Swimming NSW State Squads

Objective

To support the transition of age group athletes into senior athletes.

Squad Activities

• Camp (includes a meet)
• Open water athletes: Open Water Camp (includes an Open Water event)
• A minimum of 2 stroke event camps and skill camps as provided

Competition/Camps

To be eligible for this squad, participants are required to swim at the below meets/camps:

• SNSW State Swimming Championships (long and short course):
  • Open, Age or Open Water
  • Metropolitan or Country
  • Australian Swimming Championships
  • National Open
  • National Age (where relevant)
  • National Open Water (Open & Age) 
• State Teams Short Course Championships (where eligible and selected)  
• Any camp or testing opportunities as requested by the NSW State Coach and/or SNSW Coaching Director, including Event Stroke Camps.

Swimmers will be eligible for inclusion into the Swimming NSW Transition Squad (SNSW STS) based on their performance relative to selection criteria for one of the categories listed below. 

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection in the 2018 SNSW STS, swimmers must be:

• An Australian Citizen, permanently residing and training in NSW
• A current financial member of Swimming NSW 
• Athletes aged 16 years and over
• To be considered, athletes and home coaches must complete and maintain current IAPPs
• Athletes will be ineligible for this squad should they be selected for a Swimming Australia Senior Benchmark Team during that year or are a SNSW State Supported Athlete.

Selection Criteria

Performances will only be considered when times are:

• achieved in a final at the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships (16-18 years). Swimmers must qualify and swim in a final regardless of how many visitors qualify for that final. Disqualifications will deem the swimmer ineligible in that event.
• achieved at the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships and placed in the Top 10 of timed-final events. Only the top 2 visitors will be considered within the top 10 to ensure consistency with final events.
• achieved at the 2018 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships; or
• Up to 4 open water swimmers who finish within 60 seconds of the winner of the 10km Open Event.

Selection Timeframes

The SNSW STS will be selected following the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships. Members of the SNSW STS will remain on Squad until the conclusion of 2019 Australian Age Championships unless the athlete is not meeting his/her performance and attendance requirements. In such case, the SNSW State Coach, SNSW Coaching Director and/or Performance Pathway Manager will review the swimmers position on this squad.

Maximum Numbers

Up to 36 pool swimmers and 4 Open Water swimmers may be selected on the 2018 SNSW STS.

Should more than the number of swimmers listed above be eligible for the SNSW STS, swimmers will be ranked by the closest percentage to the Australian record for that event.

If the maximum squad number is not achieved, the NSW State Coach and/or SNSW Coaching Director may recommend swimmer selection to the squad for talent identification purposes, irrespective of qualifying times.

Obective

To provide talented swimmers with an opportunity to;

• Be educated, refine skills and be exposed to different opportunities away from their DTE.
• Create a supportive environment for talented swimmers to develop their skills and swimming knowledge in preparation for achieving National Team/ Squad selection.

Squad Activities

• 2 x testing weekends (19th & 20th May 2018 and February 2019 at locations to be determined)
• 1 x Camp (Camp: 8th – 12th July, Umina)

Education Curriculum Activities

Includes, but not limited to;

• Technical Skills and Optimal Biomechanics
• Personal Development as a person and athlete
• Dryland Testing (Physio, Anthro, S&C and learning style preferences)

Mandatory Competition/Camps

• NSW State Swimming Championships (long course and short course):
  • Open, Age or Open Water
  • Metropolitan or Country
• Australian Swimming Championships:
  • National Open or National Age
  • National Open Water (where applicable)
• State Teams Short Course Championships (where selected and eligible)
• Training camp and testing weekends

Swimmers will be eligible for inclusion into the Swimming NSW Emerging Talent Squad (SNSW ETS) based on their performance relative to selection criteria for one of the categories listed below.

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection in the 2018/19 SNSW ETS, swimmers must be:

•  An Australian Citizen, permanently residing and training in NSW
• A current financial member of Swimming NSW
• Swimmers aged 13 – 15 years (age as at first day of National Age)
• Athletes will be ineligible for this Squad should they be selected for a Swimming Australia Senior Benchmark Team during that year or be a SNSW State Supported Athlete.

Selection Criteria

Performance times will only be considered as indicated below:

Priority One:

• Swimmers who win a gold medal at the 2018 Georgina Hope National Age Championships or Australian Open Water Championships will be eligible for the squad.

Priority Two:

• Swimmers who have achieved at least one (1) 2018/19 SNSW ETS qualifying time that is;
  • achieved in a final at the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships. Swimmers must qualify and swim in a final regardless of how many visitors qualify for that final. Disqualifications will deem the swimmer ineligible in that event.
  • achieved at the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships and placed in the Australian Top 10 of timed-final events. Only the top 2 visitors will only be considered within the top 10 to ensure consistency with final events; or
  • achieved at the 2018 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships
• Swimming Australia appoints talent scouts to view performances at Australian Age. Swimmers are identified through this process and invited to participate in the SNSW ETS testing weekends (ETS squad members may be part of the identified athletes). Through a holistic swimmer selection process, swimmers may be invited to attend the Swimming Australia Talent Identification Camp in September, 2018.

