Breaststroke Women |
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24 |
100 m Breaststroke Men |
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25 |
200 m Butterfly Women |
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26 |
200 m Butterfly Men |
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27 |
100 m Backstroke Women |
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28 |
100 m Backstroke Men |
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29 |
4 x 50 m Medley Relay Mixed |
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Day 4 |
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 |
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30 |
200 m Backstroke Women |
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31 |
200 m Backstroke Men |
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32 |
100 m Butterfly Women |
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33 |
100 m Butterfly Men |
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34 |
200 m Breaststroke Women |
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35 |
200 m Breaststroke Men |
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36 |
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women |
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37 |
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men |
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38 |
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Mixed |
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Day 5 |
Thursday, 5 August 2010 |
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39 |
400 m Freestyle Women |
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40 |
400 m Freestyle Men |
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41 |
50 m Butterfly Women |
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42 |
50 m Butterfly Men |
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43 |
4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay Mixed |
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44 |
4 x 50 m Medley Relay Women |
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45 |
4 x 50 m Medley Relay Men |
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46 |
50 m Freestyle Women |
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47 |
50 m Freestyle Men |
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Day 6 |
Friday, 6 August 2010 |
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48 |
1.500 m Freestyle Women |
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49 |
1.500 m Freestyle Men |
Participation
Space for approximately 1.300 swimmers; there will be no age limitations or cut-off times; swimmers may compete in a maximum of five (5) individual and three (3) relay events. All swimmers must hold a valid license from a FINA affiliated national governing body for competitive swimming. No limitations in regards to swimmer's times. When submitting times, please use the format: MM:SS,00.
Rules
The competition will be conducted under the rules of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) www.fina.org and following the recommendations of International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) www.igla.org and Deutscher Schwimmverband (DSV) www.dsv.de.
Equipment
All swimwear and accessories must comply with FINA and IGLA regulations, and be brought with each swimmer. Warm-up pools are available at the venue.
Services
Food service provided by the cafeteria and cafés in Sportpark Muengersdorf.
First-Aid
First-aid stations, paramedics and lifeguards will be present.
Tickets
Pink Flamingo(TM) (Friday afternoon) is a ticketed event. All registered aquatics participants will receive free entry to Pink Flamingo(TM). Entrance to all other swimming events is free for all spectators. Access to pools is possible only with proper accreditation.
Registration
Right now you can register yourself either for your sport or your cultural event of choice. Registration fee will be 150 Euro. An additional fee will be paid, depending on your sport / cultural event (Swimming is charged by 40 Euro). The registration fee covers the confirmation of the participation as well as a ticket for both the opening and the closing ceremony, a public transit pass, a participation medal, and a welcome package.
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