Swimming Gold Coast is incredibly proud to initiate a groundbreaking development opportunity for clubs and their members - the SGC Club Development Grant.

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This allocation of SGC funds is designed to provide a variety of opportunities for clubs to be able to provide better services for their members. We strongly encourage club committees to work with their coaches and members to come up with innovative plans that will provide increasingly efficient and effective delivery of development opportunities for their clubs.

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After a review of the club points system from previous years, it has been decided to change the structure of the funds we distribute back to the clubs, especially given SGC now manage the preparation meets. As such, clubs will no longer receive funds from entries into SGC Championships events. Funds will be made available, through a grant application process, to SGC affiliated clubs for development activities to be undertaken by the club.

 

​Grant Information

• A minimum of $25,000 per season will be distributed through the program (subject to available finances) on a yearly basis.

• $35,000 will be distributed in the 2025-26 season.

• Applications will be available twice per year with opening and closing dates listed below:

1st application open - 1st July 2025 - application close - 31st July 2025

2nd application open - 1st January 2026 - application close - 31st January 2026

• Clubs will be notified within 14 days of close of applications.​

• Maximum amount claimable, per club, is $2,500 per application, with a maximum allocation of $3,500 per 12-month period.

• A multi-club application will have a maxmum allocation of $3,500 per submission.

• Application documentation will be available on the SGC website.

• Applications MUST be submitted with received quotes from suppliers / facility managers etc.

• Acquittal documentation to be supplied with a report on activities, including photos that can be utilised by SGC for reporting and promotional activities.

• Photo waivers will be required from participants by the club.

• Activity MUST be development focused for swimmers, coaches and/or technical officials.

• Club MUST have competed in ALL 4 SGC Championship events in the prior 12 months, with a minimum of 5 swimmers at each event, or 20% of competitive swimmers at the time of the meet, whichever is greater.

 

​Criteria​

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For Swimmers​

• A development clinic / development camp / team travel activity or testing session.

For Coaches

• Holding a coaching workshop or attendance for a coach or coaches at an external workshop.

For Technical Officials

• Holding a technical official workshop or attendance for an official at an external workshop.

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General

• ​Activity MUST be for at least 1 coach and/or 1 technical official and/or a minimum of 10 swimmers.

• Funds CAN be used for payment of speakers, presenters, elite (categorised) swimmers, HP pathway coaches (state level or above).

• Funds CAN be used for any costs associated with club trips away, club development clinics, club development workshops or club development camps.

• Funds CAN also be utilised for equipment purchases such as iPads (tablets), cameras, or training equipment aimed to assist swimmers in their development.

• Funds CANNOT be used to fund any club coach / swimmer or technical official payments for any services, such as travel to representative events, or payment for attending swim meets.

 

​All grants are funded at the absolute discretion of the SGC Committee, failure to properly acquit grants will deem club’s ineligible to receive further grants.

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Application paperwork will be available on Tuesday 1st July 2025.

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