Halifax Swimming Club

Halifax Swimming Club Galas for 2013

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, BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD 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.

Swimmers who are new to the club will be allocated a group by using all known personal best times (Pb’s) recorded at any gala in the previous year. Swimmers with no known recorded times will start in the Bronze group.

Each group has its own program of events.

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

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

Group Silver 50m all strokes + 100m all strokes + 200m all strokes including Individual medley.

Promotion to Group 3 is gained by achieving Silver CSPA award in 50metres freestyle and two other events. (9yr olds cannot swim 100m events)

Group Gold 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 programme swimmers are requested to enter selections for the next gala during the four weeks immediately following a gala. It is your responsibility to make sure your entries are in on time. You can email or phone your entries to Mary, provided they are received by the closing date. 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.
• 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

This year we will be adding two new Open events: 400m freestyle and 400m Individual Medley.

Halifax Swimming Club                                                          Programme of Events 2013

All events will be run as Open events. Points score results will be activated in groups as above.

M McClung