
The Champions Challenge is a performance based ranking system for those 20 years of age and older. It scores individual race performances on a points-per-race basis. All individual finishers in a 2010 Somersault Swim Race receive Champions Challenge points, and are automatically ranked in the Champions Challenge Points Rankings.
Each race participant receives points based on their place in a maximum of 4 races, and are automatically ranked in the Champions Challenge Points Rankings. The participants with the most Championship Challenge Points (minimum of 3 races) will be declared the official Challenge Champions in their age, and gender category . All Champions Challenge Winners (First Three in each Category) will be honoured at the year end Somersault Champions Challenge Awards Reception.

The Junior Triathlon Challenge is for those participants 13 & under, 14-15, 16-17, and 18-19 years as of December 31, 2010. The program provides a forum for these multi-sport participants to compare themselves against others of the same age and gender.
Each race participant receives points based on their place in a maximum of 4 races, and are automatically ranked in the Champions Challenge Points Rankings. The participants with the most Championship Challenge Points (minimum of 3 races) will be declared the official Challenge Champions in their age, and gender category . All Champions Challenge Winners (First Three in each Category) will be honoured at the year end Somersault Champions Challenge Awards Reception.
Champions Challenge Eligibility
Who is Eligible
Anyone who enters an Somersault Swim Series race is ranked in the Champions Challenge. Champions Challenge or the Junior Challenge, they are automatically assigned points based on their race place.
Minimum Number of Races
To be ranked at year end in the Champions Challenge or Junior Challenge participants must complete a minimum of 3 races during the season.
Maximum Number of Races (New)
The point scores from a maximum of 4 races can be counted in the Champions Challenge of Junior Challenge Rankings . If participants enter more than 3 Champions Challenge Races, only their 3 best performances count towards their Champions Challenge Ranking.
Junior Challenge Categories
Gender Age Categories: 19 & under
Champions Challenge Categories
Men Overall, & Women Overall
Gender Age Categories: 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 & over, Clydesdale, Athena
2010 Somersault Swim Series
Champions Challenge/Junior Challenge Scoring Table
Champions Challenge Ranking is determined by the number of Challenge Points accumulated by participants.
The new Champions Challenge Scoring Table is set out below. The first 200 participants in each Championsh Challenge race receive points. First place receives 1000 points, and there is 5 points difference between all places from 1 to 200.
A minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 races can count towards your Champions Chalenge Ranking.
Place |
Points |
1st
|
1000 |
2nd |
995 |
3rd |
990 |
4th |
985 |
5th |
980 |
6th |
975 |
7th |
970 |
8th |
965 |
9th |
960 |
10th |
955 |
50th |
750 |
100th |
500 |
150th |
250 |
199th |
5 |
Somersault Swim Series - 2010 Junior Challenge Races
All 2010 Somersault Swim Series races are included in the Junior Challenge Race program.
Somersault Swim Series - 2010 Champions Challenge Races
| Event Date |
Somersault Event |
Champions Challenge Races |
| June 13 |
Ottawa Riverkeeper Swim |
1500M |
| July 5 |
Greater Kingston Sydenham Swim |
1500M |
| July 12 |
Graham Beasley Swim |
1932M |
| August 1 |
National Capital Swim |
1500M |
| August 16 |
Thousand Islands Swim |
1500M |
| September 5 |
Canadian Swims |
1932M
3864M |
|