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1 Spectator Admission fees: $5 per family (includes program) additional programs $2 each Special thanks to our sponsors:

2 Schedule Session 1 Friday 19 th August Day 1 Duty Club set-up Gates Open 4:00pm Warm up 4:15-5:00pm Team Managers Briefing 4:45pm Operations Booth Officials Briefing 4:45pm Operations Booth Marshalling for first heats 5:05pm Marshalling area Competition start 5:15pm Session 2 Saturday 20 th August Day 2 Duty Club set-up Gates Open 1:30pm Warm up 1:45pm-2:30pm Team Managers Briefing 2:15pm Operations Booth Officials Briefing 2:15pm Operations Booth Marshalling for first heats 2:35pm Marshalling area Competition start 2:45pm Session 3 Sunday 21 st August Day 3 Duty Club set-up Gates Open 9:45am Warm up 10:00am-10:45am Team Managers Briefing 10:30am Operations Booth Officials Briefing 10:30am Operations Booth Marshalling for first heats 10:50am Marshalling area Competition start 11:00am

3 SWIMMING NT CODE OF CONDUCT 1. All members of Swimming Northern Territory agree that our aim is to encourage and benefit from the competitive spirit; but in all matters the entitlement of others to be fairly dealt with, and their legitimate concerns and feelings, will be respected. 2. All members agree to behave in an appropriate manner and will not bring the sport or those who participate in it through Swimming Northern Territory into disrepute because of their participation. 3. Team Managers are to be aware and in control of their team at all times. 4. In participating in any swimming competition, all members recognise and accept that the competition is organised by people who have the interest of competitors uppermost in their minds. 5. All members accept that their participation is voluntary, and in participating, they volunteer to accept and abide by all decisions made by organisers. 6. All members recognise that mistakes will sometimes be made, but these will be accepted and borne in the greater interest of organised, friendly competition. 7. It is accepted that any question or protest in relation to any decision or course of action will be raised in a reasonable manner, and only to the extent allowed by the rules of competition where these apply to the situation in question. 8. In matters relating to the entry or withdrawal of swimmers from events, all members accept that officials will accept advice only from Team Managers (or persons acting in that capacity), in writing on an official form. 9. In matters relating to the rules of the competition, all members accept that the Referee will be the final arbiter. He/she will receive any protests made in the proper manner, and will make the final decision. 10. In matters relating to the general organisation of swim meets, the Meet Director (or his or her delegate) will be accepted as having the authority to manage the event, outside of technical issues, according to the best interests of the athletes. 11. All members accept that any individual transgressing this Code of Conduct may have his/her behaviour considered by the Board and may be penalised in an appropriate manner (eg. Exclusion from one or more SNTI swimming meetings or meeting to which an official team is being sent).

4 EVENT INFORMATION Venue: Host Club: Event: Time: Admission: Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Speed St, Alice Springs Alice Springs Swimming Club The 2016 Northern Territory Short Course Championships are to be held in the 25m indoor pool facility at the Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Incorporated into the Championships will be events for swimmers aged 8 years and Under 25m events (non- Championship events). Friday 19 th August Session 1: 4:15pm warm up Competition starts at 5:15pm Saturday 20 th August Session 2: 1:45pm warm up Competition starts at 2:45pm $5 per family (includes program). Additional programs $2 each Sunday 21 st August Session 3: 10:00am warm up Competition starts at 11:00am Age: As at 19 th August 2016 Format: Entry Fee Event Limit Entry Times Entry Closing Date Online Entry Link All events will be swum as male and female timed finals, except for the open mixed relays which must consist of at least 2 female swimmers. $10.00 per individual event and $15.00 per relay event No restrictions on the number of events All Championship events (not the 25m events) require an official entry time using either Short Course or Long Course times. No time trails will be accepted. Qualifying Times must have been achieved on or after 1 st January Club Relay teams may enter with a No Time. 100m Individual Medley can be entered with a No Time. Entry for individual events (not relays) is only available via ONLINE ENTRY. Online entries Open Monday 18 th July at 10am (AEST) Online entries close Sunday 14 th August at 5pm (AEST) Club Registrars are asked to forward all Relays entries in TM format to amy.griffith@nt.swimming.org.au by 5pm (AEST) on Monday 15 th August Entries is via the following link Or go to Swimming NT Home Page/ Upcoming Meets/ NT Short Course Championships / Details/ Enter If you have any difficulties with the entry process please amy.griffith@nt.swimming.org.au Rules: Conducted under the rules of Swimming Australia Ltd. The one start rule will apply to all Championship events Swimmers may not swim up an age group for age events Taping is permissible if it is not under the swimming costume and is accompanied by a medical certificate. The athlete must present themselves to the Referee 1 hour prior to the commencement of the meet. Marshalling Procedures Any entrant who fails to report to the Marshalling Area at least ten (10) minutes prior to the scheduled time for the start pf the session, if entered in the first or second event or at

