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TEAM SELECTION CRITERIA
2015 AUSTRALIAN STATE TEAM AGE SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
25th - 27th September 2015
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT - CANBERRA
STATE TEAMS
The National State Teams Championship is a great opportunity for athletes; it sees each state bring their
40 best up and coming swimmers to race. It is a chance for swimmers to represent Team NSW.
SELECTION CRITERIA
A team of up to 40 swimmers will be selected. The NSW State Team will comprise of 10 males in each of
the two age groups (14/15 & 16/17 Years) and 10 females in each of the two age groups (13/14 & 15/16
Years). Swimmers age will be aged as at 25th September 2015.
The squad will be selected off the highest rankings using the following meets:
2015 NSW Country Short Course Championships
2015 NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships
2015 NSW State Age Short Course Championships
The first ranked male athlete from the combined 14/15 Years Age groups and the combined 16/17 Years
Age groups in events will become the first priority for selection onto the NSW State Team.
The first ranked female athlete from the combined 13/14 Years Age groups and the combined 15/16
Years Age groups in events will become the first priority for selection onto the NSW State Team.
Swimming NSW Selection Committee will also have the option of using Australian Age & Open results
when selecting athletes for the 800m & 1500m events.
Only performances in Olympic events will be considered.
After considering the first priority swimmers, the Swimming NSW selectors along with the Team Head
Coach will consider remaining swimmers that will best suit the balance of the team and the order of
events in the State Teams Short Course program. Relay swimmers and where required, other priority
swimmers may also be considered using the same criteria.
NSW Athletes unavailable due to National Team Commitments will still be considered for selection in this
team (World Juniors 25th – 30th August 2015, Youth Commonwealth Games 6th – 11th September)
Meeting any of the selection criteria does not guarantee selection into the NSW State Team. In the event
that the selectors need to choose between two swimmers of equal ranking, selectors along with the
Team Head Coach will select the athlete which best fulfills the needs of the team.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for selection an athlete must:
1. Be a registered member of Swimming NSW.
2. Must have completed and returned a signed availability forms.
4. Be an Australian Citizen who is eligible to represent NSW at this event.
5. Must be aged between 13yrs and 16yrs (female) and 14yrs and 17yrs (male) as at the 25th
September 2015.
6. Complete a SNSW Team Agreement and additional requirements as per agreement.
** AVAILABILITIY FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE MEDAL TABLE AT STATE AGE AND MUST BE
RETURNED NO LATER THAN THE END OF SESSION 4 ON SUNDAY (LUNCH BREAK).