Events
Major Swim Meets
The swimming season commences 1 May and concludes 30 April each year. The swimming calendar is divided into two seasons - Short Course held in a 25m pool and Long Course events are held in a 50m pool. The short course season runs throughout winter, culminating in the Victorian Short Course Championships in early September. The long course season commences shortly afterwards with our major events, the Victorian Championships and the Victorian Country Championships held in January. The Victorian Age Sprint Championships are held in February. The season finishes in April with the Australian Age Championships.
Swimmers require qualifying times for all Championship meets and compete throughout the year to achieve times at "approved meets". Qualifying times for all long course events must be obtained in a 50m pool. Short course conversion is no longer allowed. A list of approved meets can be found at www.swimmingvictoria.org.au.
Gippsland District (V21)
Gippsland District V21 is made up of seven clubs - Warragul, Traralgon, Moe, Morwell, South Gippsland Bass, East Gippsland Water Dragons and Sale.
The Gippsland Summer Swimming Season officially commences on Sunday 24 October and finishes with the Gippsland Championships (“Gippies”) held over the long weekend in March. The club aims to have 100% attendance at Gippies and in order to qualify all swimmers must compete at three (3) Gippsland Swimming Inc (GSI) meets across the summer season.
7-10 Country Encouragement Meet
Each year our district sends a representative team to the Country 7-10 Encouragement Meet held on 13 November 2010 at MSAC. The team competes against district teams from all over Victoria.
Each district is allowed to enter six swimmers per individual event. These events include freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke & butterfly over a 50m distance. Age groups for boys and girls are 7. 8, 9 & 10 years. Each district is also permitted to enter one Freestyle Relay team and one Medley relay team for boys & girls in each age group.
The teams are chosen by the GSI Program & Selection Committee using a database of times collected from local and other swim meets. Parents & Swimmers are encouraged to check this database on the Gippsland Swimming website. www.gippslandswimming.org.au
All swimmers who would like to be considered for team selection need to fill out an "Availability Form" which can be found in the forms section of this website.
When the team has been finalised a letter will be sent to succesful swimmers confirming their selection in the team.
Swimmers need to be aged 7-10 years as at 13 November 2010. Applications close for this team on 17 October 2010.
Country Inter-District Competition
The Country Interdistrict Competition is held on 26 February 2011 at MSAC. The Country Inter District Competition only allows for one representative from the District to compete in each individual event.
Male and Female 10 & under and 17 & over events consist of each stroke over 50 metres. Male and Female events in the age groups 11/12, 13/14 years and 15/16 years are swum over 100 metres in each stroke. One team is entered in each of the Freestyle and Medley Relays which are swum over 200 metres (4 x 50m) for male and female age groups 10 & under, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16 and 17 & over. One team is also entered in the Open Freestyle and Medley Relays which are swum over 400 metres (4 x 100m).
The teams are chosen by the GSI Program & Selection Committee using a database of times collected from local and other swim meets. Parents & Swimmers are encouraged to check this database on the Gippsland Swimming website. www.gippslandswimming.org.au
All swimmers who would like to be considered for team selection need to fill out an "Availability Form" which can be found in the forms section of this website.
When the team has been finalised a letter will be sent to succesful swimmers confirming their selection in the team.
Target Squad
Gippsland Swimming has offered Gippsland swimmers the opportunity to participate in the GSI Target Squad program, with the aim to help swimmers achieve State or National Championships qualifying times.
Entry into this program was via application and swimmers were ranked for selection based on qualifying times.
GSI Target Squad coaches will work closely with the Gippsland Sports Academy swimming program to deliver an excellent program to complement regular club training.
Congratulations to the following swimmers who have been selected to the 2010 GSI Target Squad: Michaela Rutherford, Sarah Davine, James Murray, Tim Davine, Matthew Davey & Sean Bulmer.
Camp 21
Coaches will shortly select a small team of swimmers to participate in the 2010 Camp 21 Program. Camp 21 is a series of swim clinics/training sessions to be held prior to some Gippsland swim meets. Details of sessions will be provided shortly.
Swimmers selected will have shown the ability and determination to become a country qualified swimmer and must be aged between 10 and 15 years.
They must also make a commitment to attend all Camp 21 meets and endeavour to do their best as representatives of Warragul Swimming Club.
Successful swimmers will be notified of their selection