Selection Timeframes

The SNSW ETS will be selected following the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships. Members of the SNSW ETS will remain on Squad until the conclusion of 2019 Australian Age Championships, unless the athlete is not meeting his/her performance and attendance requirements. In such case, the NSW Head Coach, SNSW Coaching Director and the Performance Pathway Manager will review the swimmers position on this squad.

Maximum ETS Numbers

Up to but not exceeding 30 athletes may be selected on the 2018/19 SNSW ETS. In addition, up to an additional 4 swimmers may be added to the SNSW ETS camp as part of the Wild Card Opportunity through the Age Development Squad.

Should more than the number of swimmers listed above be eligible for the SNSW ETS, swimmers will be ranked by the closest percentage to the Australian record for that event.

If the maximum squad number is not achieved, the NSW State Coach and SNSW Coaching Director may recommend swimmer selection to the squad for talent identification purposes, irrespective of qualifying times.

Objective

To provide an opportunity for NSW swimmers to experience racing within a team environment, whilst preparing them to work with coaches and swimmers outside their daily training environment.

Squad Activities

• A Snr Development Duel Meet will be held with educational content delivered across the weekend.
• The squad will stay as a team on the Saturday night.

Pool Session

• Team Duel Event – 3 x half day sessions
• Education and team building sessions will be delivered.
• 1 x skills day (20th or 21st October, various locations dependant on squad make-up).

Mandatory Competition/Camps

• Australian Age Swimming Championships/ Australian Open Championships
• Australian Open Water Championships (where applicable)

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection in the 2018 Swimming NSW (SNSW) Senior Development swimmers must be:

• A current financial member of Swimming NSW
• An Australian resident currently training in NSW

Selection Criteria

The swimmers will be selected in accordance with the following criteria.

• Swimmers aged 16 – 21 years who qualify for a final at the 2018 Hancock Prospecting Swimming Championships and swimmers age 16-18 years who qualify for a final at the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Championships.
  • Please note: 16-18-year-old Swimmers must qualify and swim in a final regardless of how many visitors qualify for that final. Disqualifications will deem the swimmer ineligible in that event; OR
• Swimmers aged 16-18 years of age who place in the top 10 of an event that is swum as a timed final. Only the top 2 visitors will only be considered within the top 10 to ensure consistency with final events; OR 
• Swimmers aged 19 – 21 years who achieve a top 16 overall placing at the 2018 Hancock Prospecting Swimming Championships.
• Medalists in an individual event at the Australian Open Water Championships.
• Age as at first day of 2018 Georgina Hope Australian Age Swimming Championships. Open Water swimmers will be selected based on the age group competed in at National Open Water.
• Up to 40 swimmers will be selected. Swimmers will be ranked based upon percentage closest to the four-year average of the National Age Gold Medalist.
• Swimmers selected in the program must complete a Team Agreement and Informed Consent, the online ASADA Level 1, Match Fixing e-learning and any other required content (advised upon squad selection).
• Swimmers selected for the Senior Development Squad are required to attend the Duel Meet. Should the swimmer be unable to attend any day due to medical, school or other commitments, SNSW must be notified 2 weeks prior to the squad date and provide written certificates outlining the reason the swimmer is unable to attend. The NSW State Coach, SNSW Coaching Director and Performance Pathway Manager hold the right to withdraw a swimmer from this program and 2018 State Teams SC team due to non-attendance/commitment to squad activities

Objective

To provide an opportunity for NSW swimmers to experience racing within a team environment, whilst preparing them to work with coaches and swimmers outside their daily training environment.

Squad Activities

• An Age Development Duel Meet will be held with educational content delivered across the weekend.
• The squad will stay as a team on the Saturday night.

Pool Session

• Team Duel Event – 3 x half day sessions
• Education and team building sessions will be delivered.
• 1 x skills day (20th or 21st October, various locations dependant on squad make-up).

Mandatory Competition/Camps

• Australian Age Swimming Championships
• Australian Open Water Championships (where applicable)

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection in the 2018 Swimming NSW (SNSW) Age Development swimmers must be:

• A current financial member of Swimming NSW
• An Australian resident currently training in NSW

Selection Criteria

The swimmers will be selected in accordance with the following criteria.

