How fina swimming points are awarded. The scoring system for competitions in the Masters category

The FINA Points allow comparisons of results among different events. The FINA Points Table assigns point values ​​to swimming performances, more points for world class performances typically 1000 or more and fewer points for slower performances.

The base times are defined every year. They refer to the latest World Record that was approved by FINA. For short course (SCM) the base times are defined with the cut-off date of August 31st. For long course (LCM) the base times are defined at the end of the year (December 31st).

Thus FINA Point Scoring 2014 literally means: Short course times until 31 Aug 2014, long course times until 31 Dec 2013.

The base times are published on the FINA website within one month after the end of the relevant period.

Why Calculate Fina Points?

Fina Points Calculator uses the Points Table (based on World Records) to convert your times into your personal Fina Scoring... Fina Scores is a universal value. It allows you to analyze your performance and follow your evolution as a swimmer through the season year by year.

Remember: the more Fina Points you get for a course, the better swimmer your are!

How to use the FINA Points calculator?

Enter the course and the stroke into the Points Calculator... Select the pool type: 50 m for long course, 25 m for short course. Enter your result and the year when the couse was run. Be careful: the field Year is supposed to be used as the year of your course and not the year of the base time.
Click the button “Calculate". Your Fina points will be displayed on the top of the page.

What about some examples?

1. Your are a girl. In may 2014 you swam in a long course pool a 200m backstroke in 2 min and 0.88 seconds.
Put 2014 in the field "Year", then select 50m in the field “Course". Leave blank the field “Month".
Your FINA score is 1081 points.

2. You are a man. In May 2014 you swam 200 m IM in a short course pool for 2 minutes and 19.43 seconds.... That’s a good time!
Put 2014 in the field “Year”, write 05 in the field “Month”. Select 25 m in the field “Course".
Your score is 486 FINA points.
Remember: in a 25 meters "pool, despite the fact you swam in 2014, before August 31st 2014 your points were calculated according to the base times of 2013, after August 31st 2014- according to the base times defined for 2014.

FINA Swimming Points are used to compare results in different competitions. How better result, the more points are recorded on the swimmer's account (from 1000 and more in international competitions).

FINA points are assigned according to the base time, the last FINA-approved world record.

For fifty meter pools, the base time is determined at the end of the previous year (31 December).

How to use the FINA points calculator?

Enter the distance and swimming style. Indicate your type of pool: 50m for “long water", 25 m for “short water". Enter your time and year when the distance was floated. Please note that in the column "Year" the year of your result is indicated, not the year, by the base time of which the counting will be carried out.
Click on the "Calculate" button. Your points will appear at the top of the page.

Examples?

1. You are a girl. In May 2014, you swam 200 meters on your back in long water in 2 minutes 88 hundredths of a second.
In the column "Year" write 2014, in the column "length of the pool" choose "50m". Ignore the month column
Your account: 1081 FINA Points.

2. You are a man. In May 2014, you swam a 200 m complex in short water in 2 minutes 19 seconds and 43 hundredths of a second.
In the column "Year" write 2014, in the column "month" choose "May", in the column "length of the pool" - "25m"
Your account: 486 FINA Points.
Pay Attention, what on short water, despite the fact that you dived in 2014, until August 31, 2014 points were calculated based on the base time in 2013, after August 31 - based on the results of 2014.

In professional swimming, there is a special goggle system developed by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). It is designed to compare the performance of athletes in professional competition. Depending on the result of the swimmer, a certain number of points is assigned to him, in accordance with the base time (the last world record approved by FINA).

For competitions taking place in pools of 50 meters, the base time is fixed at the end of the previous year (31 December). For pools with a length of 25 meters - at the end of August this year (31st).

Swimming finals calculator - what is it and how to use it?

Before calculating his number of points, the athlete can familiarize himself with the current base time for a given period. This can be done on the official website of the International Swimming Federation (FINA). For the convenience of calculating, there is a special calculator of points - in the Russian segment of the Internet it will not be difficult to find it. The finals calculator works quite simply: after entering the necessary data, it automatically calculates how many points an athlete is supposed to receive for a particular result. You can calculate the number of points using the following algorithm:

1. First you need to enter your gender, the distance you float and your swimming style;
2. Next - choose the length of the pool (50 meters - "long water", 25 meters - "short water");
3. Then - indicate the time and year in which this distance was covered. Please note that you need to enter not the year when the base time was set, from which the points will be counted, but the year in which the swimmer demonstrated his result;
4. At the end of the procedure - click the "calculate" button, and the number of your points will appear at the top of the page.

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For competitions with team standings or with the determination of the absolute winners in different nominations, until now in the competitions of the "Masters" category, two variants of scoring have been used.

