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What Competitions Can I Enter?

There are many different types of competitions. They cover different age ranges, abilities, strokes and distances. Your coach is there to help advise you to which meets and events are right for you.



Junior Carnivals: These are for swimmers who are new to competition and are still learning about their racing and trying new events. Swimmers enter the meet online by a certain date as long as they are not faster than the time standard (displayed on the flyer information). These meets are held in 25m pools. List of events are displayed on the web site well in advance of the carnival with information on what swimmers can enter.




Club Meets: Individual clubs will send out information on their competition inviting swimmers from other clubs to take part. Entry information is displayed on the website for swimmers to read, dates are attached as to when swimmers must have completed their entries online so the club can process all JASI entries select relay teams.




Graded meets: These are competitions were swimmers can only race at them if they have not swum faster than the qualifying times. Canterbury Memorial Meet, all junior carnivals.  Entries are done online.




Championships Meets: (Canterbury, South Island and National): Swimmers need to have achieved a minimum qualifying standard in order to take part in these competitions. Entry information including time standards are on the website and entries are done online after consultation with your coach.




Inter Regional Meets, Internationals: Swimmers are selected to compete by their club, region or country.



Relay Teams: Once all swimmers have entered then relay teams can be selected. The club pays for relay teams.