Hambleton Championships 2024

Enter Online

Enter online  https://hambletonswimming.co.uk/hchamps-entries-24/

Entries for the Hambleton Championships will become active for users on 1st August 2024 at 12noon. 

Live Results & Entry Checking

Check your entries online Hambleton Championships 2024 – SPORTSYSTEMS Meet Results Service (nasc.co.uk)  

Background

Continuing the success of the 2023 series, the Hambleton clubs are coming together to continue a sustainable competitive environment built through the return to the pool in 2020.

Northallerton ASC (NASC) are hosting their existing club championships framework for all members of the Hambleton District to attend. The competition will take place over 2 weekends at Bedale Leisure Centre.

The decision has been made to continue to run the competition at Bedale Leisure Centre inline with NASC’s original license application based on the following reasons:

• The license has already been approved
• The pool has electronic timing installed which is owned and operated by Northallerton ASC
• There is a full colour scoreboard
• The venue has spectator space (110)
• New World Aquatics approved starting blocks have been installed at the centre alongside backstroke ledges.
• The pool boasts live stream capabilities 

The Competition

• This is a Level 4 Short Course Gala Licensed by Swim England it is subject to Swim England Laws and Regulations and Swim England Technical Rules of Racing
  • Number:
  • Region: North East
  • Course: 25m
  • Venue: Bedale Leisure Centre
  • Level: 4
  • Contact: Greg Ient
  • Tel: 07427789610
  • Email: greg@nasc.co.uk
• The competition is to be hosted by Northallerton ASC on behalf of the Hambleton Swim Squad. The income from the meet will be directed to Northallerton ASC to ensure that all resources for the meet can be acquired and that the online entry system can be utilised. Following the competition, a full break down of income vs expenditure (including the servicing of goods) will be provided to the wider Hambleton Swim Squad for ratification.

• This Gala is to be held at Bedale Leisure Centre, Bedale DL8 2AT
  • 8/9/10/22/23/24 November 2024
  • The pool length is 25m of variable depth from 2m (Deep End) to 1m (Shallow End)
  • 4 lanes and anti-wave lane ropes.
  • A secondary strobe will be available, this needs to be requested upon competition entry.
  • A separate swim down facility is not available.
• A full Colorado GEN7 Timing system will be in operation.
  • Times displayed on scoreboards are for information only.
  • The website will be updated with swims momentarily after the completion after each heat/final.

 

Competition Layout

• Age Groups/Events will be:
  • 8yrs & Under (25m all strokes, 50m all strokes, 100m IM)
  • 9/10yrs (25m all strokes, 50m All Stokes, 100m All Strokes, 200m All Strokes, 400 FC, 100/200/400 IM)
  • 11/12yrs (25m all strokes, 50m All Stokes, 100m All Strokes, 200m All Strokes, 400/800*/1500* FC, 100/200/400 IM)
  • 13/14yrs (25m all strokes, 50m All Stokes, 100m All Strokes, 200m All Strokes, 400/800*/1500* FC, 100/200/400 IM)
  • 15yrs+  (25m all strokes, 50m All Stokes, 100m All Strokes, 200m All Strokes, 400/800*/1500* FC, 100/200/400 IM)

*800m and 1500m events will be limited to 8 heats. Entries will be ratified by feeder club coaching teams. Where swimmers need to be withdrawn, entries will be limited to

• All events of the distances 50/100/200/400/800/1500m will be Heat Declared Winner.
  • Awards will be provided to the top 3 in each age group/gender.
• All 25m events will have Finals.
  • Finals will be based on the fastest 4 swimmers from each club.
  • Awards will be provided to all those who reach the final.
• Any swimmer accepted must have times that have been ratified by the relevant Club Coach for each event. Swimmers not in compliance with the above – mentioned requirement will be disqualified from all events and invalidated from all presentations.

