Bishop's Stortford Swimming Club

Affiliated to Swim England East Region

Club Championships

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

You must be a member at least 3 months before closing date of said Championships (rule 3.9 of Club Constitution). Club Championships competitions may only be entered by persons who have been members of the club for a period of not less than 3 months on the closing date for entry to a particular club championship and who have not competed in any championship competitions of any other swimming club affiliated to a region of the Swim England in the same calendar year. School championship competitions may be excluded from this restriction at the discretion of the Executive Committee.

The Data Protection Act 2018 requires us to provide you with certain information and to obtain your consent before processing data about you.  Processing includes obtaining, recording, holding, disclosing, destruction or retaining information.  We require certain personal data for the purposes of making entries to the competition, managing the meet and the submission of results to Rankings. The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018.  Consent to process such personal data is deemed to have been given by the submission of the entry. Where the personal data of competitors, officials and coaches/team managers has been passed to us by a third party such as a club rather than by the individuals themselves, we rely on the third party to ensure that consent has been obtained.

  1. The ages specified shall be the age of the swimmer at midnight on 31stDecember 2019
  2. Club Championships will be run under “Swim England Laws, Regulations, Technical Rules of Racing and to Swim England Open Meet Licensing Criteria”
  3. All competitors must be Swim England Category 1 or 2
  4. Age Groups
  • 9 years/under
  • 10/11 years
  • 12/13 years
  • 14/15 years
  • 16 years/over
  • Over 25 years (50m Freestyle only)
  • Juniors 13 years/under for all 200m events and over
  • Open for all 200m events and over
  1. Events by age that swimmers can enter
  • 9 years/under 50m, 100m, 200m all strokes, 100m, 200m Ind. Medley
  • 10/over years 50m, 100m, 200m all strokes, 400m Freestyle, 100m, 200m, Ind. Medley
  • 11/over years 400m Ind. Medley
  1. All events are Timed Finals
  2. All heats will be spearheaded.
  3. Medals will be presented to fastest 6 swimmers in each age group
  • 9 years/under 50m, events, 100m events 100m Ind. Medley
  • 10/11 years 50m, 100m events, 100m Ind. Medley
  • 12/13 years, 14/15 years, 16/over 50m, 100m events, 100m Ind. Medley
  • Juniors 13/under 200m all events, 400m Freestyle, 400m Ind. Medley
  • Open 200m all events, 400m Freestyle, 400m Ind. Medley
  1. Trophies will be presented to the following age groups
  • 9 years/under 50m, events, 100m events 100m Ind. Medley
  • 10/11 years 50m, 100m events 100m Ind. Medley
  • 12/13 years, 14/15 years, 16/over 50m, 100m events, 100m Ind. Medley
  • Juniors 13/under 200m all events, 400m Freestyle, 400m Ind. Medley
  • Open 50m, 100m, 200m all events, 400m Freestyle, 400m Ind. Medley
  1. Closing date for entries is Friday 6thSeptember 2019.
  2. There will be no Time Trials allowed at any Club Championships Sessions.
  3. There will be no signing in. Once your entry has been accepted it is assumed that you will be swimming. Any withdrawals before the session can be emailed to the recorders at info@bsswimclub.org.ukup to 10:00pm the day before the session in question or phoning / text message to 07505 924246.
  4. All competitors must report to the designated waiting area at least 1 event before their event.
  5. The Committee will set entry fee £3.25 per event.
  6. The final warm-up and start times of each session will be advertised on the notice boards and by notification to every competitor and on the club’s website.
  7. Trophies should be cleaned and returned to Trophy Trustee by the advertised date.
  8. In accordance with the Swim England Child Safeguarding Policies and Procedures any parents or carers of swimmers under the age of 18 who wish to take photographic or video images are requested to focus on their own child as much as reasonably possible and to avoid including other children in those images, particularly if those images are being shared with family and friends through social media platforms. Should you have any concerns about photography or filming at this event then please bring them to the attention of the promoter
  9. Any swimmer wishing to leave poolside must do so via the changing rooms wearing suitable clothing and footwear.
  10. Spectators, officials, helpers and competitors are asked to familiarise themselves with the location of all emergency fire exits.
  11. Results will be posted for competitors by the learner pool and in the lobby, they will also be available from our web site bsswimclub.org.uk
  12. The stairs which lead from poolside to the spectator’s gallery are only to be used in an emergency.
  13. Draft programmes will be available to download on club’s web site.
  14. Spectator entry fee £2.00 per person per session.
  15. The promoter of this meet is Pam Spratt

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