Information for Swimmers & Parents of Regional Age Group

Please check at least every other day for updates.

Kevin Schofield (Kevin.Schofield@leeds.gov.uk)

Oli Nevitt (Oliver.Nevitt@leeds.gov.uk)

Thursday 4 June 2015

Welsh Summer Open Meet 2015

Dear Parents,

 

Thank you for your patience.

 

At this time we are no longer have an over-subscribed team due to changes Swim Wales were forced to make in relation to the younger age groups attending the Swim Wales Open Meet. Therefore all of those who showed interest currently have a spot on the Wales trip. Just to remind you that the cost of this year's trip to the Welsh Summer Open Meet is £300 (not including your entries). A £100 deposit will be due on Monday 22nd June, with a final payment of £200 by Monday 6th July.

 

We are hoping to arrange a meeting for you all shortly and I will communicate the time and place of this very shortly. In the meantime the information below should cover some of the most pressing questions you may have.

 

If your child has qualified in a low number of events (e.g. 5 or less) then please take time to consider the cost of such a trip against the swimming experience which can be gained from it. There is no doubt that the trip is an excellent experience outside of the pool but ultimately our goal is to develop as much from our swimming experiences as possible.

 

The Swim Wales Open Meet is a 7 day event and as such swimmers should endeavour to enter as many events as possible. If you have 11 or less events then I would recommend entering all of them. If a swimmer has qualified in 12 or more events and you have concerns with regard to the demand/cost of this then please get in touch with your specific squad coach who can best advise you on the events to enter.

 

If a swimmer qualifies in just 1 or more events for the English National Championships, this will become their priority and the Swim Wales Open Meet will no longer be a consideration for their end of season meet.

 

ENTRIES WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAY 17TH JUNE 8:00am

(Although I would recommend having a go at 12:00 midnight!!! As I have a sneaky suspicion that is when it may come online.) Entry for this competition is a 'first come-first served' online entry. Therefore if you are not online at the specified time there is a very high possibility you could miss entry altogether. Such is our presence, last year City of Leeds crashed the system by being on first, stealing most of the places, which greatly upset the Welsh contingent! Apparently the Welsh do not forget and are planning to fight fire with fire this year.

 

We are planning a meeting regarding the trip, and I will communicate this when I have further details.

 

The following is information sent to me by the Meet Organiser…

 

Here is the webpage to the Swim Wales Summer Open Meet: http://www.swimwales.org/events/swim-wales-summer-open-meet-2015.aspx?date=2015-07-23 (This will not be open until the date below).

 

On Wed 17th June at 8:00am a link will appear that will allow open entry swimmers to enter. You will need to click this link to make an entry. The system will be very busy at this time and it is important you follow all the instructions attached.

 

Should the system or PayPal crash at any point (which is highly likely) you will need to start again to make an entry as previous attempts will be invalid.

 

Please ensure you tick and click all the stages through to PayPal, make payment and wait for confirmation that payment has been successful. At this point you will receive a PayPal receipt and shortly after an entry confirmation email. You can breathe easy once you have both of these emails as your entry has been successful and is guaranteed.


HAPPY ENTERING. As always, if you have any questions I will do my best to help.

 

Kind regards,

Craig