Kwinana Hornets Amateur Swimming and Life Saving Club is a small family orientated club swimming south of the Perth CBD, Western Australia. The club began to build in competition from 1964 and since then peaked as one of the top clubs in WA and is currently in the motion of reclaiming this title, become a part of this journey by finding out some vital information below.

Memberships

The Hornets have a range of memberships to cater for all parts of swimming. The club can cater for part or full season memberships, recreational or competive membership or insurance covered non-competitor memberships. Further details regarding these memberships is available below. Hornets membership has some of the cheapest fees in Western Australia and all memberships come great swimming value. Currently all new members receive a swim cap and Hornets bottle!!

Competitor Membership

This membership allows members to enter club, interclub and Swimming WA competitions. Membership also entitles members to qualify for end of season trophies and awards and all social events.

FULL SEASON MEMBERSHIP (SUMMER AND WINTER) = $SOON

PART SEASON MEMBERSHIP (SUMMER OR WINTER) = $SOON

For the 09-10 membership form collect one from the clubrooms.

 

Non-Competitor Membership

This membership is to cover members by insurance at any time when they are working at or travelling with the club. It also entitles members to become attend social events.

SINGLE MEMBERSHIP = $SOON

For the 09-10 membership form collect one from the clubrooms.

Club Expectations

Here are the expectations the club has of its members:

• All members are to notice of the Aquatic Centre rules and regulations.
• Swimers 12 and under are asked to be accompanied by a parent/guardian during club nights.
• All swimmers are required to nominate for their events on club nights by 6:00pm.
• During the course of club nights, swimmers are to listen for their names being announced to indicate which events they are in.
• Swimmers should undertake a warm up period prior to race meetings o club nights and vacate the pool by 6:20pm and at away swims. The clu coach will direct swimmers in this way.
• Swimers will at the start of each race, remain in the correct lane and follow directions of the Referee and Check Starter. Swimmers who continually misbehave will not be permitted to start that event.
• Marshalling for swims shall be in the designated area as a team. (Club nights in the grandstand and at away swims in the loaction provided and directed.
• A reminder that if you have paid concession price to enter the pool, then the 25m pool on club nights is the only pool you should be in.
• All swimmers are required to wear Club T-Shirt;s , bathers and caps (where possible) either in club colours or black at away meets and at competition at Kwinana Recquatic.
• Swimmers not in correct team uniform will be penalised towards the end of year club championships.
• Parents are on rotational roster to help the running of the meet on club nights. And at away swim meets, parnets will be rostered to officiate for a period of time.
• Timekeepers are encouraged not to give swimmers their times at the completion of the event; swimmers are reminded that all event results will be posted during a meet at a designated area or on the club website.
• Once a competitive team has been selected and pulicised for an Interclub Competition Swim Meet, it is up to those team members selected to contact the handicappers stating the reason if they do not wish to or can't compete.

Club Volunteering Duties

The Hornets are unable to function without the help and support of parents acting as volunteers to help our Tuesday club nights.

If we do not have enough volunteers on club ngihts to provide assistance then the club night may have to be canncelled due to lack of support.

The club to function properly on club nights will need the following to be carried out:

REFEREE:

Ensures that the race is swum fairly and oversees the conduct of the meet.

NOMINATIONS:

Is responsible for taking nominations and processing them in the computer and preparing the club night race sheets.

EQUIPMENT & OFFICALS COORDINATOR:

Responsible for ensuring that all equipment and officials are in place to ensure an on time start.

ANNOUNCER:

Is responsible for ensuring that competitions are made aware via the microphone of what event is next being marshalled.

CHECK STARTER:

Is responsible for ensuring that the right competitor is in the right lane in the right event. Also required to call out handicaps for handicap events.

STARTER/ JUDGE:

Is in charge if starting the event with the starting device andrecording the places of the competitors at the finish of the event.

CHIEF TIMEKEEPER:

Collects the times from each of the timekeepersand maintains statistics such as start and finish time.

RECORDER:

Verifies the times and judges placings to provide the offical results and then place these offical results into the computer.

TIMEKEEPERS:

Required to record the time of the swimmer in their lane with stopwatch and provide time to the Cheif Timekeeper, may also be required to record splits in distance events.

Based on the families in the club, we have established a roster wherby parents are rostered on for 3 consectutive club nights and then a 3 week break. The roster is designed to cross train as many parents as possible to learn as many duties at possible. This enables the club to funcion without dependency on the smae individuals who genourously give so much time.

Additionally when the club competes in Interclub Team Competition, there is an expectation for all parents to be on a roster for timekeeper and other duties.

Where Kwinana swimmers enter Individual Competitions and the host organisation has Kwinana rostered for duties, it is the onus of those attending parents to establish a half hour continuous rotating family roster.

All of the above information is reviewed and renewed reguarly. If you need further details please email a member from the contact us page, they will be happy to help!