Wednesday
11th March at the Waitaki Aquatic Centre for Years 4-8
Dear Parents
Our first race will be at 9:30 am and will be finished
by 12.00 pm. Children need to be at school in their full PE uniform before 8.50 am as we will be walking the children
down in classes as close to 9.00 am as possible. Please ensure that your child has plenty of
food and a water bottle as they get quite hungry at the pool.
The children are encouraged to wear their house
colours once they arrive at the pool. Face paint and vivid markers are not
allowed.
The order of events is: 4 lengths Medley, non-swimming
and then the non-competitive and competitive events. There will be no finals
run, only heats as they will be timed.
Places will be determined on times recorded. Each
swimmer will earn a house point for entering, 3rd place will earn
two, 2nd place will earn 3 and 1st place will earn 4.
There will be no width events.
The starting procedure is, a whistle for quiet, ‘on
your marks’, followed by a bang. Please be quiet when the swimmers are under
starter’s orders.
The various swimming events will be put on a
whiteboard, which will go past. Each
teacher will have a copy of the order of events as well. Please listen
carefully for the marshalling calls.
Please do not approach the recorders for results, as they will be
extremely busy making sure the times are recorded correctly.
Parents please sit either at the deep end of the pool or
on the diving board side. Children will
be required to stay in the stands as we won’t have time to find them if they
miss their races.
North Otago and Otago Swimming Sports
The swimmers qualifying for the North Otago
championship will be required to perform the stroke correctly. We will have
someone checking on technique at the sports and the children will be
disqualified if they are using an incorrect technique.
Entry for North Otago swimming sports is taken on
times not places, hence our recording of times on the day. The North Otago swimming sports are on
Wednesday 18th of March. The children who qualify for the North
Otago swimming sports will be notified.
Otago Primary School’s swimming takes place on
Saturday 28th March at Moana Pool in Dunedin. The first race is at 9.00 am and the entry
fee is $5.00 per race entered. If you
wish for your child to take part in this, you MUST contact me before our swimming
sports as their entries close on Friday 13th March.
Thanking you
Tina Souness
Sports Coordinator
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