U14/U15/U17 Club Championships Sunday 16 March 2025 8.00 am Start

Swanny U14/U15/U17 Club Championships will be held on Sunday 16 March 2025 at Swanbourne Beach starting at 8.00 am. A presentation may follow the events.

The program of events is:

8.01 am Long Run

8.16 am Run Swim Run

8.31 am Board Race

8.46 am Surf Race (400 m Swim)

9.01 am Beach Sprint

9.21 am Beach Flags

10.01 am Ski Race*

10.21 am Draw for the order of the Iron legs

10.22 am (or earlier if we're ready) Iron

(All times approximate and subject to change)

Detailed Program and Competitor Listing - TBA

Competitors must be qualified to start by being financial and have completed the proficiency and patrol requirements of the Club relevant to their membership category. You must have made up any missed patrol hours.

Club Championship events shall be conducted in the following categories or as determined by the Surf Sports Manager or their delegate:

• Junior (Under 17) Female

• Junior (Under 17) Male

• Cadet (Under 15) Female

• Cadet (Under 15) Male

• Cadet (Under 14) Female

• Cadet (Under 14) Male

Club Championships events shall be conducted in accordance with the current SLSA Australian Surf Sports Manual wherever possible. Any departure(s) from the current SLSA Australian Surf Sports Manual shall be determined by the Surf Sports Manager and nominated to the Points Races Officer prior to the commencement of the Club Championships.

Points will be awarded in each event to determine the overall Club Champions on each of the above categories.

Entries are on the day.

This Club Championships is open to all Under 14, Under 15 and Under 17 Club Members, so make sure your training program is in full swing.

Check out the defending Club Champions here:

See you on the starting line.

Any queries to the Surf Sports Manager or the Points Races Officer or the Youth Officers.

Club Championships

The Club Championships are a "best on the day" intraclub competition, to see who is the Club's best in each surf discipline.

The U14/U15/U17 Club Championships consist of seven core races:

• Run Swim Run (200 m Run, 200 m Swim, 200 m Run)

• Long Run (1200 m Run)

• Surf Race (400 m Swim)

• Beach Sprint

• Beach Flags

• Board Race

(• Ski Race*)

• Iron (Swim and Board (and Ski*) legs with the order determined by a draw.)

*The U17 Club Championships includes an U17 Ski Race and the U17 Iron may include a ski leg.

If all U17 Female/U17 Male competitors agree then the ski leg may be deleted from the U17 Female/U17 Male Iron.

if no U17 competitors compete in the U17 Ski Race then the U17 Ski Race Championship is not awarded nor held at the Open Club Championships that season.

The U14/U15/U17 Club Championships are conducted in accordance with the following By-Laws:

2.2 Club Championships

The Club shall conduct an U14/U15/U17 Club Championships annually during the season.

U14/U15/U17 Club Championship events shall be conducted in the following categories or as determined by the Surf Sports Manager or their delegate:

• Junior (Under 17) Male

• Junior (Under 17) Female

• Cadet (Under 15) Male

• Cadet (Under 15) Female

• Cadet (Under 14) Male

• Cadet (Under 14) Female

The U14/U15/U17 Club Championship events are:

• Surf Race

• Run Swim Run

• Beach Sprint

• Long Run

• • Surf Board Race

• Beach Flags

• Ironman/Ironwoman

U14/U15/U17 Club Championship events shall be conducted in accordance with the current SLSA Australian Surf Sports Manual whenever possible. Any departure(s) from the current SLSA Australian Surf Sports Manual shall be determined by the Surf Sports Manager/Junior Development Manager or their delegate prior to each event.

In addition, points will be awarded in each event to determine the overall Club Champions in each of the above categories. In the event of there being a tie, all tied competitors shall be deemed the winner.

The following points shall be allocated for all events:

1st place 12 points

2nd place 9 points

3rd place 6 points

4th place 4 points

5th place 3 points

6th place 2 points

All others 1 point

2.3 Categories

For the purpose of determining a category, competitors’ ages shall be calculated as at midnight on 30th September each year. The categories will be as follows:

• Age | Category

• 13 years: Under 14 only

• 14 years: Under 15 only

• 15-16 years inclusive: Under 17 and/or Open

2.4 Qualification for Events

Competitors in each race, event or trophy in Clauses 2.1, 2.2, 2.5 and 2.6 must be qualified to start by being financial Members and have completed proficiency and patrol requirements of the Club relevant to their membership category.