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ROCKY CITY AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB INC

HANDBOOK

Rocky City ASC Handbook Page 2

Table of Contents Welcome ................................................................................................................................................ 4

Club Mission ........................................................................................................................................... 4

Goals: ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

Training .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Swimming Events ................................................................................................................................... 5

Club Events .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

District Events ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

External Club Events............................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Queensland State Events .................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Australian National Events ................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Qualifying times .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5

Club Positions ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Club Executive Members ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Other Positions .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Delegates ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Coaching Team ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

The Constitution ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Membership ........................................................................................................................................... 7

Fees........................................................................................................................................................ 7

Australian Junior Excellence Awards – JX ................................................................................................ 8

Australian Youth Performance Squad Awards – YPS ................................................................................ 8

Information regarding the Club............................................................................................................... 9

Fundraising ............................................................................................................................................ 9

Meetings ................................................................................................................................................ 9

General Meetings ................................................................................................................................... 9

Management Committee Meetings ........................................................................................................ 9

Club Uniform ........................................................................................................................................ 10

Club Uniform Items ........................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Website, Emails, Facebook & Instagram ............................................................................................... 10


Competitive Swimming ......................................................................................................................... 11

Swimming Season ................................................................................................................................ 11

Short Course ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Long Course....................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Nomination for Events ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11

On Line Nominations – Competitive Meets ....................................................................................................................................... 11

Which Events and distances should my child compete in? ............................................................................................................... 12

Supply of Personal Best Times and Performance Data ..................................................................................................................... 12

Timekeeping at outside meets .......................................................................................................................................................... 12

What to Bring to Competition Meets ................................................................................................................................................ 12

Club Night ............................................................................................................................................ 13

Advice Regarding Cancellation of Club Night ......................................................................................... 13

Club Championships ............................................................................................................................. 13

Presentation Night ............................................................................................................................... 13

Club Night Program of Events – Events and Proficiency ......................................................................... 14

PROFICIENCY LEVELS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 14


Welcome

Welcome to Rocky City Amateur Swimming Club for its 15th Season.

This season the committee is concentrating on developing our team’s success, our team spirit

and our teamwork.

Club Mission To provide a structured, positive and disciplined environment where the swimmers are given the best

opportunity to achieve their goals. The senior squad provides a pathway for younger squad members to

progress to State and National Championships.

Goals: The Club’s goals are:

- To promote swimming

- To provide an arena for competition

- To identity and develop talent

- To nurture swimmers to develop to their full potential

- To instil sportsmanship and club spirit and promote team work

- To assist in the development of technical officials

- To help deliver cost-effective swimming to swimmers and their families.

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Our team of coaches have a program ready for our swimmers, our teams of junior, intermediate, senior and

master’s swimmers have already begun their hard training and competing and our volunteers on the

committee have been working hard getting our registrations, databases and communications into shape to

support our swimmers for another busy season.

Rocky City ASC competes as a member of Central Queensland Swimming Association, Swimming

Queensland and Swimming Australia. All members of Rocky City Swimming, our Coaches, and all officials at

swim meets are registered as members of Swimming Queensland. Annual membership is from 1 July to 30

June each year.

The Club provides its members with the opportunity to compete at levels that are within their ability with

meets available ranging from regular club nights, local carnivals during the competition season, and for

those swimmers who qualify, Regional, State, National and International level Championships. We strive to

provide a positive atmosphere in which to learn and develop the skills of competitive swimming. Rocky City

supports and welcomes swimmers with disability and provides equitable access to swimming development

opportunities.

The Club provides swimmers with the opportunity to improve, strive to excel, enjoy the sport of swimming

and pursue their goals and dreams. Our swimmers are grouped by ability to ensure each swimmer receives

the highest quality of support.


Training Rocky City swimming club members train at multiple venues including CQUniversity Sports Complex and

World War 2 Memorial Pool in Rockhampton. All training sessions are conducted by professional swimming

coaches under the guidance of Head Coach Shane Kingston.

Swimming Events

For many new swimmers, taking the first step and going to their first competitive meet is a

big undertaking. Our coaches understand this and are happy to share information about each

competition.

Club Events Club events refer to events that only Rocky City members can participate in such as club nights,

presentation night and Rocky City Club Championships.