 

• The majority of events in competition will run as Heat Declared Winner (HDW)
• Purple events are run with finals. These will be broken down into club level
• Warm up for each session will run from for the first 40 minutes of the session advertised. This is subject to change inline with entry volume. This will be broken down by age group.
  • 10/UN
  • 11-12
  • 13yrs+
• Warm up timings will be confirmed after the entry deadline for each weekend of competition. Warmups may be adjusted to allow for a varying number of entries.
• The expected finish time for each competition is 5.30pm
• There will be an interval before the 25m Finals
• All swimmers must be CAT1 or CAT2 registered with one of the 3 Constituent Clubs
• This gala is only open to the clubs within the Hambleton District
  1. Northallerton ASC (NORE) (Host) – Incorporating Bedale Sharks Sharks
  2. Stokesley ASC (STYE)
  3. Thirsk White Horse Swim Team (THWE)
• All constituent clubs are expected to support in roles on the day of the competition
• Age is taken on 31st October 2024 for the District Championships. Club level competitions may be awarded at a different date point.
• Entry Fees:
  • These are set based on the distance of the event to cover pool hire:
    • £2.00 for 25m events
    • £3.00 for 50m/100m events
    • £4.00 for 200m events
    • £5.00 for 400m events
    • £6.00 for 800m/1500m events
  • The fees include all licensing fees, payment transaction fees and administrative fees incurred.

Masters Swimmers

• Masters events will be run as separate heats in the main schedule
• Where numbers for events are limited, masters may be seeded in the main seeding
• Medals will be awarded as part of the 15+ Category

Disability/Para Swimmers

• Swimmers with a disability will swim under IPC Rules.
• Qualifying times for disability competitors are not required, however entry times will be submitted for the purpose of seeding the heats.
• Poolside passes/Coach passes will attract the advertised fee. All Coaches, Chaperones and Personal Care Attendants must confirm to the Swim England Child Protection Procedures and hold a current DBS certificate.
• The competition format will be based on disability inclusion within the able-bodied programme. As such, there will be no separate events for swimmers with disabilities. All swimmers will be seeded in the heats according to their entry times. Disability swimmers will also be included within the results for their age group.

Weekend 1

Tickets will be available through to the 9th November @ 10am. There is a limit of 110 spectator spaces available.

• Friday 8th November: No spectator charge, spectators may be requested to assist with volunteer jobs

• Saturday 9th November: https://hambletonswimming.co.uk/hchamps-spec1-24 

• Sunday 10th November: https://hambletonswimming.co.uk/hchamps-spec2-24

Weekend 2

Tickets will be available through to the 23rd November @ 10am. There is a limit of 110 spectator spaces available.

• Friday 22nd November: No spectator charge, spectators may be requested to assist with volunteer jobs
• Saturday 23rd November: https://hambletonswimming.co.uk/hchamps-spec3-24
• Sunday 24th November: https://hambletonswimming.co.uk/hchamps-spec4-24/

 

Awards

Awards will be presented to the top 3 on the day across all the Hambleton clubs, as as normal open level competition.

Events with finals (25m) will not be awarded at the meet, they will be for club level officials to distribute based on the outcome of the finals.

Clubs have drawn together their own framework for ‘club level’ awards, which is detailed below.

District Award Age Groups

• 8yrs and Under
• 9/10 yrs
• 11/12yrs
• 13/14yrs
• 15yrs and over

District BACGAT Competition

BAGCATS stands for British Age Group CATegory

BAGCATS is a points system for establishing who the best swimmers really are within their age group at a particular competition. It also promotes swimmers competing in a variety of strokes in accordance with Long Term Athlete Development. Success is Long Term is a Swim England document that fully explains Long Term Athlete Development (reworked as the ADSP) related to the Journey through Swimming.

Points for each swim are assigned to the relevant category but it is always the HIGHEST points only that go towards the total of the five added together.

In order to compete for top positions in the overall BAGCAT competition, it is therefore essential that the swimmer enters events in all 5 categories.

Most importantly it is to ensure that swimmers do not specialise in one stroke at an early age. A swimmer’s best stroke at age 9 may not necessarily be their best stroke one or two years later and the BAGCAT system with its requirement to swim Medleys is specifically designed to accommodate this. The Form Stroke category also ensures that variety is maintained by swimmers having to be proficient at more than one stroke.

BAGCAT points system for 9yrs+ using FINA points tables for the district champions. SPORTSYS Meet manager will calculate the FINA points for every swim eligible. The best FINA points score counts towards the cumulative total from the following categories.

