Circular 05/20 – 2020 Lifesaving SA Open Water National Championships – Entry Forms

 

 

 

 

CIRCULAR: 05/20

    

TO:                  The Provincial/ District Chairman

The Provincial/ District Offices for onward distribution to Clubs

Lifesaving Eastern Cape Club Chairman and Secretaries

                        Associate Members

                       

CC:                  The President, Vice President and Members of the Management Board, Directors

                        ILS Sport Commission Secretary – Jelle Meintsma, General Manager and LSA Staff

 

Date:                16^th January 2020

 

 

Please find attached the entry forms for the 2020 Lifesaving South African Open Water Championships for Nipper, Junior, Senior and Masters to be held at Buffelspoort Dam in Rustenburg on Saturday, 29^th February 2020.

 

Take note of the following:

 

Rules and Entry Conditions:

Surf: Per the 15^th Edition Competition Manual, October 2015 and amendments as per Circulars 02/17, 203/17 and 43/19

Pool: Per the 14^th Edition Competition Manual, February 2016 and amendments as per Circular 14/17 and 08/18

                                                                                                     

Cut-off date for awards as per circular 134/19 of the 15^th October 2019: 31^st January 2020.

All paperwork to be received in Head Office by Monday, 15^th February 2020

 

Attached:

• Certification:

To be returned, duly completed with Entry Forms A and B by midnight Friday, 7^th February 2020.

• Entry Forms:

Forms A and B – List all the competitors’ names on separate forms for Masters, Seniors, Juniors and Nippers.

         

Note :

• Entries will be loaded into the Meet Manager Event Management System
• Entries will not be processed until proof of full payment is received.
• Forward payment advice to Head Office

            Fax:      031-3125612 or 0866 159 716)

            E-mail: headoffice@lifesaving.co.za

• Post:    35 Livingstone Road

                         Morningside

                        Durban, 4001

• Please ensure the "beneficiary reference" box states the “club’s name and LSA OW Champs 2020"

 

Entry Fees:

Entry fees for the LSA Openwater Championships 2020 are:

• Seniors                         R 450.00 per competitor
• Junior – U/15                R 450.00 per competitor
• Junior – U/17                R 450.00 per competitor
• Junior – U/19                R 450.00 per competitor
• Nippers                         R 450.00 per competitor
• Masters                        R 450.00 per competitor

 

Entries closing date / Late entries:

Closing date for entries is Friday, 7^th February 2020 (midnight).  Any entry received after the aforementioned date will be deemed a late entry and will liable for the payment of the late entry fee of R870.00 per entry.

 

Fines & Penalties:

Important Note:

·       There is a R1000 fine per breach of entry regulations, plus a rejection of the appropriate defaulter and further

·       Disciplinary action may be taken.

·       Late Annual Retest – R800.00

·       All entry fees are non-refundable.

 

DO NOT enter anyone who:

1.                Has no appropriate Lifeguard Award, or Junior Lifeguard Award (U/16).

2.                Has not passed the current annual retest.

3.                Has not done a minimum of 20 voluntary duty hours between 1 February 2019 to 31 January 2020.

 

Important Dates:               

Paperwork in HO

Annual retest final date is 31 January 2020 for entry to the SA Championships

• Late annual retests (subject to R800 penalty)             15 February 2020
• Lifeguard Award, Junior Lifeguard Award                   15 February 2020
• Entry Forms A (Seniors, Juniors, Masters)                 15 February 2020

 

Manager’s Meetings:

Nippers, Junior /Senior and Masters: Saturday 29^th February 2020, 8am, Buffelspoort Dam, Rustenburg

                                               

Access to Competition Arena’s:

Each team may only have one member of team management in the competition arena at any one time.

This member of Team Management must be clearly identified as a team member i.e. clothed in club apparel with his/her LSA accreditation card. Any team not complying with this can be disqualified. Please note that there is a parking fee of R50 at the Buffelspoort Dam.

 

Medical Information:

It is the responsibility of the team manager to ensure that he/she is aware of all and any medical conditions or treatment of any of his/her club participating competitors. Team Managers are to submit the necessary Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) forms for competitors at the Managers Meeting – blank forms are in the appendix of the Surf Competition Manual (Appendix 10. It is the individual’s responsibility to ensure that they are adequately covered for Medical, Hospital, Dental and Personal Accident and Injury insurance.

 

Yours in lifesaving

(No Signature – electronic document)

Craig Van Rooyen

Director: Sport