Your Sports
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Swim England Transgender and Non-binary Competition Policy
Please view announcement of policy referring only to Swim England competition (including those organised by its member Regions, Counties and Clubs) which will be implemented on 1 Sep 2023.
Sporting Disciplines
Somerset ASA holds Championships for
- Swimming
- Expect Conditions, Programme and Qualifying Times for both the 2023 Development Meet and 2024 County Championships & Age Group Competition to be published here by the end of June 2023.
- Our Championships are usually held annually and within a date window set by Swim England.
- Our two day Swimming Development Meet (25m) is open to members of clubs affiliated to Somerset ASA who are eligible to compete and registered in accordance with Swim England laws and technical rules. All competitors must be Swim England Club Compete registered prior to submitting entries.
- We are extremely grateful to our Meet team, Coaches, Team Managers, Officials, Volunteers and Parents for helping us deliver these successful competitions at Millfield.
- Please can Clubs encourage their Officials and Volunteers to gain experience locally to be able and be ready to offer support our Meets. Each and every contribution is valued and appreciated. The Meets simply cannot run without your help. Thank you in anticipation
- Proposed dates for 2023 Swim England SW competitions
- 22-23 Apr 2023: Age Group Summer Champs, Millfield School
- 29,30 Apr and 1 May: Youth Swimmer Champs, Plymouth Life Centre
- 6-7th May: Age Group Summer Champs, Hengrove Leisure Centre
- 3-5 Nov: Winter Champs, Millfield School
- Open Water (June / July)
- The Swim England South West Open Water Swimming Championships which include the Somerset Open Water Championships will be held in conjunction with the East Midlands and West Midlands regions on 25 Jun 2023 at Lake 86 in the Cotswold Water Park nr Cirencester.
Age Group distances: 2km (12 & 13 Yrs), 3km (14 & 15 Yrs) and 5km (16 Yrs, 17/18 Yrs and 19 Yrs/O).
The Masters and Senior Championship distances for ages 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60/over::2km, 3km & 5km.
Masters age groups: 18-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-49, 50- 59, 60+.
- The Swim England South West Open Water Swimming Championships which include the Somerset Open Water Championships will be held in conjunction with the East Midlands and West Midlands regions on 25 Jun 2023 at Lake 86 in the Cotswold Water Park nr Cirencester.
- Masters (Sep) - Cancelled in 2020/21, not held in 2022. Scheduled for 3 Sep 2023 at Hutton Moor LC.
- Artistic Swimming - formerly known as Synchro. (Sep / Oct)
- If competitors reach a standard set by the County Artistic Swimming Secretary)
- A Somerset County Novice Competition and County Championships 2022 were held on 1 Oct at Station Road Pool, Taunton. View report.
- Water Polo (by November) at Senior level
- Cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Photography
Photo: University of Bath pool.
Parents and carers of participants under the age of 18 who wish to take images at events are requested to focus on their own children as much as reasonably possible and to avoid including other children in images, particularly if those images are being shared with family and friends or through social media platforms.
Whilst it is acknowledged that parents / carers wish to celebrate the achievements of their own children when taking part in aquatic events, it should be recognised and respected that other parents / carers may not wish for their child’s image to be taken and shared in this way.
View Swim England’s Filming and Photography Policy.
There is useful information about child welfare in Swim England’s Wavepower document.