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What Competitions and Leagues does the Club swim?       Will I be picked to swim?

 

The club competes in a number of different league, swimmers are usually picked on times off the current Personal Best Time (Pb) List.  Swimmers may swim up an age group if their time is fastest enough, dependant on League Rules.   It is important swimmers attend Club Time Trials when these take place, dates can be found on the Fixtures page. 

 

League Competitions

 

Lincolnshire Junior League                 League Rules

Age Groups: 9, 10/u, 11/u, 12 years  (swimmers have to 9 years to take part)

Age is at last date of competition (usually a date in September – 2008 final date is 13th September)

Swimmers are selected for teams based on fastest times on current pb list

Cleethorpes & Scunthorpe Aquatics (CASA) has two teams in this league

 

 

Lincolnshire Water Polo & Team Swimming League (Lincs League)   League Rules

Age Groups: 10/u, 12/u, 14/u Open

Age is at 31st December

Swimmers are selected for teams based on fastest times on current pb list

Cleethorpes & Scunthorpe Aquatics (CASA) has two teams in this league - CASA Red & CASA Green

 

 

The National Swimming League -East Midlands League        League Website      League Draw Rd.1 2008

Age Groups: 9-11, 13/u, 15/u, Open

Age is at 31st December

Swimmers are selected for teams based on fastest times on current pb list

Cleethorpes & Scunthorpe Aquatics (CASA) has two teams in this league

CASA ‘A’ are in Division 1 and CASA ‘B’ are in Division 2

 

 

Barnsley Minor Swimming League     League Rules

Age Groups: 10/u, 12/u 14/u, Open

Age is at the 30th September

Our team is selected to give swimmers experience of swimming in competition

(No swimmer, who has finished in the Top Eight of a County or Above Individual Event up to and including 200 metres, may swim that stroke in any event in the Barnsley Minor League for the rest of that season and the following season.  This does not apply to Masters events.)

 

 

Championships

 

Championships such as County District & National Championships, all have qualifying times and swimmers must be able to have achieved these times to enter these competitions.  For entry into National Competitions, swimmers must have achieved the time at a ‘Licensed Meet’ – this is a competition which has been ‘Licensed’ by the ASA for swimmers to achieved qualification times for entry into National Competitions

County Championships are usually held at Leeds with District and National Championships usually taking place at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.

 

Yorkshire County Championships                                Yorkshire Swimming Association

Age Groups:       Boys: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 years    Girls: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 years 

Youth Champs:  

 

ASA North East Region  -District Championships         ASA North East Region

Age Groups :      Boys: 10,11 12, 13, 14 years    Girls: 10, 11, 12, 13 years

Youth                  Boys:  15 – 18 yrs                   Girls: 14 – 17 yrs

Senior                 Boys:  19 yrs & over                 Girls: 18 yrs & over

 

National Championships                                              British Swimming             Qualifying Times 2008

Age Groups:       Boys: 11,12, 13, 14 years         Girls: 11, 12, 13 years

Youth Champs    Boys: 15, 16,17, 18 years         Girls: 14, 15, 16, 17 years

 

 

 

Open Meets

 

The Club will target a number of Open Meets throughout the year.  In these competitions, swimmers, swim as an individual and not as a team as in League galas, you pay a fee to enter the events. Entry forms are usually given out to swimmers, quite a few months ahead of the event, some competitions tend to get oversubscribed so it is important to get entries in early or the Host Club may be taking entries on a first come first served basis.   Sometimes the events have cut off times and you must have achieved the time to enter.  There are also ‘A’ & ‘B’ Graded Open Meets – these have set times for each grade, these give swimmers of different levels at chance of competing against one another.  If a swimmer enters the ‘B’ Grade and ends up with faster time than the time set, they are awarded ‘Speeding Tickets!’  At these competitions, trophies and medals are usually presented to those swimmers in the top 3 or top 6.    The Chief Coach selects all the competitions we attend, if he thinks a particular Open Competition will of benefit to you he will give you an Entry form for you to complete and return to him.

 

 
Club Competitions

 

Minnows & Sprints Gala -All swimmers in the club are invited to take part in this competition, which usually takes place in November

 

Minnows:  swimmers must be able to swim 25m   Age Groups: 7 years & under, 8 years, 9 years

Place medals are presented to the Top three swimmers in each event,

Every swimmer who takes part in this competition receives a medal for participation along with a certificate

An overall Top Girl & Top Boy Trophy for each age group being presented at the end of the gala.

 

Sprints: swimmers must be able to swim 50m       Age Groups:10/11 yrs, 12/13yrs, 14/15yrs, 16 & O

Medals are presented to the top six swimmers in each joint age group per event.

Every swimmer receives a certificate for participation

 

Club Championships – these usually take place in November/December and are open to Club swimmers aged 9 years and older

Age Groups: 9/11yrs, 12/13yrs, 14/15yrs, Open.

A trophy is presented to the winner of each event, with medals being presented to the top six in each joint age group.

A Top Girl & Top Boy Trophy are also presented at the end of the Championships

 

 

PARENTS :

NONE OF THE ABOVE COMPETITIONS COULD TAKE PLACE WITHOUT ‘OFFICIALS’ AND POOLSIDE HELPERS, IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT HOW TO BECOME A TIMEKEEPER, JUDGE, REFEREE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER JOBS, AS WELL AS THE ‘WHITE OFFICIALS’, SUCH AS RECORDERS, TEAM MANAGERS, ANNOUCER, DOOR STAFF TO SELL PROGRAMMES/RAFFLE TICKETS. – DON’T WAIT TO BE ASKED – BECOME PART OF THE CLUB’S SUCCESS – Thank you.