Interschool+Swimming+Sports-+Monday+March+29th

  **__Plan for Inter School Swimming Sports 29 March 2010__** **Participating Schools:** Bell Block, Mangorei, Oakura, Omata, Puketapu, St Joseph’s Waitara **Arrival Time:** 11.45 – preferable for swimmers to arrive in togs as public session finishes at 12.00 noon and swimmers will be in changing rooms. Swimmers can change at conclusion of their races. **First race:** 12.10 pm  **Entrants:** Each school can enter up to 2 swimmers for each event. Schools to provide names of swimmers to Roz Miller at Bell Block School by 22 March principal@bellblock.school.nz **Time keepers:** Each school to provide 1 timekeeper, who is trained and or experienced. If this is not possible please let Roz Miller know and we will seek others from the community. **Supervisors:** Each school is responsible for providing adult supervision for swimmers not in the water. **Heats / Finals:** All heats / finals will be run as per draft timetable attached. There will be a space between the heats of each race and the finals. **Ribbons:** 1st, 2nd. 3rd place ribbons will be presented to these place getters in each event. **Cost:** No charge for 2010. **Starter:** Lynda Sibtsen will start all races. **Judges:** Two Swimming Club coaches have agreed to be the judges. In the event that swimmers, for instance, kick incorrectly in breaststroke they will make the decisions about disqualification and their decision will be final. **Lanes:** A member of the Bell Block School Council drew the lanes, under supervision of two staff members, as follows: **1** **Bell Block** **2** **St Joseph’s** **3** **Oakura** **4** **Mangorei** **5** **Omata** **6** **Puketapu** · Results will be written on a whiteboard immediately after each heat heats. There will be a break before the finals · Breaststroke for Year 7 and 8 only · Medley – no heats – each medley race is the final for each year group – Years 6,7,8 · Interschool relays – 1 boy, 1 girl from each school in each Year group – Years 6,7,8 - freestyle · Speaker system will be used – whistle will be signal for silence · Swimmers need to be able to swim with correct stroke to be able to compete. They will be disqualified if they do not use the correct stroke e.g. breaststroke arm and leg technique – turning at the end of each length. Each school needs to educate their swimmers and ensure the swimmers know and use the correct strokes. · There will be a runner at each lane and an extra person on the table recording and processing the results

__Race Format for Interschool Swimming Sports__ Breaststroke
Year 7 Girls 1 length Year 7 Boys 1 length Year 8 Girls 1 length Year 8 Boys 1 length Year 6 Girls 1 length Year 6 Boys 1 length Year 7 Girls 1 length Year 7 Boys 1 length Year 8 Girls 1 length Year 8 Boys 1 length **Freestyle** Year 6 Girls 1 length Year 6 Boys 1 length Year 7 Girls 2 lengths Year 7 Boys 2 lengths Year 8 Girls 2 lengths Year 8 Boys 2 lengths Year 6 Girls 1 length Year 6 Boys 1 length Year 7 Girls 1 length Year 7 Boys 1 length Year 8 Girls 1 length Year 8 Boys 1 length **Inter school Relays** Year 6 1 boy and 1 girl swimmer – each swims 1 length freestyle Year 7 1 boy and 1 girl swimmer – each swims 1 length freestyle Year 8 1 boy and 1 girl swimmer – each swims 1 length freestyle
 * Backstroke**
 * 3 Stroke Medley - 1 length each, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle**