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Counties, Regionals & National Championships
The Worcestershire County Championships take place each year in January & February. Please see our club calendar or the Worcestershire County Website for more details.
On the County website you will also find details of the County Qualifying times for the next Championships. Swimmers must achieve these times at any Level 4 competition in order to be able to enter. The qualifying period to swim the times are between 1st January until early/mid December.
Swimmers should look at the times that are required for their age that they will be on the 31st December in the year of the competition.
The County Championships are conducted as a Level 2 meet so therefore allow swimmers to record times for Regional Qualification.
In June each year, Evesham Swimming Club are also invited to enter a relay team for each age group band to compete against other clubs in the County. These teams are selected by the Head Coach. The age groups are 9/10, 11/12, 13/14, 15/16, Open, Masters (combined age of 101-139), Masters (combined age of 140+).
The West Midland Regional Championships take place in April/May each year. Please see our club calendar or the West Midland Swimming website for more details.
On the West Midland website you will also find details of the Regional Qualifying times for the next Championships. Swimmers must achieve these times at any Level 3 competition in order to be able to enter. The qualifying period to swim the times are between 1st April until early April.
Swimmers should look at the times that are required for their age that they will be on the 31st December in the year of the competition.
Times can be achieved by swimming in a Long Course or Long Course pool but times will need to be converted to the correct format.
The Regional Championships are conducted as a Level 1 meet so therefore allow swimmers to record times for possible National qualification.
In November / December the Midland also host a Winter Regional Short Course Championships. Qualification times can be found on the website when published.
The National Championships are split into two categories:
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British Nationals
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Home Nation Nationals
For both categories swimmers will be selected from the National Rankings Database, using Level 1 times recorded at Open Meets and Regional Championships.
The British Nationals are the top swimmers in England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland.
The Home Nation Nationals then select the next group of swimmers on rankings to compete in the athlete's club nation or the athlete's international representation nation.
For more details visit the Bristish Swimming Website.
In December Swim England also host a Winter National English Championships (Short Course). Qualifying times apply for this event at a Junior and Senior level and involve some of the top swimmers in Britain.
Daisy Gregg at the English Nationals in 2022. Winning Bronze in the 15 Years, 50m Breaststroke.
Further Opportunities for County, Regional & National swimmers:
Swim England Talent Pathways
County Training Camps – Selection by the County
Age for selection 11years at 31st December.
A Minimum of 24 swimmers (12 Male/ 12 Female) and a maximum of 36 (18 Male/ 18 Females) will be selected. The Swim England rankings list will be used for selection purposes. This is normally 2 or 3 training days between April and December involving a mixture of swimming and education.
Regional Development Programme – Selection by the West Midlands Region
Age for selection: 13 years of age 31st December
Up to 48 swimmers (24 male and female) per region selected from Long Course 200m Individual Medley Rankings
Times used for selection to the RDP must be taken from the Swim England national rankings, and be achieved between 1st January and 6th August. This is normally 2 training days between January and June
Swim England National Youth Development Programme – Selection by England Talent Swimming
For swimmers aged 15 and 16.
This four-day camp takes place in December and technical and tactical development areas for specific racing events.
Swim England Youth Performance Squad:
For swimmers aged 18 or under.
You could be selected for international camps or competitions to enhance your future performance potential.
Swim England Senior Performance Squad:
The England squad is the final stepping stone towards the British Swimming World Class Programme for those who haven’t already been selected. The squad swim at an end-of-season competition and are aimed towards qualifying for a major international event.
For more information please visit:
https://www.swimming.org/sport/swim-england-talent-swimming/