St Vincent's Herald Sun Swim Series
Summer 2007 / 2008
Melbourne, Victoria

You must register in either the
"Swim For Your Life" swim or by the
registration link below to be entered
in the swim series.

About the Swim Series
The St Vincent's Herald Sun Swim Series is an ocean swim competition for the thousands of recreation swimmers who take part in individual swims over summer.

The competition includes 20 swims and begins with the Play it Safe by the water sponsored "Swim For Your Life" Brighton swim on 15 December 2007. Competitors in this event will automatically qualify for points in The St Vincent's Herald Sun Swim Series.

Competitors only have to compete in five swims to be eligible for prizes that include the major travel prize valued at $4990 and other random prizes. Prizes have been proudly donated by Cousins Tours & Travel and Rudy Project.

The top 20 competitors in each category will receive placing points for each event while every competitor that swims in an event receives 1 point for participation.

The scoring system for the series gives everyone a chance to finish amongst the top places. But to be eligible for the major travel prize and series prizes, entrants only have to complete the minimum five swims.

It’s free to register for The St Vincent's Herald Sun Swim Series. The individual swim events continue to be run by the relevant clubs and their usual entry fees apply. These fees often support charities and the local Surf Life Saving Club.

The swim series is divided into the following categories for both Male and Female.
Age at 31 December 2007
           12 to 17
           18 to 29
           30 to 39
           40 to 49
           50 to 59
           60 and over
 

Events
You need to compete in at least five of the following events to be eligible to win one of the great prizes in the St Vincent's Herald Sun Swim Series:

 

Points and Scoring
Each race in the St Vincent’s Herald Sun Swim Series earns you points into the overall points score for the series. You are only competing against people in your own category who are in the event and registered in the St Vincent’s Herald Sun Swim Series.

To be eligible for category and spot prizes, competitors must complete a minimum of 5 swims.
- category points are awarded for the best 10 swims - bonus points awarded for swims in excess of 10

To earn points you simply need to:
Register in the St Vincent’s Herald Sun Swim Series FREE of charge.
          - automatic entry when entering “swim for your life”
          - otherwise enter on the Cousins Tours & Travel website.      

Entrants who are registered will all receive swim points from 10 points down to 1 point based on their placing in the event. (male & female in each category awarded points) 
For example 1^st = 10pts, 2^nd = 9.5pts, 3^rd = 9pts, 4^th = 8.5pts, 5^th = 8pts …down to 1 pt.
All competitors receive a minimum of 1 point for each event for participation.

Other / Bonus Points:                                    
- Race One: (SFYL) 5 bonus points in addition to category/participation points.
- Bloody Big Swim - Participation points (3) awarded - NO category points.
- bonus point for every swim in excess of 10.

Points Qualification:
You only qualify for series points once you are registered for the St Vincent’s Herald Sun Swim Series. There will be no back-dating of points.

Races with Different Lengths:
- When there are different race lengths at the same event - the time differential will be averaged and thus an estimated time for the length swim that most people swim will be used to compare to others who swim in the other race length. A 10% time allowance will also apply for the race distance variance. 
- You can only receive points for 1 race at each of the available 20 events, if you swim in more than 1 race on 1 day, the faster of your 2 times (after the 10% allowance) will be used for points calculation.
- If you swim twice in 2 categories on the same day then the faster of the 2 times will be used.
    ( eg Open and Category ) 

Terms and Conditions of point scoring are subject to change.

Points Enquiry / Missing Points - Click Here

 

Qualify
To be eligible for the major prizes in the St Vincent's Herald Sun Swim Series you need to swim 5 of the 20 events. This encourages participation and a level field for all.
Cut-off date for overall Swim Series is 9 February 2008, when there are only 5 races remaining at that time. 

 

Results
After each swim the results are tabulated and added to the St Vincent's Herald Sun Swim Series points score. Results will be available on this website.

To view the points table - Click Here

Points Enquiry / Missing Points - Click Here

Past Results
View Results from 06/07 Summer - Click Here

View Results from 05/06 Summer - Click Here

 

• Major Travel Prize valued at $4990 from Cousins Tours & Travel.
         - refer to information below.

• Winning Certificates for Top 10 in each category.

• Category winners - Rudy Project sunglasses and Zoot products ($4990 value)

• Various other spot prize giveaways.

     Play it Safe by the water will host an awards presentation and twilight fun swim (no timing or points allocated) on Thursday 20th March at 6pm (date & time subject to change) at Life Saving Victoria headquarters.

 

Raffle

To raise money for St Vincent’s Hospital - raffle tickets will be on sale during the series.
(Competitors and spectators please support!).
Generous prizes including travel packages on offer



St Vincent's Health

You may wish to make a tax deductible donation to St. Vincent’s Department of Cardiology in support of raising funds for a state of the art 3D TOE ultrasound probe to be used in conjunction with an Echo Machine. The St. Vincent’s Team is committed to providing the best care and support for patients and their families.  Guided by the mission and values of the Sisters of Charity, we strive to find innovative ways to respond to the needs of our patients and workforce and the wider community. Thank you for your support and for helping us to stay strong to this commitment. You can make a donation as part of the Swim Series registration process.

Cousins Tours & Travel Prize

The major travel prize for the 2007/2008 St Vincent's Herald Sun Swim Series is a trip of a lifetime valued at $4990

The major travel prize for the 2007/2008 St Vincent’s Herald Sun Swim Series is a trip to Christchurch, New Zealand for a South Island Sojourn. The prize includes economy class airfares for two people Melbourne/Christchurch/Melbourne. Two nights in a suite at the luxury George Hotel. Breakfast is included as well as a dinner for two at the award winning Pescatore restaurant. Punting on the Avon River with picnic hamper & bubbles. Two days car hire with Hertz.