The largest annual event on the Swimming Australia calendar, the Australian Age Championships will attract thousands of athletes and spectators to one of the country’s premier swimming venues from April 7-15. This event is proudly supported by Tourism and Events Queensland and Major Events Gold Coast.
Entries closed 11:59pm AEDT Tuesday 21st March, 2023.
Relay Only swimmers must process their accreditation payment via this payment link. All other swimmers will receive automatic accreditation. This applies for any swimmer selected to enter a State Relay who is not swimming any individual events. If you have any questions surrounding this procedure, please reach out to us via events@swimming.org.au for assistance.
The Start List, Program of Events, Information Book, Qualifying times and an update on Multi Class events are below.
Swimmers may only contest one club 4x50m freestyle relay, one club 4x50m medley relay, one club 4x100m freestyle relay, one club 4x100m medley relay, one state 4x50m freestyle relay and one state 4x50m medley relay across the Championships.
Each state may enter one team in each state relay event.
Events 44 – 49, 4x50m Freestyle State Relays can be made up of 4 swimmers from the relevant age bands at your discretion.
However, for fairness across gender and age brackets, events 204 – 208, Mixed 4x50m Medley State Relays must be formed with 2 female and 2 male swimmers from the relevant age band.
For eg. Event 207 Mixed 13/14 years State Medley Relay must consist of 2 x 13 year old female swimmers and 2 x 14 year old male swimmers.
This ensures that each of the four age groups of each gender will be involved.
You may submit your entry via Swim Central, or TM File if you prefer (please reach out to our Events team for a copy of the TM File. This may only be used for State Relay Entries).
Reserves may be added, and final names must be confirmed prior to the start of Event 34 (for Freestyle relays) or Event 194 (for Medley relays).
Please reach out to us if you have any further questions surrounding this process.
Accreditation is now open. Accreditation will close at 12:00AM AEDT Sunday 19th March.
Coaches and Technical Officials may now apply for event accreditation via Swim Central. User guides are available below for first time users.
For all other accreditation applications, please use the first option below.
Click here for Event Accreditation
Click here for Coaches and Technical Officials Accreditation
For MC Carer passes, please email us for assistance – do not use the links above.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your accreditation application, please email events@swimming.org.au for further assistance.
Competition Rules (previously By-Laws) can be found below
This April, two massive events will be held at the Gold Coast Aquatic Pool. The Australian Age Championships will attract thousands of athletes and spectators to one of the country’s premier swimming venues from the 7th-15th April. The Australian Swimming Championships (17th-20th April) will bring together some of Australia’s most elite Olympic and Paralympic athletes, and serve as the selection event for the World Para Swimming World Championships team to head to Manchester in July 2023.
Volunteers play a critical role in ensuring major events run smoothly and provide a range of services which are highly valued.
If you’d like to be up close to the action and have fun whilst gaining some industry experience, please read through the roles that are available and click the link at the bottom to complete an online application form.
Volunteer Roles:
Spectator Services
Spectator Services volunteers are usually the first faces a ticket holder will see at the venue, so it’s important that spectators are welcomed with a smile and friendly guidance through the grandstand entry into the seating area. These positions will provide event information and help answer any questions from patrons.
Accreditation Assistants
Accreditation Assistants are based in the accreditation booth just outside the venue entrance. The main role of this position is to issue accreditation passes to athletes, staff and coaches, and re-issue lost or broken passes. This position will also be asked for event information from ticket holders and event participants. It’s beneficial if this position is filled by an individual with intermediate computer skills
Ceremonies Support
Ceremonies volunteers work directly on Medal Presentations during Finals sessions at both meets. This position will ensure the correct medals are placed on the medal tray, and keep track of placegetters in each event. This is an all-rounder role which requires multi-tasking and good communication skills.
Accreditation Collection
This role will require volunteers to be stationed at a table on pool deck and assist athletes in collecting their accreditation after their races. You’ll work with technical officials to ensure these accreditations move from marshalling to the collection table.
Accreditation Scanning
This role requires volunteers to be stationed at the front of the venue and scanning accreditation passes of Athletes, Team Managers, Coaches, Staff, Technical Officials, and Contractors.
Lead Basket Handler
At the end of each lane of the pool is a basket for athletes to put their kit in. This role will be responsible for overseeing basket handlers who (after the start of each race) will move baskets from each lane to the collection zone off to the side of pool deck. They’ll then place an empty basket back onto pool deck for athletes in the next race to use. All basket handlers will also be accompanied by a parent from the swimming club.
Events Assistants / Interns
Must be available for multiple days in a row and will work closely with the events team to help trouble shoot any issues that may arise at the venue. They will also assist the event presentation team on pool deck or tasks need performed by the broadcast team.
What will be provided:
Event accreditation Event shirt
A meal per shift
Access to tea/coffee station
Session Times:
Heats: 6:45am-1pm
Finals: 3:45pm-9pm
Accreditation scanning: this role also requires availability during pre-meet training from 7:45am – 11am on Wednesday 5th, Thursday 6th and Sunday 16th. There’s also shifts in between Heats and Finals sessions on Friday 7th, Saturday 8th, and Saturday 15th from roughly 1pm – 3:45pm.
Finish times may vary depending on the schedule and the role performed.
To apply for these positions, please click on the below links and complete the online form. Applications will close on the 22nd March for Age, and 29th March for Opens. A member of the SwimAus events team will then get in touch with applicants to create a roster and answer any outstanding questions.
Medal Shots will be on site for Australian Age Championships and can be pre-ordered here: https://www.medalshots.com/pages/australian-age-2023
Marine Parade, Southport, QLD 4215
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre is a world-class swimming and aquatic venue located in the Gold Coast’s stunning Broadwater Parklands.
A star performer during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, GCAC was the venue for the swimming and diving events. The Centre continues to host regular local, national and international elite sporting competitions.
This event is proudly supported by Tourism and Events Queensland and Major Events Gold Coast.
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