The McDonalds Improvement and Participation Program is designed by Swimming Queensland to assist clubs to recognize and encourage participation and improvement among swimmers at all levels throughout the 2011/2012 season.
There are $5000 in retail gift cards and 4 McDonald's marquees to be won. Those swimmers who meet the targets for participation or who are recognised for improvement, their coaches and the club will go into the draw for the prizes. Names will be submitted to Swimming Queensland by the 30th March 2012.
For the 2011 / 2012 Swim year, the Academy Swim Club has established the following:
McDonald's Improvement Program
- JX qualifying times
- YPS qualifying times
- JX qualifier achieves a higher tier or State qualifying time
- YPS qualifier achieves a higher level
- State qualifier achieves national Age qualifying time
- National Age qualifier achieves Open National qualifying time
For recreational swimmers only:
- Reduce PB times from beginning of season to the end of season
- Improvement in their technique in all strokes
McDonald's Participation Program
1. When swimmers attend or compete at a minimum of one of the following:
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10 club nights during the season
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Darling Downs Regional Swimming Championships
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Represent the club at any 5 swim meets during the season
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State Short Course and / or State Long Course Championships
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and/or
2. When swimmers compete in:
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100m events of the four (4) strokes or a 200m IM event at any carnival/s during the season.