Week

Date

Event

Venue

Who

4-7

Fridays

Toowoomba PS BB Competition starts

Glennie Courts TBC

Selected Students

10

1/12/25

Swimming Carnival

Glennie Aquatic Centre

Years 3 - 6

Who:

Grades 3 – 6 ONLY

U8 – Born 2017

U9 – Born 2016

U10 – Born 2015

U11 – Born 2014

U12 – Born 2013

All students in Grade 3 who are born in 2017 will be eligible to swim, however, will not be eligible for Age Championship points.  As with Cross Country and Track & Field, there will not be an Age Championship for these students, nor will records be kept.  They will simply be participating in this Carnival to provide them with valuable experience and to gain participation House points.

When:

Monday 1st December 2025

Time:

8:30am – 2.30pm

Where:

The Glennie Aquatic Centre

Cost:

$5.00 – To be charged to your next fee statement

What to Bring:

Swimwear, towel, bathing cap & underwear. House swimming caps will be provided for the children to wear during their races and can be worn over the top of the child’s own cap.

What to Wear:

Children should come dressed in their swimwear, Sports House polo shirt and House colors.

Morning Tea & Lunch:

Students will be required to bring their own morning tea and lunch.  THERE WILL NOT BE A CANTEEN. Don’t forget to bring a water bottle!

Transport:

There will NOT be any bus transport provided. Students will need to be dropped off directly to the Glennie Aquatic Centre between 8:00-8:30am. Likewise, children will need to be picked up from Glennie at approximately 2:45-3:00pm.  Please utilize the drop off/ pick up zone in Vacy Street.

A bus will be provided for After-School Care Students to travel to the pool. The bus will depart at 8.20am. After-School Care Students will be walked back to OLOL. Please advise your class teacher if your child will be traveling by bus to the Carnival and needs to be walked back to school after the Carnival.

Program/ Records

See Sentral Activity attachment

Events/Points Allocation/

Age Champions

Width Events

Students can nominate to swim the Width events if not swimming the 25m or 50m event for Freestyle or Backstroke. 1 point will be awarded to respective Houses for each Width swim completed. 

25m Events

1 point will be awarded to respective Houses for each 25m swim completed. Results from 25m events will not contribute to Age Championship points. Placings first (4pts), second (3pts), and third (2pts) will be awarded extra points as indicated.

50m Events

The following points will be awarded to respective Houses and Individual Age Championship tallies following all 50m Events:

1^st Place – 10 Points (Blue Ribbon), 2^nd Place – 6 points (Red Ribbon), 3^rd Place – 4 Points (Green Ribbon), 4^th Place – 2 Points (Yellow Ribbon) and 5^th – 10^th Place – 1 Point.

Where there is more than one heat, points and ribbons will be awarded to the fastest swimmers overall. Students who are hoping to be considered for their respective Age Championship should swim as many 50m events as possible.

Open 100m Events

There will be NO points awarded to respective Houses and Individual Age Championship tallies following the 100m events. Students entering these events will compete against other nominated students of any age and with a focus on beating the relevant age record and becoming the King or Queen of the Pool for the relevant event.

Legal Strokes

In 50m and 100m events, except for the 8 years category, students will be judged and disqualified if their stroke does not meet the appropriate standard. As points gained from these events go towards age championship tallies, it is important that only legal stroke actions are awarded. 

8 years events and all 25m events will not be judged in this way.

For further information please refer to the following website:

https://www.swimming.org.au/Assets/Rules/Swimming-Australia-Swimming-Rules.aspx

Event Nomination

Your child will be asked to nominate the events at a school nomination meeting with the PE Teacher. Please note the following points:

Students can choose between 25m or 50m event in each stroke. Students can nominate the Width event if not swimming the 25m or 50m event for Freestyle or Backstroke

Students can choose to ADD 100m events, only if they have chosen the 50m event for the relevant stroke.

It is expected that all children nominate themselves for at least one event in the strokes of Freestyle or Backstroke.

Children are asked to please only nominate for events that they can competently and confidently compete in.

Parents and Spectators

Spectators are welcome to attend the Carnival. We will also be looking for volunteer helpers to run the stopwatches.

8:00-8:30

Students to arrive at the pool no later than 8:30am

8:45-10.00

Freestyle – 50m, 25m, 100m

10.00-11.00

Backstroke – 50m, 25m, 100m

11.00-11.15

Break – Lane ropes moved

11:15-12.00

Width events – Freestyle/ Backstroke (boards/noodles available)

12.00-12.15

Break – Lane ropes replaced

12.15-1.00

Breaststroke – 50m, 25m, 100m

1:00-1.30

Butterfly – 50m, 25m, 100m

1.30-1.45

100m Individual Medley

1.45-2.15

Relays

2.15-2.30

Clean Up/Presentations

2:45

Children to be collected by 2:45 from Vacy Street