Awards

Open Water Swim Award

The OWS Trophy will be awarded to the person with the most points at the end of the Open Water Swim (OWS) season.

Points are calculated by the following method:  At the beginning of each OWS season a sub committee will choose the nominated OWS events when points can be gained.

Points Awarded for Each Event      These are calculated as shown below:
Finishing an event = 10 points
The single seconds of your official finish time = bonus points
For example
Event 1
Swum in a time of 32.29min

• • finishing the event = 10 points
  • 9 seconds = 9 points  TOTAL = 19 points

Event 2
Swum in a time of 32.10 min

• • Finishing the event = 10 points
  • 0 Seconds = 0 points       Total = 10 points

These examples show the highest and lowest scores achievable

Your season score will be the total of the 6 highest scoring events from the nominated list of events. Members need only do one event to be on the score sheet.
This method has been selected because it:
-Enables members to be able to be in the running by doing a few events – in fact, even a participant that does less may achieve high scoring points if they are lucky
-Rewards members that do more than 6 events by providing them with more chances to submit best points, but the randomness of the seconds provides an element of luck that means the playing field is evened out somewhat
-Encourages members to participate in more events so that they have more chance at achieving a higher score
-Is a method of scoring that is random and encourages participation for all members, and gives all members, regardless of their level of swimming ability, a chance of winning
-The current Open Water Swim Calender is available through Masters Swimming WA www.mswa.asn.au and follow the links.