Accumulated Results for the Following 2011 USA Open Water Events:

1.   2011 Del Valle .75 Mile
2.   2011 Del Valle 2.5K
3.   2011 Russian River 1 Mile
4.   2011 Russian River 500 Yard
5.   2011 Cruz Rough Water 1 Mile
6.   2011 Hot August Chill 1 Mile
7.   2011 Hot August Chill .5 Mile
8.   2011 Hot August Chill 500 yard
9.   2011 Whiskeytown 1 Mile
10.   2011 Whiskeytown 2 Mile
11.   2011 Whiskeytown 500 yard
12.   2011 KellerCove 1 Mile
13.   2011 KellerCove .5 Mile

Notes:

• These results are unofficial until approved by the Open Water Committee Chair.
• Results as of Sat Feb 11 16:34:00 2012.
• Only the best 10 finishes for each swimmer will be considered.
• All ties are broken by applying a specific set of rules. Those rules are outlined in the Key to reading the results below.
• A swimmer is placed in the oldest age group for which they have a place being considered. This allows a swimmer to "age-up" during the year.
• These results are based on a total of 13 different races (listed above.)
• There were a total of 255 swimmers who competed in all of the above races. Of those swimmers, 237 swimmers earned points.
• See the Key to reading the results below.
• These results are brought to you by Pacific Masters Swimming.
• For questions, or to report errors, please contact the Open Water scoring chairperson: Swimmingismylife.Marcia (at) gmail (dot) com .

Category 1: Non-wetsuit

W/7-8      (4 total swimmers; 4 earned points.)

W/9-10      (13 total swimmers; 13 earned points.)

W/11-12      (26 total swimmers; 23 earned points.)

W/13-14      (42 total swimmers; 40 earned points.)

W/15-16      (38 total swimmers; 34 earned points.)

W/17-18      (14 total swimmers; 14 earned points.)

M/7-8      (1 total swimmers; 1 earned points.)

M/9-10      (10 total swimmers; 10 earned points.)

M/11-12      (29 total swimmers; 25 earned points.)

M/13-14      (39 total swimmers; 36 earned points.)

M/15-16      (28 total swimmers; 26 earned points.)

M/17-18      (11 total swimmers; 11 earned points.)

Key:

1. Teams: Each swimmer is associated with exactly one team in the above results. The team abbreviation is given in the following forms:
   • Un-quoted string, e.g. WCM. This is a valid team.
   • UNAT, which is valid but represents a "non-team", allowing a swimmer to swim on behalf of no team.
   • A quoted string, e.g. "ZAPM", which is a team not recognized as a valid team.
   • The special string "(NONE)", which means that no team was entered by the swimmer when entering their open water races.
   The accumulated results are generated by analyzing each open water race in the order swum during the year. Once a valid (non-UNAT) team is associated with a swimmer, that team will be considered the primary team for that swimmer for all open water swims for the entire year. This means that if a swimmer swims unattached for the first three open water swims of the year, and then swims for SCAM for the 4th swim, they will be considered a SCAMmer for all open water swims for that year, regardless of the teams they specify on future races. Note that this affects the overall team standings.
2. Points: A swimmer is awarded points for every swim in which they place in the top 10 for their age group and gender. (Only the best 10 finishes of the year are considered.) The points are awarded based on place:

   Place	Points Earned
   1st	22
   2nd	18
   3rd	16
   4th	14
   5th	12
   6th	10
   7th	8
   8th	6
   9th	4
   10th	2

3. Breaking Ties: Whenever two or more swimmers in the same category, gender, and age group have the same number of points, the tie will be broken by following these rules in order:
   1. The swimmer with the most OW swims breaks the tie.
   2. The swimmer with the most 1st place OW swims breaks the tie.
   3. The swimmer with the most 2nd place OW swims breaks the tie.
   4. The swimmer with the most 3rd place OW swims breaks the tie.
   5. The swimmer with the most OW miles breaks the tie.
   6. The swimmer with the fastest average 1 mile swim across all of their OW swims breaks the tie. (Add all times for all their swims, and then add all distances for all of their swims. Then divide the total time by the total distance.)
   7. If the above doesn't settle it, then flip a coin.
4. Swimmer details: Each swimmer name in the above results is a link, and when clicked, details of that swimmer's swims for the year are displayed. These details include:
   • The swimmer's "key", which represents how the generating program recognizes the swimmer. In some cases, a swimmer will have multiple keys, which happens if they have ever swum under two or more names. This information is useful to help detect the same swimmer showing up multiple times in the accumulated results (which has the effect of decreasing their overall standing.)
   • Teams: The team(s) the swimmer has registered under for open water races. If more than one then different team abbreviations were recorded for different races. See the above description of Teams to see how this is handled and how it affects the team competition.
   • DOB (Date of Birth): If more than one then different dates were recorded for different races. Currently has no effect on the overall standings.
   • Reg Num(s): The swimmer's PacMasters/USMS/USA registration number. If more than one, different numbers for were recorded for different races. Currently has no effect on the overall standings.
   • Age Groups(s): The swimmer's age group. If more than one then they most likely aged up during the year (in which case all of their points are applied to the older age group.) In some cases a swimmer may be shown in multiple age groups due to errors in the original race results. This can cause problems in the overall standings and, if found, should be fixed.
   • Races: The list of open water races this swimmer competed in this year. Along with each race name the following information is presented:
     • The Race #: the number of the race for this swimmer, e.g. Race #1 is the first race swum by this swimmer this year, Race #3 is the third race swum by this swimmer this year.
     • The order of this race out of all races hosted this year. The first race hosted this year has a name beginning with "1)", the second race name begins with "2)", etc. As a real example, the details of a race might say:
       • Race #1    3) 2010 Parkside Aquatic 1 Mile
       which means that this swimmer's first race of 2010 was the 3rd race hosted in 2010, and that race was the Parkside 1 Mile.
     • Their place in that race
     • The name they gave on their entry form for that race
     • Their age on the day of that race
     • Their team on the day of that race
     • The distance and their time for the race
   • Metrics: The total distance this swimmer swam in all open water races, the total time they swam, and their average 1 mile time.
   • If the swimmer is tied with another swimmer, then there might be an explanation of the decision process used to break the tie. If this field is missing then either the swimmer is not involved in a tie, or the decision process is described under another swimmer involved in the tie.
5. Beginning in 2011 there are 2 open water points divisions for Pacific Masters events; one for swimmers wearing Category 1 suits; the other for swimmers wearing Category 2 suits. The division in which a swimmer has highest points will be used to determine their place in the open water points competition. A swimmer can only be declared overall winner in one division.
   • Category 1: Non-wetsuit: suits can only be made from textile materials. For men, the swimsuit shall not extend above the naval nor below the knees. For women, the swimsuit shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder nor extend below the knees. No rashguards. No armbands. No tape on the body.
   • Category 2: Wetsuits, other swimwear: All other swimwear (e.g. wetsuits, last yearÕs technical suits like Blue 70Õs, rash guards and arm bands.) are permitted. No type of tape on the body is allowed, unless approved by the event director or event referee. Once the water temperature reaches 78 degrees, the wetsuits are not allowed.
6. Please report any errors to the Open Water scoring chairperson: Swimmingismylife.Marcia (at) gmail (dot) com .