ANNUAL COMPETITIONS

This competition runs alongside the North Lancs. League, but is aimed at the younger members of the swimming club. This competition has single age groups of 9, 10, 11, and 12 & over. All individual events are 50m except the 9 year olds, the 10-year-old butterfly and all relays, which are swum over 25m.
The galas take place between March and May following which, depending on the points total and which division your teams in, teams may be involved in a promotion/relegation ‘swim off’ or grand final in early autumn, to determine the Champion Team. Fleetwood are currently in Division A and have been in the division A grand final for last two years.
Look out on the notice board for team selections and time trials for Micro-league swimmers.
The Micro-League galas are usually well supported and exciting and SHOULD be very noisy, come on you Fleetwood swimmers!

This competition is run between January and June. Age groups are 12 and under, 14 and under and Open.
All events are 50m apart from the final race – the cannon where six swimmers one male and one female from each age group swim 25m.
There are five clubs in each League, every club swims in four Galas, hosting one home gala, and then swimming in three other fixtures. The overall point’s winners are promoted to the next division

This is a National competition swum over three rounds; usually held on dates in October, November and December. There are four age groups: 11 and under, 13 and under, 15 and under, and Open. The two younger age groups and all relays swim 50m, the older two age groups swim 100m events, the only exception is the Open Individual Medleys, which are swum over 200m.
The top clubs throughout the country qualify for the Championships the following April, this is normally swum at Ponds Forge Sheffield.
OPEN MEETS

Individual Open Meets:
Throughout the year there are a number of open meets.
Open meets are for swimmers to compete in as individuals but representing Fleetwood. The term ‘open’ does not denote the age group, but simply means there is no restriction as to who may enter, so long as they are registered with the ASA.
With Open meets there is considerable variety in events offered. For example some may be sprint meets (50m races) and some distance meets (200m to 1500m), but a programme of 100m, 200m and 400m events, with 50m for selected age groups, is the most usual format. Age groups may be anything from 9yrs to open age.
Level 1: Meets are long course (50m) only and cover National, Regional and County Championships. Their purpose is to enable athletes to achieve qualifying times for entry into National, Regional and County Championships.
Level 2: Meets are short course (25m) only and cover National, Regional and County Championships. Their purpose is to enable athletes to achieve qualifying times for entry into National, Regional and County Championships in short course.
Level 3: Meets are long and short course events. Their purpose is to enable athletes to achieve times for entry into Regional and County Championships and other Meets at Level 1 or Level 2.
Level 4: Meets are entry level events in pools 25m or greater. Borough Championships are an example. They are for inexperienced athletes and swimmers seeking to compete outside their club environment. If times are good athletes progress to Level 3 Meets.
