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YSA Winter Competition Sheffield (Lower Age Group) – FINAL INSTRUCTIONS – Ponds Forge 23rd& 24thOctober 2021

Swimmers, Coaches & Spectators:

Please find the final meet instructions for the Yorkshires Lower Age Group competition at Ponds Forge on 23rd& 24thOctober 2021.
Our Poolside coaching team is:
  • John Cheshire (Saturday only) Sunday cover TBD this week
  • Zoe Naylor (All weekend)
  • Mike Draper (All Weekend)

Our swimmers are:

  • Sami Balloch
  • Harry Brown
  • James Draper
  • Bethany Adams
  • Grace Eblet
  • Olivia Eblet
  • Callie Hammond
  • Laila Hammond
  • Brook Kitto
  • Bess Naylor
  • Niambh Noble
  • Saphire Tingle
  • Sam Race

Please speak to the coaching team this week to finalize arrangements & contact numbers for the Saturday & Sunday.

TICKETS FOR THE SATURDAY HAVE SOLD OUT. Due to capacity restraints there will not be any available at the venue.
At the time of writing there are tickets available to purchase online for the Sunday.
 
Please note that the start time of the Sunday Morning Session has been put back to 9-30am (Warm Up 8-30am)
Below is a copy of the Seating Plan for Clubs. All clubs will be based on the seating area to the left, as you look down the Pool Hall, towards the Diving Boards.
Spectators will have been allocated the seating area to the right as you look down the pool.


Yorkshire Swimming Association Winter Competitions 2021
(Lower Age Groups) 23rd & 24th October 2021
Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE
ATTENDING THE MEET

All submitted entries have been accepted.
A Programme may be downloaded or printed from here.

https://www.swimmingresults.org/events/yorkswinter21/YSA1.pdf

There will be selling a limited number of programmes to be sold at the event.

Warm Up will commence 1 hour before the Start of the Session. It will be a split into
separate age groups.

Withdrawals

If a swimmer/team 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 Thursday Evening for all events over the weekend. Seeded Heat Start lists will be produced. Notifications should be sent to entries@yorkshireswimming.org

The next page lists a number of requirements which must be met by all those 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.

All athletes/Coaches/Team Staff attending this meet must follow the requirements listed here.

1. Covid–19 is currently rife in our Schools. You are requested to undertake a Covid19
Lateral Flow Test, within the 72 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 downstairs through the Changing Village. They should then use the stairs from the pool deck to access their seating area. Spectators will access the Balcony through the double doors from the Foyer. They will have to produce evidence of purchasing a ticket to the Stewards stationed at this point.

6. Coaches are requested to remain with their swimmers at all times, except during Warm Up.

7. Athletes should arrive, where possible, in beach wear ready to swim

8. The Marshalling area will be on the Pool Deck, Spectator Balcony side. Please social distance whenever possible.

9. The Diving Pit will not be used for Swim Down. There will be 9 lanes available in the Main Pool. If the Swim Down Pool is not used in a sensible manner it will be closed.

10. All those attending should make frequent use of the sanitiser points round the venue.

11. 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.
I hope all have a safe journey to Sheffield
Regards – Stay Safe
Barry
Barry J Saunders
Swimming Secretary
Yorkshire Swimming Association

Swimming Manager
Swim England North East Region
Email: nerswimmingmanager@asaner.org.uk

Tel: 01937 522481
Mob: 07850 944364
Email: SwimBarry42@gmail.com

Important Spectators Ticket Information – Ponds Forge Yorkshire Lower Age Group

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Swimming Competitions 2021
Lower Age Group Competition

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield
Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th October 2021

Entries have now closed for the Winter Competition, which is scheduled to take place at Ponds
Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield on 23rd/24th October (Lower Age Groups)
All entries have been accepted. The Level of entry for the event is high and in order to remain
within the capacity set for Ponds Forge we are having to limit the number of Spectators at the
event.