District Events Rocky City Swimming belongs to Central Queensland Swimming along with other clubs and competes in

Central Queensland events.

External Club Events External club events refer to the majority of events run outside the Central Queensland area. These are

events that any swimming club may host and invite members from any other club to come and compete in.

Queensland State Events Queensland state events/ state championships are run by Swimming Queensland and swimmers must

achieve qualifying times to be eligible to compete.

Australian National Events Australian National events / national championships are run by Swimming Australia. Swimmers must

achieve national qualifying times before they can compete at these events.

Qualifying times State and National Age and Open competitions have Qualifying times, which indicate the time needed to be

eligible to compete. Where a qualifying time is needed, these are indicated within the Competition flyer

and the meet is promoted as a ‘proposed qualifying competition’.

Generally competitions have no qualifying time to give swimmers a chance to achieve official times for their

competition swims.

Not all competition qualify as official qualifying meets – for example many encouragement meets are held

for junior swimmers to introduce them to competitive racing, but do not give swimmers an official time.

Qualifying times are published by Swimming Queensland (for State Long Course and Short Course

Competitions) and Swimming Australia (National Age and Open competitions) each year. Current season

qualifying times are available via the Race Secretary or the relevant State and National websites.

We stress desire, dedication, discipline and respect. Our goal is to produce top class citizens as well as top

class swimmers.


Club Positions

Club Executive Members Position Name Telephone Email

President Scott Hartwell

[email protected]

Vice President

[email protected]

Secretary Kellie Mulhall

[email protected]

Treasurer Kieran Mulhall

Registrar Jacalean Wines

[email protected]

Uniform Officer

Fundraising Officer

Kerrie Roberts

[email protected]

Other Positions Position Name Telephone Email

Race Secretary

Jacalean Wines

0447 266877

[email protected]

Club Night Coordinator

Newsletter Coordinator

Kellie Mulhall

[email protected]

Referee Coordinator

Rachel Sampson

Delegates Regional Central Qld Swimming Scott Hartwell

State – Swimming Qld Scott Hartwell

Coaching Team Head Coach Shane Kingston [email protected]

Accreditation: ASCTA – Silver Licence Coaching Fees: Please direct all enquiries regarding fees to Shane Kingston

Assistant Coach Jamie Stehbens

Accreditaiton: ASCTA -

Assistant Coach Cassie Day

Accreditation: ASCTA – Bronze Licence

Assistant Coach Jaimee Bateman

Accreditation: ASCTA –

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The Constitution

Rocky City Swimming has the standard Swimming Club constitution that is based on the standard

Swimming Qld Ltd Constitution.

Copies of the constitution are available for any financial member. See the Club President if you would like a

copy.

Membership Annual membership falls due on 1st July each year. Membership covers insurance for swimmers and

registered non-competitors via affiliation with the Queensland Swimming Association and Central

Queensland Swimming Association.

Fees Competitor – 1st Family Member $150.00

2nd Family Member $125.00

3rd Family Member $100.00

4th Family member $75.00

5th Family member Free

Club Night Swimmers Dolphin Swimmers 7 & Under Free

8 & Over $80.00

Parents Free

Our Rules of Incorporation require that adult members must be financial in order to vote at meetings on

issues affecting the operation of the Club. It is essential that we have a strong forum for meetings and it is

requested that at least one parent from each family register as a member. QSA and CQSA require

Management Committee members and Technical Officials of the Club to be registered.

Birth Certificates: All Swimmers will be requested to produce their Birth Certificates on registration with

the club before competing in any club or carnival event.

Transfers: The correct procedure for any member wishing to transfer to another club during a season is

as follows:

First advise the registrar who will confirm their financial standing with the Management Committee.

The member will then be released for transfer through the Swimming Queensland’s online registration

system.

Any member wishing to transfer from another club must request a release form their current club.


Australian Junior Excellence Awards – JX The JX program recognises rewards and encourages children ages from 9 to 13 years who accomplish times

set by Swimming Australia. There are four levels of achievement: Gold, Silver, Bronze and Green.

