LATYCAR
Latin America and Caribbean
2003
Masters Swimming Open Water and Water Polo Championships
INTRODUCTION:
The Barbados Amateur Swimming Association (BASA) in association with the Organising Committee of The Latin American & Caribbean (LATYCAR) Masters Swimming is proud to host Barbados Super 7, LATYCAR 2003. The BASA and LATYCAR extend a warm welcome to the masters swimming clubs in the Americas, Mexico and the Caribbean to participate in a great and extraordinary event for the Masters Swimming family to be held in Barbados at The Aquatic Centre from August 31 to September 6 2003. LATYCAR 2003 will be transformed into a spectacular celebration of Swimming, Open Water Swimming and Water Polo, which we hope will be simply incredible.
This will be the second LATYCAR event hosted in Barbados at the Aquatic Centre following the much-acclaimed 1995 event which attracted over 800 competitors from 51 clubs.
OBJECTIVES:
The Masters programme shall promote fitness, friendship, understanding and competition through Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Open Water Swimming among those competitors with a minimum age limit of 25 years. (FINA Handbook 2002-2005). LATYCAR 2003 meets the mission of educating, developing, furthering and promoting Masters aquatic sports in new areas of our region: LATYCAR leaves an example to the younger aquanauts about friendship, empathy and personal warmth with new found aquatic rivals. This is an excellent opportunity to exchange new experiences and knowledge. On this occasion, all Barbadian nationals competing will be LATYCAR’s hosts.
DATE & VENUE:
Date: August 31st to September 6, 2003
Venue: Aquatic Centre, Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados
Pool Specifications: 8 Lane 50-Meter Pool with Daktronics Electronic Timing Systems
25-Meter Warm Down Pool
· Technical Meeting & Registration Of Competitors: Sunday August 31, 2003 from 2:00pm-5:00PM, AQUATIC CENTRE.
· Opening Ceremony & Welcome Party: Sunday August 31, 2003, 7:00pm, Boat Yard, Bay Street.
· Swimming And Waterpolo Competition: Monday, September 1, 2003 to Friday, September 5, 2003, Aquatic Centre.
· Open Water Swimming Competition: Saturday, September 6, 2003, 6:00am to 12:00 Noon, Carlisle Bay, Bay Street.
· Closing Ceremony: Saturday, September 6, 2003, 7:00pm, The Plantation Restaurant.
COMPETITION RULES:
Barbados, Super 7, LATYCAR 2003 will be conducted in accordance with FINA Rules 2002-2005 in force at the start of the competition. Each sport webpage provides a link to the FINA rules for review. It is the responsibility of each competitor to be familiar with these rules. The FINA Handbook may be purchased directly at: FINA Permanent Office, Avenue de Beaumont 9, 1012 Lausanne, Switzerland. FINA website address is http://www.fina.org where the FINA rules are also available.
Each Club is required to appoint a Team Official who will be responsible for confirming the competitors entered in that particular Club. The Team Official will collect the signed registration entry forms (IRFs) that have been returned to the participants indicating they have paid their fees and will present these at the registration desk, Aquatic Centre. Competitors are therefore not required to personally present themselves at the registration desk.
Entries must be received by the Organising Committee by Midnight of Friday, July 18, 2003.
All Individual Registration Forms (IRF), accompanying documentation and forms must be sent, preferably by Fedex or DHL to the following address:
The Organising Committee
Barbados Super 7 LATYCAR 2003
Barbados Amateur Swimming Association
Aquatic Centre, Wildey
St Michael, Barbados
Tel No: 1-246-429-7946
Fax: 1-246-436-2272
E-Mail: Basa@Caribsurf.Com
Contact Persons:
Sonia O’Neal -- President
Ian King - Meet Director
ENTRY CHECKLIST
For an entry to be accepted and validated by the Organising Committee the following documents, forms and accompanying fees must be forwarded to the provided LATYCAR address indicated above. A validated IRF means that the entry has been accepted and will be processed accordingly by the Organising Committee; no faxed entries please.
Individual Registration Form (IRF - 1) Every competing athlete wishing to participate in the championship must complete and sign this form. Please be aware that the IRF includes the complete set of documents listed below.
v One passport size photograph: A recent photo of each competitor must accompany an IRF. Please write your name on the reverse side of the photograph.
v Proof of age: A photocopy of your passport page that indicates your birth date or any other official document must be attached to the IRFas proof of age.
v FINA Masters Registry Card: The official host, the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association is an official member of FINA. The championship is thus a sanctioned FINA event. A copy of each competitor’s current 2003 Masters Registration issued by his or her respective national FINA member swimming organization must be submitted.
v Sport entry form: Please fill in the entry form that is relevant to the sport in which you would like to participate. Please acquaint yourself with each of these forms.
Individual entry payment details form (Pay- 2): For individual and team entries to be complete, payment must accompany the IRF. No personal cheques will be accepted. Payments may be made using the following methods:
Ø By direct bank transfer as follows:
o Bank of America NT & SA, One World Trade Centre
o New York, New York, USA
o ABA#026009593
o For credit to CIBC Toronto, Canada
o a/c #6550.b-26157
o For further payment to
o CIBC Caribbean ltd
o Bridgetown, Barbados
o a/c #2826410
o For final credit to
o beneficiary’s name & a/c#
o CIBC Broad Street
o a/c 10039148
Ø Online by credit card-
o Please e-mail credit card number with the expiry date of the credit card. This is very important information.