We trailed an online Ticket System for the meet at Leeds. This proved very successful, so
we intend to use the system again for the event at Ponds Forge, with tickets being sold on
a first come/first served basis until the capacity is reached. We will not be selling tickets at
the venue. The number of tickets available will be higher that for Leeds.

Tickets are priced at £10 per day, which entitles one person to spectate at the event.
There will be no concessions except one child under 5 will be admitted when
accompanying a ticket holder..

The ticket purchase system is here:- or at

https://www.swimmingresults.org/events/yorkswinter21tickets2/index.php
Tickets will be on sale from 9am, Thursday 14th October 2021

We welcome offers of help from technical officials at all our events. If you are able to assist us for
any of the sessions please contact our Officials Coordinator, email address

officialscoordinator@yorkshireswimming.org

Stay Safe
Barry
Barry J Saunders
Swimming Secretary
11th October 2021

Swim England’s Inspirational Youth Champion Award Winner!!

Congratulations & well done to one of our Kingfisher youth coaches, Jack Naylor and all at Swim England’s North East Regional Youth Forum for winning Swim England’s Inspirational Youth Champion Award last tonight.

 

Jack is the Chair of the North East Youth Forum and has worked tirelessly throughout the year. Jack spent time throughout the summer helping young swimmers stay safe in the sea working with the Swim Safe programme, saving, and helping people on our local beaches for the RNLI, supporting Kingfisher SC’s open water sessions and his mum Zoey on her many sea swims, not forgetting the volunteer work that he does coaching our younger Kingfisher swimmers & also the officiating at swim galas.

The Swim England North East Region Youth Forum’s aims are to:

  • Represent the interest of young people participating or volunteering within aquatics within the North East Region.
  • Develop a network of young people throughout the organisation and the sport across the region.
  • Assist on projects within the Northeast Region such as the development of resources and training opportunities for young volunteers.
  • Act as ambassadors for the sport and the organization at a local, county, regional and national level. Be a representative for the sport and the organization.
  • Positively engage with youth and young adult members in an engaging way which motivates them to represent the interests of young people in a challenging, rewarding and enjoyable manner.

The Swim England North East Region’s Youth Forum has a maximum of 20 permanent members between the ages of 13 and 25 and looks to meet a minimum of 4 times each year.

The link below is to the Swim England awards night.

https://www.facebook.com/SwimEngland/videos/562436891716843/

Keep championing all the amazing young people in our fabulous North East swim family Jack.

Kingfishers Swimming club & the young swimmers in the North East are very proud of you Jack

Well done keep up the excellent work your a great ambassador for the club & North East Swimming!

Go – Go Kingo’s

Kingfishers Ridings Team Selection – SAT 16/10/21 – Bridlington

 

 

 

 

6 lane pool with electronic timekeeping system (this is not a licensed meet)

Trophy for the winning team on the night

This  meet is a Ridings Team event (by invitation only) with the coaching team making the selection from our squad of swimmers.

Team selection is at the bottom of this mail.

Poolside Team: Jon Cheshire, Kev Hope, Mike Draper TBC

Timekeepers & Judge – Shaun Vasey, Simon Benson & Nigel Walls. Relay splits – TBC

After a long break from competing, we are really pleased that we can get back to racing again as a team. Age groups have been reorganised from previous years to reflect that some of the younger swimmers in our region haven’t had the opportunity to gain much team racing experience since 2019.

Owing to the continued prevalence of COVID within our community, to limit risk, we will not be providing a team bus & ask that swimmers be transported to the gala independently wearing their swimming costumes to limit use of the changing rooms and do a lateral flow test the morning of the gala. Once poolside, please limit toilet visits and keep your kit and personal belongings in your bag. Spectators are asked to wear a face covering when moving around the leisure centre. Please do not attend if you have COVID symptoms.

 

Thank you so much in advance to all our amazing volunteers for supporting these galas – we can’t run them without you.

Please can all swimmers confirm to the coaching team that they can attend.

Swimmers should aim to be poolside no later than 3:20pm

Be part of the team, have fun and support each other!

