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Swimzone Racing (the club) has a board of directors who are elected each
year at the AGM. The swimmers in Swimzone Racing (the club) are all members
of teams which are based on the training squads of Swimzone (the business).
Swimmers in each team have similar competitive aspirations, abilities
and commitment to training. There are presently ten teams in the club.
Each team has a coach and a dedicated manager who will advocate for their
swimmers within the club. The managers are part of a subcommittee chaired
by the development co-ordinator who is a member of the board.
The aims of the team structure are:
- To group swimmers into teams with similar competitive aspirations to allow the club to focus specifically on the needs of each team.
- To create clear swimmer pathways to enable our swimmers and their families to have a good knowledge and understanding of competitive swimming.
- To support our swimmers by fostering an environment of competition and the pursuit of excellence.
- To facilitate communication with the swimmers and their families and to provide each swimmer and their family with information that is specifically important for them.
- To encourage parent participation and involvement within each team (it is only with parental support that programs for each group are able to be implemented).
- To cater for all swimmers from those focused on
acquiring early racing skills with a social focus to those with highly
competitive aspirations focused on high national and international performance.
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| TEAM | AIMS/GOALS | MInimal Entrance Times | Commitment (Recommended Pool Sessions) | Age (@ March 2012) |
Training Squad |
| Marlins |
To medal at NAGS and place high in NZ opens | Open Qualifiying Times | 7 Sessions | 13+ | Marlin |
| Orcas |
Finals or above at NAGS | NAGS Qualifying Times | 6 Sessions | 13+ | Orcas |
| Mako 15 and Over # |
Qualify for Div 1 | Div 2 Qualifying Times | 6 Sessions | 15 + | Mako |
| Mako 14 and Under # |
Qualify for Div 1 | Div 2 Qualifying Times | 6 Sessions | 13 and 14 years | Mako |
| Hammerhead |
To qualify for Div II and multiple events at Wellington Championships | None | 3 Sessions | 13+ | Hammerhead and Tiger Shark |
| Barracuda Gold |
Top 10 and medal at NZ Juniors | Juniors Qualifying Times | 4 Sessions | 10, 11 and 12 | Barracuda |
| Barracuda Silver |
Qualify for NZ Juniors | Junior Development Time * | 4 Sessions | 10, 11 and 12 | Barracuda |
| Killer Whale Gold |
Qualify for NZ Juniors | Junior Development Time * | Recommend 3 or more Sessions | Up to 12 years | Killer Whale |
| Killer Whale Silver |
To qualify for multiple events at Wellington Championships | None | Recommend 2 or more Sessions | Up to 12 years | Killer Whale |
| Stingray / New Entrance |
To learn to race and Qualify for Wellington Champs | None | 1 Sessions | Up to 11 years | Stingrays or other aquakid squad |
*These times will get progressively faster during the season. At the present time they are < 6s off for the juniors qualifying time (JQT) for a 50m event, <12 s off the JQT for a 100m event, <20s off the JQT for a 200 or 400m event.
# Mako Redliners – within both Mako teams swimmers
will be identified as Redliners if they are close to Div 1 times as defined
by <1.5s for a 50m event, <5s for a 100m event, <7.5s for a 200m
event and < 10s for a 400m event.
| TEAM CONTACTS | ||
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| TEAM | COACH | MANAGER |
| Marlin |
JOHN ROSS | FIONA PAMPALONE
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| Orca |
JOHN ROSS | PIP BRIGDEN brigden@xtra.co.nz 027 2407272 |
| Mako 15 and Over |
JOHN ROSS / FRANK TOURELLE | HELEN PIHEMA |
| Mako 14 and Under |
JOHN ROSS / FRANK TOURELLE | FAYE MARTIN |
| Hammerhead |
JOHN ROSS | MARIA CHANDLER |
| Barracuda Gold |
KELLY GLIMER | HELEN BERRY |
| Barracuda Silver |
KELLY GLIMER | NICKY HARRISON |
| Killer Whale Gold |
KELLY GLIMER | NICKY HARRISON |
| Killer Whale Silver |
KELLY GLIMER | CHRIS McCULLOCH |
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Stingray / New Entrance |
CLAIRE BENSON | LINDA MORE |