Gloucester Masters SC Open Meet

Sunday 23 April 2023

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GL1 Gloucester Leisure Centre, Bruton Way, Gloucester, GL1 1DT

Deck level, 8 lane, 25m pool, 2m constant depth

5 year age bands plus Senior Age Group (18-24)

50m/100m all strokes / 100m & 400m I.M. / 200m & 400m F/S

 

Conditions & Programme

 

1. Closing date for entries: Midnight  Sunday 2 April 2023

 

2. All events shall be held under Swim England laws and technical rules as defined for masters’ events.

 

3. Ages for the Masters Events will be as at 31 December 2023.  Competitors in the Senior Age Group must have reached their 18th birthday by the day of the competition.

 

4. A competitor must be a member of the club he/she represents and may only swim for one club during the competition.

 

5. All competitors must either be registered with Swim England as category 2 swimmers, Scottish Swimming, Swim Wales equivalent, or have competitive membership of clubs which belong to swimming federations affiliated to World Aquatics (FINA).
   (Temporary Cat.2 membership of Swim England may be taken out via the on-line entry system.)

 

6. Electronic entry and payment is via this link:  https://bsbasa.org/meet/GLMWGM23

 

A list of entries will be available via this link:  https://bsbasa.org/entries/GLMWGM23

 

7. Entries for this meet will be held on a computer.  As required by the Data Protection Act, consent to the holding of personal information on computer will be deemed to have been given by the submission of the entry.  Personal data will be available for inspection during the meet if advance application has been made to the promoter.
   
   
8. Any entries made but not paid for at the closing date will be deemed to be invalid and may not be accepted. 
   
   
9. Entries will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.  We may need to limit entries to any event, in particular the 400m events, in order to keep to the time available.  Where we close entries early, any entries made but not paid for at that time may not be accepted.

 

10. All events will be seeded in time classification and decided on a heat declared winner basis.

 

11. Over the top starts will be used, as required.  There will be no secondary starting strobe in use, nor will there be any backstroke starting platforms.

 

12. The entry fee will be £7 per event.

 

13. No Events will require re-entry.

 

14. We reserve the right to make any changes necessary for the smooth running of the meet.

 

15. By entering you declare that to the best of your knowledge you are physically fit and able to compete and train in Masters Events and Training Sessions and have not been advised otherwise by a Medical Advisor.  You therefore exonerate Swim England, Swim England South West, GMSC, Officials and Meet Organisers from any injury as a result of your medical condition.  You also confirm that you are proficient in the execution, where necessary, of entry dives in accordance with Swim England recommendation.

 

 

Programme Schedule

 

Start Session 1 10.00	Warm-up 1: Mixed 9:10 - 9:55
Event 101	Mixed 400m free
Start Session 2 11:45	Warm-up 2: F 11:00 – 11:20 M 11:20 – 11:40	Start Session 3 3pm	Warm-up 3: Mixed 2:10 - 2:55
Event 201	Ladies 100m fly	Event 301	Ladies 200m free
Event 202	Mens 100m fly	Event 302	Mens 200m free
Event 203	Ladies 50m breast	Event 303	Ladies 100m I.M.
Event 204	Mens 50m breast	Event 304	Mens 100m I.M.
Event 205	Ladies 100m free	Event 305	Ladies 50m fly
Event 206	Mens 100m free	Event 306	Mens 50m fly
Event 207	Ladies 50m back	Event 307	Ladies 100m back
Event 208	Mens 50m back	Event 308	Mens 100m back
Event 209	Mixed 400 I.M.	Event 309	Ladies 50m free
		Event 310	Mens 50m free
		Event 311	Ladies 100m breast
		Event 312	Mens 100m breast
	Lunch Break (2pm approx)		Finish time (6pm approx)

 

Warm-ups 1 & 3 will be 45mins Mixed.

Warm-up 2 will be split Female / Male allowing 20 minutes for each.

Please be prompt for your warm up, leave the pool when requested, and be considerate to other swimmers.

 

Awards

 

Medals will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd for each event in each age group.

Please collect these as soon as possible after the results have been published.

 

GMSC will make a donation of £1 to a charity of our choice, for each medal that is donated.

If you wish to donate your medal, please place it in the box provided.

 

The following Trophies will be awarded at the end of the meet:

·         Best Team Shield (2022 winners – Warrington SC)

·         The Carl Freeman Trophies (awarded to the best age adjusted 50 butterfly M & F)

·         The Dave Langley Trophies (awarded to the best age adjusted 50 backstroke M & F)

 

If you need to contact the organisers please use: openmeet@gloucestermasters.com