LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION

57th ANNUAL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AGE GROUP COMPETITIONS 2008

(Under ASA Laws & ASA Technical Rules)

GENERAL INFORMATION

* All Competitors must be Registered with the ASA as Category Two swimmers, for the club in whose name they wish to enter, by the closing date for entries ie 12th January 2008.

* There are separate events and consideration times for all age groups. ie 9yrs 10yrs 11yrs 12yrs 13yrs 14yrs 15yrs 16yrs & over.

* All ages are as on 15th MARCH 2008.

* A junior is 15yrs or younger on the last day of competition ie 15th March 2008.

* All events will be swum as one combined event with swimmers seeded on submitted times.

* There will be a Championship final for all 100m events.

* In the 50m freestyle there will be a SKINS final for the fastest eight swimmers.

* In 100m events the fastest three swimmers from the final and the three fastest juniors will receive Championship medals. Any swimmer withdrawing from a final forfeits the right to any Championship awards in that event.

* In all 200m events the fastest three swimmers and the fastest three juniors
will be awarded Championship medals.

* In all 50m 400m 800m and 1500m events the fastest three swimmers will be awarded Championship medals.

* The winner of each Championship will receive the perpetual trophy (where such a trophy exists) for one year.

* In each age group for boys 9yrs to 14yrs and girls 9yrs to 13yrs awards will be made to the top twelve swimmers using the BAGCAT Points Tables.

* For all age groups the first three placed swimmers in each event will receive an age group medal.

* The Hon Champs & Age Group Secretary reserves the right to alter the order of events.

* Any entry which fails to comply with any special or general condition governing a Lincolnshire County Competition will not be accepted. Any fee paid will be forfeit.

* TIME TRIALS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED DURING THESE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

* THE PROMOTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIMIT ENTRIES.

* NUMBERS FOR 800M AND 1500M FREESTYLE EVENTS WILL BE RESTRICTED. THE SLOWEST ENTRIES IN EACH AGE GROUP MAY BE REJECTED. RESERVES WILL BE NOTIFIED.

* THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS 10.00pm SATURDAY 12th JANUARY 2008

* To:- Hon Champs & Age Group Secretary

Nina Savory, 16 Somersby Green Boston Lincs PE21 9PH

Tel 01205 361879

* LATE OR INCORRECT OR INCOMPLETE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES