SWA Members are advised that further to the recent update on the participation of eight-year-olds in sanctioned competitions released by Carolyn Morrison on 27 September 2019 which can be found here;
https://wa.swimming.org.au/news-articles/8-year-old-swimmers-participation-competition
The SWA Board and SWA Management have taken a further step to also allow 8-year-olds to compete at Regional Championships under the same guideline of events set from the initial memo above.
For the sake of clarity, these guidelines are;
• All eight-year-old races are completed within a three (3) hour window, to minimise the expectation on young swimmers to be in attendance at a Meet for an extended period of time and ensure focus is on the enjoyment of the experience of competing
• Eight-year-olds are eligible to participate in the following races only:
25m Freestyle
25m Backstroke
25m Breaststroke
50m Freestyle
50m Backstroke
50m Breaststroke
• Eight-year-olds are eligible to record official times for the 50m events, to enable them to qualify for Meets where a qualifying time is required when they turn nine years of age, such as the Hancock Prospecting Junior Championships.
• Eight-year-olds are ineligible to receive medals or awards at Regional Championship Meets.
• The eight-year-old Membership fee to remain unchanged at $55.
Should you have any further questions, please call Brighton Pass (SWA Competition and Records Coordinator) on (08) 9328 4599.