East Midlands Regional Disability Swimming Championships 2012

EAST MIDLANDS REGIONAL DISABILITY SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012

SUNDAY May 20th 2012

DSE, the events arm of theEnglish Federation of Disability Sport andEast MidlandASA is pleased to announce that the 2012 East Midlands Regional Disability Swimming Championships will be held at:

Braunstone Leisure Centre
Leicestershire LE31JN

SESSION 1: 10.30AM

SESSION 2: 2.00PM

REGISTRATION - 9.00AM

WARM UP: 9.15AM – 10.15AM
1.15PM – 1.50PM

PRESENTATIONS at end of SESSION 2 - approx 4.00pm

CLOSING DATE: May 5th 2012

CLASSIFIACTIONS – Physical disability

Saturday May 19th Ibstock Leisure Complex - LE67 6NE

Swimmers eligible for classification please contact Event coordinator

Mary Butler on 0115 9374377 by April 22nd

ELIGIBILITY

This competition is open to any swimmer with a disability, physical, sensory or learning. Swimmers should note their entry form A with their classification. Or that they are awaiting classification. Ideally all swimmers at the event should have a formal classification however we understand that the opportunities for swimmers to be formally classified has been limited to date and so we will not automatically exclude swimmers without a formal classification.
Aclassification clinicfor swimmers with a physical disability will runprior to this event on Saturday May 19that Ibstock Leicestershire.

Swimmers will be invited for classification by British Swimmingonly if they are on the ‘classification waiting list.’Swimmers must compete at this event in order to be called for classification so please return your entry as early as possible to ensure that you are eligible to be called.

NON EAST MIDLANDS SWIMMERSare very welcome to enter this event as guests for the purposes of gaining competition. Should entries exceed the capacity of the pool then Swimmers from within the East Midlands will take preference. NOTE Only those swimmers who individually or by virtue of the club they compete for fall within the East Midlands geographical area will be eligible for regional awards.

RACES All individual races will be made up of people with similar entry times, irrespective of their age, sex or disability. This is done in order to make races more competitive and increase the opportunity for swimmers to gain fast times. It is important therefore that accurate times are submitted for all events. If no time is completed then the swimmer will be placed in the fastest race.

AWARDS - Swimmers individual times will be recorded and used to awards medals to recognise their performance within their own age group and functional class (where their class is eligible for that event) Certificates will be awarded to all participants recording their individual times. Points from the best 4 eligible swims that each East Midlands swimmer does will be used to make awards to the overall Regional Winners in each age group

EPILEPSY Swimmers with epilepsy should ensure that their entry form is ticked and that the lifeguards are made aware of this before each of their races. A responsible adult who knows the swimmers condition should accompany them. This person must act as a "spotter" on the poolside while the swimmer is in the water.

REFRESHMENTS There is a cafeteria available in the leisure centre but please be aware that the cafeteria will be busy at the lunch break.

LUNCHDue to costs we are not offering lunch for swimmers,teams are thereforereminded to ensure that swimmers bringappropriate food with them.

POOLSIDE ACCESS– PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU APPLY FOR PASSES WITH YOUR ENTRY FORM cost £2.50 each.

Only team managers, coaches and support staff that have poolside passes should access the poolside; access will be strictly monitored.Passes can be requested with entry forms at £2.50 per pass (includes a programme) and can be collected on the day of competition. All requests for passes must be accompanied by a completed self-declaration -form B

ENTRY FEES The non-refundable entry fee is a flat £7.50 per swimmer NOT perevent. Please ensure that the correct fee is sent with your entry.

EVENT VENUE

Braunstone Leisure Centre,2 Hamelin Road · Leicester
LE3 1JNTelephone:0116 229 3229

ENTRIES CLOSE Saturday May 5th

ENTRY FORMS TOGETHER WITH CHEQUES PAYABLE TO

DSE EAST MIDLANDS SHOULD BE SENT TO:

DSE EAST MIDLANDS
C/O MARY BUTLER,

9 ROSELAND CLOSE, KEYWORTH, NOTTS, NG12 5LQ
email or 0115 9374377

RULES
This competition takes place under the laws of Disability Sport Events who have adopted the IPC swimming rules where amended by the Promoters Conditions

TEAM MANAGERS AND SWIMMERS ARE ASKED TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE FULLY CONVERSANT WITH ALL STROKE RULES AND TO ENSURE THAT SWIMMERS ARE NOT ENTERED INTO RACES THAT THEY CANNOT LEGALLY DO. This competition is intended for swimmers who have an understanding of the rules of competitive swimming.

Coaches and team managers are also kindly asked to consider carefully before deciding which events to enter swimmers in. To thinkaboutwhat is appropriate and fair for both them and their fellow competitors. As this event fulfils both a developmental role and anelite competition pathwaythe organisers would not wish to impose strict rules on which events can be entered and so do rely on the good sense of entrants to make the event a success for all.

