Halifax Swimming Club

Halifax Swimming Club Galas for 2010

The format of club galas is changing next year. The rules are quite simple but you may not understand them all straight away. There will be an opportunity on 14^th January from 7.15p.m. till 8.00p.m. when the gala committee will be available to answer any questions you may have.

Object

The object of the competition is for swimmers to compete against their own times on a regular basis under competition conditions. This will allow them to challenge for places in teams and prepare them for competition. They will be gaining experience of the distances that are part of the national qualifying programme. Points are scored for any improvements gained and are aggregated for the purpose of making periodic and annual awards. The competition is called Points Score and is open to all members of the club.

Conditions

The competition is split into three groups, ONE, TWO and THREE and promotion between groups is gained by achieving qualifying times. We will use the ASA Competitive Swimming Performance Award (CSPA) system which was developed in conjunction with the British Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association. Times are set for different levels for each stroke and distance.

To begin, swimmers will be allocated a group by using all known personal best times (Pb’s) recorded at any gala in 2009. Swimmers with no known recorded times will start in group 1.

The allocation of groups will be in January.

Each group has its own program of events.

Group ONE 25m all strokes + 50m freestyle, backstroke & Breaststroke + 100m individual medley

Promotion to Group 2 is gained by achieving Bronze CSPA award in 25metres freestyle and two other events.

Group TWO 50m all strokes + 100m freestyle & individual medley + 200m freestyle & I.M.

Promotion to Group 3 is gained by achieving Silver CSPA award in 50metres freestyle and two other events.

Group THREE 50m freestyle + 100m all strokes + 200m all strokes including individual medley

Swimmers will aim to achieve the Gold CSPA award. Five gold times must be achieved to enter platinum where swimmers will improve their grade on the national grading table.

• A swimmer should compete in a maximum of THREE events at any one Points Score gala.
• A swimmer should compete in all four strokes at least TWICE in the points score calendar, (backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle). An Individual Medley swim will count as one other chosen stroke.
• A swimmer may only compete in events for their own points score group.
• All points score meets will be run under A.S.A. laws.
• Points can only be gained at the internal club galas.
• Each swimmer competes against his or her points score time and points will be awarded when a swimmer equals or betters his or her points score time as follows:

Entries

To ensure the efficient running of the program swimmers are requested to enter selections for the next gala during the three weeks immediately following a gala. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED.

ANY PROBLEMS PLEASE CONTACT Mary McClung on 01484 712285

Awards.

• Medals will be presented to the top 3 swimmers in each points score group who have gained the most points in the previous points score meet.
• In order to be eligible for such an award, a swimmer must have gained a minimum of 10 points.
• In the event of a tie, the award will be made by comparing times.
• An annual trophy will be presented to the boy and girl gaining the most points throughout the points score competition year.
• Heat winner certificates will be presented as normal.
• Club trophies will be presented at the end of the year to the swimmer in each age group with the fastest time in each event.
• Bronze, Silver and Gold CSPA award badges can be purchased by parents and swimmers if they wish. Times must be verified by a club official.
• The Swimmer of the Year Trophy will be awarded to the swimmer with the best achievement in the competitive calendar, not just from Points Score galas.

Award Times

Programme of Events 2010

	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Gala 1 25th February	25m Front crawl 25m Breaststroke 50m Front Crawl 100m Individual Medley	50m Butterfly 50m Front Crawl 100m Front crawl 100m Individual Medley	50m Freestyle 100m Front Crawl 100m Breaststroke 200m Backstroke 200m Butterfly
Gala 2 22nd April	25m Backstroke 25m Butterfly 50m Breaststroke 50m Backstroke	50m Breaststroke 50m  Backstroke 200m Front crawl 200m IM	100m Backstroke 100m Butterfly 200m Breaststroke 200m Front crawl 200m IM
Gala 3 17th June	25m Front crawl 25m Breaststroke 50m Front crawl 100m Individual Medley	50m Front crawl 50m Butterfly 100m Front crawl 100m IM	50m Freestyle 100m Front crawl 100m Breaststroke 200m Backstroke 200m Butterfly
Gala 4 26th August	25m Backstroke 25m Butterfly 50m Breaststroke 50m Backstroke	50m Breaststroke 50m Backstroke 200m Front Crawl 200m IM	100m Backstroke 100m Butterfly 200m Breaststroke 200m  Front crawl 200m IM
Gala 5 21st October	25m Front crawl 25m Breaststroke 50m Front Crawl 100m Individual Medley	50m Front Crawl 50m Butterfly 100m Front crawl 100m IM	50m Freestyle 100m Front crawl 100m Breaststroke 100m IM 200m Backstroke 200m Butterfly
Gala 6 16th December	25m Backstroke 25m Butterfly 50m Breaststroke 50m Backstroke	50m Breastroke 50m Backstroke 200m Front crawl 200m IM	100m Backstroke 100m Butterfly 200m Breaststroke 200m Front crawl 200m IM