Meet Procedures & Rules

SEASAC Swimming Meet Conditions

• The meet will be conducted in accordance with SEASAC rules and regulations.

• The meet will be conducted in accordance with FINA rules and regulations.

• Minimum number for full SEASAC participation points is 4 girls and 4 boys.

• A Team Manager and Head Coaches meeting will be held prior to the start of competition on Thursday afternoon prior to the opening ceremony

• Protests and scratches can be submitted by a team coach to the Meet Director.  No parental queries will be permitted.  There will be a 30-minute time limit for protests following the posing of official results as per FINA rules.

• Electronic timing will be used for the meet, along with TSA officials

• The meet will be run in SCM (25m) format

• The meet will be run as a Timed Finals meet

• Over the top starts will be utilised 

• The Meet Director reserves the right to change the meet at any time

• Results will be available via Meet Mobile throughout the meet and provided to the Head Coach of each Team following the meet

• All Athletes, Coaches and Parents/Supporters attending and participating in the Championships will abide by the SEASAC Code(s) of Conduct.  Click HERE to view the Code(s) of Conduct

Point Scoring 

Points will be awarded as follows: 

• Individual Events 1st – 10th (12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1)

• Relay Events 1st – 10th (24, 20, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2)  

Awards & Medals

• Medals will be awarded in Individual and Relay events for 1st to 3rd places

• Awards will be presented to the top point scoring team in each age group and gender

•  Trophies for swim meet will include:

  • • Overall boys team, 

    • Overall girls team, 

    • Top 3 age group team winners boys

    • Top 3 age group team winner girls

    • Top 3 point-scorer in each age group for boys and girls. 

    • Certificates will be given to new record holders

Age Groups & Entry Limits

• Maximum squad size is 20 swimmers, 

• Each team can enter 5 swimmers maximum per age group and gender. 

• The age groups are 11-12 yrs and 13 - 14yrs.

• Students are required to be a minimum of 11 years old, if they are still in Primary/Elementary school are not encouraged to attend this meet as it is not developmentally appropriate to do so. There is no penalty for not fielding a full team (other than your own capacity to score points).

• Age as at the first Day of the Senior Meet (23 February 2023) to ensure students don’t “age -up” between the meets and to ensure continuity in their swimming journey from Jnr to Snr.

• Swimmers must stay in the same age division for the duration of the competition. Relays included.

• Swimmers are limited to 6 individual events and 6 relays. 

• Schools are permitted to enter any number of swimmers into the same event, providing the individuals do not exceed their maximum.

• Events 200m and longer will be swum as combined age group events, with the results aged out.

Marshalling Procedures

• Swimmers will be required to marshal 2 events in advance of their event, failing to do so will see swimmers withdrawn from their event. 

• Swimmers competing in the first event of the session will be required ten (10) minutes prior to the scheduled start of that session. 

• Once reported, a swimmer is not permitted to leave the marshalling area unless approval is first obtained from the marshal. 

• Once swimmers have reported to the Marshal they must remain in the Marshalling Area until directed to their starting positions by the Check Starter.  Failure to remain in the marshalling area may result in the swimmer being removed from that event.

• Parents are not permitted to enter the marshalling area at any time, if a parent is found to be in the marshalling area their swimmer will be removed from the event. 

• A coach from each participating team must be present in the marshalling are at all times to support the marshals.

Team Rest Areas

• Teams will be allocated rest areas in the Sports Halls on Level 1 of the Sports Building

• See Map of Team Rest Areas HERE (Please Note - This may change should not all teams attend the Championships)

Spectator Viewing Areas

• There will be limited spectator seating for parents around pool deck, with the meet also being live streamed to the Sports Hall. 

• On Saturday 6th May the Staff Lounge will be available for use by Parents

• Parents are asked to utilise the Staff lounge and Team rest areas, when not watching their children swim as this will allow all parents to watch their children from pool deck.

Lightning Procedures

In the situation where we experience lightning and rainstorms in the afternoons recently, if we have a lightning strike within 16km of campus we are required to postpone the meet until the storm has passed and we get the all clear from our lighting detection system.   

The NIST Lightning policy and associated alarm system has a 30 minute minimum stand down period following a strike within 16km of campus. 

Medical Services

There will be an Ambulance, First Aiders and the School Nurses on duty throughout the tournament schedule. However, it is imperative that all competitors have insurance cover and that this is available for presentation if hospital treatment is required. Responsibility for any payments lies with the visiting schools and will not be accepted by NIST. 

Security

Coaches will receive security badges to enter the NIST campus. Teams are however individually responsible for their own valuables.  

Food & Beverage

Teams will receive coupons for each participant for lunch each day. There will be opportunity to purchase snacks at the venue throughout the event. Additionally, schools should ensure that athletes bring a water bottle that they can refill when required at the venue.  Dinner will be provided for swimmers and coaches on Saturday evening.  There will be Food & Beverage vendors over both Friday and Saturday.