Club Meets

During the season, Club Meets will be held each Saturday morning, starting at 8.00am or Friday evenings commencing at 6.00pm.  Members should arrive at least 10 minutes before start times to ensure a prompt start.  The pool is available for warm-up 30 minutes prior to start times.  Please refer to the Club Meet Calendar (in the centre of this handbook) for the schedule of club meets.
 

Events will be conducted for the four individual strokes over distances of 15 (beginners), 25 and 50 metres in that order.  100 metre events and Individual medley will be held at the end of each meet, but swimmers may only enter one 100m event.  Events will also be conducted for longer distance and Masters swims at various meets.
 

In order to qualify for the Individual Medley a swimmer must have qualified to swim 50m in three of the four form strokes.  Swimmers who do not qualify but require a qualifying time for carnivals may swim the Individual Medley at the discretion of the Head Coach.  Swimmers who are 12 and over are expected to swim 200m Individual Medley.
 

The order of strokes will vary each week and will be placed on the notice board on the day.  Freestyle will be swum first or second on the program.  The others will be rotated, in order, beginning on the first day of competition.
Results will be posted on the notice board at the pool and on the JHSC website by the Monday following club.

Rules for Club Meets

1. When the Referee’s whistle is blown there should be absolute silence for the start.
2. No event will be delayed for any swimmer who does not report when called.
3. The Referee’s decision is final. Any swimmer who is disqualified will not receive any points in that event.
4. Swimmers must remain in the water, with caps on, in the lane in which they swam until ordered out by the Referee and then they must leave by the nearest side of the pool.
5. Weather conditions may cause cancellation of Club swims either in total or during the course of the program. At the discretion of the Management Committee any such cancelled days and/or events may be taken into consideration regarding the number of swims necessary for Championship qualification.

Club Advancement

Advancement to longer distance events

Children may advance from 15 to 25 metre events only at the discretion of the Head Coach.
Qualifying times for advancement to 50 metre and 100 metre events are as follows:
Swimmers must equal or better the times listed below:

Swimmers will graduate from one distance to another upon reaching the qualifying time in a particular stroke.  Once qualified for 50 metres in a particular stroke a swimmer cannot return to 25 metres for Club meets except at the referee’s discretion.

Any swimmer graduating from one distance to another will take with them any “most improved” points that they have gained in the season.

Records

Records must be established under QSA rules, at Club Championships, or at specific Club Meets and Carnivals as determined by the Management Committee in consultation with the Head Coach. To attempt to break a record, a swimmer must have recorded a time within 0.5s of the record time to be eligible.

Before the beginning of the meet, the swimmer must inform the coach of their desire to attempt to set a record and approval must be sought from the President or Vice President.  Approval may not be granted for various reasons including:

• Proximity to an official meet where the swimmer will have the opportunity to break the record.
• Deferment to a more convenient meet for the club.
• No swimmer can attempt more than one record at a single meet.
• No swimmer may reattempt the same event for a period of 4 weeks.
• Attempts will be conducted in accordance with QSA rules.
• Attempts will be marshalled as per a normal club swim.

Club Carnivals

Selections Criteria

Selections are based on the personal best times obtained through club swims no more than four weeks prior to team selection.  In the case of carnivals, which occur early in a season, personal best times from the last four weeks of the previous season or winter training may be used.
 

The Carnival Convenor shall obtain that list of club swimmers’ personal best times in each age group and for each stroke.
 

The team will comprise the required number of swimmers chosen from those available, commencing with the fastest times in each age group and for each stroke.
 

Each swimmer, unless circumstances prevent otherwise, shall swim a maximum of three individual swims in any carnival.
Swimmers from a particular age group must be considered for that age group in the first instance.
The selected team shall be discussed with the Head Coach who may adjust the team based on the following criteria:

1. A swimmer’s non-attendance at training sessions.
2. A swimmer not having enough recent club swims to gauge their competitiveness and consistency.
3. A swimmer’s training program has in the Head Coach’s opinion, adversely affected that swimmer’s club times.
4. A swimmer is not competent in a stroke.
5. A swimmer’s recent illness or injury.
6. A swimmer’s suspension due to behaviour.

The team will be posted on the Club notice board no later than the Saturday one week prior to the carnival.  It is the swimmers’ responsibility to notify the Carnival Convenor if they are not available to swim in a carnival.
Any swimmer selected who fails to notify and does not compete in the nominated events may be excluded from selection in the next carnival.
If any swimmer posted as being selected is not available, the Carnival Convenor shall choose a replacement in accordance with these procedures and notify that swimmer of selection.

Inter-Club Carnivals

All swimmers registered with JHSC as Competitive Swimmers are eligible for Inter Club Carnival selection. Non-financial members are ineligible for carnival selection.

Rules at Carnivals

• Swimmers representing Jamboree Heights Swimming Club Inc. in carnivals including QSA/BSA meets must wear official Club costumes and caps.
• All swimmers must remain in the marshalling area for the duration of the carnival unless competing in an event.
• Any swimmer who leaves the marshalling area and misses an event will not be considered for selection in the next carnival.
• All swimmers must obey instructions from the Carnival Marshals and the Coaching staff.
• Swimmers are representing the Club and the Code of Conduct applies irrespective of the venue. Any breaches will not be tolerated.  Swimmers who do so may be suspended from the carnival and may not be considered for selection in the next carnival.

Conditions for nominating BSA/QSA

Any club member who meets the qualifying time may nominate for QSA/BSA swimming carnivals. These are posted on the notice board and our race secretary will accept all nominations.
Any member who enters these events must be aware that there are fines imposed by QSA on those swimmers who do not meet the qualifying times and cannot prove that they have met them at another time (eg other QSA sanctioned meets but excluding club swims). All fines incurred must be paid by the swimmer.

Nomination Procedures

In order to enter a Swimming Meet organised by BSA/QSA or other BSA/QSA affiliated clubs, a swimmer must nominate and pay the entry fees through the club.  Details along with the cost per event will be posted on the notice board for those wishing to enter. Each swim meet will have a cut-off date for nominations. 
Nomination envelopes will be available from the Race Secretary and on the notice board.  Correct money must be placed inside the nomination envelope with the following information written on the front:

1. Swimmer’s name and date of birth
2. Name and date of Swim meet
3. Event number  /  Distance  /  Stroke
4. Personal best time for that event (if unknown the swimmer will be placed in the first heat of that event)

Club Championships

Club Championships will be held on Sunday 28th March 2010 and in order to qualify a swimmer must have swum at least three times at Club meets.
 
All events will be swum as finals. In the event there are more than 6 swimmers for an event the fastest times will determine the placing’s.

The Management Committee holds the overriding discretion as to whether a swimmer may swim in the Club Championships.
Swimmers must be registered, or be eligible to be registered with QSA/BSA as Jamboree Heights Club Swimmers, in order to be eligible to swim.

Non-financial members are ineligible to nominate for the Club Championships. All Membership and Squad Fees must be paid up to and including the week of nomination.

Distances to be swum at Home Carnivals and the Club Championships are as follows:

Swimmers in the Club Championships will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals for placing in the final of each event. 

A trophy will be awarded to the Overall Champion boy and girl in each age group. 

The Overall Champion will be determined by accumulation of points in each event as follows:

Most Improved Award

The major awards for the Club season will include a Most Improved Award for each age group.  The incentive will be for swimmers to swim all strokes as often as possible and to maintain or improve their own standard.  This is measured by aggregating points allocated for each swim in relation to the previous best time for each stroke/distance as per the following table.

• More than 2.50 secs slower than previous PB 1 point
• From  2.49 secs to  1.50 secs slower than previous PB 2 points
• From 1.49 secs  to  0.50 secs slower than previous PB 3 points
• From  0.49 secs to  0.02 secs slower than previous PB 4 points
• From 0.01 secs slower to 0.49 secs faster than previous PB 5 points
• From 0.50 secs to 1.49 secs faster  than previous PB 6 points
• From 1.50 secs to  2.49 secs faster than previous PB 7 points
• More than  2.50 secs faster than previous PB 8 points

On a day on which a swimmer is competing for the Club in a BSA carnival a swimmer will be credited with 3 points for each event up to a maximum of 4 events.  However, swimmers will not receive points for both club meets and BSA carnivals on the same weekend.

Points will accumulate separately for boys and girls in each group.  A Most Improved Trophy will be awarded to the boy and girl in each age group who accumulate the most points in all strokes throughout the season.

Points will be allocated for the four 4 individual strokes over 25 and 50 metre distances.  No points will be allocated for the individual medley or events swum at the Coaches’ instructions.

Swimmers must nominate for each club swim by placing their names on the nomination list on the notice board by 4.00pm every Thursday. Swimmers not nominated who swim, will only be eligible to 1 point for each swim on the day.

Attendance Award Certificate

To gain an Attendance Award Certificate, swimmers must have competed in 80% of Club Meets or Carnivals. On a day on which a swimmer is competing for the Club in an Inter-Club Carnival or other BSA/QSA affiliated event, a swimmer will be credited as attending Club irrespective of whether he or she actually competes at the regular Club Meet.