Patron:
HRH The Duke of Cambridge
National Swimming Championship for Primary Schools 2015
January 2015
This National Swimming Championships will be organised by English Schools’ Swimming Association under A.S.A. Laws and Technical Rules.
All schools in England with primary aged children (aged 9 years and Under 11 years as at August 31st / September 1st 2014, the commencement of the academic year) are invited to enter relay teams.
NEW AGE GROUPS FOR THIS YEAR
For the purpose of these Championships there will be three school size categories:
(a) Large Schools are defined as being those which have a combined total of 101 or more in curriculum years 5 and 6.
(b) Medium Schools are defined as being those which have a combined total of between 51 and 100 in curriculum years 5 and 6.
(c) Small schools are defined as being those which have no more than a combined total of 50 in curriculum years 5 and 6.
Conditions of entry can be found on the ESSA website: www.essa-schoolswimming.com.
There will be a series of Divisional rounds, and in some Divisions these will be preceded by County rounds. These will take place before the end of May and the first three in each event from each Division will go forward to the Finals. The Finals will be held on Saturday 20th June 2015 at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield.
A list of Divisional/County Rounds is listed below. Divsional Representatives may be contacted via our website: www.essa-schoolswimming.com
John StivenHon.
General Secretary
j.stiven@essa-schoolswimming.com
01932 345011
Championship Secretary
Mrs C.M. Young
5 Eskdale Close
Oadby
Leicester
LE2 4TJ
0116 271616
PRIMARY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015
DIVISIONAL EVENTS: Look on ESSA website for details. essa-schoolswimming.com
NORTH EAST
South Area Gala:
22nd March 2015 1.30 p.m.
The John Smiths’ Stadium, Huddersfield
North East final
30th April 12.30
Freeman’s Quays Durham
NORTH WEST
Friday 24th April, Warm up 6.0pm
Everton Park Sports Centre, L5 5PH
EAST MIDLANDS
Friday 24th April, Warm up 6.00pm
Meridian Leisure Centre Louth Lincs
WEST MIDLANDS
Friday 20th March 2015 Warm up 1.00pm
The Queen’s Jubilee Centre, Rugby CV22 5LJ
EAST
Herts/Bucks: Friday 27th February Warm up 6.30pm
Woodside Pool, Watford. WD25 7HH
Suffolk / Norfolk Round Sunday 19th April
Warm up 3.30 Saint Felix School, Southwold. IP18 6SD
LONDON
Wednesday 29th April 2015
Jags Sports Club, London. SE24 9JN
SOUTH EAST
County Rounds:
Surrey: Saturday 31st January at 6.00pm Guildford Spectrum
Hampshire: Fri 6th March at Waterlooville, 9.30am
Hertfordshire: Friday 27th February Watford at 6.30pm
Oxfordshire: Friday 13th March Dragon School -12.30pm
Kent: 22nd March Venue: TBC
Sussex: TBC
South East Finals: Saturday 25th April at Spectrum Pool, Guildford
SOUTH WEST
Monday 23rd March. Warm up 6.00pm
Millfield School Pool, Street, Somerset. BA16 0YD
ENGLISH SCHOOLS’ SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
Patron:
HRH The Duke of Cambridge
ESSA Dolphin Award
The Dolphin Award is an ESSA initiative to reward the teaching of School Swimming programmes. The 2015 competition will be available from February 1st 2015.
How to enter the ESSA Dolphin Trophy Award.
- Go to the ESSA website for regulations and entry form or contact Richard Thorp to email excel version. Print off form from website, fill in and scan and return to Organiser. All entries will be acknowledged by email.
- Schools record their highest level of distance achieved from 5m to 100m swims as directed by the ASA National Teaching Plan. All results must conform to ASA stroke descriptors.
- This competition will be free to enter and entries must be submitted before the end of the current academic year.
- The event is designed to allow schools an additional value added event on top of their goals of achievement of progression towards all pupils swimming 25m by the end of Key Stage 2
- The Competition will be split into four year groups: Yr 3, Yr 4, Yr 5, Yr 6. There is a Small schools and Big schools sections. Points are awarded based on distances swum.
- There will be an overall Dolphin Trophy winner but there will also be separate State Primary and Independent Prep School sections for 2015.
- Entries close on July 18th 2015. Certificates and shields to be won.
GO TO http://www.essa-schoolswimming.com/ for more details and follow the Dolphin Award link
Help the ASA with future strategy for Primary school swimming. Use the results to help with your Primary Sports Premium funding from Government.
Teacher submitting data must sign entry form and acknowledge the Head Teacher is aware of the entry.
Richard Thorp – ESSA Dolphin Award Email: r.thorp@essa-schoolswimming.com