YSA Championships Leeds – Week Two Final Instructions
All
Please find below Final Instructions for the Championships this coming weekend at Leeds.
In order to accommodate a Warm Up for all swimmers the start of the Sunday Morning Session has been put back to 9-20am.
The afternoon session is still scheduled to start at 2-30pm.
Yorkshire Swimming Association Championships 2022
12th & 13th February 2022
John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE
ATTENDING THE MEET – WEEK TWO
A Programme may be downloaded or printed from here.
We will not be selling programmes at the event.
The Warm Up Schedule is below.
The Start of the Sunday Morning Session has been put back to 9–20am.
SATURDAY 12th FEBRUARY
Morning Afternoon
Girls 10–13 & 14 Clubs A–D 7–55am to 8–15am Boys 10–14 1–25pm to 1–45pm
Girls 14 Clubs E–Z plus 15 & over 8–15am to 8–35am Boys 15 & over 1–45pm to 2–05pm
Boys All Ages 8–35am to 8–55am Girls 2–05pm to 2–25pm
Session Start 9am 2–30pm
SUNDAY 13th FEBRUARY
Morning Afternoon
Girls 10–13 7–55am to 8–15am Boys 10–13 1–40pm to 2pm
Girls 14 & over 8–15am to 8–35am Boys/Girls 12 & over 2pm to 2–25pm
Boys 10–13 8–35am to 8–55am
Boys 14 & over 8–55am to 9–15am
Session Start 9–20am 2–30pm
There will be a NESS Swimwear shop in the Studio. The Café should be open.
Spectators should sit in the 4 blocks of seats towards the start end of the pool (The end with the Scoreboard). The other two blocks of seats will be allocated to clubs.
Withdrawals
If a swimmer is not going to swim in a heat they must inform the Entry Manager of their intention to withdraw no later than 5pm on the Friday Evening for all events on the Saturday and 5pm on Saturday for events on Sunday. Seeded Heat Start lists will be produced. Notifications should be sent to entries@yorkshireswimming.orgDeclaration Form for 1500m Freestyle.
We will be using a Re–Entry System for the 1500m Freestyle on the Sunday. The Re–Entry form must be delivered to the Timing Suite by 6pm on Saturday 12th February or sent by email to
Team Championships Sunday 27th February 2022
Tickets for this date will be available to purchase from 10am on Monday 14th February. They will be for one session only.
The Spectator Balcony will be cleared between sessions.
No ticket will be required to view the Mixed Sex 800m Freestyle
swimsec@yorkshireswimming.org
This page lists requirements which must be met by all attending this meet.
Swimmers are requested to only remain the building for as long as is necessary for them to complete their events. Once they have swum their programme, for a particular session, they are requested to vacate the building. Please ensure that you are met by a responsible person.
1. Covid–19 is currently rife in our Schools. You are requested to undertake a Covid19
Lateral Flow Test, within the 48 hours before you are due to attend the Meet. IF
THIS TEST IS POSITIVE YOU MUST NOT ATTEND THE MEET AND MUST BOOK A PCR
TEST IMMEDIATELY.
2. You must complete a ‘Return to Competition Health Declaration Form’ and deposit
it with your Club before the competition. The form can be found on our Swim
England Returning to Pool Resources here
3. It will be the responsibility of each Club to ensure that they have a copy of the
form for each swimmer, or a similar record form produced by the Club. Many
swimmers will have already completed such a form.
4. You are requested to wear a Face mask at all times when moving about in the
venue. You may remove it when seated and before you enter the water.
5. Swimmers & Team Staff will enter the pool area through the Changing Village.
They should then use the stairs from the pool deck if they are allocated space on
the seating area. They should ensure that they are wearing suitable footwear
when using the Balcony stairs.
6. Spectators will access the Balcony by using the stairs from the Foyer.They will
have to produce evidence of purchasing a ticket to the Stewards stationed at this
point.
7. Coaches are requested to remain with their swimmers at all times, except during
Warm Up.
8. Athletes should arrive, where possible, in beach wear ready to swim
9. The Marshalling area will be on the Pool Deck, Spectator Balcony side. Please social
distance whenever possible.
10. The Diving Pit will be used for Swim Down. If the Swim Down Pool is not used
in a sensible manner it will be closed.
11. All those attending should make frequent use of the sanitiser points round the
venue.
12. Swimmers will be allowed to visit the Café or Swim shop. They should ensure that
they are wearing suitable footwear when not swimming. Please maintain Social
Distancing at all times.
A Re-Entry system will be used for the Mixed Sex 1500m Freestyle. Swimmers have to confirm that they intend to swim.
A copy of the form is attached.
Please bring the contents of the attached to your members attending the event.
Thanks
Barry
Barry J Saunders
YSA Swimming Secretary
