Swimming
When it is played
The Swimming competition is conducted in Term 1 on Wednesday afternoons with schools hosting meets in a home and away format that have a swimming pool on campus.
2024 Swimming Midweek Competitions
SAAS Swimming Records and Champions as of 2021
| School Term | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 |
| Wednesday | Feb | 7th Feb | 14th Feb | 21st Feb | 28th Feb | 6th Mar | 13th Mar | 20th Mar |
| Students Return | R1 | R2 | R3 | BYE State Champs | R4 | R5 | Final Top 8 @ St Peters |
Round 1 Wednesday 7th February
| Pool | Schools Competing |
| IMMANUEL | IM.C, SHC |
| PAC | PAC, SIC, TC |
| WESTMINISTER | WS, CC |
| SCOTCH | SC, PULT |
| ST PETERS | SPSC, CBC, ROST |
Round 2 Wednesday 14th February
| Pool | Schools Competing |
| IMMANUEL | IM.C, CBC |
| PAC | PAC, TC |
| WESTMINISTER | WS, SHC, ROST |
| ST PETERS | SPSC, SIC |
| SCOTCH | SC, CC, PULT |
Round 3 Wednesday 21st February
| Pool | Schools Competing |
| IMMANUEL | IM.C, CC, PULT |
| PAC | PAC, ROST, CBC |
| SCOTCH | SC, WS, SHC |
| ST PETERS | SPSC, SIC, TC |
Wednesday 28th February – NO SWIMMING – SSSSA Competition
Round 4 Wednesday 6th March
| Pool | Schools Competing |
| IMMANUEL | IM.C, SHC, SC |
| PAC | PAC, PULT, SIC |
| WESTMINISTER | WS, CBC, CC |
| ST PETERS | SPSC, ROST, TC |
Round 5 Wednesday 13th March
| Pool | Schools Competing |
| IMMANUEL | IM.C, SHC, CC |
| PAC | PAC, SIC, CBC |
| WESTMINISTER | WS, SC, ROST |
| ST PETERS | SPSC, PULT, TC |
| SCOTCH |
Round 6 Wednesday 20th March (Finals)
Top 8 Teams
Venue St Peters
4:15pm start
Presentations at the end of the Swimming Final
Each School has their Captain(s) present.
School Abbreviations
| IC – Immanuel College | CC- Concordia College |
| STMC – St Michaels College | PEM – Pembroke School |
| SHC – Sacred Heart College | SIC – St Ignatius College |
| PAC – Prince Alfred College | RC – Rostrevor College |
| CBC – Christian Brothers College | SPSC – St Peters College |
| PGS – Pulteney Grammar School | TC – Trinity College |
| WS – Westminster School | SC – Scotch College |
Pool Details
| IC – Immanuel College | 6 Lanes / 25 Meters (3 Schools) |
| PEM – Pembroke School | 8 Lanes / 25 Meters (4 Schools) |
| PAC – Prince Alfred College | 8 Lanes / 25 Meters (4 Schools) |
| SPSC – St Peters College | 8 Lanes / 25 Meters (4 Schools) |
| WS – Westminster School | 9 Lanes / 25 Meters (4 Schools) |
| SC – Scotch College | 6 Lanes / 25 Meters (3 Schools) |
Competitions will begin at 4:15 pm (The race meet can start earlier if all teams present and prepared)
Swimmers can only compete in a maximum of 6 events.
They should also be in the correct age group with ages as of 1st January 2023.
Example – U16 means you must be 15 – Jan 1st birthday means you’re in the next age grouping.
A Swimmer must only swim in ONE event per stroke and can only compete in ONE Freestyle Relay and ONE Medley Relay.
| EXAMPLE | A competitor who is U15 could swim in the following: |
| U15 Freestyle | |
| U16 Breaststroke | |
| U15 Backstroke | |
| Open Butterfly | |
| U15 Freestyle Relay | |
| Open Medley Relay |
This would mean each school must have a minimum of 16 swimmers competing.
It is expected that Schools will swim competitors in the correct order of ability.
Swimmers can swim up and age bracket but not down.
| EXAMPLE | U/14 50 FREESTYLE B | Poorest Swimmer |
| U/14 50 FREESTYLE A | Best Swimmer |
POINTS
INDIVIDUAL: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
RELAYS: 16, 12, 8, 4
If there is a dead heat in any race, both swimmers will receive full points.
Host pools should send through final scores once the meet has finished.
Divisions
- Open Swimming