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Minimum age limit
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25 years.
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Age determining date
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The actual age of the competitor as of December 31, 2014.
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Age groups
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25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54;55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70-74; 75-79; 80-84; 85-89; 90-94 and five year age increments as high as necessary;
For safety reasons swimmers shall be seeded according to age groups from the oldest to the youngest.
Swimmers may be selected irrespective of gender. The competition will be divided
into mixed waves. Race organizers, in consultation with the referee and subject
to advice from 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. It shall be compulsory for all swimmers to wear highly
visible colored numbered swim caps (provided by the Organizing Committee). Wet suits
may be worn but the swimmer then becomes ineligible for medals or championships
honors. Transponders will be used during the competition.
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Course Length
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3 km event
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to reduce the length of the swim should adverse weather conditions prevail.
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Competition venue
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The competition will take place in the Olympic rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame at Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Water temperature varies between 24°C to 26°C or 75.2°F to 78.8°F.
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Time limits
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Swimmers who cannot complete the 3 km distance in 90 minutes (1 ½ hours) are advised not to enter. Swimmers still on the course after this time will be stopped and their progress marked.
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Medals
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1st to 6th place in each age group.
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