Race Cups

The eight fastest swimmers in event 16, 200-meter medley female, and the eight fastest swimmers in event 17, 200-meter medley male, will qualify for the elimination race. In the finals, 50 meters will be swum in each of the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle medley events. The order will be drawn on the day of the competition. In each final heat, two swimmers will be eliminated, so that eight swimmers will start in the eighth final, six in the quarter final, four in the semi-final and two in the final.

- 4 swimmers (2 female and 2 male) start on a start signal and swim close together (max. 5 meters apart).

- After 50 meters the first swimmer of each team gets out, the remaining three swimmers turn around and continue swimming in the same order one after the other.

- After 100 meters and 150 meters this process is repeated, so that on the last 50 meters the team race is decided by the last swimmers of the teams.

- During the race, overtaking is not allowed within the team; the hands of each swimmer must remain 5 meters behind the feet of the swimmer in front.

Ursula Happe won the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne; she also held the world record over this distance. The trophy is awarded to the swimmer (open class) with the highest number of points according to the FINA table from the addition of the swum times over 50 (preliminary heat), 100 and 200 meters breaststroke. It is endowed with a cash prize of 100 euros.

Swimmers born between 2011 and 2015 can participate in the "Mini Cup". For this purpose, at least three 50-meter distances must be swum. The winner of the "Mini-Cup" is the swimmer who has the highest number of points after adding the best three individual distances according to the FINA table. Results of the finals will not be taken into account.

The Mystery Medley Race is a 4x 50m medley mixed relay consisting of two male and two female participants. Each participating team is given its own secret order of the sections, which is only communicated shortly before the race by means of a start card. If a team is allocated the backstroke as the first leg, the start will be from the starting block! In the underwater phase, the swimmer must move to the backstroke position and may remain underwater for a maximum of 15 m in accordance with the competition regulations for the backstroke. The changes after 50 and 150 m take place in the water. The starting swimmer's feet may not leave the wall until after the next swimmer has stopped.
One team per club/SG is allowed to start.

The age groups 2011 to 2015 are categorised by year, the age groups 2009/2010 (Youth B), 2007/2008 (Youth A) and 2006 and older are categorised together.
Awards will be presented:

• Medals for first to third place in the above-mentioned categories
• Prizes for first place in the categories 2006 and older, Youth A and Youth B
• Prizes of honour for the winners of the finals (classification 2011 - 2015)
• Cash prizes of 30.00, 20.00 and 10.00 euros respectively for the top three finishers in the finals in the classification 2006 and older
• Cash prizes for the winners of the elimination race and team race
• Cups for the winners of the "Mini Cup" classifications (year classification)
• For the best female and male performance of the event, a cash prize of 50.00 euros each (highest score according to the World Aquatics table).