Swimming 2012

Organised by :
Amy Sherborne (4385).

Event rule :
4 per team, at least one female, relay,
comprising 2 lengths of each backstroke, breast-stroke,
front crawl & freestyle. Five second penalty for failing to 'touch' before next leg.

NB: Anyone competing in the event must either be a pool member (click here for more info),
or
sign the waiver in this link - click to access.

Venue :
Club pool
Wed 18 July 2012, 5.30pm
All teams will compete on the same night
Report Result to : Penny.Flohr@icr.ac.uk, 4004.

Groups :
Heat 1: To be announced on day
Heat 2: To be announced on day

Message 2 from Organiser: 11 July 2012

Dear team captains,

As the final week of the mini-O approaches, it’s time to think about those all important final events. Swimming is to be held a week today (Wednesday the 18th) at 5.30pm. The pool will be open from 5 to allow teams to practice. Can you please ensure you and your swimmers are familiar with the rules (full details below), in brief - 4 swimmers, one MUST be female, it’s a relay race with 2 lengths of each backstroke, breast-stroke, front crawl and freestyle.

Importantly, all swimmers must either be pool members or have brought along a completed copy of the attached waiver (Click here for access). This is for insurance purposes, and none negotiable. To this end, could all team captains e-mail me the team line-up by midday on the 18th so that I can have a record of those swimming.

I plan on having three heats with two teams in each, but this may vary if some teams cannot compete. There is no final, time alone determines the points awarded.

Best of luck!

Amy.

Message 1 from Organiser 2012

Dear all

The swimming event is on Wednesday 18^th July 2012

1. Teams.

Ideally there should be 4 team members, one of which should be female. IF you only have 3 in a team, you can still enter, but you need to let me know as soon as possible before the event and one of those 3 MUST be female. One team member will then volunteer / be nominated to swim twice. This is still better points wise than a no show. I also let the other teams know if there are only 3 on a team.

2. Waiver.

If you have swimmers who are not current members of the pool, they will sign to sign a waiver on the night insurance purposes, otherwise they cant swim. (legal issue, not my decision). Can you let me know the names of the individual swimmers in your team.

3. Event.

Team members should be at the pool by 5.30pm, they can have a warm up before we begin.

The event will start from the deep end with backstroke, so the swimmers will start in the water. The order will be backstroke, breast stroke, front crawl and free style, with two lengths swum of each. Each team is timed.

The next team member MUST NOT start their entry dive into the water until the previous swimmer has touched the side. To be specific the toes must not leave the edge of the pool before the "touch", other wise a 5 second penalty will be added to time. If swimmers prefer to start in the pool rather than dive, they are welcome to do so. They can enter the water before the previous swimmer has returned but cannot leave the bar until the "touch".

4. Heats v final.

Historically there have been heats of 3 teams at a time and then a final of the fastest three, to line up with other events operating the heats & final system. However, in previous years there were murmurs as to whether this was necessary and could we go by the time of the heats.

This year is somewhat different as we have less teams. I suggest 2 heats of 3 and no final as previous finals have not altered the overall position of the teams. I really don't mind either way, perhaps as team captains you could let me know if you have a preference.

5.Spectators.

Spectators are encouraged, all we ask is that all shoes are removed before entry to the pool area and a reminder that no drinks /glasses/bottles are allowed in the pool (apart from plastic bottles of water!).

I hope this is clear and that you haven't got information overload! Let me know if you want any more details on anything. Once the event starts it is over pretty quickly so you can all be in the bar by 6.30!

I look forward to receiving the names of your team members and their waivers asap.

Many thanks

Amy

FINAL MINI-O POINTS
(Based on 2009 system - Confirmed Event Organiser 14.07.11)
1st 12
2nd 10
3rd 8
4th 6
5th 4
6th 3
'no show' 0

Team	Time	MINI-0 Points
Chemistry & Big Macs (McC)	02:37	3
Therapeutics & MUCRC (TM)	02:18	4
Physics	02:06	10
Sir Richard Doll	02:04	12
Brookes Lawley Building (BLB)	02:10	8
RMH	02:13	6