SWIMMERS shouldideally ONLY ENTER RACES FOR WHICH THERE IS AN EQUIVALENT NATIONAL RACE FOR THEIR DISABILITY GROUP. See below for a list of the events that are offered to juniors at national events. Note S17 (swimmers with dyspraxia) events are no longer currently be offered at National level but may still compete at this regional competition) As a general rule this would mean that 25m events are for swimmers from lower classes or with more sever impairments. And 50m events only for younger swimmers. However this general guidance is not intended to prevent young or developing swimmers who may not yet be capable of swimming 50m in a particular stroke from entering the 25’s.

Swimmers should remember that onlypoints scored from a maximum of 4 eligible individual events will count towards the regional age group awards.

RELAYS Relay teams will be organised as county teams. They will be open age group and mixed sex. Swimmers names will be forwarded to the county organiser who will select teams for each of the relays. If you do not wish your/your swimmers, name to be passed on to be considered for relay teams then please ensure that you mark your entry form accordingly.

EVENTS OFFERED AT DSE JUNIOR NATIONAL LEVEL

This information is only provided for reference on stroke / distances available for each class at national level competition not this regional event

Event / Classification and Age Group
50m Freestyle / S1-S15
100m Freestyle / S1-S15
200m Freestyle / S1-S5, S14
400m Freestyle / S6-S13, 15
50m Backstroke / Age Grp B and Youth S1-S5 Only
Age Grp A S6-S15 Only
100m Backstroke / S6-S15
50m Butterfly / Age Grp B and Youth S1-S7 Only
Age Grp A S8-S15
100m Butterfly / S8-S15
50m Breaststroke / Age Grp B and Youth SB1-SB3 Only
Age Grp A SB1-SB9, SB11-15
100m Breaststroke / SB4-SB9, SB11-SB15
75m I.M. / Age Grp A SM5-SM15 Only
100m I.M. / SM5-SM15
150m I.M. / SM1-SM4
200m I.M. / SM5-SM15

Group A – Aged between 10-13 on the 31st August 2012
Group B – Aged between 14-16 on the 31st August 2012
Youth – Aged between 17-18 on the 31st August 2012

ORDERand EVENTS Offered at this event - 2012 East Midlands Championships

SESSION I / SESSION 2
101 / 200M FREESTYLE / 201 / 400m FREESTYLE
102 / 4 X 50M MEDLEY RELAY / 202 / 4 X 50M FREESTYLE RELAY
103 / 50M BREASTSTROKE / 203 / 1OOM BREASTSTROKE
104 / 200M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY / 204 / 25M BREASTSTROKE
105 / 25M FREESTYLE / 205 / 100M BACKSTROKE
106 / 50M BUTTERFLY / 206 / 50M FREESTYLE
107 / 100M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY / 207 / 25M BACKSTROKE
108 / 75M INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY / 208 / 100M BUTTERFLY
109 / 50m BACKSTROKE / 209 / 25M BUTTERFLY
110 / 100M FREESTYLE / 210 / 200M BREASTSTROKE
111 / 3 X 25M MEDLEY RELAY -only for swimmers with a physical disability / 211 / 4 X 25M FREESTYLE RELAY –only for swimmers with a physical disability
112 / 4 X 25M FREESTYLE RELAY / 212 / 8 X 25M FREESTYLE RELAY

Classification information for swimmers who wish to compete in disability swimming competitions

Classification S1-10 - Swimmers with a Physical disability

Download and complete and return a classification request form from British Swimming Web site or direct link; - BritishSwimming Classification request form

S14 - Learning DisabilityVisit Mencap sport website for latest information on classification.

Email:
Phone: 07748 016977

Web Site:

S11-13 - Visual impairmentContact British Blind Sport (BBS)
Phone 01926 424247

Email: mailto:

Web Site:

Download and arrange to have completed classification form

S15 – Hearing ImpairmentContact UK Deaf Sport

Web:

If you require any assistance please contact

Mary Butler; 0115 9374377, Email: or

Jill Stidever, 01530 243352, Email:

Entry form

Every team or individual (if entering alone) mustalso complete
Form Bsummary informationsheet so I have contact details.

MALE ……………FEMALE …………PLEASE CLUB ……………………………………………………..

Surname…………………………………………Christian name……………………………………

ASA membership Number ………………………………

DATE OF BIRTH ……/……/………………Only necessary for those under 18

JUNIOR ……… (√) MUST Complete DOB – for awards

SENIOR ……… (√) (18yrs or over on December31stth2012)

YES / NO

CLASSIFICATIONDo you have a formal classification?

