Graded Gala – Saturday 5th July at Copeland

 

This gala is open to swimmers of all abilities with a number of Open events included for those swimmers who are too fast to be considered for the Graded events. The Open events are 50m and 200m freestyle and 100m and 200m IM.

 

Entry times: There are only upper limit times for the Graded events. There are no qualifying times for this gala.

 

Age Groups: 9, 10/11 years, 12/13 years, 14/15 years and 16 years/over for both boys and girls for all Graded events.

9, 10/11 and 12 years/over age groups for both boys and girls for 50m Freestyle.

9, 10/11, 12/13, 14/15 and Open age groups for both boys and girls for 100m Freestyle.

Open age group only for both boys and girls for 100m IM and 200m IM.

 

The 9 year and 10/11 year age groups will swim together but different upper limit times will apply for each age group.

 

The 12/13, 14/15 year and 16 years/over age groups will swim together but different upper limit times will apply for each age group.

 

In the Open events all age groups will swim together.

 

Age on the day: A swimmers age will be calculated as at 5th July 2008.

 

Awards:

 

·              Graded events:

Medals and ribbons will be awarded for the top six places in each event and age group. Any swimmer swimming more than one second faster than the upper limit time will be excluded from the awards but will be presented with a ‘Speeding Ticket’.

 

·              Open events:

50m Freestyle awards will be made to the 9, 10/11 and 12 years/over age groups.

200m Freestyle awards will be made to the 9, 10/11, 12/13, 14/15 and Open age groups will apply.

Awards for the 100m and 200m IM events will be made to the Open age groups only.

 

            Entry Fee; £3 per event(Please pay Pauline or Nurten)

 

Closing date for entries: May 24th 2008.

 

 

 

 

Programme of events:

 

Session 1: Warm up 9.30am for 10.15am start

 

 

 

 

 

Limit Time

Event 1

Open

Girls

200

IM

No Limit

Event 2

Open

Boys

200

IM

No Limit

Event 3

9 & 10/11 years

Girls

50

Breaststroke

9

53.6

 

 

 

 

 

10/11

46.2

Event 4

9 & 10/11 years

Boys

50

Breaststroke

9

55.1

 

 

 

 

 

10/11

47.2

Event 5

12 years/over

Girls

100

Butterfly

12/13

1.18.0

 

 

 

 

 

14/15

1.13.7

 

 

 

 

 

16+

1.12.2

Event 6

12 years/over

Boys

100

Butterfly

12/13

1.15.9

 

 

 

 

 

14/15

1.08.7

 

 

 

 

 

16+

1.04.8

Event 7

Open

Girls

100

IM

No Limit

Event 8

Open

Boys

100

IM

No Limit

Event 9

9 & 10/11 years

Girls

50

Butterfly

9

46.5

 

 

 

 

 

10/11

39.9

Event 10

9 & 10/11 years

Boys

50

Butterfly

9

48.0

 

 

 

 

 

10/11

40.3

Event 11

12 years/over

Girls

100

Freestyle

12/13

1.09.8

 

 

 

 

 

14/15

1.07.2

 

 

 

 

 

16+

1.05.8

Event 12

12 years/over

Boys

100

Freestyle

12/13

1.07.7

 

 

 

 

 

14/15

1.02.7

 

 

 

 

 

16+

59.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 2: Warm up 2.30pm for 3.15pm start

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limit Time

Event 13

Open

Girls

200

Freestyle

No Limit