If swimmers need to leave the poolside for any reason, please tell the poolside team where you are going. Wear your club kit and cap if possible. Bring something to eat (snacks – fruit, nuts, etc.), an extra towel, a bottle of water/plenty to drink, spare goggles and a hat if you have them and if you take medication, please make sure you have this with you. Loads more info here about what you might need especially if this is your first gala.

The team is the fastest combination of swimmers, per age group, chosen in consultation with members of the coaching team and final approval from the Head Coach.

Spectator tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis and will cost £2

Remember please confirm swimmers’ availability ASAP

 

SAT 16 OCTOBER 2021 RIDINGS-STYLE GALA –

EAST RIDING LEISURE CENTRE, BRIDLINGTON.

WARM UP 3:30PM FOR A 4PM START

Kingfishers Team as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yorkshire Winter Competition 2021 – Upper Age Groups – 9th/10th October 2021

YORKSHIRE SWIMMING ASSOCIATION
WINTER COMPETITION 2021 – UPPER AGE GROUPS

(Swim England Licensed at Level 2)
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th October 2021
John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds
Short Course – 25 metres Age at 24th October 2021

 

Congratulations & good luck to all our Kingfisher swimmers who are swimming this weekend in the Yorkshire Championships @ the John Charles Centre for Sport in Leeds.

Our qualified swimmers are:

  • Harriet Benson
  • Joseph Benson
  • David Hope
  • Eliza Hammond
  • Grace Fox
  • Tom Eblet
  • Izzy Vasey (withdrawn)
  • Corey Tite (not entered)

Poolside Team:

  • Kev Hope
  • Tim Hammond
  • Dave Eblet / Simon Benson

Many thanks to the poolside managers for giving their time & volunteering to support the swimmers.

Meet conditions & all event information can be found here:

http://www.yorkshireswimming.org/speed%20swimming/default.html

Meet program can be viewed & printed from here:

http://www.yorkshireswimming.org/championships_files/2021%20Winter/YSA%20Winter%20Competition%202021%20Programme%20Week%20One.pdf

Order of events:

Saturday 9th October 2021
Session One – Warm Up 8am – Start 9am
Girls 13/14 years 50m Free
Boys 13/14 years 50m Free
Girls 15/16 & over 100m Breast
Boys 15-16 & over 100m Breast
Girls 13/14 years 200m I.M.
Boys 13/14 years 200m I.M.
Girls 15/16 & over 100m Back
Boys 15/16 & over 100m Back
Girls 13/14 years 50m Back
Boys 13/14 years 50m Back

Session Two – Warm Up 1pm – Start 2pm
Girls 1314 years 100m Freestyle
Boys 13/14 years 100m Freestyle
Girls 15/16 & over 50m Free
Boys 15/16 & over 50m Free
Girls 13/14 years 100m Fly
Boys 13/14 years 100m Fly
Girls 15/16 & over 400m I.M.
Boys 15/16 & over 400m I.M.
Girls 13/14 years 50m Breast
Boys 13/14 years 50m Breast

Sunday 10th October 2021
Session Three – Warm Up 8am – Start 9am
Boys 15/16 & over 50m Back
Girls 15/16 & over 50m Back
Boys 13/14 years 50m Fly
Girls 13/14 years 50m Fly
Boys 15/16 & over 100m Free
Girls 15/16 & over 100m Free
Boys 13/14 years 100m Breaststroke
Girls 13/14 years 100m Breaststroke
Boys 15/16 & over 50m Fly
Girls 15/16 & over 50m Fly

Session Four – Warm Up 1pm – Start 2pm
Boys 15/16 & over 200m I.M.
Girls 15/16 & over 200m I.M.
Boys 13/14 years 100m Back
Girls 13/14 years 100m Back
Boys 15/16 & over 50m Breast
Girls 15/16 & over 50m Breast
Boys 15/16 & over 100m Fly
Girls 15/16 & over 100m Fly
Boys 13/14 years 400m I.M.
Girls 13/14 years 400m I.M.

