South Coast And Tablelands Swimming Association Inc.

Trophies and Awards 

1. Points will be scored in all events at the SCAT Championships.
2. Points shall be awarded as follows: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.

1. Points will be scored in all events at the SCAT Championships.
2. Clubs will be handicapped according to the pointscore results achieved in the President's Cup competition in the previous year.
3. The Handicap points start will be based on the number of points scored by the Club which wins the President's Cup in the previous Season. (Base figure) This Club will be the scratch Club and will have Zero points start.
4. The other Clubs' Handicap Points start will be based on this figure and the average actual points scored for the previous two years, further adjusted in order to cushion the seasonal rises and falls.
5. A Club in their first year or one who did not compete in the Championships the previous year will be allotted a Handicap of 50% of the highest handicap Points start.
6. In order to Qualify for the Trophy, a Club must have at least 3 swimmers competing, who must score at least 20 points.

Two trophies to be awarded, one each to a male and a female swimmer.

To the swimmer who achieves the "Swim of the Meet" at the SCAT Championships

1. The "Swim of the Meet" shall be achieved by the person who swims closest (as a percentage) to a State Record time in any individual event at the SCAT Championships.

Two scholarships to be awarded, one each to a male and a female swimmer in the 13-14 years age group.

To the swimmer in who achieves the highest pointscore result over the summer season.

Age shall be as at May 01 in the relevant year. Only swimmers aged 13 or 14 as at that date shall be eligible.

Points shall be awarded as follows:

1. At the SCAT Championships 5, 3, 1 points will be awarded in the five individual Age events to swimmers coming first, second and third.
2. At the SCAT Sprint Championships 5, 3, 1 points will be awarded in the five individual Age events to swimmers coming first, second and third.
3. At the NSW Country Championships points will be awarded to swimmers:
   1. in the four events in which they achieve their best placings. Points will be awarded as follows: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.
4. At the NSW Age Championships points will be awarded to swimmers:
   1. for qualifying -10 points for each event contested.
   2. in the four events in which they achieve their best placings. Points will be awarded as follows: 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5 for first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.
5. At the Australian Age Championships points will be awarded to swimmers:
   1. for qualifying - 20 points for each event contested.
   2. in the four events in which they achieve their best placings. Points will be awarded as follows: 100, 80, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 for first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth place.

Age Champions.

The Age Champion shall be determined by a pointscore based on individual events swum at the SCAT Championships.

Age groups shall be 8 & Under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & Over and Open.

The Age Championships will be scored on results in the Age 100 metre events in Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle and 200 metre Individual Medley. (For swimmers aged 17 & Over competing in the 15 & Over age group Freestyle points shall be awarded based on placings amongst 17 & Over swimmers in the Open 100 metre Freestyle.)

The 8 & Under Age Championship will be scored on results in the 50 metre events in Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle.

The Open Age Championship will be scored on results in the Open 100 metre events in Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly and Freestyle, in the Open 200 metre events in Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly, and in the Age 200 metre Freestyle events.

SCAT Interclub Trophy and Archie and Anne Walker Trophy

An award made to the Club achieving the highest poinstcore in the annual SCAT Interclub Competition.

The Archie and Anne Walker Trophy will be awarded to the Club achieving the highest pointscore in the Development level of the annual SCAT Interclub Competition

The SCAT Interclub Competition shall be contested over the summer season.

1. Clubs may request to compete in either an Open, or a Development level of competition each season. Allocation to each level shall be determined by the SCAT Swim Committee, based on a number of factors including, but not limited to - Interclub record, number of registered members, standard of registered swimmers.
   1. These two levels of competition to contain approximately equal numbers of clubs and to be run concurrently.
   2. Clubs will not be moved between levels during any one summer season.
   3. Regardless of the grading of the club, points will be allocated to the club for each swimmer competing in any SCAT sanctioned meet over the summer season.
2. The age of competitors shall be that of each of the swim meets sanctioned by SCAT for this competition.
3. Competitors shall compete for the Club for which they are first claim members as at the date of each SCAT sanctioned meet.
4. Points will be awarded over individual events scored separately for males and females.
   
5. Points shall be awarded in the age groupings specified in clause 6 across all events contested as follows:
   

   Placings	Points	Points
   	Club Meets	SCAT Meets
   1	15	30
   2	12	24
   3	10	20
   4	8	16
   5	7	14
   6	6	12
   7	5	10
   8	4	8
   9	3	6
   10	2	4
   11+	1	2

   1. Club Meets shall be all meets, sanctioned by SCAT, hosted by SCAT District clubs over the summer season.
   2. SCAT Meets shall consist of the SCAT Championships, the SCAT Sprint Meet, the SCAT Development Meet and the SCAT District Heats of the Speedo Sprint Series, plus such other meets as may be hosted by SCAT during the course of a summer season.
6. Competing clubs will be awarded points for each relay team entered, which completes the course, at SCAT sanctioned meets. This will be at the rate of 5 points per team at each Club Meet, and 10 points per team at each SCAT Meet.
7. The result of the Competitions shall be determined by the aggregate of points scored by each Club over the summer season at the meets specified in 7.1 and 7.2.

Vi Schofield Trophy