Australian Youth Performance Squad Awards – YPS The Australian Youth Performance Squad (YPS) is an exciting initiative designed to reward swimmers aged

13 – 18 for their performances in the pool. The YPS is an extension of the Junior Excellence program which

recognises and rewards 9 -13 years old. Similar to Junior Excellence, UPS rewards swimmers for achieving

particular time standards set by Swimming Australia.


Information regarding the Club Information will be distributed regularly either via email during the season and will contain important

information on upcoming meets, results from previous meets, details on fundraising efforts as well as

general information and reminders. Further information can be obtained from our website.

Fundraising There will be a requirement on members to assist with fundraising activities associated with these swim

meets hosted by the Club and during the season generally. Fundraising benefits our swimmers through the

provision of equipment, events specific uniforms e.g. State Championship shirts and assistance for

swimmers competing at representative level.

All members are expected to help throughout the season. The more hands we have the easier it is. Please

remember that the only people who benefit from our efforts are the swimmers.

Meetings

General Meetings General meetings will be held at the venues designated by the Coach and President and will be advertised

to the members. Any financial member may attend and vote at general meetings. All members are

encouraged to attend.

Management Committee Meetings Management Committee Meetings will be held regularly throughout the season. These meeting will be to

co-ordinate the effecting running of the Club and ensure that all information and opportunities for the Club

are examined and shared with the wider membership if the Committee regards them to be beneficial or

necessary for the

The notice of meetings and agendas will appear by email or via the website.

Please make every effort possible to have your say at General Meetings or thought phone, email or

personal contact to convey your thoughts to Management Committee members on any matter involving

the Club.

The Rocky City Swimming Club Coaching team lead by Head Coach Shane Kingston drives the direction of

the swimming program and ensures all swimmers receive professional coaching of a high standard that will

give every member the opportunity to progress through the appropriate level of the Rocky City Swimming

Club to achieve their goals. The Head Coach meets regularly with the President and the Management

Committee to provide updates on the swim program and to have input into the planning of the club.

The coaching staff also works closely with the SplashAbout Swim School which provide “Learn to Swim”

education for junior age groups.

The Management Committee has an open door policy, so please feel free to contact any of them should

you have a question suggestion or concern.


Club Uniform

Club colours are navy, white and teal. We expect all Rocky City ASC competitors to wear a club

shirt and cap at all swim meets. Please remember that while you may race alone, you are still

part of the Rocky City Swim Club Team.

Club Uniform Items Club Silicone Caps Club Baseball Cap

Club Shorts Club Hoodie

Club T Shirts Club Bucket Hat

Website, Emails, Facebook & Instagram In the fast moving world we live in, we often find ourselves with not enough hours in the day. For this

reason the Management Committee uses our website – http://rockycity.swimming.org.au and emails as

well as Facebook to keep everyone up to date with what’s happening in the Club. Please check your inbox

regularly for any information/updates.

Newsletters, meeting notices and carnival information will be placed on the website as well as being sent to

members via email as appropriate.

The website also has sections covering documents, fact sheets, club information as well as links to site

related to swimming.

If you have any suggestions relating to the website please contact a member of the Management

Committee.

http://rockycity.swimming.org.au/


Competitive Swimming

Swimming Season

The swimming calendar / year is generally broken into 3 seasons and starts in May each year

and end in April.

Short Course Short Course season (where events are swim in a 25m pool) runs from May through to September. The

main focus during this season is the Fairy mead Short Course in Bundaberg, Rocky City Winter Short Course,

Qld Short Course Championships and National Short Course Championships.

Long Course Spring marks the start of the Long Course season (where events are swum in a 50m pool). The season runs

from September to December. The main focus of the Long Course season is Qld State Championships.

Long Course continuation (Regional and National Championships)

The continuation of the long Course season runs from January through to April with the main event being

the Australian Age and Open Championships. The main focus for junior swimmers and swimmers who have

not qualified for the National Championships is the Regional Championships.

Nomination for Events During the course of the season, the Head Coach will identify a number of ‘target’ events that the Club will

attend.

The Head Coach reserves the right to add to or mend targeted race meets as circumstances dictate and

new opportunities are identified.

The Nominations Secretary will advise all members of the details of these events as far in advance as is

possible via email, the Club Website and or Face book.

