Competition Swimming

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 (6.0 km. from Neumarkt) www.koelnbaeder.de [1]
Entrance Junkersdorfer Str.

Competition Pool size: 50 x 21 meter, 8 lanes
Pool depth: 1,80 meter
Water temperature: 26 °C

Warm up pool size: 24x21 meter, 8 lanes (available throughout the competition)

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

Individual Competitions - Age Classes

Individual age group: age: year of birth:

AK 18 18 – 24 1992 - 1986

AK 25 25 – 29 1985 – 1981

AK 30 30 – 34 1980 - 1976

AK 35 35 – 39 1975 - 1971

AK 40 40 – 44 1970 - 1966
AK 45 45 – 49 1965 - 1961

AK 50 50 – 54 1960 - 1956

AK 55                                     55 – 59            1955 - 1951
AK 60                                    60 – 64            1950 - 1946
AK 65                                     65 – 69            1945 - 1941
AK 70                                     70 – 74            1940 - 1936
AK 75                                     75 – 79            1935 - 1931
AK 80                                     80 – 84            1930 - 1926
AK 85                                     85 – 89            1925 - 1921
AK 90                                     90 – 94            1920 - 1916
AK 95                                     95 – 99            1915 - 1911
AK 100                                 100 +                1910 and older

Relay Competitions Women, Men, Mixed (2 Women and 2 Men)
Freestyle Relay	Medley Relay
4 x 50, 4 x 100, 4 x 200	4 x 50, 4 x 100

To determine the relay competition divisions, the ages of the swimmers are added together, using the age of each swimmer as of December 31, 2010.
Each relay race will compete in the following categories:

Relay Competitions - Age Classes

relays age group: age:

AK A 72 – 99

AK B 100 – 119

AK C 120 – 159

AK D 160 – 199

AK E 200 – 239

AK F 240 – 279

AK G 280 – 319

AK H 320 – 359

AK I 360 – 399

AK J 400 + …

Age groups are not combined with low number of participants. The reporting date is December 31 of the year in which the swimmers complete the appropriate age.
One heat (no trials, no finals), grouping starts, heats by age and reporting time, electronic time clock, single 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

Day 1	Sunday, 1 August 2010; begin 08.30 a.m., warm up 07.30 am
1	200 m Freestyle Women
2	200 m Freestyle Men
3	50 m Backstroke Women
4	50 m Backstroke Men
5	4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women
6	4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men
7	200 m Individual Medley Women
8	200 m Individual Medley Men
9	4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Mixed

Day 2	Monday, 2 August 2010; begin 08.30 a.m., warm up 07.30 am
10	400 m Individual Medley Women
11	400 m Individual Medley Men
12	100 m Freestyle Women
13	100 m Freestyle Men
14	50 m Breaststroke Women
15	50 m Breaststroke Men
16	4 x 100m Medley Relay Women
17	4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men
18	4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Mixed

Day 3	Tuesday, 3 August 2010; begin 08.30 a.m., warm up 07.30 am
19	800 m Freestyle Women
20	800 m Freestyle Men
21	4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay Women
22	4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay Men
23	100 m Breaststroke Women
24	100 m Breaststroke Men
25	200 m Butterfly Women
26	200 m Butterfly Men
27	100 m Backstroke Women
28	100 m Backstroke Men
29	4 x 50 m Medley Relay Mixed

Day 4	Wednesday, 4 August 2010; begin 08.30 a.m., warm up 07.30 a.m.
30	200 m Backstroke Women
31	200 m Backstroke Men
32	100 m Butterfly Women
33	100 m Butterfly Men
34	200 m Breaststroke Women
35	200 m Breaststroke Men
36	4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Women
37	4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men
38	4 x 100 m Medley Relay Mixed

Day 5	Thursday, 5 August 2010; begin 08.30 a.m. warm up 07.30 am
39	400 m Freestyle Women
40	400 m Freestyle Men
41	50 m Butterfly Women
42	50 m Butterfly Men
43	4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay Mixed
44	4 x 50 m Medley Relay Women
45	4 x 50 m Medley Relay Men
46	50 m Freestyle Women
47	50 m Freestyle Men

Day 6	Friday, 6 August 2010; begin 08.30 a.m., warm up 07.30 am
48	1.500 m Freestyle Women
49	1.500 m Freestyle Men

Participation
Space for approximately 1.300 swimmers; there will be no age limitations; 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 [2] and following the recommendations of International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) www.igla.org [3] and Deutscher Schwimmverband (DSV) www.dsv.de [4].

All swimmers must be currently registered in accordance with the regulations governing masters swimming in their country. Every competitor has to be at least 18 years old on August 1, 2010.
Time keeping: Automatic Officiating Procedure; one start rule
Entries are limited to 5 individual and 3 relays per swimmer. There will be no finals.
Pursuant to § 156 Competition Regulations (WB), all heats will be seeded within the specified age groups according to the submitted entry times and, where appropriate, grouped with the next lower age bracket.
Each competitor is responsible to report to the clerk of course at least 15 minutes prior to the designated race at the marshaling area (call room) at the pool.
Competitors participating in 400m, 800m and 1500 m races will be published in an entry list; they shall confirm their participation to the Organizing Committee no later than six o’clock p.m. (18.00 hrs) on the day prior to the event.The start lists then will be created for these competitions and be available at the information desk and on the internet. Participants who have not confirmed by 18.00 the day before the event will not be considered in setting the heats and will be treated as withdrawn. In 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle races two competitors may have to swim in one lane.
Clubs participating in Relay Events shall confirm their participation and submit the names of the competitors, dates of birth, License Numbers and the order of swimming no later than six o’clock p.m. (18.00 hrs) on the day prior to the event.
In mixed relays 2 men plus 2 women have to swim.
The awards ceremony is part of the competition. Medals will be presented to the first three places of each age group.
Clothing rules of FINA an IGLA are valid. No swimming or training equipment will be supplied by the organizers.
Starting lists will be published on the homepage www.games-cologne.de [5] and can be looked at the computers provided on the venue, printed copies can be bought at the information desk.
Result lists will be published on the homepage www.games-cologne.de [5] and can be downloaded as pdf-documents.
The organizer reserves the right to change the start times.
Entries may be restricted depending on the numbers of entries.

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). For the swimming competition all spectators must pay the normal entry fee for the Stadionbad pool. Access to pools is possible only with proper accreditation.

Registration ends on May 31, 2010!
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.

Be part of it! Register here [6]

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