If no are you on the official classification waiting list for British Swimming

YES / NO

Classified Swimmers please complete swimming classification details below

S - FREE/FLY/BACK / SB -BREAST / SM- IND.MED. / Exception codes - please list

PLEASE INDICATE THE EVENTS YOU WISH TO ENTER BY SUBMITTING BEST TIMES IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX – remember only 4 events will count for points for regional age group awards and swimmers should be aiming to compete in events that are appropriate to their classification – see event information for more details.

DISTANCE / FREESTYLE / BACK
STROKE / BREAST
STROKE / BUTTERFLY / IND.
MEDLEY
25M / XXXXX
50M / XXXXX
75M / XXXXX / XXXXX / XXXXX / XXXXX
100M
200M / XXXXX / XXXXX
400M / XXXXX / XXXXX / XXXXX / XXXXX

PLEASE USE THE FORMAT MINUTES ....SECONDS...HUNDREDTHS OF A SECOND
eg 1:45:29 to represent one minute, forty-five point two nine seconds.

Please write figures as clearly as possible.

EPILEPSY YES / NO..... / HOIST REQUIRED TO ENTER AND EXIT POOL YES / NO ………………..

ANY ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES orREQUIREMENTS – note below

ENTRIES CLOSE May 5th2012 - Swimmers requiring classification please contactMary Butler 0115 9374377 By April 20th

All COACHES TEAM STAFF AND PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANTS – must complete

SELF DECLARATION FORM TO REQUEST POOLSIDE PASS –

PART A

Title / First Name / Surname / Any previous names by which you
may have been known
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone Number(s): Email address:

Postcode MUST be completed

DATE OF BIRTH

SEX / M / F
Current Club(s) / Position / Start Date
Coach/Helper/Team Manager/Other*
Coach/Helper/Team Manager/Other*
Coach/Helper/Team Manager/Other*

*Please delete as appropriate

PART B

Self Declaration (for completion by the individual named in Part A- requesting poolside pass)

Have you ever been convicted of any criminal offences?– excluding minor motoring

YES / NO* If YES, please supply details of any criminal convictions:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

NOTE: You are advised under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 as amended by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Amendment) Order 1986 you should declare all convictions including 'spent' convictions, cautions, warnings and reprimands.

Are you a person known to any social services department as being an actual or potential risk to children?

YES / NO* If YES, please supply details:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………

Have you had a disciplinary sanction (from a sport, or other organisation's governing body) relating to child abuse?

YES / NO* If YES, please supply details:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………………………………………………………

Signed by the above named individual: ………………………………………Print name…………………….……….………… Date …………..…

This form should be returned to event organiser (via team manager and in a sealed envelope appropriately marked if desired) to apply for poolside access

You have a right of access to information held on you and other rights under the Data Protection Act 1998

Contact & Summary Information

PLEASE RETURN WITH ENTRY FORMS & POOL PASS requests
ONE per TEAM OR ONE per INDIVIDUAL if entering direct

Name of Team or Individual………………………………………………………………………………..…..

No of competitors………………… No of poolside passes ……………………..

Team Managers Name ……………………………………..email address……………………………….

ARE YOU HAPPY TO RECEIVE ALL CORRESPONDENCE BY EMAIL? Y/N ………..

Tell No’s Home………………………( )Work…………………….………( )Mobile……………………( )

(please (√) preferred number to use)

Address……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………..…Post code …………………………………..

ENTRY FEES
Competitors entry fees – No of completed forms A / X £7.50 / =
Poolside Pass for Coach Team staff – No of completed forms B / X £2.50 / =
Total amount due / £

Cheques payable to: DSE East Midlands (TO BE ENCLOSED WITH ENTRY FORM)

RELAYS – These will be organised as county teams. Unless noted on individual entry forms it will be assumed that swimmers in a team wish to be considered for County teams and their details will be forwarded to the county organisers.

I confirm that I have read and understood the information contained within this entry pack and that the times submitted for my swimmers are accurate. I enclose all fees due. I further confirm my responsibility for ensuring that the conduct of my team and myself will not fall below the standards required. I confirm that all members of team support have been appropriately approved by my club. I am happy for the details of my entries to be held on computer records and for images of swimmers to be used by the organisers in appropriate publicity (please ensure that the organiser are advised if there are any swimmers whose images should not be used)

………………………………………………..….Signed Team Manager or Individual entrant

ANY ADDITIONAL Team NOTES / REQUIREMENTS

Please fill in the reply slip below and this will be returned to you as receipt of your entry forms – a programme and joining instructions will be sent by email for checking closer to the event

Please complete the information below to receive confirmation of your entry to the DSE East Midlands Swimming Championships 2012

Name and Address / No of Competitors @ £7.50 / No of Pool Passes @ £2.50
Total £
Received by
Date:
Reference:
Email address