Competition Format

Years 7&8 + 9&10

Mixed Teams

Teams of 4 - 2 boys 2 girls from yr7/8 and 2 boys 2 girls from yr9/10

At the Level 3 final each partnership will enter a team of two males and two females from year 7 or 8 and a school team of two males and two females from year 9 or 10.

The aquathlon will be completed in relay format. Each individual team member will complete a swimming relay leg and a running relay leg as follows:

swimmer 1 – tag – swimmer 2 – tag – swimmer 3 – tag – swimmer 4 – (TRANSITION) – runner 1 – tag – runner 2 – tag – runner 3 – tag – runner 4 – finish.

 

Teams should number their members from 1-4 (in any order) and they will run and swim in that order.

 

The clock will continue to run through the transition phase and the first team to cross the line will win.

 

Competition Rules

 

Age group

Swim

Run

COMPETITION AGE GROUP 1: Yrs 7-8

150m (6 lengths)

1500m

COMPETITION AGE GROUP 2: Yrs 9-10

200m (8 lengths)

2000m

Competitors will compete over the following distances: