Event Information
All students must have been selected at their regional swimming carnival to compete at MN Diocesan Swimming Carnival
Date
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Time
9.45 - 2.30 approximately.
NOTE: No students are to enter the pool prior to 9.00am. They must meet their regional team managers at their allocated regional area in the grandstand from 9am.
No spectator entry prior to 9am, this will be enforced by staff. Spectator fee charged by the facility is $3. Spectators are welcome but are to remain in the area outside the pool entry doors. Spectators may enter to watch the event their swimmer is competing in from the sectioned off viewing area and then will need to exit the area. This is a venue rule due to venue capacity.
Venue
The Forum Aquatics Centre - 130 University Drive, Callaghan
Parking
The Forum Parking Guide Click Here. Parents are requested to park in the allocated parking bays on this guide.
Dismissal
There are four (4) time slots for Parents to enter the stand and sign out their child. The First break is after the 50m Free. The Second break is at after the relays, the third break after the Butterfly and the final dismissal is at the end of the carnival. No students can be collected outside of these times. During these short 5 minute breaks races will cease to allow parents time to enter the stand to sign their child out. Once signed out students must immediately leave the venue. The break after the butterfly will be a longer break as Staff/Officials will have a break at this time.
Criteria to Nominate
Entries: are on a Regional basis only. Each Region is entitled to 3 entries per event, except for relays (2).
Please note that any child turning 13 in the competing year would be ineligible to be selected in the NSW PSSA team at any PSSA championship. The child would however be eligible to participate in the respective PSSA event (i.e. eligible to represent Polding).
Multi class swimmers: All Multi-Class swimmers are to have completed paperwork with Classification and sent to Bernadette Duggan 1 week PRIOR to the Diocesan carnival (multiclass application). They must be on the National Master Classification List.
Eligibility: For age events a competitor is eligible for that age event for which his/her significant birthday occurs during the year. Age groupings where applicable shall be:
SENIOR 12, 13 years,
11 Years,
JUNIOR 8, 9, 10 Years
except relays & IMs which will be: SENIOR: 11, 12, 13 Years and JUNIOR 8, 9, 10 Years
All Multi-Class events- JUNIOR 8,9,10 and SENIOR 11, 12 ,13 Years. This includes 50m freestyle event.
Please note there are qualifying times for the Diocesan carnival in the following events:
100 free- 1:35:00
13yrs 50m free- 0:45
Breaststroke - jun 1:10:00, 11yrs 1:05:00, 12/13yrs 1:00:00
Backstroke - jun 1:00:00, 11yrs 57:00, 12/13yrs 55:00
Butterfly - jun 1:05:00, 11yrs 1:00:00, 12/13yrs 55:00
Medley - jun 4:30:00 senior 4:00:00
Relay - jun 3:35:00 senior 3:15:00 Small School 3:59:00
If your child finishes 1st, 2nd or 3rd in an event, please ask your child to see their school sport coordinator the following day.
Cost
$20 per student to be paid through your schools payment system 1 week prior to the diocesan trial.
Please contact your school sport coordinator for any questions & further information.
A copy of the Order of Events will be available under “order or events/rules” closer to the carnival
Limited programs will be available on the day for $2.
Please click here for our code of conduct for parents, carers and other spectators attending school sporting events.