Welcome to the AquaSprint Website Your new AquaSprint website has been designed as a central point of information on the Forest Feast AquaSprint league for clubs, competitors and spectators with all the fixture and results information in one place. Here you'll find information on and pictures from the galas as well as links to other useful websites. A Note from the Sponsor: Forest Feast is delighted to be sponsoring the AquaSprint league for the second year and we’re very excited for the league to splash into action! We hope to encourage all those involved, to continue to participate in sporting activities, in a fun and enjoyable environment, combining healthy snacking with an active lifestyle. We look forward to supporting all of the Ulster swimming clubs as their swimmers strive to perform to their full potential both in the pool and as poolside supporters. The Forest Feast press team will be taking to the road to capture the action throughout the season with a special focus on finals night. We would like to wish all clubs a very successful AquaSprint year with great swimming, strong competition and a sense of achievement for all! Check out the Gallery to see the Swimmers in action! IMPORTANT NOTE: Swim Ulster have revised the recent ruling to ban diving starts in shallow water for AquaSprint and PTL 'A' galas. All galas organised under the auspices of Swim Ulster's insurance will now follow this revised ruling: 1. Club Coaches must be satisfied that their club swimmers are competent in performing a start with a shallow racing dive before they are allowed to do so at a gala. Where any swimmer is not competent, they must start in the water. 2. Gala organisers will ensure an announcement is made before each session of any gala. This announcement provides the detail for circumstances where depths are less than 0.9m or between 0.9m and 1.5m ( with and without starting blocks). The wording of the announcement to be used is attached. 3. For AquaSprint and PTL 'A' galas only, the lead coach from each club at a gala must agree to permit diving starts. That is, where one club declares its swimmers are not competent to start with a shallow racing dive, then neither club will use a dive start and swimmers from both clubs will start in the water.
25th May 2011 End of Ruling Dive starts are an essential skill in swimming and it is expected that all clubs will ensure their swimmers are competent in diving starts before AquaSprint and PTL 'A' galas commence in the 2011-12 season. Any club who expects to be unable to provide the adequate training for their young swimmers by that time should contact Swim Ulster's Club/Coach Dev Officer as soon as possible. Swim Ulster will seek to provide support to enable young swimmers to dive safely at our galas." Disclaimer
Forest Feast, in the capacity of Sponsors of the AquaSprint Junior Swimming League, accepts no responsibility for the running of AquaSprint galas and is in no way liable for gala rules, pool facilities or for ensuring that events are run in line within required health and safety standards as detailed by Swim Ulster. |