BAGCAT Categories

• Best Sprint – 50m any stroke
• Best Sprint – 100m any stroke
• Form – 200m back, breast or fly
• Distance – 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m Freestyle
• Individual Medley – 100m, 200m, 400m IM
• 25m events are not included in BAGCAT Awards

BAGCAT Age Groups

• 9/10 yrs (excluding 25m events)
• 11/12yrs
• 13/14yrs
• 15yrs and over

Further conditions of Entry

• Entries will be gathered online alongside entry payments. There is a strict entry deadline of Thursday 7th November 2024 for all clubs for Weekend 1.
• Additional entries may be accepted for Weekend 2 by Thursday 21st November 2024. This condition is subject to the gala not being oversubscribed.
• In the event that the competition becomes ‘full’ additional pool time will be sought by the event organisers with the support of Hambleton District Council.
• After the entry deadline has passed no refunds will be processed unless accompanied by a medical note.
• Paper based entry forms are not permitted. On the day amendments/poolside entries will not be accepted.

• Poolside passes are free to clubs. These include a programme, start sheets and water.
  • Coaches and Team Managers will not be permitted on the swimmer side of the poolside without a Poolside Pass.
  • All Coaches and Team Managers must be CRB/DBS checked to access poolside (you will be asked to confirm this on your Summary Sheet).
• Northallerton ASC will NOT be responsible for any unaccompanied swimmers at the Gala. Swimmers are the responsibility of the Club to which they are affiliated and must be supervised by a responsible adult possessing a Poolside Pass.
• A list of accepted entries will be available on the Hambleton District Swimming website @ www.hambletonswimming.co.uk .
  • Please check your entries to ensure they are correct and notify of any errors.
  • This must be completed by Thursday 9pm before the weekend of competition.
  • Amendments and changes are not permitted on the day of competition.
  • Poolside entries will not be accepted.
  • Paper based entry forms are not permitted.
• Entry times should be converted from 25m pool times by use of Swim England conversion tables. SPORTSYS has been set up to provide conversions from rankings.
• Refunds will only be given if:
  • The withdrawal is before the Gala has closed, which may be prior to the advertised closing date if the Gala is full.
  • The withdrawal is after the Gala has closed and is on medical grounds, subject to submission of an appropriate medical certificate. In such cases, the swimmer will be withdrawn from all other events.
• Heats will be seeded according to submitted entry times.
• Swimmers will only be permitted to swim for one Club during the Gala.
• For safety reasons, only swimmers who can perform a Swim England competitive start may perform a shallow racing dive from the starting blocks. Where possible, over-the-top starts will be used during the Gala. Swimmers are requested to remain in the water until asked to leave the pool.
• Entry cards will not be issued. Coaches or Team Managers should advise the recorders of any missing swimmers by 9pm the Thursday evening before the swim. Seeded heat lists will be produced prior to the start time of the session. Complying with this condition will reduce the number of empty lanes.
• Coaches/Team Managers are responsible for ensuring competitors report FIRST to the marshalling area at the required time. Swimmers failing to report to the Competition Marshals in time for the start of their race may not be allowed to compete.
• Anyone found damaging or misusing property or equipment at the host venue may be disqualified from any further involvement in the competition and may be subject to further action from the Pool Management.
• Neither Northallerton ASC nor the North Yorkshire Council can be held responsible for loss or damage to spectators’ or swimmers’ property. Swimmers are advised to use the lockers provided in the changing rooms and not leave belongings unattended in the changing area or on the poolside.
• Anyone wishing to use photographic equipment within the pool area is to comply with Swim England Photography Guidance.
• The Lead Referee prior to the gala will be Kavin Rand who is contactable through the event organiser Greg Ient (greg@nasc.co.uk)
• The Data Protection Act 2018 requires us to provide you with certain information and to obtain your consent before processing data about you. Processing includes: obtaining, recording, holding, disclosing, destruction or retaining information. We require certain personal data for the purposes of making entries to the competition, managing the Meet and the submission of results to British Swimming Rankings. The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. Consent to process such personal data is deemed to have been given by the submission of the entry. Where the personal data of competitors, officials and coaches/team managers has been passed to us by a third party, such as a Club rather than by the individuals themselves, we rely on the third party to ensure that consent has been obtained.
• Any points not covered in these Meet Conditions will be at the discretion of the Meet Organisers.
  • Meet Promoter
    • Greg Ient
    • Email: greg@nasc.co.uk
    • Tel: 07427789610

Club Level Competition

Bedale Sharks

Merged into Northallerton ASC in 2022

Northallerton ASC

Northallerton ASC will award their club champions and club championship award based on previous competitions. See below documentation.

NASC Presentation evening will be on Friday 6th December 2024 at The Forum, Northallerton. Information on tickets will be available on emails and social media nearer the time.

Thirsk White Horse Swim Team

Club specific information to be pasted here

Stokesley ASC

Club specific information to be pasted here