* Venue: Caulfield Pool Moira Avenue Melway Map 68 H:6
* Schools assemble at 9.15 A prompt start is essential
* Swimming events: Marshall at 9.20am
* Races commence 9.30am - approximately 1.00 - 1.30pm
* Diving ~ 2008 there will be no school or District diving trials.
New diving nomination process is to be confirmed.
Please contact VPSSA Office for more information
GENERAL SWIMMING INFORMATION:
* Individual schools are required to `screen' & coach all swimming participants prior to the competition.
* Swimming Events: Individual - 50m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly
* Swimming Relay Events: 50m Freestyle, 50m Medley, 25m Freestyle.
* Children may enter a maximum of 2 individual PLUS relay event.
* Children participating in the 50m. Relay cannot participate in the 25m Relay.
Schools must 'fill' 50m relay before they can enter a 25m relay team.
* Children will perform a standing `in water' start for the all events at the shallow end.
* 25m relay races start at shallow end. Participants will swim 13m to a rope.
Swimmers will touch and turn at the rope, finishing at shallow end.
* Medley Relay: There will be one `Girls' and one `Boys/Mixed' stream.
Competitors may be from the 9 - 10yo, 11 - 12/13yo age groups.
Medley relay sequence is: ~ Backstroke ~ Breaststroke ~ Butterfly ~ Freestyle.
* 50m Solo races will start at the deep end and finish at the shallow end.
All 50m Relay races start at deep end and finish at the deep end.
* All schools are required to purchase & wear caps: -
MPS - Gold, C'ville - Sky, OGOC - Maroon, OSPS - White,
St Pauls - Red, St Peter's - Green, St Andrew's - Blue
* Swimming Lanes: Will be rotated by one lane each year,excluding lane 8.
Lane 8 will not be used due to restricted visabiity.
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