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Competitions: Galas & Leagues

The club competes in four leagues, comprising a variety of rounds or galas, these are the Speedo League, Cotswold League, Mini Series and Four Seasons.

The Speedo League is held nationwide on the second Saturday of October, November and December each year and is the highest standard league that the club competes in. We race in the Western region which is broken down into four divisions, Premier, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Our efforts last season, particularly in the final round, earnt us promotion to the 2nd division. Swimmers compete in age groups 11 & Under, 13 & Under, 15 & Under and Open.

The Cotswold League also caters for all ages of swimmers throughout the club and comprises 4 league rounds held between January and April, each with 4 teams, resulting in a Final, larger round. The 'A' final, which we have consitently reached since joining the league, consists of 8 teams and the atmosphere and close competition at this particular gala is a highlight of the season for swimmers and spectators alike. Once again age groups are 11 & Under, 13 & Under, 15 & Under and Open. For the 2006 league we will be calling on the full depth of the squad as league rules state that swimmers who have swum an individual event in Speedo League, Western Division 2, or higher, are not eligible for individual events in the Cotswold League, the same also applies to swimmers with national qualifying times.

For the younger swimmers in our club there are further opportunites to compete in the Mini Series and Four Seasons galas. For the 2005 year we are defending champions in the mini series and will know if we have achieved this feat for a second time after the final round, in October. The Mini Series is for swimmers aged, 10, 11, 12 & 13. The Four seasons is a series fo four galas held throughout the year for 9, 10, 11 & 12 year old swimmers. Both of these leagues provide additonal chances for swimmers to compete and is usually our swimmers' first step into competition outside of the club, before progressing to the Cotswold and Speedo League teams.

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Updated March 2008