End of Year BBQ
Club Championship
The yearly Club Championships are held for male and female competitors in the various Age divisions. Separate Championships are conducted for both male and female events. The Club Championships traditionally start on the second Saturday of February unless otherwise specified by the General Committee.
| By-Law 2. Age Divisions
a. Male and Female competitors will swim combined races. Competitors are grouped into the following age divisions for both Championship and Pointscore trophies:- |
| Division | Age |
| SUB-JUVENILE | 9 Years and Under |
| JUVENILE | 10 and 11 Years |
| SUB-JUNIOR | 12 and 13 Years |
| JUNIOR | 14 and 15 Years |
| SENIOR | 16 Years and 39 Years |
| MASTER | 40 Years to 49 Years |
| VETERAN | 50 Years & Over |
b. Novice & Junior Novice (Club Championship) swimmers are those who don’t qualify for more than two (2) 50 metre events.
c. Novice swimmers being those swimmers whose Age Division is classified as being Juvenile.
d. Junior Novice being those swimmers whose Age Division is classified as being Sub-Juvenile.
e. The swimmer’s age for each club year shall be the age as at 1st February
| By-Law 4. Pointscore
a. The yearly pointscores are held for male and female competitors in the Age divisions as outlined in By-Law (B2). b. Points are awarded for each club swim (including Club Championship or Special Events) based on the competitor’s individual times. The emphasis is on individual improvement. c. Swimmers who represent the Club at approved District Meetings will be awarded 10 points towards their pointscore total when the timing of the carnival makes Saturday attendance unreasonable. d. Points are awarded against the following table:- |
| Criteria | Points |
| 20m, 30m & 50m Events | |
| More than 2 seconds Outside Best | 1 |
| 1.01 to 2.0 seconds Outside Best | 3 |
| 0.01 to 1.0 seconds Outside Best | 4 |
| Equal to Best & Start | 5 |
| 0.01 to 1.0 seconds better than Best | 6 |
| 1.01 to 2.0 seconds better than Best | 8 |
| More than 2 seconds better than Best | 10 |
| 100m Events | |
| More than 4 seconds Outside Best | 1 |
| 2.01 to 4.0 seconds Outside Best | 3 |
| 0.01 to 2.0 seconds Outside Best | 4 |
| Equal to Best & Start | 5 |
| 0.01 to 2.0 seconds better than Best | 6 |
| 2.01 to 4.0 seconds better than Best | 8 |
| More than 4 seconds better than Best | 10 |
| 200m & 400m Events | |
| More than 8 seconds Outside Best | 1 |
| 4.01 to 8.0 seconds Outside Best | 3 |
| 0.01 to 4.0 seconds Outside Best | 4 |
| Equal to Best & Start | 5 |
| 0.01 to 4.0 seconds better than Best | 6 |
| 4.01 to 8.0 seconds better than Best | 8 |
| More than 8 seconds better than Best | 10 |
Club Championship
The Club Championships will start on the 13th February.
To compete in Championship Events members must meet the following qualifications:-
- (i) Competed on six (6) Club Saturday morning race meets by the Saturday prior to the starting date of the Championships.
- (ii) Members must meet the qualifying standard, during the current season, in each respective event to be eligible to compete.
- (iii) Members must have competed at least once, during the current season, in each respective event to be eligible to compete.
- (iv) The last day of qualifying will be the last Saturday before the commencement of the championships.
Championship points will be allocated as follows:-
| Place | Points |
| 1st | 8 |
| 2nd | 7 |
| 3rd | 6 |
| 4th | 5 |
| 5th | 4 |
| 6th | 3 |
| 7th | 2 |
| All other competitors | 1 |
Note: Where there is more than one heat in any event places will be determined on heat times
Events held for the respective Age Divisions are as follows :-
Veteran, Masters, Senior, Junior, Sub-Junior, Juvenile & Sub-Juvenile
- 50 metres – All Strokes
- 100 metres – All Strokes
- 200 metres – Freestyle & Medley
- 400 metres – Freestyle
Novice & Junior Novice
- 20 metres – All Strokes
- 30 metres – All Strokes
- 50 metres – All Strokes
The Club Championship conditions timetable is as follows :-
- Week 1 – 20mBR, 30mFS, 50mBR, 400mFS
- Week 2 – 20mFS, 30mBK, 50mFS, 200mMed
- Week 3 – 20m BK, 30mBF, 50mBK, 200mFS, 4x50mFS Relay (Men and Ladies)
- Week 4 – 20mBF, 30mBR, 50mBF, 100mFS, 4x50mFS Mixed Relay
- Week 5 – 100mBF, 100mBK, 2x20mFS Mixed Relay, 4x50mFS Mixed Relay Final, 100mBR,
- Week 6 – Jon Facey Trophy, Presidents Trophy, 2x30mFS Mixed relay, all other Relay finals
Hi Im Zoe
I love swim club and especially when it comes to the club Championships.
I have been going for about 3 or 2 years and i love it.
I like to show how i feel in the water so thats why i just love it.
I wish all my friends went but I don’t really care cause i can make them.
From Zoe