Club Awards Available to Ivanhoe Neons Members

All awards are presented to swimmers at the annual Presentation Night and AGM.  This is usually held in May, which coincides with the start of the new swimming year.

Club Championship Age Champions

Male and Female in each group:

Calculated from results of the Ivanhoe Neons Club Championships held at IGS pool in March/ April at the end of the swimming season.  Points are awarded for winning or placing in each event and tallied at the end of the night.  Note that the age groups awarded may not coincide with those in which medals are awarded on the night of Club Championships and age groups may be combined at the discretion of the committee.  The committee also reserves the right to include Encouragement Awards deemed appropriate from the results.

Time Trials Awards

Aggregate Awards: Top Ten Awards:  for first to tenth places: 

Calculated from the results of Club Time Trials nights held on the third Friday of every month at 6pm at IGS (more information here) (note that Time Trial dates may change or be cancelled at the committee's discretion).  Points are awarded to swimmers for both competing in the various events, as well as achieving personal best times.  At the end of the season the points won by each swimmer in each stroke are tallied and the highest ten place getters receive the aggregate awards.  In the event of a tie, a count-back is performed with the winner having the highest point score in freestyle.  Note that these 10 award winners are ineligible for any other Time Trial award.

Stroke Improvement Awards & Runner-up Stroke Improvement Awards:  one award for each stroke: 

Calculated from the results of time trials nights.  After the ten aggregate awards have been calculated the remaining (i.e. not any swimmer who is in the Top 10) swimmers' results for each individual stroke are tallied and a most improved and runner up most improved for each stroke are awarded.  In the event of a tie, the award will be given to the swimmer who has participated in more time trials nights.  Note that no swimmer may receive more than one award from this category.

Coach's Awards

One award from each coach: 

Awarded purely at the discretion of each coach, this prestigious award is given only to those swimmers who have exemplified hard work, dedication and the correct attitude throughout the swimming year.  Each coach will have slightly different criteria for choosing their recipient.

President's Award

This award is designed to recognise an outstanding competitive swimmer and takes into account the following criteria; achievement at state, national and international competition, consistency of performance throughout the swimming year, specific improvements made throughout the year, mentoring younger swimmers of the club, training attitude, support of the club at various competitions throughout the year.

Julianne Bayliss Encouragement Award

This award is designed to recognise an outstanding senior competitive female swimmer and takes into account the following criteria; achievement at state, national and international competition, consistency of performance throughout the swimming year, specific improvements made throughout the year, mentoring younger swimmers of the club, training attitude, support of the club at various competitions throughout the year.

Relay Trophy

For the most outstanding relay team: 

Awarded to the most outstanding performance from an Ivanhoe Neons relay team at either state or national competition.

Junior Excellence Awards

Organised through Swimming Australia and Swimming Victoria and awarded to swimmers aged 14yrs and under in recognition of their achievements at state level competition.  Various levels of achievement are awarded according to the times achieved by the swimmer.  Note that swimmers who have qualified for the Australian Age/Open Championships for not eligible for these awards.

Club Records

Certificate awards: 

For any swimmer who is a member of Ivanhoe Neons Swimming Club and breaks one of the existing club records at either club time trials or at Club Championships.

Life Membership

Awarded to a current financial member of the club who has gone "above and beyond" the call of duty with regards to their assistance and support of the club in both administrative and competitive aspects.  This award is more designed to recognise an individual's efforts outside the pool and will only be awarded when an appropriate recipient has been recognised by the committee and as such may not be awarded every year.  Read more.