Ø Banker’s draft sent by FEDEX, DHL, or UPS made payable to the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association
Ø Travellers cheques
A waterpolo player must send the required documentation with two (2) forms, IRF - 1, and PAY - 2
A waterpolo team representative must send two (2) forms, IRF-1, and PAY -2. No need for proof of age or Masters Card unless competing as well. The Team Representative must submit team players roster upon arrival.
Open water swimming must send the required documentation with three (3) forms IRF - 1, PAY - 2 & OP -3.
A postal only swimmer must send the required documentation with three (3) forms, IRF-1, POST - 2, and the POST - 1.
Individual Registration Forms(IRF - 1) received will be acknowledged and a copy stamped and returned to the provided fax or e-mail address indicated for each competitor of club.
All enquiries concerning this championship must be addressed to basa@caribsurf.com or championship@latycar.org.
Competition dates: Monday, September 1 – Friday, September 5, 2003
Warm up: 6:00 am - 7:40 am
Competition starts: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
· All events will be pre-seeded.
· A swimmer may enter a maximum of five individual events
· The oldest age groups will be seeded first with slowest to fastest swum within each age group.
· To allow for a smoothly run event swimmers are asked to report to the Clerk of Course at least four (4) heats prior to their own heat. This is especially important for short distance events.
· Events will be swum alternating women’s and men’s heats.
· The 400 M and 800 M freestyle events may have two swimmers of the same gender per lane. The 800 M freestyle will be swum open with the results organised in the respective age groups.
· The 1500 M freestyle will be swum postal six weeks prior to the deadline final entry date.
· Deck Access: Every effort will be made to maintain a clear pool deck during competition hours. Only those swimmers who are waiting in organised heats for a swim will be permitted on the pool deck.
· No swimmer will be allowed to swim a race that he or she has not officially entered. Any swimmer entering an empty lane for the purpose of swimming a race in an unauthorized fashion will be disqualified from the meet entirely.
· All relay events will be swum on Friday, September 6, 2003.
· All relay team members must be affiliated with the same Masters Club and must be pre-registered in the meet by the entry deadline date.
· It is the responsibility of the relay team representative to pick up the relay cards for their team from the Meet Director. These must be completed and returned to the Meet Director by 12:00 NOON on Thursday, September 4, 2003.
· As above all four relay members must report to the Clerk of Course two heats prior to their designated heat.
· Swimmers may only participate in one age-group during relay events to a maximum of four relays.
OPEN WATER SWIMMING
Warm up: 6:00 am – 7:40 am
Competition starts: 8:00 am – 12:00 Midday
Venue: Carlisle Bay, Bay Street
Events: 3k or 5k
Competition Rules:
A Competitor May Only Participate In One Event.
WATER POLO
:
Warm up: 3:00 pm Daily
Competition starts: 4:00 pm Daily
Age Groups: 30 - 39 Years and 40 Years and Over
EVENT NO EVENT
Day 1 –Monday, September 1, 2003
1 – 2 800 M freestyle/libre
3 – 4 200 M Individual Medley/combinado
5 – 6 100 M backstroke/espalda
Day 2 – Tuesday, September 2, 2003
7 – 8 200 M breastroke/pecho
9 – 10 50 M backstroke/espalda
11 –12 100 M butterfly/mariposa
13 –14 200 M freestyle/libre
Day 3 – Wednesday, September 3, 2003
15 – 16 400 M individual medley/combinado
17 - 18 50 M butterfly/mariposa
19 - 20 100 M breastroke/pecho
21 - 22 200 M backstroke/espalda
Day 4 – Thursday, September 4, 2003
23 – 24 400 M freestyle/libre
25 – 26 50 M breastroke/pecho
27 –28 100 M freestyle/libre
29 –30 200 M butterfly/mariposa
Day 5 – Friday, September 5, 2003
31 – 32 50 M freestyle/libre
Relays/Relevos
33 200 M mixed free relay/relevos libre mixtos
35 – 36 200 M medley relay/relevos combinados
37 - 38 200 M free relay/libre
39 200 M mixed medley/relevos combinados mixtos
· Awards will be presented to the top eight (8) finishers in each age group for each event.
· All competitors will receive a plaque; first, second and third places will receive medals and places one to eight will receive stickers.
· Awards, based on the highest points achieved, will be given to the Most Outstanding Swimmer in each age group – Male & Female for swimming, open water swimming and postal swimming events.
· A Trophy will be presented to the Male and Female Champion Team and the highpoint trophy to the overall champion team based on the swimming, open water swimming, postal and water polo events.
· Points will be awarded for individual age group events including Open Water Swimming and Postal Events as follows:
· Points for relays and water polo would be doubled those for individual events.
ACCOMMODATION & TRANSPORTATION
The Aquatic Centre is located in the parish of Christ Church close to the South Coast of the Island where the many hotels, restaurants and nightspots are located. Most of the hotels on the South Coast are within 15-30 minutes drive in traffic from the Aquatic Centre. The BASA Organising Committee is currently working with the hotels and tour companies to negotiate competitive rates for participants. This information will be forwarded to you via e-mail and will also be made available on the website www.swimbarbados.com.
An extensive social package is currently being compiled by the Organising Committee and will include a featured event every evening.
WE ARE CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU HERE IN BARBADOS IN SEPTEMBER 2003!!!!!!!!!