the competitive swimming year

The competitive swimming year

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Open Meets

• Competitions held throughout the year at different clubs• Oxford, Abingdon, Witney, Tigersharks (Swindon), Coventry, Milton Keynes, Maxwell (Aylesbury)

• Swimmers aged 9 and over (usually on day of competition)

• 4 levels of meet • L4 and L3 aimed at newer swimmers • L2 and L1 for county and regional swimmers

• Events start at 50m and go up to 400m, include all strokes and IM• Encourage younger swimmers to swim a range of strokes• And to enter 200m events

• June – Oxford (and perhaps Witney or Abingdon)

Milton Keynes and District Junior League

• The league is aimed at children 9 – 12 (age as of 31st December)

• 2 Divisions each with 18 teams, WWHSC will join division 2

• Contested by clubs from the Thames Valley, Oxfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

• Runs from June to September, 3 events

• All age groups swim 4x25m freestyle and medley relays•.Individual events for 9 years are 25m and 10-12 years are 50m. •The final event is a canon relay of 8x25m, with a girl and boy of each age group swimming in ascending order.

• Squad selection, fast and furious, include relays, great for team spirit