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Online entries close midnight Friday 14 January 2022
Entry Fees:
Members $35
Non-members $45
Somerton SLSC Members $35
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SA State Masters Open Water Swimming Championships
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Major Sponsors:
Marion Outdoor Pool 
Official Program
State Masters OWS Championship - Sunday 16 Jan 2022
Results
Historical Results
2012 - 2022 Winners and Placegetters
2020 1km & 3km Results
2022 MSSA Open Water Swim Championships Summary
The 11h annual MSSA Open Water Swim Championships were held on 16 January at Somerton Beach. There was a record number of entries- 168 (161 who swam) in the 1 and 3 km events. Conditions were superb on the day.
The overall Female and Male winners in the 3 km event were Leila Nazimi (SHB) and Liam McHugh (SUS) while the 1km winners were Stephanie Palmer White (SAM) and Mark Preiss (SAO).
Team Trophies were hotly contested with Marion winning the Aggregate Points Trophy (ahead of Atlantis and Phoenix) while Uni SA won the Average Points /Swimmer Trophy (just ahead of Aquadome Otters and Phoenix).
Golden Marlin trophies for completing 10 Marion swims were presented to Joe Bayer (SPM ), Andrew Cranley (SNO), Ron Hardie (SMR), Leila Nazimi (SHB), Grant Simpson (SPM), Andrew Smith (SMR) while Roman Zaika (SAM) was presented with a 20 year award.
The Barb Pearce Trophy, awarded to the oldest female to complete all open water swims in the 2020-21 season was awarded to Pauline Smith (SHB), age 79.
Thanks to Ben Warr, Open Swim Coordinator and all the Marlins who assisted on the day and Somerton SLSC for providing excellent water cover.
Marie Dingwall Memorial Trophy
This annual award was established in memory of Marie Dingwall, a long time and much loved member of our club who passed away suddenly in 2010. It recognised a member of the Masters Swimming South Australia (MSSA) community who had contributed to our swim and the Open Water Swim Series and who embodied the Masters spirit of friendship, fitness and fun. To be eligible a nominee had to be a MSSA Member and had to participate in the OWS Series and the Marion swim as either a competitor or as an organiser. Nominees are invited from MSSA clubs and the award was announced at the Presentation ceremony following the swim. The award was discontinued in 2020.
Past winners:
2011 Catherine Marriot (Noarlunga)
2012 Ruth Henty (Marion)
2013 Sue Graebner (Adelaide)
2014 Rosemary White (Henley Beach)
2015 Kent Nelson (Adelaide)
2016 Maddie Edgley-Smith (Tea Tree Gully)
2017 Ethne Mayton (Tea Tree Gully)
2018 Pamela Gunn (Adelaide Masters)
2019 Garth Hayter (Marion)
2020 Yumi Brown (Aquadome Otters)