South African Masters Swimming
29th Long Course Championships

held at the Newton Park Indoor Aquatic Centre in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape
from the 13th to the 16th of March 2012.

The Open Water Championships were held at Marina Martinique, Jeffreys Bay on the 18th.

Awards

• South African Masters Swimming Club Trophy (Top Club)
  Awarded to the SAMS Club scoring the most points at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Cape Town MSC - 3223 pts
          2nd: Coelacanth MSC - 2892 pts
              3rd: East Coast MSC - 1931.5 pts

• South African Masters Swimming Club Handicap Trophy (Top Club - Points/Swimmer)
  Awarded to the SAMS Club scoring the most points per entered swimmer at the SAMS Long Course Championships. Individual and relay points count. For this award there is a prescribed minimum of 8 entered swimmers per Club. Clubs with less than 8 entered swimmers have their total points divided by 8.
      East Coast MSC - 55.19 pts per entered swimmer
          2nd Cape Town MSC - 52.84 pts per entered swimmer
              3rd Highway MSC - 51.89 pts per entered swimmer

• Dr Heyman Belfort Memorial Shield (Top Region)
  Awarded to the SAMS Region scoring the most points at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Western Province MSA - 4382 pts
          2nd Tshwane MS - 2892 pts
              3rd Gauteng MS - 2871 pts

• Victrix Ludorum (Top Female Swimmer) (Donated by Errol Stern)
  Awarded to the SAMS Female Swimmer who scores the most individual points at the SAMS Long Course Championships. If there is a tie, then the trophy is awarded to the tied swimmer with the best time measured (%) against the world record.
      Heather Morris-Eyton (Mandeville Dolphins SC - Masters)
          ( Maximum 72 points scored and 0.89% under the World Record in the 45-49 200m Breaststroke ) 

• Victor Ludorum (Top Male Swimmer) (Donated by Errol Stern)
  Awarded to the SAMS Male Swimmer who scores the most individual points at the SAMS Long Course Championships. If there is a tie, then the trophy is awarded to the tied swimmer with the best time measured (%) against the world record.
      Chris King (Cape Dolphins SC - Masters)
          ( Maximum 72 points scored and 2.02% over the World Record in the 25-29 100m Backstroke )  

• Best Performance - Female (Donated by Allen Morrison)
  Awarded to the SAMS Female Swimmer with the best time at the SAMS Long Course Championships, measured (%) against the world record.
      Heather Morris-Eyton (Mandeville Dolphins SC - Masters)
          ( 0.89% under the World Record in the 45-49 200m Breaststroke ) 

• Best Performance - Male (Donated by Allen Morrison)
  Awarded to the SAMS Male Swimmer with the best time at the SAMS Long Course Championships, measured (%) against the world record.
      Simon Thirsk (Wahoo MSC)
          ( 1.44% over the World Record in the 35-39 50m Backstroke ) 

• Peter Pirow Cup (Best Performance 400m IM) (Donated by the Pirow family)
  Awarded to the SAMS Male or Female Swimmer with the best time in the 400m Individual Medley at the SAMS Long Course Championships, measured (%) against the world record.
      Dave McLachlan (Cape Town MSC)
          ( 7.98% over the World Record in the 75-79 400m IM ) 
   

• Barnetson Trophy (Most Improved Swimmer) (Donated by Tiny Barnetson)
  Awarded to the SAMS Male or Female Swimmer who shows the greatest % improvement in time for any one event at the SAMS Long Course Championships. Times are measured against the swimmer's recorded time for the same event at the SAMS Long Course Championships of the previous year. Any swimmer who qualifies for this award but feels that their improvement was due to a below par performance in the previous year as a result of illness or for any other reason is encouraged to not accept this award so that it can be awarded to the next qualifying swimmer.
      Kascha Kloos (Cape Town MSC)
          ( 18.35% improvement in the 85-89 50m Backstroke ) 

• Colin Cable Award (Age & Endurance) (Donated by Western Province Masters Swimming and Lynda Gower)
  Awarded to the SAMS Male or Female Swimmer at the SAMS Long Course Championships, who is 60 (Masters) years or over, swam 6 events, and scored the highest, with the events being scored on a scale of endurance. In the event of a tie, the oldest swimmer will receive the award.
      Dave McLachlan (Cape Town MSC)
           ( A score of 31 )
              
                 ( Attie Louw of Winelands also scored 31 but is younger than Dave. )

• Lillian Parrington Trophy (Oldest Swimmer) (Donated by Heather Campbell and John Keyter)
  Awarded to the Oldest SAMS Swimmer at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Kascha Kloos - 87 (Cape Town MSC)   

• Spirit Bowl (Club Spirit) (Donated by Louise Pallet and the late Jill Fahrenheim)
  Awarded to the SAMS Club best promoting the spirit of Masters Swimming at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Free State MSC

• Joe Hillstrom Trophy (Most New Swimmers) (Donated by Joe Hillstrom)
  Awarded to the SAMS Club that has the most swimmers competing in their first SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Bay Eagle Swim Team - Masters 

• Charles Buck Memorial Award (Spirit of Masters) (Donated by Western Province Masters Swimming)
  Awarded to the SAMS Person who best epitomizes the true spirit of Masters Swimming.
      Marcelle Strauss (Cape Town MSC) 

• SAMS Colours Awards
      Click here for the complete list

• 20 Years of Nationals Participation Award
  Awarded upon achieving 20 years of participation - swimming or officiating - at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Marieke Bouwer (Coelacanth MSC)
      Liz Cordell (East Coast MSC) - Official
      Stephanie de Beer (ET Stingrays MSC)
      Helen Lawless (Wahoo MSC)
      David McLachlan (Cape Town MSC)
      Tricia Rix (Cape Town MSC)
      Cecilia Stanford (Cape Town MSC)
      John Trenor (ET Stingrays MSC)
      Antoinette van Niekerk (Free State MSC) - actually 21 years

• 10 Years of Nationals Participation Award
  Awarded upon achieving 10 years of participation - swimming or officiating - at the SAMS Long Course Championships.
      Brendan Bromfield (Highway MSC)
      Francois Burger (Coelacanth MSC)
      Gwyn Guiney (Free State MSC)
      Rod Holshausen (Cape Town MSC)
      Grace Isaac (Spencer Swim Team - UK)
      Marijke Kostelijk (Coelacanth MSC)
      Joy Mitchell (ET Stingrays MSC)
      Heather Morris-Eyton (Mandeville Dolphins SC - Masters)
      Juanine Schaanick (Highway MSC)
      Doug Wilson (Cape Town MSC)