5 any time of the start of the event at least two (2) events prior to the event in which he/she entered, shall be deemed to be a withdrawal. All heats shall be deemed to be one (1) event for the purpose of this rule. For all Relay Team events, the Team Managers are to report to the Marshall with the Teams Relay form. Names should be recorded in the order of swims on the form. It is the responsibility of all team members to report to eh check starter prior to the event. Medals Medal Presentations Dress Standards for Medal Presentation Officials Timekeepers Disqualification Protests Medals will be awarded to 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd place getters in each event. If a visiting swimmer is placed first, that swimmers receives the champion s gold medal and the first placed NT swimmer will also receive a gold medal. If visitors are placed second and third in an event, they will receive the silver or bronze medals as appropriate, and the second and third placed NT swimmers will also receive a silver or bronze medal. Medal presentations will be outlined in the program. The major trophy presenters will be presented at the conclusion of the meet. Please ensure that swimmers meet the presentation dress standards detailed below. 1. Minimum dress requirements for medal presentation are shirt and shorts, preferable state or club uniform. A T-SHIRT OVER BATHERS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. TOWELS ARE NOT TO BE WORN. Team managers should ensure that all swimmers meet these requirements. 2. No head ware is to be worn during medal presentation ceremonies. 3. Team Managers should ensure that swimmers marshal for presentations in a timely manner. Late arrivals will not be permitted to participate in the medal presentation ceremony. SNTI is seeking officials from all clubs to assist with this meet Clubs will be allocated timekeeping positions according to number of entries Where a disqualification of a competitor or team is recorded, an announcement will be made detailing the rule infringement and the lane number of the team of competitor involved. Any protest regarding athletes or events is to be made through the official Team Manager and at swimming Northern Territory Championship events, accompanied by a completed protest form and a $ fee which will be refunded only if the protest is successful. At Championship Meets the Chief Referee is the sole adjudicator on any protests. Refer: SAL Rules CBL 13, sections 1-4 for further details: 1) Protests are possible: (a) If the rules and regulations for the conduct of the competition are not observed; (b) If the other conditions endanger the competition and or swimmers or; (c) Against the decision of the referee, however, no protests shall be allowed against decisions of fact 2) Protests must be submitted (a) To the Referee; (b) In writing on the SAL (SNTI) protest form; (c) By the responsible Team Manager only; (d) Together with a deposit of $100.00; (e) Within thirty (30) minutes following the conclusion of the respective pool event; and (f) Within thirty (30) minutes following the posting of results in Open Water If any conditions causing potential protests are noted prior to the start of the event, a protest must be lodged before the starters signal is given. 3) All protests shall be considered by the Referee. If the Referee rejects the protest, they must state the reasons. The team manager may appeal against the rejection

