FINA MASTERS RULES 2005 - 2009

　　MASTERS OPEN WATER SWIMMING RULES

　　MASTERS OPEN WATER SWIMMING SHALL BE DEFINED AS ANY EVENT FOR WHICH THE DISTANCE IS GREATER THAN 1500 METRES AND WHERE ENTRY IS RESTRICTED TO MASTER SWIMMERS. NORMAL MASTERS AGE GROUPS SHALL APPLY.

　　THE OPEN WATER SWIMMING RULES IN PART IV OF THE FINA HANDBOOK SHALL APPLY TO MASTERS OPEN WATER SWIMMING WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS.

　　MOWS 1 MASTERS OPEN WATER SWIMMING EVENTS WILL BE UP TO 5 KM. NO MASTERS OPEN WATER EVENTS SHOULD BE HELD IN WATER LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 18 °CENTIGRADE.

　　MOWS 2 A MASTERS OPEN WATER SWIMMING EVENT MAY BE INCLUDED IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

　　MOWS 3 SWIMMERS SHALL BE SEEDED ACCORDING TO AGE GROUPS FROM THE YOUNGEST TO THE OLDEST. SWIMMERS MAY BE SELECTED IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER. THE SLOWEST ENTERED SWIMMERS OF EACH AGE GROUP MAY COMPRISE AND BE SEEDED IN SPECIAL HEAT(S).

　　MOWS 4 RACE ORGANISERS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE REFEREE AND SUBJECT TO ADVICE FROM THE FINA TECHNICAL OPEN WATER SWIMMING COMMITTEE, ARE TO DESIGNATE IN ADVANCE THE CUT OFF TIME FOR EACH MASTERS RACE. AS A ROUGH GUIDE, A TIME OF 30 MINUTES PER KILOMETRE COULD APPLY.

　　MOWS 5 IT SHALL BE COMPULSORY FOR ALL SWIMMERS TO WEAR HIGHLY VISIBLE COLOURED NUMBERED SWIM CAPS.

　　MOWS 6 WET SUITS MAY BE WORN BUT THE SWIMMER THEN BECOMES INELIGIBLE FOR TROPHIES OR CHAMPIONSHIP HONOURS.

　　国际泳联成人公开水域游泳赛规则

　　(2005-2009)

　　成人公开水域游泳赛是指比赛距离超过1500米、只限成人运动员参加的各类游泳竞赛。正规的成人游泳赛规则年龄组的划分适合成人公开水域游泳比赛。

　　除下述规定之外，国际泳联竞赛规则的第四部分——公开水域游泳赛规则适用于成人公开水域游泳赛。

　　1. 成人公开水域游泳赛项目必须在5公里以下距离。成人公开水域游泳赛不应该在平均水温低于18℃的情况下举办。

　　2. 世界游泳锦标赛可包括成人公开水域游泳赛项目。

　　3. 成人公开水域游泳运动员的比赛编排年龄组要从年轻到年老，成人公开水域游泳运动员可以采取性别编组,针对每个年龄组中速度最慢的运动员可预先组织专门的资格赛。

　　4.比赛组织者应经与总裁判长协商，并根据国际泳联公开水域游泳技术委员会的建议，为每次比赛预定该比赛的关门时间。一般情况下，时间标准可定为每公里30分钟。

　　5.所有参赛运动员必须佩戴颜色鲜明、清晰的，标有号码的游泳帽 。

　　6.可穿潜水服(防寒泳装)，但该运动员将无缘锦标赛的任何奖杯和奖励。