Invitation To The Most Southern Synchro
Competition in the World
CALL FOR PRELIMINARY ENTRIES
Dates:
9 -10 -11 -12 October 2017
Venue:
Splash Palace, Invercargill
Hosted by:
Phoenix Synchro Southland
Email:
[email protected]
Programmes:
School Championships - SSNZ Rules
Intermediate Schools:
Free Combination
Duet
Solo
Secondary Schools:
Free Combination
Duet
Solo
National Championships: Competitive Level One - FINA Rules: Age Groups
12 & Under
Figures Team
Duet
Solo
13-14-15
Figures Team
Duet
Solo
Junior
Figures Team
Duet
Solo
Senior
Tech & Free Team
Duet
Solo
Open
Free Combination
National Championships:
Competitive Level Two - SSNZ Rules
Dolphin
Figures
Free Combination
Aquanauts
Aquanaut Figures (12 & U)
Trio or Duet
Aquarina
Aquarina Figures (13/15) Trio or Duet
Event Rules: This competition will be run under Synchro Swim New Zealand and FINA Rules. Copies of the
Synchro Swim New Zealand Rules are available on the NZ Synchro Web site—
http//www.sportsground.co.nz/synchronz/96357/
INTERNATIONAL ENTRIES: We welcome international entries in all categories.
KEY DATES:
Preliminary Entries:
1 April 2017
Final Entries:
1 June 2017
Fees Due:
1 August 2017
Music to be sent:
1 August 2017
Further Enquiries to:
Michelle Anderson—Meet Manager—[email protected]— 027-2682664
Looking forward to seeing you and your teams in Invercargill at the end of September 2017
January 2017
Competition programme (Indicative on entries)
Date: 2017
Sunday:
8 October
Competition
Arrive into Invercargill
Events
TBC
Monday:
9 October
Music Practice (there will also be music
practise each day before the events.
3 pm: Team Managers Meeting
Tuesday:
10 October
Figures
Combos
Wednesday: 11 October
Thursday:
12 October
Friday:
13 October
Open Tech Routines
School Competition
Solos
Duets
Teams
Teams Depart
Opening Ceremony
(Note: Combo’s will be after Figures and
opening ceremony, the Dolphins have the
one day of competition and a poolside
presentation for Dolphins ONLY)
Prize giving
The final programme will be sent to all participating clubs following Final Entries. The Draw for the
Order of Appearance will be done once final entries are confirmed.
SS8.3.1 - the Figure draw will be on Thursday 28 September 72 hours before the start of the figure
session, and will be emailed to the Team Manager to pass onto Coaches and Judges.
Entry Fees:
Will be payable and these will be confirmed after receipt of Preliminary Entries.
Per Competitor: $60 event fee; plus $25 per Figures event; $20 per Routines event.
This will be confirmed once we know preliminary entries and if we are successful
getting any grant funding.
Music Practice: Monday is the team music practices, also each day for the events of that day
Please note, arrive time on the preliminary entries, also make it as early as possible
So your team can make the most of the Saturday team pool times.
Pool:
Splash Palace Southland Aquatic Centre,
56 Elles Road, Invercargill 9810 _phone 03 217 7506 ext. 5 for Daniela
www.splashpalce.co.nz
[email protected]
Aquatic Services Manager - Pete Thompson
Programme Co-ordinator/Assistant - Daniela Byrnes [email protected].
The dimensions of the competition pool are 20m x 20m and 3m deep.
Travel to Invercargill:
Invercargill Airport only has Air New Zealand Flights in and out.
Options that may be worth looking at include;
 Flying direct into Invercargill and only 10 minutes to accommodation
and pool
 Flying into Dunedin and driving down (2.5 hours)
 Flying into Queenstown and driving down (2.5 hours)
Accommodation: Team to book and make own arrangements:
Team accommodation
Hostels (school Boarding Accommodation)
Enwood House Student Accommodation for Girls – Southland Girls High School
15 Enwood Lane Georgetown Invercargill, Tel: +64 3 216 9148
Email: [email protected]
Enwood hostel is walking distance to pool.
Coldstream Hostel
181 Herbert street Gladstone Invercargill 9810, Tel: +64 3 2113003
Motels:
Balmoral Motor lodge – 265 Tay Street _Tel: 03 219 9050 or 0800 225 667
Birchwood Manor Motels - 189 Tay street _Tel: 0800 888 234
Kelvin Hotel – 20 Kelvin Street _ Tel: 03 218 2829
Ascot Park Hotel - Crn Tay Street & Racecourse Road _Tel: 0800 272 687
Homestead Villa Motel – Crn Dee & Avenal Street _Tel: 03 214 0408
Queens Park Motels - 388 Tay street _Tel. 03 217 3881
Tower Lodge Motels – 119 Queens Drive _Tel. 03 217 6729 0r 0800 802180
Judges, Officials and Volunteers:
As per SSNZ policy, for every 6 competing athletes, a club must provide 1 dedicated
judge who is able to judge full-time. Their names should be specified on the preliminary entry form.
For International teams, we would welcome a judge from each country, Please indicate on
preliminary entry form if you plan to bring a judge with your team. SSNZ Judges dress code dark
trouser or 3/4 plus SSNZ Light blue shirt and Black shoes.
We welcome volunteers from other clubs to assist with various roles e.g. timekeeping and scoring
Please let us know if you have parents coming along who would be prepared to help.
Accreditation and entry:
All swimmers, coaches, judges, officials and volunteers will be issued with
accreditation upon arrival which will allow free entry to the pool. All spectators will need to pay the
standard Splash Palace entry free.
Music:
Music for each routine needs to be either emailed or mailed and to arrive by 1st August in an
mp3 format and labelled: Event/age group_ Combo /Team/Duet/Solo _ Club name
 e.g. Dolphin_ Combo Team _ Central Southland
 e.g. 12 & Under_ Duet _ Milly & Cindy _ Bluff
 e.g. 13-14-15 age group _ Solo _ Mollie _ Stewart Island
 e.g. Junior _ Team _ Edendale
If the music is to be used twice in the schools competition and the national competition, we will
require it twice. All the music will be uploaded to a computer for the competition. Detail to whom to
send it to will be in the next newsletter. Please make sure that music is recorded load enough.
Email to send music to will be confirmed in the next info newsletter.
Merchandise:
This will be available for pre-ordering prior to the event; more information
will be sent following the receipt of preliminary entries.
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PRELIMINARY ENTRIES for the 2017
New Zealand Synchronised Swimming National Championships
Please complete the attached spreadsheet and return by email to
[email protected]
By 1st April 2017
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