Winter Championships begin this week 9-9-23 and are held over 2 Saturdays. Below is some useful information regarding qualifying for these Championships.
Swimmers need to be a registered swimmer of the Club and must have swum 8 Freestyle swims and 4 of each of the other form strokes to qualify. (for example if your child only swims free and back they have to have swum 8 Freestyle and 4 Back, if they swim all strokes then it is 8 Freestyle and 4 of each of the other strokes).
Younger swimmers who only swim 2 laps in the Ind Medley, can swim either Backstroke or Breaststroke then Freestyle home. Please explain to your child that the child in the lane next to them may be swimming breast when they are swimming back, they must stick to what they are swimming and not change stroke half way through because the child in the lane next door is swimming a different stroke. All other competitors in the Medley events swim the distance their age group states.
If any swimmers have not swum the required number of swims to qualify they can still swim in Championships as an Exhibition Swimmer. This will give them the experience of Championships for next time.
Second Claim swimmers may also swim in Championships as an Exhibition Swimmer.
There are no more opportunity for swimmers to contest the Jnr Dash. The swimmers that have been selected for the event on Day 2 of Championships will be notified at Club in the weeks leading up to the event.
Second Claim Swimmers are ineligible to swim in the Final of the 25mtr Dash on Day 2 of Championships.
Number of swims available
Stroke | No of Swims Available |
Freestyle | 0 |
Backstroke | 0 |
Breaststroke | 0 |
Butterfly | 0 |
Ind Medley | 0 |
Championships are swum over 2 weeks:-
Day 1 – 09-09-2023 – Medley & Breaststroke
Day 2 – 16-09-2023 – Butterfly, Backstroke, Freestyle & Jnr Dash
Entries are now open and will close on Wednesday 6 September 2023 at 3.30pm. Entry cost is $1.50 per event and will be payable at time of entry, not at the front desk.
The Blackline Sheet is available on the Recorders Table so you can verify the status of your children. The Blackline Sheet has been manually adjusted to include upgrades, carnival attendances and any other anomalies that this computer program does not pick up. If you do not agree with the sheet please see George Ross.
The Blackline Sheet will be updated every week from then until Day 1 of Championships so you can keep updated on the events your child still needs to qualify for.
If the Blackline Sheet shows a line against your child’s name that means they have qualified in those events. If a number shows that indicates the number of swims that your child still has to complete to qualify.
Swimmers can enter just their age events or they can also enter the 11yrs & Under events (11yrs & under swimmers) or Age and Open Events (12yrs & Over swimmers).
Swimmers that have qualified to contest the Jnr 25mtr Dash will receive their invitations on Saturday 9-9-2023, the event will be swum on Day 2, 16-9-2023.
We encourage all our swimmers to take part in the end of season championships.
Warm up at 3.00pm, racing will begin at 3.30pm.
If you require any further information or have questions regarding championships, please refer to the email that George sent to all swimmers on 3-9-2023 or contact him by email at peakhurstascmeets@gmail.com
Black Line Sheet, available at recording table.
Event List can be found here.