SKINS at Club Champs - Saturday 2nd October
Congratulations to the following swimmers for qualifying for the SKINS from their performances in the 200IM last weekend.
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What is SKINS?
A SKINS event is an exciting series of back-to-back races which operate on a knockout basis, with the two remaining swimmers racing each other in a head-to-head final race.
The top 6 girls and top 6 boys, based on their 200 IM time achieved at the Club Champs, will be invited to compete.
SKINS are usually in two age categories: 14 & Under and 15 & Over - both boys and girls.
A stroke is drawn out of a hat and the 6 boy swimmers race 50m of that stroke and the swimmer who finishes last is out. The 6 girls now race and again the last swimmer is out. Then it goes back to the 5 boys for another race and so it goes on........until there is a girl and a boy winner. The swimmer who is eliminated picks the next stroke randomly out of a hat.
Races are run consecutively so there is little time to rest and what makes it interesting is you cannot call the outcome as it is rare for any one swimmer to be great at all 4 strokes.
A prize is usually given to each entrant, with increasing value as you progress through the event - at some events this is a cash prize - at Winsford we have chocolate!
Don't miss this exciting finale to our Club Champs 2021!
