Age Group Swimmer of the Year (AGSOY) Tabulation
The annual tabulation involves the calculation of the following:
1.
Pacific Masters Top Ten for SCY, LCM, SCM
in each age group.
2.
USMS Top Ten for SCY, LCM, SCM in each
age group
3.
Pacific Masters Records for all courses
4.
USMS Records for all courses
5.
Category 1 Open Water Results
The
tabulation is due by March 1st of the following year. The awards are given at the SCY Pacific
Championship meet.
The
Calculation of points is as follows:
1. Pacific Masters Top Ten: Calculate placings from 1-10 scoring 11-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 (limit
to best 8 scoring swims for each swimmer by course)
2. USMS Top Ten: Calculate placings 1-10 scoring
22-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
(limit to best 8 scoring swims for each swimmer by course.)
*3. Open Water: Use accrued Category 1 Open Water points from the
Open Water season.
(i.e. 6 Open Water swims X 6 first places
(22 pts.) = accrued Open Water total of 132 pts.)
**4. Pacific Masters Records: 25 points for each record.
**5. USMS Records: 50 points for each record.
Additionally,
each swimmer must have swum in at least three Pacific Masters sanctioned meets
or open water events to be considered for SOTY, unless waived by a majority
vote of the Laura Val Swimmer of the Year Committee.
Laura Val Swimmer of
the Year (LVSOY)
All and only
Age Group Swimmers of the Year are eligible to win the Laura Val Swimmer of the
Year (LVSOY). The LVSOY award will
be determined by the LVSOY Committee.
The LVSOY Committee will consist of: Laura Val (if not available, then the
Committee will choose a replacement), the VP of Pools, the VP of Open Water, 1
past recipient, and 1 volunteer.
The winner will be decided by a majority vote of the Committee. The LVSOY will be presented at the
Pacific Masters Short Course Yards Championship Meet.
Awards
Laura Val
Female and Male Swimmer of the Year:
$200.00 Gift Certificate each
Age Group
Swimmer of the Year: First -
$100.00 Gift Certificate, Second - $50.00 Gift Certificate, Third - $25.00 Gift
Certificate
Awards
denominations may be adjusted by a majority vote of the LVSOY Committee.
All winners
receive a frame-ready certificate of achievement from Pacific Masters Swimming.
*Determination of Open Water season points can be found at: http://www.pacificmasters.org/points/OWPoints/Documentation/rules.html
**In an
event, if multiple records are set during a season, only the last record holder
will receive AG SOY points.