6 to the jury of appeal whose decision shall be final. If the protest is rejected, the deposit will be forfeited to SAL (SNTI). If the protest is upheld the deposit will be returned. Coaches & Team Managers Information Anti-Doping Policy Coaches: Please ensure you have your ASCTA Accreditation with you at all times as this will be your event accreditation, and may be asked to present during the event. Your ASCTA Accreditation gives you access to pool deck during warm up, and if required, during competition. Team Managers: All competing clubs (including interstate clubs) are required to nominate a Team Manager for each session. The Team Manager is required to attend the Team Managers meeting that will be held prior to the start of each session. Additional meeting may be called if required. Swimming Australia Limited is bound by the World Anti-Doping Authority ( and Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority ( policies in ensuring athletes are able to participate in a drug free environment. Swimming Northern Territory supports the policies of Swimming Australia Ltd in being totally against the taking of performance enhancing drug within our sport. To this end, we advise all competitors that they may be drug tested at any of our sanctioned meets any and may be called for random testing during non-competition periods. Any competitor who refuses to undertake the drug test without a valid reason will be reported to swimming Australia Limited, as will any competitor who fails to test. Many medications contain banned and restricted substances as outlined in FINA s doping policy (based on the ICC list of doping classes and methods). Athletes must take great care in choosing medications, particularly when they compete in events where drug tests may occur. To ensure that the medication chosen in permitted an athlete should take the following steps: Check if the medication in listed under the check you substances section of the ASADA website: If you are uncertain contact the ASADA hotline: For more information and links to relevant policy documents, banned substance list, therapeutic use exemptions use please visit the Anti-Doping page in the Athlete Hub on Swimming Australia Website ( Age Groups for Medals 9/U, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18years & 19 Years / Over 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke 50m Butterfly, 50m Freestyle 10/U, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18 Years & 19 Years / Over 100m Freestyle, 100m IM 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18 Years & 19 Years / Over 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18 Years & 19 Years / Over 100m Butterfly 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18 Years & 19 Years / Over 200m Freestyle and 200m IM 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18 Years & 19 Years / Over 400m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, 200m Breaststroke 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18 Years & 19 Years / Over 200m Butterfly, 400m IM 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17/18 Years & 19 Years / Over 800m Freestyle (Female) 12, 13 Years & Open 800m Freestyle (Male) 14, 15, 16, 17/18 Years & 19 Years / Over 1500m Freestyle (Male)

7 Open 1500m Freestyle (Female - minimum age is 13 years) Relays Trophies Records Multi Class Events The following relay events will be held: Open Male and Female 4x50m Freestyle, Open Male and Female 4x50m Medley, Mixed 4x25m Freestyle, Mixed 4x25m Medley In the Mixed Relays there must be at least 2xFemales in each team. The Swimmer of the Meet Trophy will be awarded to the swimmer who achieves the highest combined score over their six (6) highest scoring individual events based on the Hytek short course age group points system. NT Short Course Championships records are kept for this annual event and are displayed on the Swimming NT website under Competition>Records There are no Qualifying Times for Multi Class (MC) events. MC swimmers may enter non- MC events so long as the appropriate qualifying times have been met (standard rules will apply). Multi Class swimmers must have an eligible classification (with at least Provisional Status granted by Swimming Australia) prior to the commencement of the meet. Classification card must be presented to the recording booth prior to competition in order for classification(s) and exceptions to be noted. If swimmers have multiple classifications they must nominate which classification they will compete under prior to commencement of the meet. MC events will be conducted under the rules of Swimming Australia Ltd, with the exception that events will be swum as mixed gender (see below). NB: National records can only be achieved in single gender events. MC events will be swum as mixed age and gender Timed Finals and scored using the Swimming Australia Multi Class point score calculator. MC events may be combined with non-mc events if there are insufficient entries to form a competitive event. The following Multi Class events are offered at the 2016 NT Short Course Championships: Event Ev. No. Eligible Classifications Age/Gender Session 100m Indv 301 SM3-SM16 Mixed 1 (Friday) Medley 50m 302 S1-S16 Mixed 1 (Friday) Backstroke 100m Butterfly 303 S5-S16 Mixed 1 (Friday) 200m Freestyle 304 S1-S16 Mixed 1 (Friday) 50m Butterfly 305 S1-S16 Mixed 2 (Saturday) 100m Breaststroke 306 SB1-SB16 Mixed 2 (Saturday)

8 50m Freestyle 307 S1-S16 Mixed 2 (Saturday) 100m Freestyle 308 S1-S16 Mixed 3 (Sunday) 200m Indv 309 SM3-SM16 Mixed 3 (Sunday) Medley 50m 310 SB1-SB16 Mixed 3 (Sunday) Breaststroke 100m Backstroke 311 S1-S16 Mixed 3 (Sunday) Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place getters in each event. If a visiting swimmer is placed first, that swimmers receives the champion s gold medal and the first placed NT swimmer will also receive a gold medal. If visitors are placed second and third in an event, they will receive the silver or bronze medals as appropriate, and the second and third placed NT swimmers will also receive a silver or bronze medal. Club Registrars are asked to forward all MC entries to amy.griffith@nt.swimming.org.au and they will be manually entered into the program. Please include the following details: Name DOB Club Classification No. Entry Time If the swimmer has swum a time in any of the above events since January 2015 please include this. Long Course (LC) times will be accepted. If the swimmer hasn t competed in any of the above events in either Long Course or Short Course they can enter with a No Time (NT)

