Swimming
Entry eligibility periods for British Gas ASA National Championships.
It has become customary for the 1stOctober to be the opening day for swims to be used for entry into the various British Gas ASA National Championships in the following year.
This means that the length of the period from the 1st October to the event closing date has varied, for each event, with some swimmers having a longer period in which to qualify than others, which is clearly not ideal.
British Swimming has normally used a 12 month qualifying period.
ESSA Schools Announce Changes
The English Schools’ Swimming Association has been reorganised from 12 to 8 Divisions and swimmers in Secondary Schools in Greater Manchester are now part of the North West Division.
CHAMPIONS - 10 YEARS ON THE BOUNCE
CONGRATULATIONS to the Lancashire County Inter County Team
National Championships
A number of changes have been made to the structure of the 2012 British Gas ASA National Youth Championships and the British Gas ASA National Age Group Championships.
National Age Group Championships:
• 14 year old Girls will now compete in the National Age Group Championships.
• Age groups for the National Age Group Championships will be 11/12, 13 and 14 years for both Boys and Girls.
• Ages for Teams will be 10 to 14 for both Boys and Girls.
• 40 teams will be invited to compete in each team event.
• Semi-Finals will be introduced for some of the events involving the 14 year old age group.
National Youth Championships:
• Age groups for the National Youth Championships will be 15/16, 17/18 years for both Boys and Girls.
• Semi-Finals will be retained within the Youth Championships.
• Ages for Youth Teams will be 15 to 18 years for both Boys and Girls.
• 40 teams will be invited to compete in each team event.
• Events will be available within the National Youth Championships for swimmers ages 19 and over.
• There will be no team events for the 19 and over age group.
• Events will continue to be available for MC swimmers within the Youth Championship Programme.
• As the date of the British Gas ASA Regional Youth Championships clashes with the opening ceremony for the National Childrens Games in London an opportunity will be provided for Youth Teams to qualify for the National Youth Championships at the ASA Zonal Championships in January.
Both championships will be age at 26th July 2012.
Interested in becoming Qualified as an ASA Level1 Coach in Swimming
Do you wish to get qualified as a ASA/UKCC Level 1 Coaching Swimming.
Swimnorthwest are supporting the course at Europa Pool Birkenhead
World Record for Trafford Metro Masters Swimmers.
At the recent National Long Course Masters swimming championships held at the John Charles 50 metre pool in Leeds, Trafford swimmers broke one world record, 4 European and 4 British records.
Diabetes UK Channel Pool Challenge (Swim22)
On June 22nd, Diabetes UK officially launched it’s new pool-based swimming event, Swim22. This Channel Swim Pool Challenge will see participants swim 22 miles, the distance across the English Channel, in their local pool at their own pace between 22nd August and 22nd November 2011. This challenge is open to absolutely anybody whether they plan to complete the 22 miles in one day or over the full three months!
Tips to Becoming a Worldclass Swimming Teacher
The ASA are in the process of researching an article to appear in a future edition of Swimming Times and on the swimming.org website, focusing on what makes a world class swimming teacher, in the form of a ‘top ten tips’.
ASA North West Region Open Water Festival
The ASA North West Region Open Water Festival also incorporates the ASA NWR Open Water Championships and will take place on Sunday 26th June from 8.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. at Salford Quays.
European Swimming Day
Czech Olympic Committee, Czech Association of Sport for All, Czech Swimming Association, Mayor of Vysoké Mýto., Swimming School AAA Atlantik Augustin Andrle and the management of the Indoor Swimming Pool Vysoké Mýto announce new event called the EUROPEAN SWIMMING DAY that will take place on 1st June 2011.
