Swimming General Information

Competition Dates: 8 - 11 May
Competition Venue: Casuarina Swimming Pool and Lake Bennett (Open Water events only)
Gold Medals: 104 Arafura Games and 24 OPC

Competition Details:

Swimmers from around the globe will make a splash again in 2011, vying for Gold in the Arafura Games Swimming event.  Swimming Northern Territory will host a multi-age swim meet, offering Pool and Open Water events, including a 5km and 10km swim.

This hotly contested competition is open to female and male swimmers in the following age groups;

• 12 years and Under
• 13/14 years
• 15/16 years
• 17 and Over
• Open (limited events)

Eligibility/Entry Standards:

Qualification Standards are available now by clicking here. All competitors will be required to provide evidence of their achievements against these standards.  Please note there are no qualifying times for multi-class events.

Heats will be seeded in accordance with FINA Rules.

The swimming competition will be conducted under FINA and Swimming Australia Limited (SAL) Rules. For pool events all competitors must have a clearance to compete from their FINA affiliated National Organisation (international competitors) or State Body (Australian competitors).

For open water events competitors who are not members of a FINA affiliated organisation must have a clearance from their National Sporting Organisation (international competitors) or State Body (Australian competitors). For example; a triathlete from the Northern Territory wishing to compete in an open water event must provide a clearance from Triathlon Northern Territory. A triathlete from Fiji wishing to compete in an open water event must provide a clearance from the Fiji Triathlon Association.

In accordance with the Arafura Charter, one team is allowed per contingent per event. This means that a team can have a male and a female team entered for the 4x100m medley relay. You can nominate up to 4 alternatives when completing your swimming entries. However you must provide to the Meet Director the final relay list prior to the commencement of the session in which the relay event will take place.

There is no limit as to the number of swimmers a visiting team may enter per event. However the maximum number of entries permitted in individual sports is at the discretion of the Arafura Games organisers in the interest of enhancing the competition for member country participants.

Endorsement:

All swimmers competing in the Pool events must have a signed endorsement and clearance to compete from their FINA affiliated National Organisation (international competitors) or State Body (Australian competitors). For Open Water events, Non-FINA Affiliated members must gain endorsement and clearance from their National or State body as above. Registration will not be finalised and accepted until endorsement is received. Endorsement information is provided at time of registration and should be gained by the appropriate organisation prior to registering any athletes to ensure there are no delays in the process.

Training Information:

Teams will be able to book lanes at the nominated training venue prior to competition commencing. Training at the Games venues will not be possible during the week. Times and venues will be provided closer to the event. Please contact Swimming NT on +61 8 8981 5483 or via email at swimming@arafuragames.net for more information.

Managers Meeting:

A Team Managers Meeting will be held prior to the commencement of competition. All Team Managers are expected to attend this meeting.

Further information will be provided closer to the Games.

Medal Ceremony:

Medal Ceremonies will take place after each Final. Further details will be provided closer to the event. It is expected that all medal winners will be in full team attire in order to receive their medals. The Organising Committee reserves the right to refuse an athlete to participation in a ceremony should they not be appropriately attired.

Contact Details:

Contact Name: Mr David Evans
Organisation: Swimming Northern Territory Inc
Postal Address: PO Box 1960, Darwin NT 0801 Australia
Phone: +61 8 8981 5483
Mobile: +61 405 445 490
Fax: +61 8 8981 5484
Email: swimming@arafuragames.net
Website: www.nt.swimming.org.au