Swimming

GENERAL

The rules of the competition will be as directed by the Swimming Victoria Inc. unless contra indicated below. Any infringement of the rules may result in the disqualification of the swimmer concerned. 

Member School Staffing Requirements:

• Divisional: Host Schools to supply 3 Staff, all other Schools to supply 2 Staff
• Champions: Host Schools to supply 2 Staff, all other Schools to supply 1 Staff
• Student Assistants to be supplied as required

Disqualifications:

• Incorrect stroking, which goes beyond reasonable tolerance as described in the Events Section.
• Single hand touches in Breaststroke or Butterfly
• Incorrect changeovers in Relays.
• Swimwear Infractions

Marshalling:

• Schools have been supplied with a map of the venue and it is vital that all competitors report to the marshalling area promptly once their event has been called. Competitors will exit this room and go directly to the pool deck and therefore must have everything they require at this stage. Upon entering the pool deck all competitors must keep well back from the pool edge until requested to take their blocks.
• At Divisional Carnivals, competitors who do not marshal will not be credited points for the event. They will be deemed to have not swum.
• At Champions Carnival, if the competitor fails to marshal 5 mins before their event, their position is offered to the next best Alternate.  Once allocated, this Alternate will not be removed.  Failure to marshal prior to an event commencing is an automatic disqualification. 
• Proxies may be appointed to hold a Competitor’s place.  The Proxy will be given a green vest to wear to ensure that their purpose is visible and the spot is not allocated to an Alternate.
• Swimmers may also check in for all of their events the first time they marshal.

Warm Ups:

• Competitors will only be permitted to use the 50m Competition Pool for swimming warm ups during the following times: Division 1 (2 groups) 5.15-5.45pm and Division 2/3 (2 groups) 11.00-11.30am. Lane allocations will be noted in the Warm Up Protocols Guide.
• Feet first entry only into the water for warm ups. This is a safety issue, due to the number of swimmers in the pool at one time. Swimmers to swim in a clockwise direction in their lane and there is to be no stopping at the end of the lane. At Aquanation, any discussion between swimmers and coaches is to occur on the pool deck not on the boom.
• Outside lanes can be used for dive practice lanes from both ends and shared by all schools. In the diving lanes, swimmers must exit the pool before mid-point of the lane.
• Swimmers are NOT to sit on the lane ropes. At MSAC swimmers must NOT exit the pool by climbing over the timing pads.
• At the completion of the 15 min warm-up period, all swimmers are to return to the stands or go directly to the marshalling room.
• Each school must supply sufficient adults to supervise the warm up and ensure that all swimmers are following the above rules. At Divisional Carnivals a minimum of 2 staff are required on pool deck. At Champions the number of students in your squad will determine the number of staff required.

Miscellaneous:

• Swimmers and spectators are requested to keep silent at the commencement of each race. i.e. from the Referees first long whistle until after the starting signal.
• It is the swimmer’s responsibility to report punctually for his or her event.
• Swimmers must wear ‘School approved’ swimwear (no bikinis, football shorts or board shorts allowed). All swimmers must wear a school swim cap. Competitors in Division 1 and Champions must abide by Swimming Victoria Regulations of 1 garment only.
• Competitors are allowed to compete in a maximum of 4 individual events.
• Competitor names are required by the EISM office one week before the event is held.

Start

The start in Freestyle, Breaststroke, and Butterfly will normally be a dive. In certain circumstances, with permission from the Referee in Charge, a swimmer may start in the water and must touch the wall until the starting signal. The start for Backstroke is always in the water. Once swimmers are in the water, there will be a second long whistle to call swimmers to the starting position. Swimmers are called to their blocks for the race by a long whistle. When the starter gives the command “Take your marks” swimmers will move to the front of the blocks and remain still until the starting signal. If a swimmer breaks before the Starters beep, the race will continue and the breaking swimmer will be disqualified. If the Official Starter has made an error, a second start beep will be heard and all Swimmers are then to return for a new start. 

Swimming Program

Following is a list of events offered to both boys and girls in the Swimming program for the various divisions:

100m Freestyle           U15                Div 1
100m Freestyle           Open               Div 1, 2 & 3
50m Freestyle A          U13 to Open        Div 1, 2 & 3
50m Freestyle B          U13 to Open        Div 1
4x50m Medley Relays      U13 to Open        Div 1, 2 & 3
50m Breaststroke         U13 to Open        Div 1, 2 & 3
50m Butterfly            U14, U16 & Open    Div 1, 2 & 3
50m Backstroke           U13 to Open        Div 1, 2 & 3
4x50m Freestyle Relays   U13 to Open        Div 1, 2 & 3
5x50m Relay              Multi-age          Div 2

Points

Individual A:            30, 27, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18.
Individual B:            20, 18, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9.
4 x 50m Relays:          45, 41, 38, 36, 34, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24.
5 x 50m Relays:          60, 54, 50, 48, 46, 4

Champions Carnival Selection

Division 1         Fastest 5 Swimmers from each event
                   No progression from Divisional for 100m Freestyle U15 Event
Division 2         Fastest 3 Swimmers from each event
                   No progression from Divisional for 5x50m Relay Event
Division 3         Fastest 2 Swimmers from each event
                   No progression from Divisional for 5x50m Relay Event
All Divisions      Multi-Class 50m Freestyle as required - Schools to request Entry Form

Emergencies for the Champions Carnival will be determined by best times. Please note when there are A and B Events, the fastest swimmers from the combined events proceed to the Champions Carnival.