Club Nights are run for all swimmers to gain race experience in a friendly environment. They provide the perfect opportunity for swimmers to put all their hard work at training into practise and ultimately improve their personal bests. Our coaches strongly recommend attending time trials to help improve focus and productivity at training.
About the Program
The summer program is made up of 8 Club Nights spread over various Sunday afternoons between October and March. The program offers swimmers 2 x 50m events and 2 x 100m events for all swimmers to choose from. 200m events are scheduled throughout the season for swimmers 12 years and over. Entry is by choice however swimmers are encouraged to try new and more challenging events in this setting. By swimming the same event multiple times throughout the season swimmers can record improvements and gain Club Championship points (detailed below).
Entries
Entries will open on swim central two weeks prior to the meet date.
Entries will close on the Friday before the meet date.
If unsure of attendance, please put the entries in. Events can be scratched on meet day.
Parents / Volunteers
All participating swimmers are required to have one parent or carer available to help run the meet. Jobs will be allocated during the warm-up.
Club Champion / Points
Riverside historically honours one club member with the Club champion award at the end of each summer season. All swimmers, regardless of ability, are in with a chance to win the award as it is based on individual improvements gained at club night events. Points are awarded as follows:
1.) Swimmers will be awarded 1 Point for each event swum at time trials
2.) Additional points will be awarded for improvements made to a swimmer’s personal best time (PB). PB’s will be set the first time the swimmer swims a particular event within the 8-week program. PB’s set in previous seasons and at meets outside Club Nights are not
included.
* 1 point for improving a PB by 0.01 – 0.99 seconds
* 2 points for improving a PB by 1.00 – 1.99 seconds
* 3 points for improving a PB by 2.00 – 2.99 seconds
* 4 points for improving a PB by 3.00 – 3.99 seconds
* 5 points for improving a PB by 4 seconds or greater
3.) A maximum of 6 points can therefore be awarded for each swim.
Results
Results will be made available to swimmers via email and the club webpage ( ww.rsc.org.au ) at the earliest possible time after completion of the afternoon’s events. Swimmers may also politely ask time keepers for their time once the following race is underway.
Club Champions
Riverside will host its own Club Championships across two consecutive Sundays after the completion of all summer club night events. Swimmers must have accrued at least 12 points throughout the season to enter. Dates and events are provided with the calendar, entry forms will be made available closer to the time.
Club championships events encourage some healthy competition where swimmers race in their age groups. Awards specific to Club Championship races will be presented at the club presentation event. All qualifying swimmers are acknowledged at the club end of summer season wind up.
2025/26 Club Nights Program
| Week | Date | Events | ||||
| 1 | 2/11/25 | 100m Fly | 100m Back | 50m Breast | 50m free | |
| 2 | 9/11/25 | 200m Fly | 100m Back | 100m Breast | 50m Free | 50m Fly |
| 3 | 30/11/25 | 200m Back | 100m Breast | 100m Free | 50m Fly | 50m Back |
| 4 | 14/12/25 | 200m Breast | 100m Free | 100m Fly | 50m Back | 50m Breast |
| 5 | 18/01/26 | 100m Fly | 100m Back | 50m Breast | 50m Free | |
| 6 | 01/02/26 | 200m Free | 100m Back | 100m Breast | 50m Free | 50 Fly |
| 7 | 08/02/26 | 100m Breast | 100m Free | 50m Fly | 50m Back | |
| 8 | 22/02/26 | 200IM | 100m Free | 100m Fly | 50m Back | 50m Breast |
Club Championships
| Saturday | TBC | 8:00am | 800m Freestyle |
| Saturday | TBC | 8:00am | 1500m Freestyle |
| Sunday | 15/03/26 | 3:30 pm | 11/U 50m Fly | 12/O 100m Fly | 11/U 50m Back | 12/O 100m Back | Open 200m Free |
| Sunday | 22/03/25 | 3:30 pm | 11/U 50m Breast | 12/O 100m Breast | 11/U 50m Free | 12/O 100m Free | Open 200m IM |
Junior Swimmers (8/Under)
For swimmers aged 8 years and under the 100m Butterfly events have been replaced with 25m Butterfly.