{"id":740,"date":"2021-03-19T14:51:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T04:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norwoodswimmingclub.com.au\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=740"},"modified":"2021-03-19T14:51:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T04:21:34","slug":"2021-australian-age-swimming-championships","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/norwoodswimmingclub.com.au\/index.php\/event\/2021-australian-age-swimming-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>EVENT DETAILS<\/h2>\n<div class=\"event-content\">\n<div class=\"context\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<article class=\"embedded-entity align-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-medium lazyload\" title=\"Gold Coast Logo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.swimming.org.au\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/medium\/public\/assets\/images\/Australia%27s-GOLDCOAST-stacked-Solid-Black.jpg?itok=CLC27H6v\" alt=\"Gold Coast Logo\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/article>\n<p>The 2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships is a favoured event on the swimming calendar. With COVID-19 halting the event in 2020, the 2021 edition is set to be one of the biggest yet. The event will form part of the selection process for the international junior benchmark events for 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A change to the program will see the multi-class age and multi class open Australian\u00a0championships staged at the beginning of the event, with the able-bod events commencing on 7 April.<\/p>\n<h3>QUALIFYING TIMES<\/h3>\n<p>Swimming Australia has been monitoring how swimmers\u2019 have been progressing due to COVID-19 over the summer.<br \/>\nWe are pleased to advise that we have revised the\u00a0QT\u2019s which can be found under the competitors tab below\u00a0which will allow more swimmers\u2019 to qualify given the difficult year it has been across our community.<\/p>\n<h3>COVID SAFE PLAN AND TICKETING<\/h3>\n<p>Swimming Australia is working through its COVID safe obligations and will have more information regarding ticketing in the near future. We appreciate your patience as we navigate these challenges.<\/p>\n<h3>WILL THE EVENT GO AHEAD?<\/h3>\n<p>We&#8217;re\u00a0planning full steam ahead for our April events on the Gold Coast. In addition, we have been working with every Member Organisation to ensure if there is one or more border closures for swimmers\u2019, coaches and their families, that we have commenced planning of what may be possible for swimmers in their home state.<\/p>\n<h3>OPENING HOURS<\/h3>\n<p><b>Pre-meet Training (Multi-class only)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Sunday 4 April 2021<\/p>\n<p>10:00am \u2013 12:00pm<\/p>\n<p>3:00pm \u2013 6:00pm<\/p>\n<p><b>Multi-class Competition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>(warm-up commences 1.5 hours prior to the session start time)<\/p>\n<p>Monday 5 April and Tuesday 6 April 2021<\/p>\n<p>Heats\/Timed Finals AM: 9:00am<\/p>\n<p>Finals \/ Timed Finals PM: 6:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 7 April 2021<\/p>\n<p>Timed Finals: 4:00pm<\/p>\n<p><b>Able-bod\u00a0Pre-meet Training<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Monday 5 April and Tuesday 6 April 2021<\/p>\n<p>11:00am \u2013 1:00pm<\/p>\n<p>3:00pm \u2013 6:00pm<\/p>\n<p><b>Able-bod\u00a0Competition<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 7 to Monday 12 April 2021<\/p>\n<p>(warm-up commences 2 hours prior to the session start time)<\/p>\n<p>Heats: 9:00am<\/p>\n<p>Finals: 6:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Age for all events is as at 5 April 2021.<\/p>\n<p>This is a long course event and qualifying times must have been achieved in a long course pool.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying times must be\u00a0achieved after 1 January 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EVENT DETAILS The 2021 Australian Age Swimming Championships is a favoured event on the swimming calendar. 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