In order to allow time for internal administration of nominations the Race Secretary will generally close

nominations 7 days prior to the closing date advised by the hosting agency. In all cases, this date will be

clearly communicated to members.

Entry for events will be via email. In relation to entry times, this is generally not required unless the

swimmer is claiming a faster time from an event not recorded by the Race Secretary on the Team Manager

system.

On Line Nominations – Competitive Meets During the season there will be an increase in the number of meets that require On-Line nominations.

These generally are National Championship meets. The Race Secretary will advise when this process is

required. Members should read the instructions on the relevant meet event page on the website of

Swimming Australia, including how to obtain/recover usernames and/or passwords. These nominations

require the use of a credit card.


Which Events and distances should my child compete in? Parents are encouraged to discuss with the Head Coach the strategy for the season in terms of distances

and strokes at the commencement of the season or before. This is particularly important for new members

and/or swimmers ‘aging up’ who need to have times for the longer distances that will be the norm for their

future age groups.

Early discussions and planning will maximise the enjoyment of the sport and the number of meets that a

swimmer will qualify to attend.

If at any time you have questions about your child’s progress or the events they should be entering please

contact the Head Coach, Shane Kingston.

Supply of Personal Best Times and Performance Data The Race Secretary is prepared, at any time, to provide you with a customised report outlining your child’s

Personal Best (PB) times. This will be particular importance in the lead up to School Swimming events such

as District or Regional trials where nomination for a number of longer distances is via ‘Paper Entry’. In these

cases you will need to provide proof to your school of a time/event swum in relation to a particular

distance/stroke. A report showing progress in particular distance/strokes is also available upon request at

any time.

Members may also obtain times from ‘approved’ meets from the National Database by clicking on the

‘search results’ tab of the Swimming Queensland website. This information will generally suffice without

having to request a report.

Timekeeping at outside meets Accurate recording of swimmers time for an event is a fundamental part of the sport and swim meets

cannot operate without a large number of volunteer timekeepers. One way that you can assist is by

performing timekeeping duties at outside meets. There is generally a requirement for a Club attending a

meet to provide timekeepers.

What to Bring to Competition Meets Experienced swimmers recommend bringing the following:

Racing swimwear, warm up swimwear

Goggles – well adjusted and leak proof

Extra goggles just in case

Team Swim Cap – or two in case one rips

Rocky City Swimming shirt and hoddie if weather requires

Towels – two may be needed because the swimmer dries off after warm-up, between events, and

when changing to go home

Plastic water bottle and/or drinks in containers other than glass

Highlighter to mark your swim program

Ballpoint pen or Sharpie to write on your swimmer’s program

Food – make sure that you have lots of foods that you can snack on between races to quickly refuel

For summer meets: sunscreen, hat, sunglasses


Club Night Club Nights at Rocky Swimming Club are held every Friday evening commencing at 6pm starting from the

date advised by the Committee.

Nominations for Club Night are to be submitted by email to the Club Night Coordinator at

[email protected] by no later than 6pm on the Wednesday preceding the Club

Night.

Assistance by parents during the conduct of a Club Night is essential with timekeeping, marshalling and

starting. Club nights cannot commence until the required numbers of officials are in place.

Advice Regarding Cancellation of Club Night Advice regarding the cancellation of Club Night, for whatever reason, will be advised as a News Item on the

Club Website, via email and Facebook no later than 5pm on the afternoon of the event.

Throughout the season, all swimmers will start with a ‘seed time’ which is their PB in that stroke/distance

from the previous Club Night Season. Swimmers who have not competed in that stroke/distance before will

commence with ‘NT’ or No Time.

Club Championships Nominations for Club Championships will close on a date set by the Management Committee with no late

nominations accepted.

All members of Rocky City Swimming Club are eligible to compete in Club Championships.

Points allocated for places will be determined by the Head Coach prior to the announcement of the event.

In cases of a point score tie for Age Champion, the winner will be decided on freestyle placing and time. In

the unlikely situation of a further tie the method of determining Age Champion will be decided by the Head

Coach and President.

Presentation Night At the end of the season an Annual Presentation Night is held at a suitable venue. This is a special evening

in which the efforts of ALL swimmers are acknowledged.

On the evening a range of specific awards are made.

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