Club Night Information

The Albany Creek Swim Club (ACSC) conducts Club Nights for its members on Wednesday evenings throughout the swimming season (generally October to March inclusive, Term 1 and Term 4 of the school calendar). The purpose of Club Nights is to introduce the swimmer to the first step to competitive swimming, while also building club spirit and enjoying the relaxed social aspect with family and friends.

Swimmers race against their own personal best times (PB’s) alongside other swimmers of similar times. Age or gender is of no relevance in this level of competition. The focus is on practicing the skills learnt in training and improving speed in a swimmers own time. It also serves to educate swimmers and parents of swimming rules and protocols.

• If you would like to try out on Club Nights you are welcome to come along and have “2 Free Club Nights” – this means you can swim in the 4 races at Club Night before paying your membership fees to join the Club. Unfortunately for insurance reasons, if you don’t register as a financial member after your “2nd Free Club Night” you will be unable to participate any further.
• Club Night will start on a Wednesday night at 6.30pm sharp. Please be set up and on pool deck by 6.15pm ready to go.
• If you wish for your child to swim at Club Night, nominations are lodged electronically via the Club’s website. Nomination cut off time is 6pm Monday. No Nomination No Swim.
• If you are new to the Club and can not nominate online, please arrive at the pool at 6pm to nominate at the nomination table on Wednesday night.

For the next Club Night nomination link and information please click here

How to enter Club Nights and other swim meets on Swim Central:

Once you are a member of Albany Creek Swimming Club you will have access to your Swim Central account to enter Club Nights and other swim meets, click the image below to enlarge: 

• Club Night events are conducted in each of the four strokes for 12.5 metres, 25 metres or 50 metres each Club Night. Special events are held throughout the season for 100, 200 and 400 metre events. Swimmers are not required to swim all strokes.
• The order of the strokes will change for each Club Night.
• The Club does not accept responsibility for the supervision of children attending Club Nights. An adult must accompany the child(ren) for the full duration of the night to ensure they remain safe and demonstrate acceptable behaviour at all times.
• All parents are required to assist the Club in duties on Club Nights including timekeeping, marshaling or other duties when required.

The following positions need to be filled each Club Night to enable the efficient and effective running of all events. No experience needed – all that is required is to be willing to assist (Club Night cannot commence until all positions are filled):

TIMEKEEPERS
Two timekeepers per lane are required to ensure swimmers times are recorded. If we do not have enough timekeepers Club Night will not go ahead.

STARTER
Required operating the electronic start machine and managing the race starts.

MARSHALLERS
Required to organise swimmers into their heats and lanes as per Club Night program supplied each week.

CHECK STARTER
One required to ensure swimmers line up and swim in correct lanes as per Club Night program.

ANNOUNCER
To relay Club news and relevant information to Club Night and to call swimmers to the marshalling area.

• To make sure the meet program is followed and electronic timing is operated correctly. To keep an accurate and official record of the meet and swimmers times.
• Timekeepers will need to be in place by 6.25pm.
• All swimmers are expected to go straight to marshalling once their event is called. Marshalling will be near the bulkhead where the chairs are set up on the steps next to the pool deck. Children will wait for their name to be called before sitting on the chairs.
• Swimmers times will be available on Meet Mobile and swimmers weekly club times will be available on the Albany Creek Club Website. The website is albanycreek.swimming.org.au
• 25m races and above will all be timed and awarded points.
• Points are earned from the 4 form strokes throughout the season at Club Nights.
• Special Events will be held at the start of every Club Night. Separate trophies are awarded at the end of the season for points earned from Special Events.
• Swim a maximum of four events. One in each stroke. Plus one special event is allowed.
• Swimmers who swim 25m have to swim unassisted.
• Swimmers can not swim 50m and 100m of same stroke on one Club Night.

Qualifying Times

The following times must be achieved in either 25m or 50m events before nominations can be accepted for 50m or 100m events:

NB: Swimmers must qualify for 50m events to be eligible to swim the 100m IM Special Events.
Swimmers must qualify for 100m events to be eligible for all other Special Events.

Awarding swimmers points for Club Night

Albany Creek’s Club Night and trophies are awarded at the end of the season and are based on regular attendance and through improving/maintaining your personal best times. Times will carry over from the previous season. Points are scored as follows:

Time Difference from personal best time points:

Club Championships

• To be able to compete at club championships you must be a financial club member that has participated in 50% of Club Nights offered throughout the season or has competed and represented the club at a minimum of three BSA/QSA/National/AC meets is eligible to nominate for club championships.
• To qualify for Age Champions for Club Championships you must swim in all four strokes for your age plus the Individual Medley.
• There will be no Club Championships for the 12.5m distance.
• Points for Club Championships are taken out of the Meet Manager program.