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General Gala Information As a competitive swimming club we take part in various Galas / Open Meets throughout the year. These are an opportunity for children to swim in competitions and obtain PB’s (Personal Bests). Some of the Galas have qualifying times – please bear in mind if your child is just starting to compete. Jo Riches is our Competition Secretary and she will send details of galas by email and will also put a copy on the notice board. She will let you have her deadline date, which is before the actual deadline date, so that she has time to collate the entries and submit in plenty of time as they are normally on a first come, first served basis. You will need to include entry times on the Entry Form – please speak to one of the coaches who will advise a suitable time. A few days before the date of the gala Jo will let you have ‘cards’ which show details of the race and entry time – please check these and let Jo know if there are any errors. They will also show a warm up time. Please ensure you take these ‘cards’ to the gala as your child will need to hand them in on the day. We normally meet about half an hour before the warm up time – to ensure swimmers have time to put in their ‘cards’ and get ready. Please ensure your child has plenty of drinks with them and a T-Shirt / Jumper to put on in between races. Most children have a T-Bag (available from the Kit Order Form) which they wear in between races as this dries very quickly. There are a couple of galas (West Suffolk and Deben in particular) where they will also need warmer clothing as the area where the swimmers sit is much cooler, or they have to go outside to get to their bags. For your own comfort wear layers – it can get extremely hot whilst spectating. Items needed on the day
Eligibility To be eligible to compete in these galas you must meet the following criteria.
Club Kit The First Strokes Swimming Club has adopted black with yellow text as its team colours. This presents a corporate image when competing at Galas; it gives all the swimmers a sense of identity and a feeling of pride when collecting their winning medals. For this reason all swimmers are encourage to adopt these colours and to wear the club costumes at all swimming galas. Elisabeth Sippings (Eleanor's mum) & Jackie O'Connor (Charlie & Billy's mum) are the people to see for new kit. Click on one of the links to the left to either view results of previous galas or information about forthcoming galas including entry forms. |
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