All Events are Heat Declared Winner. Medals will be awarded to swimmers placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd
in each of the Age Groups 13,14,15,16 & over

The Yorkshire Swimming Championships lower age group will take place a few weeks later on Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th October 2021  @ Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield, Short Course – 25 metres. Details of our swimmers & event program will follow shortly.

 

Good Luck Everyone……

GO-GO-KINGO’s

 

 

Important Beverley Gala Start Times Amended – Please Read & Share

Update of start times for the Beverley County Qualifier (all warm ups are to start 30min earlier than advertised due to additional Covid cleaning regimes.

 

Dear all,

Apologies for the late notice but we have been advised by the venue that it will be necessary for our sessions to start 30 minutes earlier than planned on Saturday 18th September 2021 in order to accommodate full cleaning regimes.
Session 1 – Boys will now warm up 1.30pm to 1.55pm, Girls 1.55pm to 2.20pm with a start time of 2.30pm
For session 2 – Boys will now warm up 5.30pm to 5.55pm and Girls 5.55pm to 6.20pm with a start time of 6.30pm.
This will be confirmed in the program that will be circulated next week but would be grateful if you could advise all your members who are due to attend this meet.
Regards
Emma Appleton
Competitions Secretary
Beverley Barracudas

Latest Update – Beverley County Qualifier Kingfisher Entries & Times (18th & 19th September)

Beverley County Qualifier Kingfisher Entries & Times

Hello everyone please find details below of our swimmers entries & times for the Beverley County Qualifier (Sat 18th & Sun 19th September). Details of the poolside team will be communicated once we have confirmation from our coaching team.

Please advise Shaun Vasey any times that may need updating as level X times may not have been uploaded into the database before Tuesday evening.

Meet details & event time table can be found by following link below:

https://beverleybarracudas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Promotional-Pack-for-Beverley-Barrcudas-County-Qualifier-September-18th-189th.pdf

Please read the important email extract from the meet organizer below for spectator ticket allocation information –

Dear all,

The Club has been receiving a lot of communication about spectator tickets for our gala next weekend.  We have been unable to sell tickets in advance given the uncertainty of the impact of Covid and potential restrictions.  At present, the Club is expecting to be able to accommodate spectators at the venue next weekend although you will appreciate that Covid remains a fluid situation. 

Spectator tickets will be issued on a first come first served basis subject to the maximum seated venue capacity of 240.  This is likely to mean in view of the number of swimmers per session (especially on the Saturday) that we cannot guarantee a seat to all that attend and we may be required to impose a restriction on the maximum number of tickets issued per family.  

Tickets will also only be issued per session (afternoon & evening of each day).  There will be no all day tickets available in order to accommodate full cleaning of the spectator area, but this will not affect the original discounted price offered to those spectators who attend both sessions on the production of a wristband from the earlier session of that same day.  

We would ask that you communicate this to your members and ask that they consider limiting the number of potential spectators attending to avoid any disappointment on the day.  We appreciate that everyone is really keen to see swimmers back in the pool and we are fortunate to be able to offer the opportunity in these post Covid times but would appreciate everyone’s assistance in ensuring that this can happen.

We will be sending a program and further meet information to you by email next week for you to forward to all your members who will be attending.

We look forward to meeting with you all for a great weekend of swimming.

Regards

Emma Appleton

Competitions Secretary

Beverley Barracudas

 

Important Beverley Barracudas Gala – Spectators Ticket Information

Meet information detailed below with regards to all parents wishing to attend next weekends Beverley Barracudas Meet. Please read email below from their meet secretary advising on the spectator ticketing arrangements.

Dear all,

The Club has been receiving a lot of communication about spectator tickets for our gala next weekend.  We have been unable to sell tickets in advance given the uncertainty of the impact of Covid and potential restrictions.  At present, the Club is expecting to be able to accommodate spectators at the venue next weekend although you will appreciate that Covid remains a fluid situation. 

Spectator tickets will be issued on a first come first served basis subject to the maximum seated venue capacity of 240.  This is likely to mean in view of the number of swimmers per session (especially on the Saturday) that we cannot guarantee a seat to all that attend and we may be required to impose a restriction on the maximum number of tickets issued per family.  

