Next year's Restricted Age Series will undergo a number of changes including
an increase in the age of competitors.
The series previously catered for swimmers in the 8 years to 13 years age
groups and excluded the top 3 swimmers from the Metropolitan, Country and State
Championships. Next year's series will see the age increase to 14 years and
will now exclude the top 10 swimmers from Metropolitan, Country and State
Championships.
The series has also been pushed back further in the summer calendar and the
heats will now be held on the first weekend in March with the finals held at
the Sydney Aquatic Centre on Sunday, March 31st, 2002.
In other swimming meet news:
Cumberland will this year be holding a District 12yrs & Under Meet on
Saturday, October 27th, 2001. The meet will be held at either the Ripples
St Mary's Pool or Penrith Pool.
NSW Swimming will be running a Non-Championship Sprint Meet to encourage
the development of sprint swimming. The NSW Summer Sprint Challenge is
scheduled for December 15-16, 2001 which is the week after the NSW
Metropolitan Championships. The venue is still to be advised.
The 2002 Cumberland District Sprint Meet will be held at the E.G. Whitlam
Centre, Liverpool rather than at the usual venue of the Blacktown Aquatic
Centre. The meet will be conducted using electronic timing from NSW Swimming
and is scheduled for Saturday, March 30th, 2002.
