Dates & Information

CLUB NIGHTS:

These nights are for all swimmers from stroke correction through to competitive squad. The first race starts at 6.00pm and the last race is usually finished by 7.15pm.

These nights are a good place for young swimmers to experience racing in a positive and friendly environment. You race against your own time each week and chocolate fish are given to swimmers who break their times. 

If for whatever reason a training or club night needs to be postponed or cancelled, the club committee will put a notification on our website and facebook page, and where appropriate, advise schools.

CLUB NIGHT RULES:
1.  Only swimmers doing warm-up lengths are allowed in the pool before the racing starts
2.  Keep off the lanes ropes!
3.  While swimming nights are in progress, swimmers must remain in the pool area.
4.  Pool is to be cleared when the whistle is blown
5.  Silence when marshalling for a race and when the race is being started.
6.  Remain in your lane at the end of the race until you are told to get out.  
7.  Swimming Caps must be worn.
8.  Te Aroha College allows the Club to use their facilities, please respect them. Entry to Pavillion is for committee only, please stay out of the Pavillion unless you need to contact a committee member.

CLUB NIGHT CANNOT BE HELD WITHOUT THE HELP OF PARENTS SETTING UP AND PUTTING AWAY THE STARTING BLOCKS, LANE ROPES AND TIME KEEPING. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED.  THANK YOU.

Swimming will take place on rainy nights, but not on stormy nights. It is up to you whether or not you swim.

CHAMPIONSHIPS:
You must have swum in at least 2 Club Nights prior to Chamionships starting to be eligible for Championship trophies.

Champs are swum in age groups based on the swimmers age as at 1 January:
Under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 16+ and Masters.

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS (HELD IN TERM 1) ARE:
Week 1   200m freestyle, 33 1/3m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 33 1/3m breaststroke.
Week 2   4 Stroke medley, 33 1/3m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 33 1/3m butterfly and 100m breaststroke.
There is a Championship Cup for each age group for boys and for girls. There are other races held on each night for points.

ACHIEVEMENTS:
These are awarded for swimmers first ever 1 length of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly and also for their first ever 100m and 200m freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, as indicated on the Swim Fantastic Certificate. Breaststroke and Butterfly will be judged.

DISTANCE:
One night during the season you will have the chance to swim a long distance - 400m, 800m, or 1500m. Take the Challenge!!