January Sprints - 10th January 2026 - warm up from 4pm
January Sprints 10th January 2026
There will be NO training on that evening. (50m training is still on for senior swimmers)
If you volunteered to help, we do need you - please check the list (subject to change if people drop out!)
If you are helping to set up for the gala please be ready to go onto poolside at 3.45pm. The session before does not finish until 4pm, however, we will be able to get things onto poolside before then. Please do not go onto poolside before 3.45pm.
Don't forget to bring a second towel and a spare shirt for poolside.
Gala Details - Please, Please, Please read the following.
Details for warm ups, timeline and roles for volunteers are all available here.
Please ensure your child knows which Warm up and Lane they are in. If they don't know on the day we may choose option 2 which is no Warm up.
The first Winsford warm up will be from 4pm on Saturday. As Brio Customers will be using the changing rooms at this time entry to the changing rooms will be granted 15 minutes before your warm up starts.
If you are in the 4.20pm warm up please don't arrive at 3.45pm and take up a valuable cubicle.
Gala Reminders
Please read the following to ensure the best Gala for everyone.
- Changing rooms - cubicles should be left clear. There are around 30 cubicles and over 110 swimmers so please use the group changing rooms and lockers!
- Swimmers should remain on poolside throughout the Gala. If you need to leave for any reason you should let a Marshall know. It is considerably harder to send swimmers up for their races if we are having to search the building for them first - please do not stay in the group changing room.
- Spectators should remain on the balcony and not view from the changing rooms.
- NO phones on poolside (No, Really - it is very tiresome for Team Managers to constantly be reminding swimmers to put their phones away).
- Swimmers and spectators should respect the officials' decisions - which are final. We do not go searching for reasons to disqualify anyone and every decision is verified by multiple people. As disappointing as disqualifications are please consider them a learning experience to find out what mistake you made and how to avoid it in the future.
Withdrawals
Withdrawals by 8:30am Saturday 10th January - if you know you are injured or unwell and cannot swim, or no longer wish to swim this weekend please let us know asap. You can withdraw using the "my events" section of Swimming Events up to 8:30am on the day of the gala. After that, please still let us know by emailing wingalateam@gmail.com and we may swim with empty lanes - or may reseed if it takes out a heat.
Please don't just not show up.
Second Hand Swim Shop
We will be having a second hand swim shop. Any donations for the second hand swim shop to Kym Lawson.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Michael and the Coaching Team
