This year, the Inter-house Swimming Carnival will be held on Friday, 5 February.
Swimming is regarded as a high risk activity, this means that students require parental permission to participate. High risk notes were sent home with students on the first day of school, if your child has not received a note or requires a new one, they can get one from the HPE staffroom in M Block or from the School Office. Students will not be permitted to enter the water without permission, this will be checked on the day and wristbands will be distributed to students who have consent.
Students are required to be at the Chinchilla Aquatic Centre no later than 8.45 am, those catching buses can disembark at St Joseph’s Primary School. Race marshalling for 50m Freestyle will commence at 9.00 am; Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly and Relays will follow throughout the day.
Although we encourage all students to dress in house colours, clothing must be sun safe. When students aren’t competing they should be wearing sleeved shirts, shorts, hats and enclosed shoes. Sunscreen will be available and students are encouraged to keep hydrated throughout the day. The canteen will also be operating on the day.
Students are not permitted to bring the following: coloured hair spray, marker pens, silly spray, air horns, streamers, balloons, jewellery or inflatables.
At 3.05 pm students will be dismissed from the Aquatic Centre, those catching a bus will be accompanied by staff to St Joseph’s Primary School where they can board.
Please note that times will not be given to students or parents on the day and will be posted the following week at school. If you have any further questions regarding the Swimming Carnival please don’t hesitate to contact the school.
Inter-house Swimming Carnival 2021 Program
Students arrive, roles marked at front gate and wristbands distributed. |
Convenor to address students. Call for 50m freestyle swimmers to the marshalling area. |
50m Freestyle Competitive boys/girls all ages |
| Call for 50m breaststroke swimmers to the marshalling area. |
50m Breaststroke Competitive boys/girls all ages |
| Call for all freestyle participation swimmers. |
15 min Freestyle Participation Swim* |
| Call for 50m backstroke swimmers to the marshalling area. |
50m Backstroke Competitive boys/girls all ages |
| Call for 50m butterfly swimmers to the marshalling area. |
Butterfly Competitive boys/girls all ages |
| Call for all breaststroke participation swimmers. |
15 min Breaststroke Participation Swim* |
| Call for relay swimmers to the marshalling area. |
Relays 4 x 50m Relays Boys and Girls (Relay 1: Year 7 and 8; Relay 2: Year 9 and 10; Relay 3: Year 11 and 12) |
| Call for all freestyle participation swimmers. |
15 min Freestyle Participation Swim* |
| Pack up – students to assist |
| Presentations |
| Bus students walk to St Joseph's Primary School accompanied by staff. |
| Dismiss remaining students. |
*Participation Races will only occur if time permits.