9 SESSION 1: Friday 19 th August 4:15pm warm-up FEMALE AGE EVENT MALE 1 10 Years & Under 100m IM Years 100m IM Years 100m IM Years 100m IM Years 100m IM Years 100m IM Years 100m IM /18 years 100m IM Years & Over 100m IM Years & Over 800m Freestyle Years 200m Breaststroke Years 200m Breaststroke Years 200m Breaststroke Years 200m Breaststroke Years 200m Breaststroke Years 200m Breaststroke /18 Years 200m Breaststroke Years & Over 200m Breaststroke Years & Under 50m Backstroke Years 50m Backstroke Years 50m Backstroke Years 50m Backstroke Years 50m Backstroke Years 50m Backstroke Years 50m Backstroke Years 50m Backstroke /18 Years 50m Backstroke Years & Over 50m Backstroke Years 100m Butterfly Years 100m Butterfly Years 100m Butterfly Years 100m Butterfly Years 100m Butterfly Years 100m Butterfly /18 Years 100m Butterfly Years & Over 100m Butterfly Years 200m Freestyle Years 200m Freestyle Years 200m Freestyle Years 200m Freestyle Years 200m Freestyle Years 200m Freestyle Years 200m Freestyle /18 Years 200m Freestyle Years & Over 200m Freestyle Mixed 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay 92

10 SESSION 2: Saturday 20th August 1:45pm warm-up FEMALE AGE EVENT MALE Years 400m IM Years 400m IM Years 400m IM Years 400m IM Years 400m IM /18 Years 400m IM Years & Over 400m IM Years & Under 50m Butterfly Years 50m Butterfly Years 50m Butterfly Years 50m Butterfly Years 50m Butterfly Years 50m Butterfly Years 50m Butterfly Years 50m Butterfly /18 Years 50m Butterfly Years & Over 50m Butterfly Years 100m Breaststroke Years 100m Breaststroke Years 100m Breaststroke Years 100m Breaststroke Years 100m Breaststroke Years 100m Breaststroke Years 100m Breaststroke /18 Years 100m Breaststroke Years & Over 100m Breaststroke Years & Under 25m Freestyle Years 200m Backstroke Years 200m Backstroke Years 200m Backstroke Years 200m Backstroke Years 200m Backstroke Years 200m Backstroke /18 Years 200m Backstroke Years & Over 200m Backstroke Years & Over 1500m Freestyle Years & Under 25m Butterfly Years & Under 50m Freestyle Years 50m Freestyle Years 50m Freestyle Years 50m Freestyle Years 50m Freestyle Years 50m Freestyle Years 50m Freestyle Years 50m Freestyle /18 Years 50m Freestyle Years & Over 50m Freestyle Years 200m Butterfly 188

11 Years 200m Butterfly Years 200m Butterfly Years 200m Butterfly Years 200m Butterfly /18 Years 200m Butterfly Years & Over 200m Butterfly Mixed 4 x 25m Medley Relay 202 SESSION 3: Sunday 21 st August 10:00am warm-up FEMALE AGE EVENT MALE 203 Mixed 4x50m Medley Relay Years & Under 100m Freestyle Years 100m Freestyle Years 100m Freestyle Years 100m Freestyle Years 100m Freestyle Years 100m Freestyle Years 100m Freestyle /18 Years 100m Freestyle Years & Over 100m Freestyle Years & Under 25m Backstroke Years 200m IM Years 200m IM Years 200m IM Years 200m IM Years 200m IM Years 200m IM Years 200m IM /18 Years 200m IM Years & Over 200m IM Years & Under 50m Breaststroke Years 50m Breaststroke Years 50m Breaststroke Years 50m Breaststroke Years 50m Breaststroke Years 50m Breaststroke Years 50m Breaststroke Years 50m Breaststroke /18 Years 50m Breaststroke Years & Over 50m Breaststroke Years 100m Backstroke Years 100m Backstroke Years 100m Backstroke Years 100m Backstroke Years 100m Backstroke Years 100m Backstroke Years 100m Backstroke /18 Years 100m Backstroke Years & Over 100m Backstroke 280

12 281 8 & Under 25m Breaststroke Years 400m Freestyle Years 400m Freestyle Years 400m Freestyle Years 400m Freestyle Years 400m Freestyle Years 400m Freestyle /18 Years 400m Freestyle Years & Over 400m Freestyle Mixed 4 x 25m Freestyle Relay 300 Thank you to all volunteers and our valued sponsors