2024 Pho3nix Foundation JX
Level Up Challenge

This exciting new event in the true nature of being a development event has been developed by the Darling Downs RSA and Swimming Gold Coast as a replacement for the time honoured Patron Shield. This concept will provide more opportunities, better outcomes and a more rounded development experience for our younger swimmers.

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This event will be taking place on Saturday 14th September 2024 at The Glennie School in Toowoomba. The meet information documentation can be found in the link below.

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2024 Pho3nix Foundation JX Level Up Challenge - Meet Information

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Each region will select a team of approximately 100 swimmers. Teams will comprise of the following:

• 12 Male and 12 Female swimmers in the following age groups:

  • 9 Yrs, 10 Yrs, 11 Yrs; 12 Yrs; Multiclass – 9-15 Yrs (2 Male & 2 Female)

  • Each swimmer will compete in 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly and 2 x 50m relays.

  • Regions may take swimmers as reserves, at its discretion

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Of the 12 swimmers per age group, the following must be selected:

• Male – 3 JX Gold, 3 JX Silver, 3 JX Bronze and 3 JX Blue swimmers

• Female - 3 JX Gold, 3 JX Silver, 3 JX Bronze and 3 JX Blue swimmers

• There will be 3 heats per age group for each stroke:

  • Heat 1 – Blue

  • Heat 2 – Bronze

  • Heat 3 – Silver

  • Heat 4 - Gold

• No finals will be swum.

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This is an Expression of Interest event - with the registration links below opening from 9am Monday 19th August 2024.

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Swimmers will then be selected on a first come - first serve basis for each age group and JX category, until filled. Additional swimmers will then be added to a waitlist, in case of any withdrawals. Once selected, any withdrawals MUST be finalised by midday Friday 13th September 2024. 

NOTE: any event no shows on the day will incur a $50 administration fee from SGC due to the lack of opportunity to allow another swimmer the position.

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Swimmers will be selected on their current JX achievement level, however, as swimmers aged 11 and 12 years can only use long course times for achieve a JX level, the vast majority will not have a JX level for teh 2024-25 season. As such, for those 11 and 12 year old swimmers that don't have a JX achievement this season, we will be using the JX level achieved for the 2023-24 season.

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SGC have organised buses to transport the swimmers to the venue and back from Nerang station for a cost of $30 per swimmer. You are abe to take your child to Toowoomba yourself, however, no parents will be permitted inside the venue for the event.​

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SGC will also be looking for up to 8 coaches to be in attendance to assist your swimmers and get the most out of the day.

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​The final selection of the team is at the discretion of the SGC Committee.

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Points will be awarded for the following:

1. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in each age group category for both female and male, with a maximum of 2 scoring swimmers per region per event.

2. Improvement points – The team with the highest time improvement overall

3. Overall points – Champion team on the day

4. Highest individual improvement

5. Bridging swimmer – the swimmer who has achieved the highest shift in JX levels on the day.

 

For any further information, please contact the development team: president@swimminggoldcoast.org.au

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