Swimming

Entry

Individual, Boys & Girls

  • Boys & Girls U/10 Over 8: 1 length 25m Freestyle
  • Boys & Girls U/10 Over 8: 1 length 25m Backstroke
  • Boys & Girls U/12 Over 10: 2 lengths 50m Freestyle
  • Boys & Girls U/12 Over 10: 2 lengths 50m Breaststroke
  • Boys & Girls U/12 Over 10: 2 lengths 50m Backstroke
  • Boys & Girls U/14 Over 12: 2 lengths 50m Freestyle
  • Boys & Girls U/14 Over 12: 2 lengths 50m Backstroke
  • Boys & Girls U/14 Over 12: 2 lengths 50m Breaststroke
  • Boys & Girls U/14 Over 12: 2 lengths 50m Butterfly
  • Boys & Girls U/16 Over 14: 2 lengths 50m Freestyle
  • Boys & Girls U/16 Over 14: 2 lengths 50m Backstroke
  • Boys & Girls U/16 Over 14: 2 lengths 50m Butterfly
  • Boys & Girls U/16 Over 14: 2 lengths 50m Breaststroke

Age

  • At the National Festival, the top 6 swimmers in each age group for each event will go forward to the final.
  • Where there are fewer than 6 entries in any event, it will be swum as a Final.
  • For Squads/Medley, the fastest 4 in the competition will be declared the winners (heat declared winners).
  • Swimmers aged 12 years and younger will not be permitted to compete at this meet in a tech suit (as defined by fabric and seam properties).

Notes

Additional Notes

This is a County Event. There are no Regional or Provincial Finals in this event.

  1. Rules of Swim Ireland to apply except where amended by Community Games rules.
  2. Races will be judged on touching the finish wall.
  3. In the breaststroke & butterfly races, the touch shall be made with both hands separated and simultaneously.
  4. In squad events, the incoming swimmer must touch before the outgoing swimmer leaves the block.
  5. Starts in Freestyle, Breaststroke, Butterfly events begin with a dive, following a specific whistle and command procedure. The starting signal may be a buzzer, beep, whistle, or hand signal.
  6. Swimmers aged 12 years and younger (age as defined in the meet conditions) will not be permitted to compete at this meet in a tech suit. A tech suit is defined as any male or female swimsuit manufactured using fabric with water-repellant properties or using any bonded or taped seams regardless of its fabric. Swimmers aged 12 yrs and Under will be disqualified if officials observe such a swimmer competing in a tech suit.
  7. For U10s, there will be no disqualification if a swimmer breaks the above rule, regardless of how many times they break. The start judges should explain to the swimmers what the issue was. The race will be restarted with all the swimmers once they are all ready to start again. We are choosing not to DQ u10s as we want to encourage them to stay in the sport rather than upsetting them with the risk they won't return.
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