RSC Aggregate #1, Sunday, July 21st @ Aquahub

Entries for aggregate number #1 of the 2024-2025 season are now open on Swim Central. Please read the important information below (particularly the section under squad/stream event allocation) to avoid your child missing competing or to avoid them missing points.

The Club Aggregate is a series of 8 club races held over several Sundays throughout the swimming season. To cover the costs of the coaches attending on the day, the club has decided to charge a $2 ex-GST charge per event. Enter aggregates via Swim Central, click on the following link if you need assistance on how to enter - How to Enter a Meet – Swimming Australia Online Support Portal.

The focus of aggregates is 100% on fun and personal improvement.  Below is a listing of events that your swimmer can enter based on their squad level.

Swimmers will gain points by participating in the events allocated to their squad level. These points go towards the Age Aggregate Awards at the end of the season at Presentation Night (June 2025). Points are awarded on personal best times from past aggregates. The more your times improve from past aggregates as the season goes on, the more points you can earn. Swimmers need to attend at least 4 out of the 8 aggregates we run through the year to qualify for awards.

Performance stream squad swimmers will be expected to help the Club Captains run the aggregate events, however, are welcome to swim some events for fun. Participation is not compulsory for Performance squad swimmers. Performance stream squads will gain aggregate points by attending targeted meets during the season- more information will be provided to these squads soon.

The long-distance event in each aggregate counts towards the RSC Open Champ awards at the end of the season at Presentation Night. Your best time of the season for every stroke and distance combination gets compared to the best time of other RSC swimmers. You get points awarded based on your ranking between the RSC swimmers for stroke and distance combined. The performance stream squads also get points awarded for these long-distance events.

If earning points for awards does not interest your swimmer, that’s fine, please encourage them to still participate in the fun! This is a fantastic way to spend a Sunday afternoon practicing those race skills for the first, second or hundredth time! If you are new to RSC this is a fantastic way to get to know other parents and swimmers, and for your swimmer to get comfortable with some racing in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

Parents – At least one parent should be in attendance with the swimmer. Please do not just drop your swimmers at the pool. We will need parent assistance to help time keep on the day. Timekeeping is the best seat in the house and a great way to get involved in your swimmer’s sport.

SQUAD/STREAM EVENT ALLOCTION

Please ONLY enter your children in the events below as per the squad/stream they are assigned to.

Entering your child outside of these events will result in them being unable to swim and/or no points being recorded.

You can also only enter one distance per stroke + IM and/or the long distance event, if your squad has the option of different distances. For example, if your child’s squad has the option of either 50m Freestyle or 100m Freestyle they can do either, but NOT both.

Swimmers entered outside of the two above rules will result in no swims or no points.

Junior Stream – Novice, Blue, Bronze, Silver, and Gold Squad

Competitive Stream – Platinum, Platinum Junior Talent, State Target, and Junior State Squad

Performance Stream – State Performance, National Target, and National Squad

Short Course

Event 01 – 100m IM - Junior and Competitive Stream

Event 03 – 50m Fly - Junior and Competitive Stream

Event 04 – 25m Fly - Junior Stream

Event 05 – 400m Free - Competitive and Performance Stream

Event 06 – 50m Breast - Junior and Competitive Stream

Event 07 – 25m Breast - Junior Stream

Event 09 – 50m Free - Junior and Competitive Stream

Event 10 – 25m Free - Junior Stream

Event 12 – 50m Back - Junior and Competitive Stream

Event 13 – 25m Back - Junior Stream

Adults and Masters swimmers can enter any distance (excluding 25m Fly), however again MUST only enter one distance per stroke.

Any questions or concerns, please contact comps@ringwoodswimmingclub.org.au.

Entries for this event close at 10pm on Wednesday 17th July. Please enter prior to this as late entries will not be accepted.

RSC Annual General Meeting, Monday, 29th July at Aquanation in the waterslide hall @ 7pm

We need to have at least 25 members in attendance to have a quorum, otherwise we cannot elect new members to the new committee. If you can spare a little bit of time, we would really appreciate it if you could attend. It should be no longer than 30-40 minutes. There will be an annual report presented by the President and Treasurer and the election of new committee members for the 2024-2025 season.

All positions on the Committee become vacant and will be open for nomination. The positions available are:

Executive Committee:

President
Vice President/Coach Liaison
Secretary/Fundraising & Marketing Support
Treasurer/Coach Liaison (contracts)

Committee members:

Competitions Officer x2
Admin Officer
Fundraising Officer
Marketing/Sponsorship Officer
Uniforms Officer
Grievance Officer (doesn’t have to be a committee member)

The aim for the 2024-2025 season is to have Committee meetings every 2.5 months (Minimum of 4 times per year).

We would like to have subcommittees to share the load of the work involved in running the club. These people do no need to be committee members, but are members of the club that can help with the following areas:

Sub Committees:

Competitions – minimum 2 members

Marketing/sponsorship – minimum 2 members

Fundraising- minimum 2 members

RSC is dependent on parent volunteers to help keep the club moving forward each year. If you are interested in getting involved by taking up a position or getting involved on one of the subcommittee’s, please feel free to get in touch and/or fill in the attached nomination form. We will have people witness/nominate at the AGM so don’t worry about getting the entire form filled in. Getting involved is a great way to get to know other parents as well as get to know more about the club and the world of swimming. We would love to have you onboard so please get in touch if you can help out!

We hope to see as many of you as possible on Monday, July 29th at 7pm!

RSC Short Course Meet, August 4th @ Aquanation

Preparations are well underway for our first big meet of the season. Be sure to get your entries in soon and join us as we host clubs from across Melbourne at our Short Course meet. This meet is great for all swimmers to participate in, whether your new to the club or have been around for a while. There is a great atmosphere and lots of team camaraderie. Click here to view the meet flyer and access the link to Swim Central: Events for June 2024 (swimmingclub.org.au)

July Holiday Training Timetables