(Affiliated to ASA South East Region & Sussex ASA)

2016 Club Championships

Under ASA Laws & Technical Rules

At the

CHURCHERS COLLEGE, Petersfield, GU31 4AS.

On

Saturday 26 November 2016

and

Saturday 27 November 2016

Saturday 26 November / Sunday 27 November
Doors open/registration / 5.30pm / 9.30am
Registration closes / 5.45pm / 9.45pm
Warm up starts / 6.00pm / 10.00am
Event starts / 6.30pm
IM
Breaststroke / 10.30pm
Fly
Back
Free
Expected finish time / 8.30pm / 12.30pm

The Club is very pleased to welcome members who are swimming in the Club Championships for the first time. Please show your appreciation for their efforts during the races by cheering, shouting and clapping,butcould everybody please BE QUIET FOR THE START OF EACH EVENT (from the referees first single whistle until the swimmers leave the blocks), so that all swimmers can hear the starting commands. Thank you.

FREE ENTRY

Please print out programme (limited copies available on door 50p)

Promoter’s conditions

  1. Age group limits will be age on 26 November 2016.
  2. The Championships are swum under ASA Laws and Technical Rules.
  3. Swimmers may enter as many events for their age group as they wish. The closing date for entries is Friday 18 November 2016. Entries must be accompanied by a single fee of £10 per swimmer.
  4. The pool length is 25m. Race distances will be:

Under 10 – 25/50m

Under 12 – 50m

Under 14 – 100m

Under 16 – 100m

Open – 100m

Masters – 50m

Individual Medley – 4 x 25m

  1. Swimmers must register 15 minutes before declared warm up start time for each session. Late registrations will not be accepted.
  2. Within each age group swimmers will be put into heats on the basis of their personal best swimming times as held on the Chichester Cormorants database spreadsheet.
  3. If after registration a swimmer is unable to swim an event he/she should report immediately to the Gala Control Desk and explain the reason. The withdrawal will then be reported to the Gala Referee.
  4. Failure to report a withdrawal from an event will result in swimmer being withdrawn from all remaining events in the Gala on both evenings.
  5. If a swimmer is unable to swim on the Friday evening due to illness then he/she must inform the Head Coach as soon as possible. Failure to report illness on the first evening may result in swimmer being withdrawn from events on the Saturday.
  6. Results will be decided on heat time classification: there will be no finals.
  7. There will be a trophy for the winner of each event and medals for the swimmers coming first, second and third. All awards will be presented at the annual club awards ceremony.
  8. ASA rules require any swimmer who moves / starts before the starting signal will be disqualified.

Safety at the CHURCHERS COLLEGE

  1. You are reminded that the depth of the water at the shallow end is 1.0m and the deep end is 2.0m. Starting blocks are 70cm above water level at the deep end, no starting blocks at the shallow end.
  2. If there is a false start, you should continue with a shallow racing dive, you must not topple into the water head downwards as this is dangerous.
  3. If you are starting in the water, you must lower yourself over the side; do not jump or dive.
  4. Everyone attending this event should familiarise themselves with the locations of the emergency exits, which should be kept clear at all times.
  5. If it becomes necessary to evacuate the building an alarm will be sounded and instructions will be given by the pool staff. Spectators and swimmers should use the marked emergency exits and swimmers and officials must not return to the changing rooms to collect their clothes or belongings.
  6. During warm-up please swim clockwise in lanes 1, 3& 5 and anti-clockwise in lanes 2, 4 6. There is to be no diving during warm-up unless in a designated one-way sprint lane.
  7. Swimmers are reminded that they should not wear any wrist or ankle bands.
  8. In line with the recommendation in the ASA Child Protection Policy, the Club requests that any person wishing to engage in any video, zoom or close range photography should register their details with staff at the entrance control before carrying out any such photography.

We hope that you enjoy the gala

Programme of events – Saturday 26 November

Event / Age group / Stroke / Distance / Gender
1 / U10 / IM / 100m / F
2 / U10 / IM / 100m / M
3 / U12 / IM / 100m / F
4 / U12 / IM / 100m / M
5 / U14 / IM / 100m / F
6 / U14 / IM / 100m / M
7 / U16 / IM / 100m / F
8 / U16 / IM / 100m / M
9 / Open / IM / 100m / F
10 / Open / IM / 100m / M
11 / Masters / IM / 100m / F
12 / Masters / IM / 100m / M
13 / U10 / Breaststroke / 50m / F
14 / U10 / Breaststroke / 50m / M
15 / U12 / Breaststroke / 50m / F
16 / U12 / Breaststroke / 50m / M
17 / U14 / Breaststroke / 100m / F
18 / U14 / Breaststroke / 100m / M
19 / U16 / Breaststroke / 100m / F
20 / U16 / Breaststroke / 100m / M
21 / Open / Breaststroke / 100m / F
22 / Open / Breaststroke / 100m / M
23 / Masters / Breaststroke / 50m / F
24 / Masters / Breaststroke / 50m / M

Programme of events – Sunday 27 November

Event / Age group / Stroke / Distance / Gender
25 / U10 / Fly / 25m / F
26 / U10 / Fly / 25m / M
27 / U12 / Fly / 50m / F
28 / U12 / Fly / 50m / M
29 / U14 / Fly / 100m / F
30 / U14 / Fly / 100m / M
31 / U16 / Fly / 100m / F
32 / U16 / Fly / 100m / M
33 / Open / Fly / 100m / F
34 / Open / Fly / 100m / M
35 / Masters / Fly / 50m / F
36 / Masters / Fly / 50m / M
37 / U10 / Backstroke / 50m / F
38 / U10 / Backstroke / 50m / M
39 / U12 / Backstroke / 50m / F
40 / U12 / Backstroke / 50m / M
41 / U14 / Backstroke / 100m / F
42 / U14 / Backstroke / 100m / M
43 / U16 / Backstroke / 100m / F
44 / U16 / Backstroke / 100m / M
45 / Open / Backstroke / 100m / F
46 / Open / Backstroke / 100m / M
47 / Masters / Backstroke / 50m / F
48 / Masters / Backstroke / 50m / M
49 / U10 / Freestyle / 50m / F
50 / U10 / Freestyle / 50m / M
51 / U12 / Freestyle / 50m / F
52 / U12 / Freestyle / 50m / M
53 / U14 / Freestyle / 100m / F
54 / U14 / Freestyle / 100m / M
55 / U16 / Freestyle / 100m / F
56 / U16 / Freestyle / 100m / M
57 / Open / Freestyle / 100m / F
58 / Open / Freestyle / 100m / M
59 / Masters / Freestyle / 50m / F
60 / Masters / Freestyle / 50m / M