VIII. Gay Games Cologne 2010

Dates of Event
Sunday, 1 August - Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Venue
Sportpark Muengersdorf, Landesleistungszentrum Schwimmen (indoor), Guts-Muths-Weg 1, 50933 Cologne-Muengersdorf (5.9 km from Neumarkt)      www.dshs-koeln.de
 

Indoor pool
Pool size: 20 x 22 meters
Pool depth: 5 meters
Water temperature: 27 °C
Boards: Four 1 meter, three 3 meter springboards; 5 meter, 7.5 meter and 10 meter 
             platforms

Transportation
Take tram 1 (direction Junkersdorf/Weiden) to station "RheinEnergieStadion" or "Junkersdorf" (15 mins. from Neumarkt by tram, then 5 mins. on foot).

Competition Structure

a) diving solo
diving                    1m    men         women
diving                    3m    men         women
platform diving               men         women

The diving competition will be carried out in the following age of groups (AG):
AG 18              18-29                          
AG 30              30-39                          
AG 40              40-49                          
AG 50              50-59                          
AG 60              60-69
AG 70              70-79
AG 80              80 and older

b) Synchronized diving
diving 3 meter       men   or   women   or   mixed
platform diving      men   or   women   or   mixed

Synchronized diving will be carried out in the following age of groups (AG):
 
AG    18-49
AG    50+

Competition schedule

Sunday – August 1, 2010, 1 – 4 p.m.
Practicing, registration for competition and eventually adjustments to diving list
 
Monday – August 2, 2010
7.30 a.m. practicing, 9.30 a.m. start of competition
 
1. section
01 diving           1 m      men       AG 80   - AG 70             4 dives out of 2 groups
02 diving           1 m      women   AG 80   - AG 70            4 dives out of 2 groups

2. section
03 diving           3 m      men       AG 18                            7 dives out of 5 groups
04 diving           3 m      women   AG 18                           7 dives out of 5 groups
05 diving           3 m      men       AG 30 – AG 40              6 dives out of 5 groups
06 diving           3 m      women  AG 30 – AG 40              6 dives out of 5 groups

3. section
07 diving           1 m      men       AG 50  - AG 60             5 dives out of 4 groups
08 diving           1 m      women  AG 50  - AG 60             5 dives out of 4 groups

4. section
09 diving           3 m      men       AG 80  - AG 70             4 dives out of 2 groups
10 diving           3 m      women  AG 80  - AG 70             4 dives out of 2 groups
11 diving           3 m      men       AG 50                          5 dives out of 4 groups
12 diving           3 m      women  AG 50                          5 dives out of 4 groups
13 diving           3 m      men       AG 60                          5 dives out of 3 groups
14 diving           3 m      women  AG 60                          5 dives out of 3 groups

5. section – synchronized diving
 
15 synchro.       3 m      mixed  AG 18 – 40                   2* + 2** dives
            * out of 2 different groups, grade of difficulty has to be uniformly 2,0
            ** out of different groups
16 synchro.       3 m      mixed               AG 50+            2* + 2** dives
            * out of 2 different groups, grade of difficulty has to be uniformly 2,0
            ** out of different groups
 
Tuesday – August 3, 2010
7.30 a.m. practising, 9.00 a.m. start of competition

6. section:
17 diving           1 m      men       AG 18                          7 dives out of 5 groups
18 diving           1 m      women  AG 18                          7 dives out of 5 groups
19 diving           1 m      men       AG 30                          6 dives out of 5 groups
20 diving           1 m      women  AG 30                          6 dives out of 5 groups
21 diving           1 m      men       AG 40                          6 dives out of 4 groups
22 diving           1 m      women  AG 40                          6 dives out of 4 groups

7. section:
23 platform diving          men       AG 80                          4 dives free group choice
24 platform diving          women  AG 80                          4 dives free group choice
25 platform diving          men       AG 70                          4 dives out of 2 groups
26 platform diving          women  AG 70                          4 dives out of 2 groups
27 platform diving          men       AG 60  - AG 40            4 dives out of 4 groups
28 platform diving          women  AG 60  - AG 40            4 dives out of 4 groups
29 platform diving          men       AG 30  - AG 18            5 dives out of 4 groups
30 platform diving          women  AG 30   - AG 18           5 dives out of 4 groups

Rules of Play
The competition will be conducted under the rules for Masters of the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) and following the recommendations of International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA).

www.fina.org 

www.igla.org

Equipment
All diving apparel and accessories must comply with FINA and IGLA regulations.

Services
Food service provided by the cafeteria and cafés in Sportpark Muengersdorf and the Deutsche Sporthochschule Koeln.

First-Aid
First-aid stations, paramedics and lifeguards will be present.

 
Tickets
Entrance is free for all spectators, subject to space available and security regulations.

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