Annual House Swimming Carnival Programme 2019

RULES Competitors may compete in their own age group only plus Open Events.

START

Each event shall have the following command for the start. Whistle: Take your mark ... Beeper. Whistle:

On the whistle, competitors will take the top block. Competitors will take their race start position.

Take your mark:

Beeper:

Go!

False Start – One Start Rule The race will be started by the Beeper. Should a swimmer ‘break’, the race will continue and that swimmer will be disqualified by the judges. If you think there is a break DO NOT STOP – keep swimming.

TURNS

Freestyle

All competitors must touch the turning wall with either hand or foot.

Breaststroke

Competitors must touch with both hands together at the finish of the event and on the turns. The correct Breaststroke kick must be used. A competitor is allowed only one stroke underwater at the start of the event and on the turn. Competitors must touch with both hands together at the finishof the event and on the turn. Competitors must be on their backs at all times except when executing a turn. Backstroke will start in the water

Butterfly

Backstroke

POINT SCORE

A Division

B Division

C Division

D Division

Relays

1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th 8 th 9 th

30 points 1 st

20 points 1 st

10 points 1 st

3 points

1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th

30 points 25 points 20 points 15 points 10 points

29 points 2 nd 19 points 2 nd 9 points 2 nd 2 points

28 points 3 rd 27 points 4 th 26 points 5 th 25 points 6 th 24 points 7 th 23 points 8 th 22 points 9 th

18 points 3 rd 17 points 4 th 16 points 5 th 15 points 6 th 14 points 7 th 13 points 8 th 12 points 9 th

8 points 3 rd 7 points 4 th 6 points 5 th 5 points 6 th 4 points 7 th 3 points 8 th 2 points 9 th

1 point 1 point 1 point 1 point 1 point 1 point 1 point

*Age Championship only 50m Division A and B Points

10 th

21 points 10 th 11 points 10 th 1 point

10 th 1 point

*Open events are available for students of all ages to enter and individual events count for the Open Swimming Champion- ship; n.b. 100m Freestyle results are combined to rank fastest swimmers and all events count for House Points.

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