2026 North Canterbury Swimming Champs

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Date: Wednesday, 4 Mar 2026   (Last entry date: Wednesday, 25 Feb 2026)
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Staff helper last date: 25 Feb 2026
Location: Dudley Park Pool (25m pool configuration)
Information:

North Canterbury Swimming Sports will be held at the Dudley Park Pool on Wednesday 4 March as follows:

Year 5/6 - 10am - 12noon

Year 7/8 - 12:30 - 2:30pm

Warm up begins at 10:10am & 12.40pm - swimmers should be changed and poolside.

Swimmers final placings will be based on their timed races. There will be no finals races.

Entry Restrictions - Swimmers must be in Year 5 or above. Each school may only enter 1 relay team & 1 medlay team in each event. Each school may enter a maximum of 2 swimmers in any race as long as each of the entered swimmers meets the "must be faster than" qualifying time in that event. Times are in brackets in the event title. 

Swimmers may be entered in 3 events plus 1 relay or 1 medlay relay. If the swimmer is not entered in a relay then they may only enter 3 events. All relays are mixed and 50m for each swimmer. Relay teams must have 4 members consisting of 2 boys and 2 girls. The team must swim their relay in the order as per entry. Schools with a combined roll of 170 or less may combine to form a team. Swimmers must swim in their own age group except in relay races, where a younger swimmer may enter in an older age group, if necessary. Swimmers can only swim for one relay team. Entry is conditional on helpers being provided.

Must be faster than times...

Freestyle Yr 5 boys / girls 50 secs Yr 6 boys / girls 48 secs Yr 7 boys / girls 45 secs Yr 8 boys / girls 42 secs

Backstroke Yr 5 boys / girls 60 secs Yr 6 boys / girls 58 secs Yr 7 boys / girls 56 secs Yr 8 boys / girls 52 secs

Breaststroke Yr 5 boys / girls 70 secs Yr 6 boys / girls 65 secs Yr 7 boys / girls 62 secs Yr 8 boys / girls 60 secs

Butterfly Open boys / girls 60 secs

Kickboard Yr 5 boys / girls 40sec Yr 6 boys/ girls 32sec Yr 7 boys/girls 30sec Yr 8 boys/girls 29.00

Converting 25 yd / 50 yd pool times to 25m / 50m pool times go to www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/conversions.asp and fill in the appropriate information in the drop-down boxes.

Staff: Organiser:Wendy Cathcart
Primary Schools Sport Co-ordinator
North Canterbury Sport and Recreation Trust
Schools: Allenvale, Ashgrove, Ashley, Clarkville, Cust, Fernside, Kaiapoi Borough School, Kaiapoi North School, Loburn, Mahi Mãtãtoa, North Loburn, Ohoka, Oxford Area, Pegasus Bay, Rangiora Borough, Rangiora New Life, South Island Home Educators, Southbrook, St Joseph's, St Patricks, Swannanoa, Te Matauru Primary, Tuahiwi, View Hill, West Eyreton, Woodend
Events: 50
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