• The first is the assignment of a certain number of points for 1-3 (1-6) places. At the same time, the advantage was gained by the most numerous clubs, as well as athletes performing in types with obviously little competition.
• The second is the assignment of points according to the table developed in 1994 for young athletes. At the same time, the specificity of veteran swimming could not be taken into account in any way with its change in results depending on the length of the distance, style and age of the veteran athletes.

In 2006, our Association developed (and in 2008 - improved) its own scoring system, which we offer to the attention of all interested parties. The main author of the system is the Perm swimmer-programmer Valery Borisovich Feoktistov. The average results of the veteran world ten in each type of swimming for each age category were taken as the baseline. These dozens are published regularly on the official FINA website. For our system, dozens were taken as of the time of development (from 01.09.2008 they were updated as of 01.01.2008). These baseline results were equated to 200 points (from 01.09.2008 - to 1000 points).
The formula for calculating the number of points for each specific result is based on a cubic dependence, substantiated at one time by the Ufa scientist V.G. Romanko, which says that the power required for movement is proportional to cuba speed. It is proposed to compare the evaluated result with the baseline just in terms of power, that is, it is precisely cubic addiction. The calculation formula is as follows:

where:
P- the number of points,
B- the base result from the table,
T- the athlete's current score
The final result can be more than 1000 points if the athlete has shown a time exceeding the average time of the world ten.
After the development of our system, it turned out that FINA applies exactly the same formula for calculating points.

Examples of scoring using the above formula:

• An athlete of 63 years old swam in a 50-meter pool with a 50 m breaststroke in 37.67 seconds
  The average time of the world ten (baseline result) at this distance for a group of 60-64 years old in a pool with a length of 50 m = 34.89 seconds In this case P= 1000 ? (34,89 / 37,67) 3 = 1000 ? 0.9262 3 = 794,53.
  Rounding off according to the usual rules of arithmetic, we get 795 points.

• A 34-year-old athlete swam in a 25-meter pool 200 m on her back in 2: 35.81 = 155.81 seconds.
  The base result at this distance in the 25th pool in the group of 30-34 years is 142.45 sec. In this case P = 1000 ? (142,45 / 155,81) 3 = 1000 ? 0.9143 3 = 764,30
  Rounding off according to the usual rules of arithmetic, we get 764 points.

List of system modifications made in 2008:

• The baseline results were recalculated based on the world's top ten as of 01.01.2008. Mathematical smoothing was applied to eliminate the influence of clearly abnormal values ​​on the baseline result.
• The base result is equated to 1000 points - for greater accuracy in assessing close results. The estimates obtained are rounded according to the rules of arithmetic (up or down).
• It is proposed to recalculate the baseline results once every 4 years - at the beginning of each Olympic year.

How baseline results are calculated

To calculate the baseline results, the average is taken between the third and eighth results in the world ten. In other words, the two best and two worst results are discarded, and the average is taken not from the remaining, but from the two extreme results. This avoids situations where leaders are abnormally detached from the rest or when poorly filled groups are filled with poor results.

This principle avoids displacement within the group, since only the extreme points (average between them) are taken into account.

You may have noticed the “FINA APPROVED” badge when choosing your swimwear. Professionals, most likely, will understand what is going on and with a 99% probability will buy this thing, but beginners may think ... What is FINA and what does its approval mean? PROSWIM specialists will be happy to answer these questions, tell you more about FINA and the history of this most important organization for swimming, celebrating its 110th anniversary this year. Enjoy your reading!

Who is FINA?

FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) is an international federal water sports organization founded in 1908 in London. As you know, in 1908, the Summer Olympic Games were held in London. At the end of the tournament, on July 19, representatives of eight European federations gathered at the Manchester Hotel to discuss the rules for holding competitions in water sports. This date is now considered the founding date of FINA. The following countries took part in the creation of FINA: Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, Hungary, Denmark, Finland. The USSR Swimming Federation joined FINA in 1947.

Now representatives of our country are actively involved in leading positions. President of the All-Russian Swimming Federation (VFF) Vladimir Salnikov has been a member of the FINA Bureau since 2013, Gennady Aleshin, who has held this post since 1996, is an honorary member of the FINA Bureau. Alexey Vlasenko heads the technical committee for diving. The members of the technical committees for sports are: in high-diving - Dmitry Sautin, in artistic (synchronized) swimming - Olga Brusnikina, in water polo - Yevgeny Sharonov. Anastasia Davydova represents Russia on the FINA coaching commission.

