SWIM ULSTER DEVELOPMENT MEETS
For these meets, please speak to your Coach and please read the information in the links below for further information.
Development Meets - General information
(Document includes Qualifying times)
Please note: Some younger swimmers (age 10 on 31 Dec of calendar year) will have to achieve a certain standard at the Skills Meet before progressing to Development Meets. Swim Ulster have provided some useful information on the format of the Development Meets and changes.
IMPORTANT: Parents are required to take on roles of timekeeper or marshal when there are more than four Lecale swimmers in one session. Please be prepared to share this responsibility. If we cannot provide timekeepers as requested, some of our entries may be revoked. Volunteers are an essential part of running these events for our children.
Parents are also responsible for transporting and chaperoning their children at these meets.
Speak to your coach if you're interested in entering.
To run these meets smoothly,please do not miss Lecale deadlines! Thank you.
Good Luck to all our swimmers!
Age Groups (minimum age is 10 yrs):
Males: 10yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs, 13yrs, 14yrs, 15yrs and older
Females: 10yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs, 13yrs, 14yrs, 15yrs and older
Age Up Date: Development Meet 1 - age on 31st December 2018
Development Meet 2, 3 & 4 - age on 31st December 2019
Multi-Class/Disability Swimmers will, as far as is practical, swim together in a Multi-Class heat.
Medal will be awarded to the fastest three swimmers irrespective of classification and/or age.
No qualifying times are needed to enter the Development Meets BUT swimmers aged 10 must achieve a gold standard at the Skills Meet in order to progress to Development Meets. Athletes aged 11&over may bypass the Skills Meets. For more information on the Skills Meet please speak to Jonathan.
Swimmers who have three or more times for the Qualifying Meets are not eligible to enter the Development Meets (see below for further details).
Promotion from Development Meets to Qualifying Meets:
During the 2020-2021 season athletes wishing to enter the Qualifying Meets are required to achieve the following criteria:
Swimmers must achieve the Individual Medley Assessment in a Swim Ulster Development Meet; however, they can achieve qualifying standards for other events in any Level 2 Licensed Meet.
A list of swimmers achieving the required Individual Medley Assessment will be circulated to clubs following each Development Meet.
Athletes are not eligible to enter Development Meets if they meet the qualifying criteria outlined above.
Males: 10yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs, 13yrs, 14yrs, 15yrs and older
Females: 10yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs, 13yrs, 14yrs, 15yrs and older
Age Up Date: Development Meet 1 - age on 31st December 2018
Development Meet 2, 3 & 4 - age on 31st December 2019
Multi-Class/Disability Swimmers will, as far as is practical, swim together in a Multi-Class heat.
Medal will be awarded to the fastest three swimmers irrespective of classification and/or age.
No qualifying times are needed to enter the Development Meets BUT swimmers aged 10 must achieve a gold standard at the Skills Meet in order to progress to Development Meets. Athletes aged 11&over may bypass the Skills Meets. For more information on the Skills Meet please speak to Jonathan.
Swimmers who have three or more times for the Qualifying Meets are not eligible to enter the Development Meets (see below for further details).
Promotion from Development Meets to Qualifying Meets:
During the 2020-2021 season athletes wishing to enter the Qualifying Meets are required to achieve the following criteria:
- 10-11 years Individual Medley Assessment – a legal 100m IM for 10yrs or 200m IM for 11yrs with streamline head past flags AND two qualifying standards from eligible events
- 12 years & over Three qualifying standards in two different strokes
Swimmers must achieve the Individual Medley Assessment in a Swim Ulster Development Meet; however, they can achieve qualifying standards for other events in any Level 2 Licensed Meet.
A list of swimmers achieving the required Individual Medley Assessment will be circulated to clubs following each Development Meet.
Athletes are not eligible to enter Development Meets if they meet the qualifying criteria outlined above.