• Swimmers aged 13-15 years of age who qualify for a final at the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships. Swimmers must qualify and swim in a final regardless of how many visitors qualify for that final. Disqualifications will deem the swimmer ineligible in that event; OR
• Swimmers aged 13-15 years of age who place in the top 10 of an event that is swum as a timed final. Only the top 2 visitors will only be considered within the top 10 to ensure consistency with final events; OR
• Silver and Bronze medalists in an individual event at the Australian Open Water Championships.
• Age as at first day of 2018 Georgina Hope Australian Age Swimming Championships. Open Water swimmers will be selected based on the age group competed in at National Open Water.
• Up to 60 swimmers will be drafted with 10 reserve swimmers selected. Swimmers will be ranked based upon percentage closest to the four-year average of the National Age Gold Medallist.
• Up to 4 swimmers may be invited to participate in the 2018 ETS camp. Selection will be based on holistic performances from Australian National Age and the SNSW Duel meet.
• Swimmers selected in the 2018/19 SNSW Emerging Talent Squad are ineligible for selection.
• Swimmers selected in the program must complete a Team Agreement and Informed Consent, the online ASADA Level 1, Match Fixing e-learning and any other required content (advised upon squad selection).
• Swimmers selected for the Age Development Squad are required to attend the Duel Meet. Should the swimmer be unable to attend any day due to medical, school or other commitments, SNSW must be notified 2 weeks prior to the squad date and provide written certificates outlining the reason the swimmer is unable to attend. The NSW State Coach, SNSW Coaching Director and Performance Pathway Manager hold the right to withdraw a swimmer from this program and 2018 State Teams SC team due to non-attendance/commitment to squad activities.

Objective

To encourage and provide developmental opportunities to our talented 12-year-old swimmers across all strokes.

Squad Activities 

• 1 x squad development days
• 1 x 2-day camp

Education Curriculum Activities

• Skill focus (starts, turns, underwater)
• SNSW Pathway and Parent Presentation
• Nutrition (Parent and swimmer content)
• Personal development and independence

Pool Session

Focus on skills and technique

Competition

NSW State Age Championship:

• Metropolitan or Country

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection in the 2018 Swimming NSW (SNSW) Junior Sharks squad swimmers must be:

• A current financial member of Swimming NSW
• Compete at the;
  • 2017/18 NSW State Age Championships.
  • 2017/ 18 NSW Metropolitan Championships or;
  • 2017/ 18 NSW Country Championships.
• Swimmers aged 12 years. Age as at first day of 2017/18 State Age Long Course Championships.

Selection Criteria

The squad will be selected in accordance with the following priorities.

Priority 1

• Medallist in the 200m IM or 400m Freestyle at NSW State Age.

Priority 2

• Achieve two (2) time standards in any 200m event or 400m IM at any of the following meets:
  • 2017/18 NSW State Age Championships
  • 2017/ 18 NSW Metropolitan Championships or; 
  • 2017/ 18 NSW Country Championships

Further Criteria

• Swimmers may only accept a position on one (1) SNSW Squad each year, with the default set to the highest squad achieved.
• If swimmers place top 10 in an Olympic event at the 2018 Georgina Hope Foundation Australian Age Swimming Championships and are 13 years of age as at the Age Development Squad date, they will be allocated to the Age Development Squad.
• Swimmers must complete a Team Agreement and Informed Consent, the online ASADA Level 1 education, Match Fixing e-learning and any other required content (advised upon squad selection). This must be completed prior to confirmation of successful selection to the squad.
• Swimmers selected for the Junior Sharks squad are required to attend all three (3) squad days. Should the swimmer be unable to attend any day due to medical, school or other commitments, parents must notify SNSW five (5) days prior to the squad date and provide written certificates outlining the reason the swimmer is unable to attend. The SNSW State Coach, Coaching Director and Performance Pathway Manager holds the right to withdraw a swimmer due to non-attendance/commitment to squad activities.

The National State Teams Championship is a great opportunity for athletes; it sees each state bring their 40 best up and coming swimmers to race. It is a chance for swimmers to represent Team NSW.

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection an athlete must:

be a registered member of Swimming NSW

have completed and returned a signed availability form

be an Australian Citizen who is eligible to represent NSW at this event

be aged between 13 yrs and 16 yrs (female) and 14yrs and 17 yrs (male) as at the 21 st September 2018

complete a SNSW Team Agreement and additional requirements as per agreement.

Selection Criteria

A team of up to 40 swimmers will be elected. The NSW State Team will comprise of 10 males in each of the two age groups (14/15 & 16/17 years) and 10 females in each of the two age groups (13/14 & 15/16 years). Swimmers age will be as at the first day of competition – 21 st September 2018.

The squad will be selected off the highest rankings using the following meets: 

• 2018 NSW Country Short Course Championships
• 2018 NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships
• 2018 NSW State Age 13 & Over Short Course Championships

The first ranked male athlete from the combined 14/15 years age groups and the combined 15/16 years age group events will become the first priority for selection onto the NSW State Team.

The first ranked female athlete from the combined 13/14 years age groups and the combined 15/16 years age groups in events will become first priority for selection onto the NSW State Team.

Swimming NSW Selection Committee will also have the option of using Australian Age and Australian Open results when selecting athletes for the 800m and 1500m events.

Only performances in Olympic events will be considered

After considering the first priority swimmers, the swimming NSW selectors along with the Swimming NSW Coaching Director will consider remaining swimmers that will best suit the balance of the team and the order of events in the State Teams Short Course program. Relay swimmers and where required, other priority swimmers may also be considered using the same criteria.

NSW Athletes unavailable due to National Team Commitments will still be considered for selection in this team.

Meeting any of the selection criteria does not guarantee selection into the NSW State team. In the event that the selectors need to choose between two swimmers of equal ranking, selectors along with the Team Head Coach will select the athlete which best fulfils the needs of the team.

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