Swim For Life Schools Challenge
How many of your students can swim 200m?
Water Safety New Zealand (WSNZ) invites all New Zealand schools to measure the
swimming ability of their students by challenging them to swim 200m
continuously.
The challenge can be incorporated as part of a swimming sports, aquatic
programme or as part of the school’s physical education programme.
Water
Safety New Zealand will provide:
- Personalised A4 Certificate of Achievement for all students
(and teachers) who achieve the Swim For Life objective.
Prizes
- 6 x prizes of $500 worth of RFD life jackets (2 for each age
group section)
Three Age Group Sections
Year 5-6 - Any school with 50% or more who achieve the mark go into
the prize draw
Year 7-8 - Any school with 60% or more who achieve the mark go into
the prize draw
Year 9-10 - Any school with 70% or more who achieve the mark go into
the prize draw
The competition starts now! So enrol your class to enter.
Registrations close March 2009.
Results must be returned to WSNZ by 30 April 2009. Late returns will not
qualify for the prize offered.
To enter your school or class please complete the
Registration Form.
Swim For Life® Schools Challenge
The following guidelines are a basis for teachers and/or swim teachers
to use when undertaking the challenge.
- Swimmers are required to complete 200m by swimming freestyle,
backstroke, and breaststroke or survival strokes. The survival
strokes may consist of sidestroke or survival backstroke. The
strokes must be recognisable. A combination of the above strokes may
also be used.
- The swimmer must touch the wall upon completion of each length
and at the finish of 200m.
- When turning the swimmer must make physical contact with the end
of the pool. The turn must be made from the wall and the swimmer is
not permitted to take steps or stride from the pool floor. The turn
should be immediate.
- Standing on the bottom during the swim is not permitted.
Children should be encouraged to revert to energy saving survival
strokes if fatigued.
- Pulling on the lane rope or along the wall is not allowed.
- In all cases the swimmer is not allowed to use or wear any
device that may aid the swimmers speed, buoyancy or endurance during
the 200m (such as webbed gloves, fins, flippers, pull buoys etc.)
Goggles are permitted.
Risk Analysis Management Systems – Teachers should be aware of
‘site-specific’ risks or potential hazards for swimming and should
complete their own risk management assessment in accordance with the
Ministry of Education’s EOTC guidelines. Teachers may wish to view and
link examples via the New Zealand Handbook (SNZ HB 8669:2004) Guidelines
for Risk Management in Sport and Recreation, which can be obtained via
Standards New Zealand.
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to view/print the Swim For Life Schools Challenge Flyer
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