EPA Open Water Swimming Squad Selection Criteria
Selection Criteria EP Team
The following important information was approved by the Open Water Swimming Board at a meeting held on Wednesday, 13 October 2010.
A swimmer must:
Be registered with SSA and affiliated to a registered club within the EPA boundaries.
Swim one qualifying time in a SSA sanctioned event and swim the event at EP Championships within the qualifying time.
All swimmers that meet the selection criteria may be considered for selection as full members of the team. There is no guarantee that they will be selected.
The disciplinary record of a swimmer will be taken into consideration when selecting the team.
All selected members will be expected to abide by the management rules and EPA Rules of Conduct.
The selection of any EP Team has to be ratified by the EPA Executive before being announced.
Click here to view the qualifying times
Note that the 3km event will be an open event for Senior Nationals. Local events will still be run on an age group basis and there will be positions and medals per age group.
The local OWS Board will be working on a National Open Age Group Event that will include age groups in 5km and 10 km events to encourage our masters to swim the longer distances.
EPA Swim Challenge Series Entry Rule for Combined Events
At the swim challenge series the 3 and 5 km events are run together due to time constraints.
The following rule will be applied with regard to entries to the combined event:
If a swimmer enters the 5 km event, the swimmer can touch the finish buoy at the 3 km mark and also get a 3km time.
If a swimmer enters the 3 km event, he cannot get a 5km time. The swimmer’s race is completed when they touch for the 3km.
A swimmer can only get a position and medal in the event that he/she entered. Therefore, if we run the events combined, the official results should only show the result for the event that the swimmer entered.
EPA officials will take the times from the information recorded at the event for the SSA database for the additional 3km time for those swimmers who are registered with SSA.
Note that this rule will not apply if the 2 events are not combined.
There are a lot of interesting developments on the OWS scene that will hit us over the next 2 years. Hopefully we will start seeing some of the changes during the current season.
Ronnie Bakhuis Convener OWS Board.
Senior Squad: (Male 18+ and Female 17+) -
Year of Birth
2012 - 2016
- Rationale:
Top swimmers to be
developed for national and international medals.
- Squad Size:
25km - Top 2 male and top 2 female swimmers
10km -Top 3 male and top 3 female swimmers
5km - Top 3 male and top 3 female swimmers
Total of 8 male and 8 female swimmers
Any black swimmer that has achieved a top 3 finish in sanctioned
national events
Discretionary inclusion by selection committee based on advice from
coaches
- Requirements:
Participate in EPA Swim Challenge Series
Participate at EPA Open Water Swimming Championships
Attend EPA Training Camps
Attend National squad camps (if selected)
Participate at SA National Open Water Swimming Championships
| Male |
10km under |
*130 minutes |
2 hours 10 minutes |
| Female |
10km under |
*140 minutes |
2 hours 20 minutes |
| Male |
5km under |
*64 minutes |
1 hour 4 minutes |
| Female |
5km under |
*69 minutes |
1 hour 9 minutes |
Please Note: ٭
The Executive of EPA may amend these selection
criteria at any time at its discretion.
The EPOW swimming team will be based on the promotion of athlete
development, gender equity, sports development as well as promotion of
fair and ethical participation in events.
Junior Squad: (Boys 16-18 and Girls 15-17) -
Year of Birth
2016
- 2020
- Rationale:
Building sustainable depth for 2016 to 2024
- Squad size:
10 km - Top 2 male and top 2 female athletes
5km - Top 4 male and top 4 female athletes
3km -Top 4 male and top 4 female athletes
Total of 10 male and 10 female swimmers
Any black swimmer that has achieved a top 3 finish in sanctioned
national events
Discretionary inclusion by selection committee based on advice from
coaches
- Requirements:
Participate in EPA Swim Challenge Series
Participate at EPA Open Water Swimming Championships
Attend EPA Training Camps
Attend National squad camps (if selected)
Participate at SA National Open Water Swimming Championships
| Male |
10km under |
*130 minutes |
2 hours 10 minutes |
| Female |
10km under |
*140 minutes |
2 hours 20 minutes |
| Male |
5km under |
*64 minutes |
1 hour 4 minutes |
| Female |
5km under |
*69 minutes |
1 hour 9 minutes |
| Male |
3km under |
*48 minutes |
48 minutes
|
| Female |
3km under |
*54 minutes |
54 minutes
|
Please Note: ٭
The Executive of EPA may amend these selection
criteria at any time at its discretion.
The EPOW swimming team will be based on the promotion of athlete
development, gender equity, sports development as well as promotion of
fair and ethical participation in events.