Club Nights
Club Nights are held on Friday evenings throughout the summer school terms 1 & 4. Please take the time to review the Club Night Rules. Gates open at 6:00 pm with races starting at 6:30 pm. There is a small fee upon entry with an option to also purchase raffle tickets.
The Club Night order of events is a 100 metre Special Event followed by the 25 metre and 50 metre races for each stroke. Swimmers can choose to participate in one event up to a maximum of five events (Special Event plus one distance of each stroke). Nominations for events at a Club Night are done online at the Upcoming Meets and Carnivals section. Please note: as a matter of school policy all swimmers must wear a cap in the pool.
Volunteering for Club Night tasks is done online when nominating for each Club Night. We request that each family volunteer at least one night per season to help out in the canteen, on the BBQ, at the gate, marshalling, set-up or pack-up. We also request that each family volunteer for a minimum of four nights per season to timekeeping. Documents providing details of what is required for the various tasks can be viewed here: Volunteer Tasks.
To allow time to arrange races for the Club Night, nominations close at 4:30 pm Friday unless otherwise indicated. Should you need to withdraw your child(ren) from events or yourself from a volunteer role after sign-up has closed, please contact the Chief Nominator via [email protected] or SMS 0401 077 981.
All swimmers are required to first swim 25 metres prior to progressing to 50 metres. This allows the swim database to register an initial time for each stroke to seed swimmers correctly in the future. For older swimmers starting at the club this process can be somewhat frustrating. We endeavour to minimise the impact by manually seeding older swimmers in faster 25 metre races where possible.
Times required over 25 metres to progress to 50 metre races:
- Under 24 seconds for freestyle
- Under 25 seconds for butterfly
- Under 26 seconds for backstroke
- Under 29 seconds for breaststroke
Special Event
Entry to the individual stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke) Special Event requires swimmers to have a 50 metre freestyle time below 40 seconds.
The individual medley (IM) Special Event is open to everyone as a trial for younger swimmers in preparation for the Individual Medley Night held at the end of the season.
Younger swimmers participating in the IM Special Event do not need to enter other strokes that night. Only three stroke events (backstroke, freestyle and breaststroke) will be held on a Club Night with the IM Special Event due to the expected larger number of participants.
Wet Weather Policy
Friday Club Night will generally still proceed in light rain. However, if conditions are torrential and/or there is lightning, the event may be delayed or cancelled.
The pool will be closed immediately if lightning is observed. A final decision on whether to proceed, delay, or cancel will be made by the Executive at 6:15 pm on the night.
Stay informed with SwimTopia notifications
Weather updates and last-minute changes will be shared on the News page, our Facebook group, and via push notifications in the SwimTopia app. Please install the app and enable notifications under Profile → Notifications.
For up-to-the-minute information, please check the News Items on our website or our Facebook group Camp Hill Crocs Swim Club.
Other Club Night Items
The following links outline the points system and information about the timing system used:
