Riga Amber Cup 2018: International Masters Swimming Meet in Latvia

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Riga Amber Cup 2018: International Masters Swimming Meet in Latvia

Welcome to Latvia in 17-18 February 2018 and compete in the biggest masters swimming meet in Baltic States – Riga Amber Cup 2018! A sports trip in this weekend will bring you great pleasure from a beautiful city and interesting short course swimming championships for each masters and beginning swimmers.

In the Baltic Open Masters Championships will participate by guests from Scandinavia, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic and of course – masters swimming clubs from Latvia.

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Photo: © Janis Plotnieks / Riga Amber Cup

Baltic Open Masters Swimming Championships «Riga Amber Cup 2018»

17-18 February 2018 ⇒ Riga, Latvia

Sports Venue ⇒ Address: 107 Kr. Barona iela, Riga → Sporta komplekss «Daugava», 25m swimming pool, 6 lanes, electronic timing («Daugava Sports Complex»).

General info: International Masters Swimming Meet (Age Groups from 25+) / FINA Masters Rules

Web: www.rigaambercup.lv | Regulations ⇒ Regulations | Entry fees ⇒ Athlete = 20 € / Relay = 20 €

Entry file for clubs & swimmers ⇒ LENEX File , Entries send to → info@rigaambercup.lv

Photo: © Janis Plotnieks / Riga Amber Cup

The Championship director Janis Plotnieks invite everybody to participate in the tournament of «Riga Amber Cup», which became the sporting brand of masters swimming in the Baltics countries. Competition is open for all amateurs and age group athletes from 25+ years and older (FINA Masters Swimming Rules).

Photo: © Janis Plotnieks / Riga Amber Cup

Awards and Prizes

⇒ 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners are awarded medals for each individual discipline!

⇒ TOP-10 best women and 10 best men scoring the highest number of points in two strokes will be awarded prizes (according to DSV Master Performance Table 2013).

Photo: © Janis Plotnieks / Riga Amber Cup

The main award of the team tournament ⇒ Riga Amber Cup!

1st Place – Big Amber Cup
2nd Place – Medium Amber Cup
3rd Place – Small Amber Cup

Photo: © Janis Plotnieks / Riga Amber Cup

It will be a wonderful swimming weekend and a very interesting program of competitions.

Program of the Riga Amber Cup 2018:

17 February (Saturday) – I Session

Registration at the pool → 14:00, Warm up → 15:00, Start → 15:30

400 m IM (women, men)
50 m breaststroke (women, men)
50 m backstroke (women, men)
100 m freestyle (women, men)
200 m breaststroke (women, men)
200 m backstroke (women, men)
100 m fly (women, men)
100 m IM (beginners - women, men)
100 m IM (women, men)
400 m freestyle (women, men)
4×50 m medley relay (women)
4×50 m medley (men)

18 February (Sunday) – II Session

Warm up → 9:30, Start → 10:00

50 m freestyle with disabilities
50 m freestyle (beginners - women, men)
50 m freestyle (women, men)
100 m breaststroke (women, men)
50 m fly (women, men)
100 m backstroke (women, men)
200 m freestyle (women, men)
200 m fly (women, men)
200 m IM (women, men)
4×50 m freestyle relay (women)
4×50 m freestyle relay (men)

Award ceremony in general classification → 30 min. after the event.