Tickets will also only be issued per session (afternoon & evening of each day).  There will be no all day tickets available in order to accommodate full cleaning of the spectator area, but this will not affect the original discounted price offered to those spectators who attend both sessions on the production of a wristband from the earlier session of that same day.  

We would ask that you communicate this to your members and ask that they consider limiting the number of potential spectators attending to avoid any disappointment on the day.  We appreciate that everyone is really keen to see swimmers back in the pool and we are fortunate to be able to offer the opportunity in these post Covid times but would appreciate everyone’s assistance in ensuring that this can happen.

We will be sending a program and further meet information to you by email next week for you to forward to all your members who will be attending.

We look forward to meeting with you all for a great weekend of swimming.

Regards

Emma Appleton

Competitions Secretary

Beverley Barracudas

Be Active Together Family Event – Sunday 26th Sept 11am-3pm

Swimming Restart – Monday 6th September

Welcome back to our swimmers, parents and carers.

As we are all aware the government changed the ruling on face coverings, social distancing and isolation; the mitigation measures that have helped keep swimmers and volunteers safe in these difficult times.

The current Swim England advice for clubs is to continue with the good practice that clubs have had in place since the first lockdown.

The committee met on 2nd September and agreed that our duty of care must remain for our many volunteers and swimmers, therefore our procedures that are in place for swimmers will continue (as advised in the Parent Swimmer booklet April 2021).

  • Wait outside the building
  • Club official will let you in 5 minutes before the session is due to start
  • Wear a face covering when inside the building
  • Arrive beach style ready
  • Put clothes on over swimwear while poolside after swim session
  • Leave via the poolside fire exit

The balcony will now be open at every session.

However, the committee are putting in place some mitigating measures to reduce the risk that this may pose and we ask for our members / parents support to ensure we can safely keep the balcony open. In an ever changing world, if the committee feel that the Covid situation in our local area increases to a point that we need to reduce risk further, then the balcony may close and we will revert back to parents of children 8 years and under only

The measures below have been put in place before and we know this worked so we are asking all of our members and parents to support the club in following these:

  • If you want to watch your child swimming, we are asking that only 1 adult accompanies each swimmer and where possible non swimming siblings do not attend. If this causes a child care issue please let the club know via email secretary@kingfishersswimmingclub.org.uk
  • We advise you wear a face covering while on the balcony. Please respect each others decision with this.
  • Please allow space between yourself and others on the balcony
  • One way system is in operation – enter normal door and exit via the far end of the balcony. Please ensure you do this to avoid congestion in the reception area. This is a club request not Everyone Active.
  • No lingering, at the end of the session please exit via the far end of the balcony and head outside to swimmer collection point.

Kingfishers has so far had a successful and safe return to the pool for our members and volunteers. Through careful planning and everyone involved following our club rules we have not had any covid transmission in the club. It was only at the very end of the summer term that we had to isolate lanes due to swimmers testing positive through transmission outside of swimming.

Our club Covid Lead is Vicky Gough. She can be contacted on email secretary@kingfishersswimmingclub.org.uk .

At each training session there will be a Covid Link person from the Club Committee or bank of DBS cleared volunteers who will be monitoring that procedures are followed. All involved in the club have a collective responsibility.

Any problems will be communicated back to the Covid Lead who can address these and communicate where necessary with Everyone Active and the rest of the club.

Further advice on returning to swimming can be found on the Swim England Website here

https://www.swimming.org/swimengland/pool-return-guidance-documents/ under guidance for users.

Current NHS guidance on self isolation can be found here

When to self-isolate and what to do – Coronavirus (COVID-19) – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

All members have been sent an email with a new link to the Swim England Health Survey that is to be completed online before your first session.

https://bit.ly/HealthForms06Sept2021 Health Survey Link.

REMEMBER >>>>>> NO FORM = NO SWIM = NO EXCUSES

Vicky Gough

Secretary

For assistance please contact:
Swim Manager and Accounts: admin@kingfishersswimmingclub.org.uk