Archive of News and Announcements on MSABC.CA - items posted before May 2009
Last updated 17 October 2009

NOTICE TO MSC MEMBERS

New Rule re Swimwear, Effective April 5, 2009

The use of more than one swimsuit at a time during any MSC sanctioned competition is prohibited

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 The on-line registration is now open.

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Entries have to be in soon.  The deadline is  30 March 2009

The meet manager for the 2009 BC Provincials swim meet has released the HyTek file for download.  Teams are requested to use TeamManager to do their entries for this year's Provincial Championship Meet in Duncan.

TeamManager Entry File - 2009 BC Masters Provincials

The MSABC Board strongly recommends that teams do electronic entries for the following reasons:

1.  It significantly reduces the manual data entry tasks for the meet manager and organization;
2.  It eliminates the data entry errors associated with swimmers being entered in the wrong events,  names being spelled wrong and wrong sex entries;
3.  It provides the teams with a variety of reports by swimmer and by events that assist coaches during that actual meet.

The initial building of the team takes a little time and requires the entry of birthdates and MSABC numbers.  Once the team is built, the entries for an individual meet are extremely easy to do and fast.

TeamManager 5.0 Lite is free to download and use and can be obtained at:

http://www.hy-tekltd.com/downloads.html

The 1km challenge is a continuous 1km pool swim that is conducted by members of Masters Swimming Canada with their home swim club, or on their own.

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Aart Looye from Semi Masters has volunteered coordinate the formation and entry of relay teams at the World Masters Games in Australia.  www.2009worldmasters.com

aartlooye@hotmail.com

Danielle Brault from Victoria Masters has volunteered coordinate the formation and entry of relay teams at the Canadian Masters Swimming Championships. 

daniellebrault@hotmail.com

Top 10 'League Trophy' Point Standings (After 4 Meets)

·  1. Victoria Masters Swim Club - 4563

·  2. UBC Masters Swim Club - 4183.5

·  3. English Bay Swim Club - 4053

·  4. Winskill Otters - 3998

·  5. Nanaimo Ebbtides - 2656

·  6. Navy Masters - 2071

·  7. White Rock Wave - 1944

·  8. Comox Valley Masters Swim Club - 1719

·  9. Hyde Creek Masters - 1551

·  10. North Shore Masters - 1394

Top 10 Teams 'League Trophy' Points from  EBSC Meet on 15 Feb 09

·  1. English Bay Swim Club - 1966

·  2. Winskill Otters - 1555

·  3. White Rock Wave - 1245

·  4. Ubc Masters Swim Club - 1087

·  5. Delta Retreads - 694

·  6. Semiahmoo Masters - 513

·  7. Hyde Creek Masters - 427

·  8. NavyMasters - 363

·  9. Victoria Masters Swim Club  - 300

·  10. North Shore Masters - 251

On December 7th 2008, the MSC board approved a new version of the Swimming Rules portion of the MSC rulebook. These rules came into effect January 1st, 2009.  Two important changes - no false starts and no watches.  The English version of the rules is posted here:  MSC Swimming Rules

There is only one official rule change which is the switch from a one false start rule to a no false start rule. The no false start rule is the standard rule in international Masters competition and non-Masters competition.  In addition, the wording of several rules has been changed to reduce inconsistent interpretation.

One example that MSABC swimmers should be aware of is that merely wearing a watch is now explicitly against the rules.  In the past, many officials would only DQ a swimmer if they observed that the swimmer using the watch for pacing purposes.  Under the new rules, any swimmer observed to be wearing a watch will be disqualified.

Top 20 'League Trophy' Point Standings (After 3 Meets)

·  1. Victoria Masters Swim Club - 4263

·  2. UBC Masters Swim Club - 3096.5

·  3. Nanaimo Ebbtides - 2656

·  4. Winskill Otters - 2443

·  5. English Bay Swim Club - 2087

·  6. Navy Masters - 1708

·  7. Comox Valley Masters Swim Club - 1650

·  8. North Shore Masters - 1143

·  9. Hyde Creek Masters - 1124

·  10. Cowichan Aquannis Masters Swim Club - 1103

·  11. UVic Tri - 986

·  12. Victoria Silver Streaks - 844

·  13. Ravensong Masters Swim Club - 818

·  14. Campbell River Grey Whales - 804

·  15. White Rock Wave - 699

·  16. Hyack Masters - 482.5

·  17. UBC Dolphins - 390

·  18. Okanagan Masters Swim Club - 357

·  19. Delta Retreads - 335

·  20. Vancouver Pacemakers - 222

All 17 Clubs 'League Trophy' Points From  Cowichan Meet on 25 Jan 09

1 Victoria Masters Swim Club         VICM           1944 
2 Nanaimo Ebbtides                   NEBB           1210 
3 Comox Valley Masters Sharks        CVMS            646 
4 Winskill Otters                    WINS            636 
5 Navy Masters                       NAVY            625 
6 Victoria Crystal Silverstreaks     VCSS            530 
7 English Bay Masters Swim Club      EBMSC           522 
7 Cowichan Masters                   COWI            522 
9 Ubc Masters                        UBC             456 
10 U Vic Triathlon Club              UVTC            322 
11 Campbell River Grey Whales        CRGW            263 
12 Hyde Creek Masters                HCM             187 
13 North Vancouver Masters           NSM             160 
14 Ravensong Masters Swim Club       RAVE            125 
15 Westshore Masters Swim Club       WSM             123 
16 Greater Victoria Aquatics Club    GVAC             80 
17 Vancouver Pacemakers Master       PACE             65 
 

Top 20 'League Trophy' Point Standings (After 2 Meets)