THE VILLAGES GEEZERJOCK 2007 SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 25th!

FREE TOTAL IMMERSION SWIM CLINIC JUST ADDED!

All entrants in The Villages GeezerJock Swim Championships will gain free admission to a Total Immersion swim clinic conducted by Gary Fahey. The owner of Stroke Doctor Swimming in Fort Lauderdale, Fahey will offer advice on freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly. The clinic will start at the conclusion of Saturday's competition.

EVENT DIRECTOR:

Lynda Feustel
352-430-2950
lynda.feustel@slcdd.org

DATES:

Saturday, June 2
Sunday, June 3

FORMAT:
Age groups of 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+.
All swimming events will be timed finals.
Warm-up time will be available 1.5 hours prior to meet.

Events will be completed in a 25-yard, heated, outdoor pool.

ENTRY REGULATIONS:
Tournament Entry by must be in by May 25th, 2007.
Swimmers may enter a maximum of six (6) events only.
Swimmers must provide their own suits, caps, goggles, towels, and personal equipment.

SPORT RULES:
This meet will be conducted in accordance with United States Masters Swimming (USMS) rules, except as modified herein. The major parts of the rules include:

Starts: The forward start may be taken from the starting blocks, the pool deck or a push from the wall. The backstroke start is taken from the wall. A false start will result in disqualification.
Turns: The Breaststroke and Butterfly turns must be done with both hands touching the wall simultaneously. The Backstroke and Freestyle events require some part of the body to touch the wall.
Butterfly: The appropriate stroke is required. The whip kick or the dolphin kick may be used exclusively or interchangeably while doing the Butterfly.
Backstroke: There are no rules pertaining to arm or leg movements. The swimmer is allowed to turn over on his/her stomach during the turn prior to touching the wall.
Breaststroke: Appropriate stroke is required.
Freestyle: Swimmers must touch the wall at each turn and at the finish. Any stroke may be used and swimmers may switch strokes whenever they wish, except that in an Individual Medley event Freestyle means any stroke other than the Butterfly, Breaststroke or Backstroke.
Medley: The order of strokes in the Individual medley is Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle. Rules for the individual strokes govern strokes and turns.
General: Any swimmer who uses improper methods in order to obtain an advantage over his/her competition will be disqualified from that event.

TIMING:

Timing system is Colorado electronic system with electronic and manual back-up with display scoreboard and recall. All events will be timed using this system. Manual back-up timers will be provided at each lane. Swimmers are encouraged to hit the pad firmly.