Mildenhall and District Swimming Club

The Club Championships

The Club Championships are run every year and have done since the club began, with extra races being added over the years.
We have Long Distance races which are run on Fridays and Sundays and generally start in October, these are run early due to the time required to swim the races.  These races are for the 12 and under and the 13 and over, and generally cover the Senior, Junior and Transition squads.


They consist of:                      
Ladies 200m Breaststroke                                                    Men’s 200m Breaststroke
Ladies 200m Butterfly                                                           Men’s 200m Butterfly
Ladies 200m Backstroke                                                       Men’s 200m Backstroke        
Ladies 400m Individual Medley                                             Men’s 400m Individual Medley        
Ladies 200m Freestyle                                                          Men’s 200m Freestyle
Ladies 400m Freestyle                                                          Men’s 400m Freestyle            
Ladies 800m Freestyle                                                          Men’s 800m Freestyle            
Ladies 1500m Freestyle                                                        Men’s 1500m Freestyle

The main Championships are run over three nights they cover all the strokes and give the swimmers a chance to swim races of different lengths for each stroke (the 9 and under swim 25m and 50m and the 10 and over 50m and 100m).  A swimmer therefore has the chance to swim 10 races and this gives the swimmer the opportunity to get the required times for their age groups.


We have now made the Championships into a licensed meet by introducing a new recording system this enables the results to be included in the ASA ranking, the benefits are:
1) To swim at the Regional Championships you have to make the qualifying time and only times that appear in the rankings are accepted.
2) The county team manager uses the rankings list when picking the county team.
3) The swimmers can see how they rank against other swimmers by County, Region or Nationally.

Championship Conditions:-

  1. The dates of the Championships, which shall be held annually, will be fixed by the Club’s committee.

  2. The Championships shall be conducted in strict accordance with ASA Laws.

  3. Competitors shall:-

    1. Be active (training regularly throughout the year) members of the Club for six months immediately prior to the date of the competition. (This does not apply to the beginners’ races)

    2. Declare that they relinquish the right of entry to the Championships of any other Club that they may be a member of.

    3. Provide documentary evidence as to their date of birth if required by the Championship Secretary.

  4. The Club may accept the entry of a member with less than six months membership qualifications, under certain circumstances and at the discretion of the general committee.

  5. The Club reserves the right to refuse entry to the Championships to any member, without giving a reason.

  6. The committee may fix the entry fee annually.

  7. Entries, on the official entry forms, together with any fees shall be presented to the Championship Secretary by the closing date specified, which shall in all cases be 14 days  prior to the date of the competition.   There will be no “Time only” swims allowed under any circumstances.

  8. Any competitor failing to comply with these conditions shall be liable to disqualification and to forfeit any fees that may have been paid.

  9. The appointment of Judges and other officials, and the settlement of any dispute or questions arising (not provided for in these conditions) shall be in the hands of the general committee, whose decision shall be final.

  10. Age Groups shall be as at the 31st December in the year of the competition. (i.e. a 12 years age group swimmer shall not have reached the age of 13 years by  31st December in the year of the competitions).

  11. The Championship distances and Age Groupings will be fixed by a special Committee Meeting at least 56 days prior to the Annual Championships.

  12. Notice shall be given to the Honorary Secretary of any proposed changes to these conditions and rules at least 14 days prior to the Annual General Meeting of the Club.

  13. All championship trophies are the sole property of the Mildenhall & District Swimming Club and shall be returned to the Championship Secretary, at the latest, FOURTEEN days prior to the date of the next competition.  The holder of any trophy shall be required to return the trophy to the Club at such time and for whatever reason he (the holder) may cease to be a member of the club.  The holder of a trophy may also be required to return the trophy to the Club when requested by the Honorary Secretary acting at the direction of the general committee, and furthermore, without giving a reason.