Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Cl

Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club
Summer Championships – July 11^th 2010

The Basingstoke Bluefins Summer Championships will take place on Sunday July 11^th at the Aquadrome.

The competition is open to all members of Bluefins with the exception of those swimming in the Red and Orange teaching groups.

There will be 3 sessions:

Session	Warm-Up	First Event	Swimmers
One	9:30 am	10:00 am	8/U, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Two	1:00 pm	1:30 pm	8/U, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16/O, Yellow, Green, Sky groups
Three	4:30 pm	5:00 pm	11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16/O

Yellow, Green and Sky teaching groups

(Swimmers must be capable of swimming 25m in deep water .. there is no shallow end at the Aquadrome pool). If in doubt consult your teacher. The club reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone who in the opinion of teachers is not capable of swimming one length safely.

25m Freestyle (Any Stroke)

Blue and Purple teaching groups
All squad swimmers

Age Groups:
8 & Under, Age 9, Age 10

Age Groups:
Age 11, Age 12, Age 13, Age 14, Age 15, 16 & Over

25m Freerstyle
25m Breaststroke
25m Backstroke
25m Butterfly
200m Freestyle

50m Freestyle
50m Breaststroke
50m Backstroke
50m Butterfly
200m Freestyle
4x25m Individual Medley
4x50m Individual Medley (Academy and up)

Ages as at 11th July 2010.

Awards		Medals will be awarded to the first 3 swimmers in each event, and to the leading lessons only swimmer in each event. A trophy will be presented to the best overall boy and girl in each age group based on cumulative FINA ponts (4 best swims to count)
Entry Fees:		£3 per event; maximum £15 for 5 or 6 events.
Heats:		Swimmers will be arranged into heats strictly according to previous best times (slowest first). Swimmers who have not recorded a time will swim first in ascending age order. Swimmers will swim together as follows: 8 & Under, Age 9, Age 10 Age 11, Age 12, Age 13 Age 14, Age 15, 16 & Over Results will be calculated for each age group. All results will be based on heat times, there will be no finals.
Registration:		Swimmers must register before the start of warm-up for the first session in which they are swimming. There will not be entry cards for this competition.
Entries:		Entries may be made via the club web site www.swimbluefins.org or by filling in an entry form and posting to Mike Lambert, 79, Camrose Way, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 3AW. The closing date for entries is 23:59 on Friday 2nd July. DO NOT HAND IN YOUR ENTRY TO ANY TEACHER OR COACH. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR ENTRY FORM IN THE CLUB OFFICE AT THE AQUADROME.