Swimming
Convenor: Angie Munns - Strathfield South
Date – Thursday, 10th March 2022
Venue - Ruth Everuss Aquatic Centre, Auburn
All schools in our Zone are invited to attend the WSPSSA Zone Swimming Carnival. Principals are most welcome to attend and are kindly requested to allow teachers to attend and act as officials and team managers at the carnival.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Strictly competitors & staff at this event, spectators/parents and coaches are not permitted under our
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latest Covid Safe guidelines.
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Timed Finals- our events are seeded heats where final placings are determined by fastest times.
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Students participating in the High School Selective tests on Thursday 10 March can swim their
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events at our IWPSSA Carnival on Wednesday 9 March at Ashfield Aquatic Centre. Please enter
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these competitors in this form- https://forms.gle/8ZDcWoS2N9PknKqy9
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With our smaller Zone size we are estimating this event will finish earlier than usual and are
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aiming for you to be able to book buses for a 2 pm departure.
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Each school to please send 2 officials and 1 team manager. Please fill in your school's entry details
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including School Numbers & Swimming Officials Request Form 2022 by Friday 25 February through
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link above.
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Your school's file must be submitted by no later than Thursday 3 March with the accompanying
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Team List.
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Sydney East carnival on Monday 14 March at SOPAC.
SUBMISSION OF ENTRANTS
Entering Using Team Manager Lite
To enter your school team in the WS zone carnival you need to use the Team Manager Lite Program. This
program is a free download from the website address below. You need to download it to a PC computer. A
Mac computer is not applicable.
If you have the Team Manager Lite program from a previous year you can still use it, however, you may
need to delete previous year’s databases. Go to your C drive, open the TM Lite folder and delete any
previous databases.
If you are loading it onto a dept computer you may require your computer coordinator permission.
Submit your school team by following the attached 2021 Instructions step by step through Team Manager Lite
ALL school competitors entries are due By THURSDAY 3 MARCH.
You will need to submit the following;
● School’s Team Manager file instructions WSPSSA or IWPSSA
● School Team lists using the below Google Sheet template IWPSSA or WSPSSA * *The file is
view only for you to DOWNLOAD and make your own copy (log into google, File, Make a copy).
Both of which are to be sent to kerry.oloughlin@ozemail.com.au cc Angie.munns@det.nsw.edu.au
To prepare your teams entry you will need the following information: Last name First Name DOB AGE Gender Event Time
Venue
WSPSSA CARNIVAL
RUTH EVERUSS AQUATIC
CENTRE -
Church St, Lidcombe NSW 2141
When
Date: Thursday 10 March 2022 Times: Start 8:30 am, Finish 2.00 pm. First marshalling call 8.40 am.
ADMISSION
$12.00 per competitor. Schools will be invoiced after the carnival for the number of students that attend. Team managers to please confirm numbers with the convenor at sign on the day of the carnival.
OFFICIALS
We ask that schools send two people to act as officials and one teacher to act as the team manager. An identified team manager, able to remain with competitors, will be particularly important this year to assist us in maintaining our Covid safety plans and ensure competitors to attend marshalling.
Please fill in your school's entry details including school numbers & Swimming Officials Request
Form 2021 by Friday 25 February through this link.
DIVING
Please refer to Sydney East link of the DET Sport website for information about Diving.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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The carnival will be on regardless of the weather. Be prepared.
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Lunch will be provided for all officials and managers.
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Team managers are required to take an active role in coordinating competitors so they know their heat number and lane before events.
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Judging decisions are final.
Schools can;
➔ enter TWO competitors in the 50 metre Freestyle events NB schools >500 students THREE competitors.
➔ send one extra entry for the 50 metre Freestyle events if all swimmers meet the qualifying times listed here for the event.
➔ send ONE entry for 50m Formstroke and 100m Freestyle events
➔ send extra entries for any of the formstroke events and the100m Freestyle if ALL swimmers meet the qualifying times listed here for the event.
MEDLEY QUALIFYING TIMES Junior: 3:50 sec & Senior: 3.40 sec. Please be discerning with medley entrants and not enter any children in
this event if they cannot swim the distance in this time. They will be withdrawn from the water if they are too slow.
RELAYS There are 2 divisions – Juniors & Seniors
RULES The rules in force at the carnival will be those generally used for all NSW Swimming Association carnivals.
Age
JUNIORS –
8 years born 2014
9 years born 2013
10 years born 2012
SENIORS –
11 years born 2011
12 years born 2010
13 years born 2009
There are 3 age divisions for formstrokes (Breaststroke, Butterfly & Backstroke). Junior (8, 9 & 10 years), 11 years & 12/13 years.
Thank you all for your ongoing support of WSPSSA programs, in particular our carnivals, as they take a big commitment of time and energy.
Angie Munns
Sydney East Carnival
Tuesday14th March 2022
SOPAC
SE - Primary Swimming Championship (nsw.gov.au)