Age Champion

The Age Champion is determined based on official times from all meets (Long Course events only) attended (including authorised school meets) throughout the Swimming NSW summer season – 1st October to 31st March.

To be eligible for Age Champion swimmers must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a financial member of Dubbo City Swimtech Swimming Club;

• Age as at 1st October

• Must have swum at a minimum of seven (7) meets throughout the season (either club nights, carnivals or a combination of both)

• Swim in events outlined in the Club Champion Matrix. It is the responsibility of the swimmer to ensure that they enter and compete in appropriate events to secure points.

• Age Champions are awarded in each age category as well as Multi-Class (MC) swimmers

Club Night Attendance

The Club Night Attendance award is presented to swimmers who attend all Club Night swims during the season.

Club Person of the Year

The ‘Club Person of the Year’ Award recognises the contribution an individual has made to the club throughout the season.

There is no age restriction, or is it specified that it must be awarded to a swimmer of non-swimmer.

Swimming Australia - Junior Excellence (JX)

The Junior Excellence Program was established in 2007 to recognise, reward and incentivise junior swimmers who are on part of their swimming journey, learning and refining as they develop into senior swimmers. Each year Swimming Australia releases the JX criteria and standards for the forthcoming season which swimmers, parents and coaches can use as targets throughout the year.

Swimmers aged from 9 to 13 years, who accomplish times set by Swimming Australia, qualify at gold, silver, bronze or blue standard, depending on their best performance/s during the season.

All ‘approved’ swim meet results are loaded into the Swimming Australia’s Swim Central and used as results towards an overall award for each individual swimmer. At the end of the qualification period, Swimming Australia will publish the JX results on the website.

Qualifying Standards and Criteria

2023-2024 – Click on the link for qualifying times for the 2023-24 season. Times achieved since 1 May 2023 to 30 April 2024 will be included in the 2023-2024 Australian Junior Excellence season.

2022-23 Results

2022-2023 – Click on the link to view the 2022-23 JX Results.

Club Champion

Club Champion is determined based on official times from all meets (Long Course events only) attended (including authorised school meets) throughout the Swimming NSW summer season – 1st October to 31st March.

To be eligible for Club Champion swimmers must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a financial member of Dubbo City Swimtech Swimming Club;

• Age as at 1st October

• Must have swum at a minimum of seven (7) meets throughout the season (either club nights, carnivals or a combination of both)

• Swim in events outlined in the Club Champion Matrix. It is the responsibility of the swimmer to ensure that they enter and compete in appropriate events to secure points.

• Club Champions are awarded as follows:

  • 7 & Under

  • 8-10 Years

  • 11-12 Years

  • 13-14 Years

  • 15-18 Years

  • 19 & Over

Coaches Award

The Coaches award is presented to two (2) swimmers from each squad (excluding Swimfit). The coaches choose this award based on the following criteria:

• Attendance

• Participation

• Listening

• Enthusiasm

• Lane Etiquette

Trevor Meyers

The Trevor Meyers Memorial Handicap Event is run on the basis of a 50 metre freestyle handicap race. It is open to all swimmers who are financial members of Dubbo City Swimtech Swimming Club. Heats and finals swims in this event do not count towards a swimmers’ club point score.

Participating swimmers will be required to nominate a qualifying time for their 50 metre freestyle swim. The nominated time must be in whole seconds.

Please refer to the Club Night Schedule for dates of the Heats and Final as well as the closing date for nominations.

Swimmers will be allocated into heats by the Club Race Secretary. The first two swimmers from each heat who swim within (2) seconds of their nominated time will advance to the semi-finals. Semi-finals will be conducted as per the same criteria as the heats.

Up to a maximum of 6 swimmers will qualify for the final. The swimmer who finishes closest to their nominated time (and within two (2) seconds) will be declared the winner.

The Club Race Secretary and the Club President are the sole selectors of swimmers advancing from heats to semi-finals to finals. These decisions are based solely on computer times.

Timing gear only will be used – no stopwatches. In the event that a fault occurs the heat will be re-run.

If 1st and 2nd place have swum exactly the same time (equal first) and both are within two (2) seconds of their nominated time, both swimmers will advance. The next swimmer is third and not eligible for advancement. In the event that there is a tie for second place and both are within two (2) seconds of their nominated time, then three swimmers will advance – 1st and the two who tied for second.

Swimmers advancing from heats to semi-finals and from semi-finals to finals will be notified individually.

The winner will be announced at the Club Presentation Night.

Club Night Star

Club Night Star is determined based on points awarded at each Club Night swim throughout the Swimming NSW summer season - 1st October to 31st March.

To be eligible for Club Night Star swimmers must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a financial member of Dubbo City Swimtech Swimming Club;

• Age as at 1st October

• Must have swum 60% of Club Nights

• Swim in events outlined in the Club Night Star Matrix. It is the responsibility of the swimmer to ensure that they enter and compete in appropriate events to secure points.

• Swimmers who win Age Champion will not be eligible to win the Club Night Star award.

• Club Night Star awarded as follows:

  • 7 & Under

  • 8-10 Years

  • 11-12 Years

  • 13-14 Years

  • 15-18 Years

  • 19 & Over

Representative Honours Certificate

Swimmers from the club who represent either Dubbo City Swimtech or their School at the following levels:

• NSW State Age Championships;

• Australian Age Championships;

• NSW All Schools;

• School Sport Australia Swimming Championships;

• Pacific School Games.

Alan White

The Alan White Memorial Trophy is awarded to a swimmer who has shown traits becoming a role model and athlete. The criteria for this award was agreed by the donor of the trophy, Mrs Pam White.

The recipient of this award shall consistently:

• Demonstrate good sportsmanship;

• Demonstrate a desire to attempt all stokes/distances;

• Display an enjoyment of swimming;

• Show improvement throughout the season;

• Have a high club night attendance;

• Have a high level of participation at carnivals;

• Show a keenness to learn;

• Train regularly and enthusiastically;

• Set or achieve goals without necessarily always winning;

• Demonstrate good team involvement at carnivals;

• Assist others (particularly younger swimmers);

• Help voluntarily or when requested;

• Display a happy disposition.

The method of awarding the trophy as agreed by the Swimtech Swimming Club Inc committee at its meeting held 16th July 2001, and amended by the Dubbo City Swimtech Swimming Club Inc at a meeting held 4th November 2009.

• No swimmer can receive the award more than once;

• The Dubbo City Swimtech Swimming Club Committee (as defined by those occupying a position as recorded in the AGM minutes) have voting rights;

• Where more than two (2) members of one family occupy a committee position, only one member of that family is entitled to vote;

• The Committee at its February meeting will agree to maximum of five eligible candidates for the trophy;

• Each eligible committee member will rank the candidates from 1-5 (in descending order) against the criteria listed above;

• The candidate achieving the highest number of points will be declared the winner

The winner is announced at the Club Presentation Night.