Open Water Swimming
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Open Water Swimming Rules (as of 2011)
| MA-OW | OPEN WATER SWIMMING |
| MA-OW | Events and age groups |
| MA-OW 1.1 | Events are: |
| -Open Water Swimming (men), up to 5 km; | |
| -Open Water Swimming (women), up to 5 km. | |
| MA-OW 1.2 | Age groups are: |
| 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64 , 65-69 ,70-74, 75+. | |
| MA-OW 2 | Confirmation of Participation and seeding |
| MA-OW 2.1 | Competitors shall confirm their participation at the |
| Accreditation Center or by fax not later than twelve o'clock a.m. (12.00) on the day prior to the event. | |
| MA-OW 2.2 | Competitors will be seeded in waves according to age |
| groups. Competitors may be selected irrespective of gender. | |
| MA-OW 2.3 | All competitors will receive and must wear a brightly |
| coloured numbered cap according to the seeding. No wetsuit is allowed. | |
| MA-OW 2.4 | In each wave, the Referee may order out any competitor |
| who has not finished the race within sixty (60) minutes after the arrival of the winner in the same wave and age group. | |
| MA-OW 3 | Start |
| MA-OW 3.1 | The Referee shall only allow the race to start if the |
| security requirements are fulfilled. The Referee may be overruled by the Technical Delegate. | |
| MA-OW 3.2 | The Technical Delegate may shorten the distance of the |
| event, due to weather conditions, water temperature and/or if the security requirements are not fulfilled. |
