Entries open for RSC Aggregate #4 & Xmas party - Sunday, Nov 17th

We can't wait for Aggregate #4, which also includes the Club 100m Open Championships AND our annual xmas party! The xmas party is a huge highlight for the swimmers. There's a Kris Kringle gift exchange and plenty of fun and food for all. This year the committee will be catering the event so all you need to do is show up! The club Captains have already begun planning and it promises to be a fantastic afternoon. Please be sure to book in for aggregate #4 soon - entries close on Thurs, Nov 14th @ 10am! We would love this to be the biggest xmas party yet with every swimmer from every squad attending. Please be sure to join us on Nov 17th!!

Aggregate #4 and Club 100m Open Championships + RSC Xmas Party!

Dryland @12:45 pm / Warm-Up @1:00 pm / Start @1:30pm / Est. finish @4:30pm - xmas party to follow!

Entries for aggregate #4 and 100m Club Open Championships 2024-2025 season are now open. Please read important information below (particularly the section under squad/stream event allocation) to avoid your child missing out on competing or to avoid them missing out on points.

This season we are combining Aggregate #4 and the Club 100m Open Championships in one meet. The Club Aggregate is a series of 8 club races held over a number of Sundays throughout the swimming season. The 100m Club Open Championships happens once per season where swimmers have the opportunity to swim 100m in any/all strokes.

In order 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 events via Swim Central - 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. In the background swimmers will gain points by participating in the events allocated to their squad level which will 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. The only clincher is that swimmers need to attend at least 4 out of the eight aggregates we run through the year to qualify for awards.

In the 100m Club Open Championships, swimmers race against their peers across the entire club in the 100m for each stroke. Points are rewarded based on their ranking per gender (not age) in the meet results which will go towards the RSC Annual Open Champs and RSC Club Champion Awards at the end of the season at Presentation Night (June 2025).

So for Aggregate #4, Junior and Competitive streams can choose to swim the 50m events OR the 100m events (you can’t swim both). If you choose to swim the 100m strokes, you get points for the Club 100m Open Championships and the Aggregate #4. If you swim the 50m events, you just get points for Aggregate #4. Performance squads must swim the 100m events.

If earning points for awards doesn’t interest your swimmer, that’s fine, please just come along and 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 great 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, so please come and join us.

Parents – don’t just drop your swimmers at the pool. Please come in and get involved! We are always looking for volunteers to help with time keeping on the day. It’s the best seat in the house and a great way to get involved in your swimmer’s sport. Our club relies on your volunteering.

Aggregates are fantastic, no matter what level your swimmer is… so please come along and get involved. 

SQUAD/STREAM EVENT ALLOCTION

Please ONLY enter your child in the events below as per the squad/stream she/he is assigned to. Entering your child outside of these events will result in her/him being unable to swim and/or no points being recorded. You can also only enter one distance per stroke if your squad has the option of different distances. For example, if your child’s squad has the option of either 50 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. If unsure, please check the correct events with your swimmer’s coach.

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

Event 1 – 100m Breast- All Streams

Event 2 – 50m Breast- Junior and Competitive Stream

Event 3 – 100m Free- All Streams

Event 4 – 50m Free- Junior and Competitive Stream

Event 5 – 100m Back- All Streams

Event 6 – 50m Back- Junior and Competitive Stream

Event 7 – 100m Fly- All Streams

Event 8 – 50m Fly- Junior and Competitive Stream

Adults and Masters swimmers can enter any distance, however again MUST only enter one distance per stroke. There are no awards for Adults and Masters, so no points are awarded.

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

Entries for this event close at 10 am on Thursday 14th November 2024. Please enter prior to this as late entries will not be accepted.

Entries open for RSC Twilight Sprint Meet - Sunday 8th December @ Aquanation - ALL swimmers to enter!

Our RSC Twilight Sprint Meet is coming up on December 8th at 2pm at Aquanation. It's a quick meet with only 4 50m events. This is our last RSC meet of the year, and it will be another fun one with a raffle, lucky envelopes and sausage sizzle. We’re also excited to have the Bendigo Bank 'Skins' Race which will take place straight after the conclusion of the session. The top 10 swimmers from event 4, 50m freestyle, in each age group (11/12, 13/14, 15&O boys and girls) will go head-to-head over four knockout rounds of 50m Freestyle. Cash prizes for the top 3!

You can find the meet flyer and more info on our website: Events for October 2024

Enter via Swim Central: How to Enter a Meet – Swimming Australia Online Support Portal

**Save the Date** RSC Adults Only Trivia Night - Saturday 8th February 2025

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