Staffordshire ASA Masters and 19-24 Championships Preview

Facilities Pool, Car Parking, Catering, Seating, Other

Programme Sessions, Individual Events, Relays, Specials

Incentives Awards, Level of Competition, Local Heros, Other

Conflicts Other Competitions, Other Events

Restrictions Age, Sex, Qualifying Times, Closed/Invitation, Other

Facilities: Pool, Car Parking, Catering, Seating, Other

Facilities: Pool

The pool is 25M, Eight Lane.

There are large windows at the east end.

And from outside:

There are anti-wave lane lines. The deep end is at the west end and the starting is done from there.

The spectator seating is on both sides of the pool with the swimmers. The atmosphere is hot and humid, so take plenty of drink.

Facilities: Car Parking

Parking is free. The normal car park is just about adequate for all the competitors.

If this fills, there is further parking around the nearby park.

Together these handle all competitors and spectators.

Facilities: Catering

The cafeteria is in the reception area at pool level and is partitioned off from the pool by windows and gives a good view of the pool. It is cooler than poolside, but not much. There is a limited selection of drinks, rolls, sandwiches, cakes and the usual prepackaged foods.

Get a seat early at lunchtime as there are only eight.

Facilities: Seating

The seating extends along both sides of the pool (see photos) and is directly accessible to swimmers from the poolside.

Facilities: Other

There are upstairs rooms where one can look down onto the pool. The recording/computer room is upstairs, through the weights room.

On the south side of the building, there is a sheltered bowls green.

There is a swim shop in the foyer:

Programme: Sessions, Individual Events, Relays, Specials

Programme: Sessions

There are two sessions: morning and afternoon.

Programme: Individual Events

Basically this is a sprint meet but it includes a 100M Individual Medley.

Programme: Relays

There are no relays.

Programme: Specials

This (and the Wolverhampton meet at the same venue) are the only Masters competitions to hold 25m sprints in all strokes.

Incentives: Awards, Level of Competition, Local Heros, Other

Incentives: Awards

For the Open Competition, awards will be made to the first three placed swimmers in each AGE GROUP for each event. The awards have to be collected from the medals table where there is always a smile:

Take a peek at an Individual medal

There are different medals for the Staffordshire competitors to the Open Competition competitors. Staffordshire competitors compete for a single gold medal in each event in each age group.

Incentives: Level of Competition

The level of competition is at County level.

Incentives: Local Heros

No local heros.

Incentives: Other

None.

Conflicts: Other Competitions, Other Events

Conflicts: Other Competitions

This event conflicts with the Chester Masters swimming events.

Conflicts: Other Events

There are no conflicting national events.

Restrictions: Age, Sex, Qualifying Times, Closed/Invitation, Other

Restrictions: Age

Upper limit is Age Group I (70+). Swimmers in older groups will be combined into Group I.

Restrictions: Sex

Same events for men and women.

Restrictions: Qualifying Times

None.

Restrictions: Closed/Invitation

Open competition and Closed County competition are run as one.

Restrictions: Other

Competitors may compete for only one club.

Competitors must be registered with the ASA and be a member of an affiliated club.

If they wish to dive in at the start of the race, competitors must have reached the standard of the ASA Racing Start, and must perform a shallow racing dive. They must NOT tumble into the water head first. Competitors may start in the water.

Competitors must make themselves familiar with the emergency exits and vacate the building upon hearing the alarm, should this be necessary.

Competitors must report any hazards that they observe to an official as soon as possible.