2009 Duel in the Pool

2009 Duel in the Pool American Swimming Stars to Take On European Select Team at the 2009 Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Event to be held Friday December 18 7:00pm & Saturday December 19 2009, 2:30pm Broadcast on NBC on December 27 Location: Manchester Aquatic Centre, in Manchester, England, Format The competition will be a dual-meet competition with 13 men’s and 13 women’s events and two relays for both men and women. Each team will have up to eighteen (18) women and eighteen (18) men. The combined team of Germany, Great Britain and Italy will be permitted to have up to six (6) women and six (6) men from each of the countries. A running score will be kept combining the points earned by both women and men. The course for the competition will be 25 meters (short course). A swimmer can enter up to six events during the meet – any combination of individual and relay events. Events Fri December 18 400 Medley Relay – Women 400 Medley Relay – Men 400 IM – Women 400 IM – Men 100 Free – Women 100 Free – Men 200 Back – Women 200 Back – Men 200 *** – Women 200 *** – Men 100 Fly – Women 100 Fly – Men 400 Free – Women 400 Free – Men Saturday December 19 800 Free – Women 800 Free - Men 200 Free – Women 200 Free – Men 100 Back – Women 100 Back – Men 100 *** – Women 100 *** – Men 200 Fly – Women 200 Fly – Men 50 Free – Women 50 Free – Men 200 IM – Women 200 IM – Men 400 Free Relay – Women 400 Free Relay – Men Scoring in the individual events will be: 1st Place 5 points 2nd Place 3 points 3rd Place 1 point 4th Place 0 points 5th Place 0 points 6th Place 0 points Scoring in the relay events will be: 1st Place 7 points 2nd Place 0 points Tie Breaker In the case of a tie, there will be a 4 x 50 Medley Relay with two men and two women from each team on the relay. This tie-breaker relay will be worth one point. The team that wins this relay will be declared the winner of the meet.