ELEMENT CUP

Element Cup Details

When: Saturday 5th April 2025

Time: 12.30pm to 6.30pm

Where: Indooroopilly Pool, Taringa Pde

Aim: To get all squad swimmers from Element Swimming together to compete in a special event, that gives swimmers one last opportunity to improve their PB’s before the end of the season. Also engage with swimmers and coaches from other pools, witness some exciting presentations and most of all have fun. 

How it works: Swimmers or parents will register via the Swim Club Connect app and nominate for each of the swims the swimmer wishes to compete in. Age is on the day of the meet Saturday 5th April. Swimmers don’t have to compete in all strokes if they don’t want to but the more chances of winning points for your team the better.

The special events are where the coaching tactics come into play with coaches selecting 2 swimmers for each special event and 8 for the relay event, but any one swimmer can only compete in 1 special event.  

Cost: $20 for one swimmer (capped at $50 per family) | parents & spectators free
Cost will be added to your ICP account once you’ve registered. Swimmers will receive a free team cap on the day and there will be a sausage sizzle provided afterwards for all swimmers, parents and spectators. 

Nominations: Open on Monday 17th of March. Entries will strictly close on Tuesday 1st April at midnight. 

Eligibility: Any swimmer that currently swims with Element swimming on a weekly basis and is in either the Development, Bronze, Silver, Gold or National squad. Age of the swimmer on the day of the meet to determine whether to enter under 9 or 10 & over.

Bring: Swimmers will be asked to wear something in their team colour and bring a loud and proud attitude. No race suits allowed, only general racing or training togs. 

Food & drinks: Sausage sizzle will be provided as part of the entry fee.

Program

12.30pm Arrive:

 - Meet with team and prepare for land warm up/ activities/ know your team.


12.45pm Land Warm Up:

- Follow coaches to warm up area (please have hats and shoes to wear)


1.15pm Water Warmup:

- Coaches will organise swimmers’ water warmups

*Pink Team – lanes 2&3

*Yellow Team – Lanes 4&5

*Green Team – Lanes 6&7

*Sprint Lanes – 1&8


2.00pm National Team Presentations:

- National Team Coaches and Swimmers presented with team gear


2.15pm Pool Captains Speeches:

- Captains will make a speech about the season that was at their pool and thank those who have made it possible.


2.30pm Racing:

- Refer to Element Cup info attached and the ‘swim club connect’ app for events, swimmers heats and lanes. Swimmers must wear team caps.


5.30pm Presentation of Element Shield Team and caps:

- Coaches will announce their chosen swimmers to represent their pool in the 12 x 50m IM relay and present them with a cap to wear.


5.45pm Element Shield announcement and Race Commences:

- Everyone to be up on their feet cheering.

- Coaches can put any age in any stroke meaning there maybe teams with big leads at times and leads may change throughout.


5.45pm – BBQ ready for diner:

- Snags in a role with sauces or salad

- Snags on a plate with awesome salads

- Poppers for all swimmers

- There will be snacks and drinks available at the canteen to purchase throughout the afternoon also, with all proceeds going to the Indooroopilly swim club.


6.15pm Presentation of Element Cup and Element Shield:

- Announce points score for all teams and present cup to the winning team.

- Announce winner of the PoolWerx best cheering team and present them with their winnings.

- Announce Element Shield winners and present them with the shield.


6.45pm Warp up and thank you’s.

- please don’t leave during this as it is important to thank all who make this possible.





3 Teams – Each team will be led by the following coaches:

 

Pink Team –            Coach = Daniel, Jack, Flo, Matheus

 

Green Team –        Coach = Mya, Jedi, John (the Kiwi Team)

 

Yellow Team –       Coach = Nick, Rob, Vanessa, Stef



Element Shield (Pool vs Pool)

 

12 x 50 - In this order:

- 2 x back (1 normal start in the water and 1 dive (on back by 15m)

- 2 x Breast

- 2 x Fly

- 6 x Free

*Team’s must use both a male and female from each of the following age groups: 8/U,9/U, 10/U, 11/U, 12/U & 13&Over.

 

*Rules:

-      No coaches or parents allowed

-      Must have been swimming with Element Swimming for at least 1 month

-      Swimmers can swim up but not down and ONLY IF YOU HAVE NO ONE IN THE AGE CATEGORY! You must use the swimmer if you have one.

-      Swimmers must be swimming at the pool for the majority of their sessions

-      Any swimmer can swim any stroke

-      Regular Fina Relay rules apply

 

Which pool will have bragging rights!! Coaches get to work on your team!

 

Nominations Open Friday 14th March!

1)   Download the ‘Swim Club Connect app’

2)   Type in ‘Element Swimming’ (ES) as the club

3)   Type 7800 for the code

4)   Add your swimmer or swimmers in (+ swimmer)

5)   Go to meets at the bottom and select Element Cup and enter the correct age group events for your swimmers by pressing nominate.

6)   Volunteer for a job on the day (BBQ/ Points Score/ Timekeepers & Marshaling)