50m Freestyle with Fins

Competitors swim 50m any stroke wearing fins. Swimmers could swim the whole distance under water. U11-U13s must wear rubber fins. U14s+ may wear fibreglass fins.

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Obstacle Swim

This event consists of swimming freestyle a total of 100/200 metres passing under 2 immersed obstacles set 12.5m from each end, per 50m lap.

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50m Manikin Carry

A competitor swims freestyle for 25 metres (35m for U14s), dives to recover a submerged manikin and carries it to the finish edge of the pool.

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50m Brick Carry

U11-U13 competitor swims freestyle for 25 metres, dives to recover a submerged brick and carries it to the finish edge of the pool.

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100m Rescue Medley

This event involves swimming 50 metres freestyle, turning and swimming underwater (20 metres for men and 15 metres for women) to a submerged manikin. After recovering the manikin it is carried to the finish edge of the pool.

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100m Manikin Tow with Fins

A competitor swims 50 metres freestyle with fins towing a rescue tube. At the turning edge of the pool the rescue tube is placed around a floating manikin and is towed back 50 metres to the finish line.

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100m Manikin Carry with Fins

A competitor swims 50 metres freestyle with fins towing a rescue tube. At the turning edge of the pool the rescue tube is placed around a floating manikin and is towed back 50 metres to the finish line.

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200m Super Life Saver

A competitor swims 75 metres freestyle to recover a submerged manikin, and then continues carrying the manikin to the turning edge. The manikin is released, fins are put on and the competitor tows a rescue tube 50 metres. At the pool turning edge, the rescue tube is placed around a floating manikin which is towed to the finish end of the pool.

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Line Throw

A timed event (45 seconds) where the competitor throws an unweighted line to a team member in the pool and then pulls him/her 12 metres (10m for U12-U14s) back to the poolside.

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4x 50m Medley Relay

The first swimmer swims 50m no fins; second swimmer swims 50m with fins; third swimmer swims 50m with tube, no fins; fourth swimmer, with fins, waits in water and receives tube from swimmer 3. Swimmer 4 swims 50m with fins towing Swimmer 3 as the ‘patient.'

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100m Patient Tow with Fins

The first swimmer swims 50m freestyle with fins towing a rescue tube. At the wall, the rescue tube is placed around the second competitor who then lies back and acts as patient. Competitor 2 is then towed 50m, assisting by kicking, to the finish line.

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