British Blind Sport National Visually Impaired Youth Swimming Gala
EVENT INFORMATION PACK
(Run under ASA/IBSA Swimming Rules)
Venue: Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, Blossomfield Road, Solihull, B91 1NB
Date: Saturday 16th April 2016
Registration: 1:30pm-2:00pm
Warm Up: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Race Events: 2:30pm-5.30pm
Awards: 5:30pm-6:00pm
PAGES 3, 4 AND 5 OF THIS PACK MUST BE RETURNED TO:
Lauren Impey, British Blind Sport, Pure Offices, Tachbrook Park, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV34 6WE or
Phone: 01926 424247 or 07929 356428
NO FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER: Monday 28th March 2016
BBS Terms and Conditions
Events
All individual events will be made up of people with similar entry times, irrespective of their age or classification. This is done in order to make the events more competitive and increases the opportunity for swimmers to gain faster times. It is important therefore that accurate times are submitted for all events. If no time is completed, then the swimmer will be placed in the slowest heats.
Medical Forms / Epilepsy:
Participants that have additional medical conditions are expected to indicate this on Page 3 “BBS National Visually Impaired Swimming Gala 2016 Entry Form”. They must also be accompanied by a responsible adult who knows of their condition and this person must act as a “spotter” on the poolside while the swimmer is in the water.
Refreshments:
Participants are encouraged to bring their own food and drinks but there is an onsite café and drinks vending machines available should they wish to buy and eat at the venue.
Medals:
Medals will be awarded for the first three places in each event for both boys and girls, in the following age categories
Under 11
Under 13
Under 15
Under 17
providing that at least three swimmers compete. If no more three swimmers in each age category and classification compete the ‘-1 Rule’ shall apply. This means that the number of medals awarded will be determined by subtracting 1 from the number of competitors. Medals will be presented at the end of the competition during an awards ceremony or depending on time constraints may be distributed during the competition.
Gala Programme
A gala programme will be emailed to all participants and posted on the British Blind Sport website by 4th April 2016.
This will detail the order of events, complete with registered swimmers. It is therefore vital that registration and race entries are received by British Blind Sport no later than Monday 28th March.
If there are any alterations that need to be made please contact British Blind Sport directly.
Photo Consent
British Blind Sport will not permit photographs, video or other images of young people to be taken without the consent of the parents/carers and the child. British Blind Sport will follow the guidance for the use of photographs and videos, and will take all steps to ensure these images are used solely for the purposes they are intended. If you become aware that these images are being used inappropriately you should inform British Blind Sport immediately.
Consent information (To be completed by parent/carer):
I consent to British Blind Sport photographing or videoing my child ______(Child’s Name)
I can confirm that I have read, or been made aware of, the organisation’s photography and videoing policy.
I can confirm that I have read, or been made aware of how the organisation’s will use these images or videos in future and how these images or videos will be stored within the organisation.
Signature of Parent/Carer: ______Date: ______
Print Name of Parent/Carer: ______
BBS National Visually Impaired Swimming Gala 2016 Entry Form
Participants must be a BBS member at time of entry
First Name______Last Name______
I am an existing member of BBS and my membership will be valid for the event date(s). My membership number is ______
I am not an existing member of BBS and will be filling out page 5 to sign up to become a member.
Single or School Entry
I am Blind Partially Sighted and I will be attending the event:
As an individual
With my school/club: ______
My Sight Classification is:
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 Do not know
Medical Conditions
Please list medical conditions below;
______
______
______
______
BBS Membership
I would like to become a member of BBS
Junior membership fee is FREE (£0.00) between 01 September 2015 – 31 August 2016
Required information
Address:______Postcode:______
Home phone:______Mobile phone:______
Email address:______
Date of Birth: ______/______/______Gender: Male / Female
How would you like to receive the Vision Magazine?
Print CD Text only (Email) PDF (Email) Don’t want a copy
What sports do you participate in?
All information disclosed is protected by the Data Protection Act 1998. Your personal details will not be shared with any other organisations without your permission. If you register to participate in a BBS-organised sports event, we may need to provide your details to relevant BBS sports section committees and/or relevant BBS partners for administration.
RACE SELECTION
PLEASE INDICATE WHICH EVENTS YOU WISH TO ENTER BY SUBMITTING TIMES NEXT TO THE APPROPRIATE EVENTS. It is a not a problem if a time is not available, please use a ‘tick’ to indicate that you wish to be entered into this event.
EVENTS AVAILABLE / TIME25M FREESTYLE
50M FREESTYLE
100M FREESTYLE
25M BACKSTROKE
50M BACKSTROKE
100M BACKSTROKE
25M BREASTSTROKE
50M BREASTSTROKE
100M BREASTSTROKE
25 M BUTTERFLY
50 M BUTTERFLY
100 M BUTTERFLY
4 X 25 M FREESTYLE RELAY*
4 X 25 M MEDLEY RELAY**
*Individual entries that choose to enter the freestyle relay will be placed with other individual entries according to their time (if one is given)
**Individual entries that choose to enter the medley relay will be place with other individual entries according to their time (if one is given) and assigned a stroke; freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly.
Terms and Conditions of participation
This form must be signed by the accompanying adult
I hereby agree to be responsible for this individual at all times during the event.
Full Name ______Relationship to Participant______
Signed ______Date ______
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