2018 marks the 110th anniversary of FINA, the last 9 years of which Julio Maglione has been the president of the federation. The full interview with Maglione and a detailed history of FINA's success can be found in the magazine This year, on the occasion of the anniversary, the headquarters of the International Aquatics Federation was opened in Lausanne (Switzerland), and the number of its members increased to 209: 52 each representing Europe and Africa, 45 each representing America and Asia, 15 representing Oceania.

first half of the 20th century: first competitions and records

second half of the 20th century: reaching the world level

1948 - water polo goes to the world level at the Olympic Games in London, which is attended by 18 teams from 5 continents.
1956 - butterfly swimming competition take place at the Olympic Games in Melbourne (Australia).
1964 - the third in a row Olympic victory at a distance of 100 meters.
1968 - electronic timing at the Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Did you know ... what was included swimming was included in the program of the first Olympic Games in 1896, and since then has invariably been included in the Olympic program. In 1899, major international competitions were held in Budapest with the participation of athletes from several European countries; then they began to be held annually in various European countries and were called the "European Championship".

What is FINA for? Pure sports, fair results, stimulating interest in water sports are the three main areas of FINA's activities.

FINA has been organizing the World Championships in 6 water sports since 1973:

• swimming (all styles);
• diving (springboard, platform, synchronized diving, mixed and team competitions);
• high diving (diving from extreme heights);
• water polo (men and women);
• synchronized swimming (solo, duet, mixed duet, team and free combination);
• swimming in open water (5 km, 10 km, 25 km, team tournament).

The main goal of FINA is to establish uniform rules for water sports applicable to the Olympic Games and FINA competitions, for example, World Cups and Championships, qualifying tournaments, etc.

FINA has the following objectives:

• reinforce the importance of physical activity through water sports;
• establish uniform rules for participation in competitions and the Olympic Games;
• develop water sports all over the world, regardless of gender, age, race;
• to promote fair sports without banned substances;
• develop international relations, etc.

Our policy is to invest in sports as much as they need to grow. FINA is one of the few federations that bears all travel, accommodation and catering costs for all 2,500 athletes and officials who participate in the FINA World Championships.

Throughout its existence, FINA has approved a large number of world records, including numerous achievements of our Russian swimmers: Alexander Popov, Evgeny Korotyshkin, Kliment Kolesnikov, Yulia Efimova, Vladimir Morozov, Anton Chupkov, Evgeny Rylov and many other champions. International Federation Swimming has also developed a point system for comparing results in different competitions. Points are determined according to the last record base time approved by FINA.

What FINA products do champions swim in?

The FINA label is very important - it confirms the quality and safety of the purchased goods. In addition, the athlete will not be admitted to official competitions without a label. All equipment for an effective start in the competition, presented in the retail network and the PROSWIM online store, is 100% original products from the brands, approved by FINA. Among them:

Starter swim products have a streamlined shape, improved hydrodynamic properties, which prevents the formation of water vortices and water resistance. Swimming in quality starting equipment increases the chances of an effective start and victory.

Yulia Efimova, a three-time Olympic medalist, is the official face of the Speedo brand in Russia: “During my sports career, I tried many brands, but a few years ago I finally settled on Speedo. For one simple reason - this is the highest quality and most comfortable swimming equipment that fits my data perfectly. "

What sporting goods do champions swim in? Many swimmers choose "FINA approved" starter equipment from well-known brands, which you can also find and buy in the offline or online PROSWIM store!

Ying interview with FINA President Julio Maglione (detail)

- How significant is FINA's weight in the world of sports and, in particular, in the Olympic movement?

“We are a powerful and highly respected part of them. Proof of this is the revised program for the 2020 Tokyo Games, which will add three additional disciplines to swimming. There will be changes in both water polo and synchronized swimming. In the female Olympic tournament water polo players will be attended by 10 teams, there will be an increase in the number of participants and team tournament in synchronized swimming - also from eight to ten.

FINA's new headquarters looks amazing. However, it must be admitted that it became the first such for the federation in 109 years of existence. Why did it take so long?

- I want to say that for the first time in history we work in a building that we own. By the way, this is another sign of how quickly we are developing. FINA's areas of work are very diverse and require a lot of resources, both human and financial. Thanks in large part to the work of CEO Corneille Marculescu, the FINA office is doing an excellent job of doing this, leveraging the latest advances in the sports industry. Considering that the financial situation at FINA allowed, we made the decision to acquire our own home, which would correspond to the contribution that aquatic sports have made to world sports.

One of the highlights this year is the Olympic Aquatic Support Program, targeting National Federations and Continental Associations. Are there already any results from this initiative?

- Our policy is to invest in sports as much as it needs to grow. FINA is one of the few federations that bears all travel, accommodation and catering costs for all 2,500 athletes and officials who participate in the FINA World Championships.

Moreover, similar support is provided by us and our partners for the participants of the World Short Course Championships, as well as the World Series in Swimming and Diving. We hope that we will be able to extend this practice to the top events held under the auspices of FINA in other disciplines. I would also like to remind you that the prize pool for the FINA World Championships is $ 5.8 million. Other major tournaments have prize pools as well.

Thus, FINA becomes the most medal-intensive organization in Olympic program... One of the main reasons for this is the high viewership interest in aquatic disciplines both on the part of TV viewers and on the Internet.