Junior Swimming Gala 2024
Venue: Willesden Leisure Centre
Donnington Road, Willesden, NW10
Time: 17.00 to 20:30
Date: Saturday 16th November 2023
Changes for 2024
We will separate the Beaver and Cub galas; however, they will both be on the same night. Cubs can arrive early and watch the Beavers, and Beavers can stay and watch the Cubs - but we will only have one section poolside at a time.
Beavers: 17:00 | Cubs: 18:30
Young people swimming
Younger members can swim in an older age group within their section, but older ages cannot swim in younger age groups. A person whose birthday is on the day of the Gala must swim in the older age group. i.e. A Cub Age 9 = Class B
| Class | Beavers | Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| Class A | Age 6 | Age 8 |
| Class B | Age 7 | Age 9-10½ |
Races:
All races except relays are held for both Class A and Class B
Beavers:
Egg & Spoon (Width)
Floatation race (1 width)
Swimming Stroke (1 Width)
Swimming Stroke (Length 25m)
Relay - 4 widths of any stroke
Two from Class A & two from Class B
Cubs:
Floatation race (2 widths)
Front Crawl
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Relay - 4 lengths of any stroke
Two from Class A & two from Class B
Scoring of points
Points will be awarded according to the finishing place of each entrant in the race; the points are allocated as follows:
First place = 10
Second place = 8
Third place = 6
Fourth place = 4
Fifth place = 2
NOTE: Double points were scored for relay races—half points were awarded in heats.
Number in events
Each Colony or Pack may only enter a maximum of 2 competitors for each race.
Each competitor may enter a maximum of 2 events, excluding the Relays
No competitor may swim twice in the Relay.
POR ruling on swimming
All youth members need to be able to swim to take part in the competitive swimming races, but members taking part in the non-swimmers (Beavers Egg and Spoon race) need to be members who cannot swim.
Flotation races use floats as shown here:
Heats and Finals
Heats will be run for each event with more than six entrants; the race will be run as two heats; where possible entrants from the same group will be put in different heats.
If there are six or fewer competitors in a race, the race will run and score as a final.
Heat & Finals winners
All swimmers who finish in a pointed place (1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.) will receive a token or place card, which they must then take to the score keepers table; who will record their name, group & finishing place to ensure the scores are added correctly to the groups running total.
Swimming Strokes
We are not part of any Swimming Clubs, and we do not expect all of the young people taking part in the event to be of club level, but we do expect all competitors to know how to do the strokes, including which leg kicks to use, if a young person does not know how to swim a stroke, or fails to swim the correct stroke, that young person could be disqualified from that race.
Footwear
No outside footwear to be worn at the poolside.
Members and leaders watching and cheering.
Can you all please make sure that while we all know that we all get very excited while we are at the event, it is of uppermost importance that you all remain seated so that we don’t have any accidents. Can you please make sure that all young people walk on the poolside as this again will stop any potential accidents. Video recording and photography are prohibited at the poolside.
In all Rules and matters above, the Judge’s decision is final