REMINDER: CHRISTMAS MEET - THIS SATURDAY 13th DEC - NO MORNING OR EVENING TRAINING
The Christmas Meet is on this Saturday 13th December.
Saturday morning
Saturday morning training will NOT be running
Saturday evening
There will be no training for Transition or Development on Saturday evening.
Sunday Morning
Sunday morning training will NOT be running. Sunday morning swimmers can train from 4-5.30pm.
Gala Details
Details for warm ups, timeline and roles for volunteers are all available here.
The first Winsford warm up will be from 1:05pm. Please try and be poolside 5 minutes before your warm up starts.
If you volunteered to help, we do need you - please check the list (subject to change if people drop out!)
If you are helping set up the pool please arrive at 12:00pm. There are a few jobs to be done off poolside before we set up the pool from 12:15pm.
All other volunteers please be there from 12:15pm.
Withdrawals by 8:30am Saturday 13th December - 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 will swim with empty lanes - or may reseed if it takes out a heat.
Please don't just not show up.
Spectators
Spectators will need to buy a ticket for the balcony. This will cost £4 per session and are available from Swimming Events. It is highly advisable you book a ticket before the day to secure a place. One per swimmer due to balcony capacity. If you have an accompanying child, please email wingalateam@gmail.com for a free child ticket allocation.
Cakes
If you can, please bring a donation for the cake stall. This will be upstairs near the entrance to the balcony.
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 200 swimmers so Winsford swimmers - please use the group changing rooms!
• 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.
• There will be approximately 30 minutes between session 1 and 2. Swimmers can use this time to leave poolside, have some food, go for a walk, buy Michael a present etc.
• Spectators should remain on the balcony and not view from the changing rooms.
• There will be the opportunity for Medals to be engraved. There will be a big rush during the break. If you can, please take a few during session 1 to beat the traffic. You can collect them from the changing room entrance or Michael can act as a courier.
• NO phones on poolside
• 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.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Michael
