Club Championships
These are the club’s own championships where swimmers compete against other swimmers in the same age group. They are held five times a year (as detailed below) and are very important. Entry is open to all swimmers in Group 7 and above. Swimmers may only swim the events for their particular age group together with the Open events which are open to all.The age group that the swimmers enter is determined by their age as at 31st December in that year.
Several weeks prior to each event a poster will be at the front desk inviting entries. If swimmers do not enter by the closing date then they will miss out. No late entries will be accepted.
One of the purposes of the Championships is to introduce young swimmers to competitions. Many young swimmers are very nervous about entering competition, so these provide a familiar and friendly environment to have a go!The events are run firstly in heats with the fastest six going through to a final. The championships are run under ASA law and therefore some disqualifications can and will happen (for example – the one start rule for false starts). Swimming is a unique sport in that winning is not always the purpose of the race. Most children enter to beat their own time called PB (personal best) As swimmers get older and make progress it is a fact that one or two swimmers will win more events than others, this is often when a swimmer becomes reluctant to enter events and say “I won’t win anyway”, this is when we should all be saying “see if you can get a PB (personal best)”.
Every time the swimmer competes in a race you should keep a record of the time so that you can see how much they are improving. Beating your P.B (personal best) should be congratulated. The coaches will use these times when choosing a swimming squad, or can be used to decide what level of competition your child can enter. Please encourage swimmers to stay poolside until the presentations have been made, this is not only good manners but correct etiquette.
Awards for the Club Championships will be given out at the Club Awards Night in december.
| April | June | July | October | November | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mens Open | 200m Butterfly | 200m Backstroke | 4x50m IM | 400m Freestyle | 4x100m IM |
| Mens Open | 200m Breaststroke | 200m Freestyle | |||
Boys 9&U |
25m Butterfly | 25m Backstroke | 25m Breaststroke | 25m Freestyle |
4x25m IM |
| Boys 10/11 | 4x25m IM | 50m Butterfly | 50m Backstroke | 50m Breaststroke | 50m Freestyle |
| Boys 12/13 | 100m Butterfly | 4x25m IM | 100m Freestyle | 100m Backstroke |
100m Breaststroke |
| Boys 14/15 | 100m Breaststroke | 100m Freestyle | 4x25m IM | 100m Butterfly |
100m Backstroke |
| Boys 16/17 | 100m Backstroke | 100m Breaststroke | 100m Freestyle | 4x25m IM |
100m Butterfly |
| Boys 18+ | 100m Butterfly | 100m Backstroke | 100m Breaststroke | 100m Freestyle |
4x25m IM |
| Dads | 25M Freestyle | 25m Backstroke | 25m Breaststroke | 25m Butterfly |
4x25m IM |
| Womens Open | 200m Butterfly | 200m Backstroke | 4x50m IM | 400m Freestyle | 4x100m IM |
| Womens Open | 200m Breaststroke | 200m Breaststroke | |||
| Girls 9&U | 25m Butterfly | 25m Backstroke | 25m Breaststroke | 25m Freestyle | 4x25m IM |
| Girls 10/11 | 4x25m IM | 50m Butterfly | 50m Backstroke | 50m Breaststroke | 50m Freestyle |
| Girls 12/13 | 100m Butterfly | 4x25m IM | 100m Freestyle | 100m Backstroke | 100m Breaststroke |
| Girls 14/15 | 100m Breaststroke | 100m Freestyle | 4x25m IM | 100m Butterfly | 100m Backstroke |
| Girls 16/17 | 100m Backstroke | 100m Breaststroke | 100m Freestyle | 4x25m IM | 100m Butterfly |
| Girls 18+ | 100m Butterfly | 100m Backstroke | 100m Breaststroke | 100m Freestyle | 4x25m IM |
| Mums | 25m Freestyle | 25m Backstroke | 25m Breaststroke | 25m Butterfly | 4x25m IM |
For guidelines for Mini-Galas and Club Championships click here.