Event Details

Dates: 16-18 May 2025

City: Sydney, NSW

Event Location: Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre

Deakin Team Accommodation: Booked from 15-18 May 2025 at Meriton Suites George Street, Parramatta

Costs

Students that represent Deakin in this event cover the following costs:

DUSA Payment: $350 includes 3 nights share accommodation, insurance, off-field uniform. Swimsuit included for an additional fee.

UniSport Payment: $28.50 per event entered.

Travel costs: All travel is arranged and paid by the student.

Extras: All incidentals and meals (outside of team dinners) is at the students’ expense.

More Event Information:

UniSport Nationals events provide students a great opportunity to represent their university while connecting with fellow student athletes on a trip together. We encourage you to have a good look through the event website including the event schedule. UniSport Australia also take student teams away to represent Australia in world university championships.

Here are some key Nationals Swimming documents that are worth reviewing:

1. NSW Policies & Procedures

2. UniSport Nationals Swimming Guidelines

Due Dates/Timeline (for selected students):

30th March: DUSA Payment and registration closes at 11.59pm.

31st March: Your place in the team will be confirmed via email and your uniform ordered. At this point your DUSA payment becomes non-refundable but if you need to withdraw, you will keep any uniforms ordered. You will be provided with a team code to then register for the event with UniSport.

31st March: Begin registering for the events on Swimming NSW website.

31st March: Begin registering for events with UniSport.

15th May: All UniSport registrations close.

I need more time to find the registration fee

If you don’t have the DUSA registration fee by the closing date, you have the option to sign up to a Zip Pay program before the closing date. More info here: https://zip.co/au/store/humanitix

Afterpay will also be available at checkout.

Due to uniform and Unisport deadlines, DUSA are unable to stretch out the due dates.

Team Manager

While at the event, the team will be managed by Deakin student athlete, Ciara Walsh. Ciara will be competing in the event in Sydney. Once you are confirmed in the team, Ciara will set up a group chat so the team can communicate before the event, share your travel plans, share Ubers, hire cars, etc. Stack Team App will be used by DUSA to communicate to the team at the event.

Uniforms

DUSA will order you an off-field kit and a Deakin Dragons swimsuit. See swimsuit sizing chart.

PLEASE NOTE: The men’s swimming brief runs small.

Transport

All students are to arrange their own transport to and from the event as well as while in Sydney. The team can communicate to arrange ride shares, etc.

Accommodation

Deakin have booked 14 beds at Meriton Suites George Street, Parramatta. The property is a 15 minute from Sydney Olympic Park, and all apartments are twin share. Here is the website for the accommodation.

Questions

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact:

DUSA Sport

dusasport@deakin.edu.au