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Handicaps

What is It

Two types of Handicaps are run during the year.

  1. Standard - Swimmers nominate a time for the swim and attempt to swim as close as possible to the nominated time.
  2. Zero - Swimmers first swim a base time and attempt to swim as close as possible to that time.

The purpose of the series is to aid swimmers in being able to regulate their races time and stragegies.
As a swimmer can nominate any time for a particular swim, or set their own base time, the level of challenge is entirely up to the swimmer.

Guidelines

  1. Swimmers should enter Handicap as soon as announced on Club night, if absent it is the responsibility of the swimmer to contact handicapper by 8:00 PM on the Sunday prior to the Handicap.
  2. It is the responsibility of the swimmer to enter the Handicap for themselves and not rely on another swimmer to do it for them.
  3. For unsponsored Handicaps there will be a fee of $1.00, this is to cover the cost of trophies, swimmers must ensure that this fee is paid by the night of the Handicap.
  4. No LATE ENTERIES will be accepted, swimmers who have not entered the Handicap will be given alternate swims.
  5. To be eligible to enter Handicaps, a swimmer must be financial by the closing date, or in the case of a prospective new member, a fee of $2.00 will be charged if they enter the Handicap by the closing date.
  6. PAIRS Handicaps - if a partner does not turn up on the night, the swimmers who are left will be paired up and swim in a separate heat at the end of round one.
  7. In Handicap races, if disqualified in the final, these swimmers will be relegated in order of disqualification, a trophy presented but no points will be awarded towards the end of year trophy.
  8. In a 'Paris Handicap' the fastest swimmer of the pair will always swim the first leg.
  9. Any swimmer who is deemed to be swimming below their capability, whether they have made it through to the next round or not, will be disqualified, after consultation with Referee in Charge of Meet.
  10. If any swimmer wishes to protest in relation to any matter pertaining to the Handicap, this can be done by lodging their protest immediately, with the President together with a$2.00 fee, which will be returned if their protest proves to be valid.
  11. Only the President/Announcer, Referee in Charge of Meet and runner should deal with Handicappers/Compilers