Swim England North West – Festival of Swimming

British Swimming, while confirming that there will be no British Championships or Swim England Summer Meet in 2021, have invited all English Regions and equivalents in Scotland and Wales to organise regional competitions, which will be aggregated to create a National leader board.

Swim England North West, after consideration, has decided to participate, even if there are still social distancing rules in place.

Please note that all content will be subject to adherence to all Government and Facility COVID requirements.

Streaming Link

Warm Up Times and Session Schedule

Competition Information – by attending the event you are agreeing to the information within this document.

Please use this document for further information on Coaches Passes for the event (minimum number of coaches passes per club will be 1 to ensure that all athletes are supported and safeguarded throughout the event. No passes are required to be downloaded prior to the event, please just sign in on your arrival).

Venue Flow Diagram

The event will be held over three days; 24th/25th and 31st July 2021 at Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Draft Programme of Events

The event is being delivered in line with the request from British Swimming and Swim England. The region will be adding 50m form strokes as an extra swim for those already entered in the session.

Draft Event Conditions

Draft FAQs 

COVID-19 and Social Distancing

This competition is being planned on the assumption that some social distancing rules will remain in place for “high risk” indoor activities, such as swimming competitions.

If there are no restrictions in place, the number of swimmers that can be accepted will be adjusted accordingly.

Because of the uncertainty about the level of restrictions that will be in place at the end of July, there is a possibility that this event may not proceed as planned, and the event may be cancelled at short notice. Therefore we recommend that nobody commits to non-refundable travel or accommodation arrangements.

Detailed conditions are being developed and will be published as soon possible.

The following information can now be confirmed.

• Age Groups: 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18/Over (age as at 31st December 2021)
• All events Heat Declared Winner (No finals)
• The event will be organised with different age group of swimmers in each session.
• No presentations/medals.
• The number of entries that can be accepted will depend on the capacity of the pool hall and other areas, agreed with the Pool Operator.
• There is a high probability that there will be no spectators allowed within the venue.
• No Qualifying or Consideration times – Fastest entered swimmers for each event will be accepted.
• Times take from Level 1, 2, 3 and Licenced meets or Level X between 1st January 2020 and the closing date for entries
• Once entered, upgraded times will not be accepted.
• Cost of entries will be £8 per event.
• Entries will open on 1st July 2021 and will close at Midnight on 14th July 2021.
• Coaches Passes will be limited dependent on the number of swimmers per club.