Season

January to March 2010

Season Booklet - Click here

Uniform

BSHS swimming costumes for boys and girls are available from the uniform shop. It is compulsory for all swimmers competing in the GPS/QGSSSA carnival to wear the school swimming costume and swimming cap.

Swimming shirts were new in 2000. These shirts will not change for at least five years so the shirt you purchase will last your whole time at State High. Uniform for all meets is sports uniform with swimming shirt.

Swimming costumes
BOYS $25.00 (approx.)
GIRLS $45.00 (approx.)
Swimming shirts $32.00, BSHS swim cap $8.00
Levy
  • GIRLS: $45
  • BOYS: $55
  • (Includes buses to meets and GPS/QGSSSA Championships, QGSSSA/GPS afternoon tea, trophies).
Meets & Venues
Dates Girls: location Boys: location
19 Jan Swim Camp - Gold Coast Swim Camp - Gold Coast
29 Jan Battle of the Sexes - Musgrave Park Battle of the Sexes - Musgrave Park
5 Feb Somerville House Meet @ Som Hse Pre-GPS Meet (ACGS) - Chandler Pool
16 Feb Interhouse Carnival - Valley Pool Interhouse Carnival - Valley Pool
12 Feb BSHS/MBC Meet @ MBC Pre-GPS Meet (BGS) - Chandler
19 Feb St Margaret's Meet @ St Margaret's Pre- GPS Meet (BBC) - TSS Pool
26 Feb St Hilda's Meet @ Southport Pre-GPS Meet (TSS) - Southport
5 Mar SPLC Meet @ SPLC GPS Championships - Chandler
11 Mar QGSSSA Championships - Chandler  
* BSHS Inter-house swimming carnival is not an official meet to be counted towards minimum pocket requirements.
Registration Form
Transport

Buses will be provided for some meets.

Transport to and from all other invitational meets within Brisbane is the responsibility of parents.

Training
gIRLS
BOYS

Training will start in January 2010

  • WHEN: Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays
  • WHERE: Musgrave Park Pool
  • COST: Pool entry

Training will start in January 2010

  • WHEN: Mondays, Tuesdays (Som Hse) & Thursdays (Musgrave Park)
  • WHERE: Somerville House Aquatic Centre AND Musgrave Park Pool
  • COST: Pool entry

NOTE: Thursday sessions are COMPULSORY for all swimmers. These sessions will be followed by a sausage sizzle for all swimmers in attendance.
Training Requirements

Students must attend a minimum of 15 training sessions.

HOWEVER:

Students who are a member of a club must attend at least 5 school training sessions and show written evidence from their club that they have attended regular training in the lead up to the GPs/QGSSSA carnivals.

 

Students involved in other extra curricular school sporting activities that run concurrently with swimming must attend at least 10 training sessions with the swimming team. Please advise a swimming coordinator of your other commitments.

These requirements form the minimum standards for eligibility of sports pockets, awards and trophies. Click here (6KB PDF) for the club/other activity 2008 training verification form.
Forum

Meetings are advertised in student notices during form class.

Newsletters are published each week for both Boys and Girls Swimming. These can be collected from Swimming Coordinators.

Latest Newsletter - Click here

Subcommittee
  • President - Mr. Geoffrey McMahon
  • Treasurer - Mr. Peter Mylrea
  • Secretary - Mr. John Bingley

The next Sub-Committee meeting will be on TBA.
Presentation Dinner
  • DATE: TBA
  • VENUE:
  • TIME:
  • COST:
Results click here