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Midlands Para-Swimming Training Sessions: 2024-25 Sign-Up

The following survey is to be used for signing up to the 2024-25 season of para-swimming training sessions. Please ensure you complete both this survey, and payment by BACS, by the dates specified in the cost section.

The sessions will take place on the following dates:

- Sunday 12th January (passed)

- Sunday 16th March (passed)

- Sunday 15th June

All at The Queens Diamond Jubilee Centre, Rugby

The cost of the programme is:

-£25 if joining after session 2 (survey and payment due by 8th June 11:59pm)

How to pay:

Make payment by bank transfer (BACS) to:

Swim England East Midland Region Ltd

30-96-26

77761068

Please use the reference ‘PARA2425-’, 'and the athletes first initial + surname when paying by bank transfer, so we can identify who has paid. E.g. ‘PARA2425-JSMITH’

This survey:

This survey will contain questions about the swimmer, including medical information and emergency contact details, that will be kept securely and shared only with those that need to access the information, such as Team Managers. If any of the information given changes before the commencement of the programme, please inform us at [email protected].

Upon completion, you will receive a confirmation email with a reminder of the above information.

Eligibility for the programme:

- Eligibility criteria

- All swimmers attending training should be a member of a Swim England club with Swim England Club Compete membership
- 9+ years of age on 31st December 2024
- Swimmers with a para-swimming classification (S1-S14)
- Swimmers on the waiting list for para-swimming classification (S99)
- Swimmers with a hearing impairment (S15) or wishing to begin the process of classification with GB Deaf Swimming Club
- Swimming regularly and can swim 100m or more across multiple strokes (where impairment allows)
- Swimmers with an impairment that can be classified under the World Para-Swimming categories, who wish to compete and requiring a skills observation to begin the classification process
- Those swimmers attending for a classification skills observation to begin the process of classification can be members of a Swim England club with Swim England Club Train membership
- Para-Swimming Regional Training is aimed at those swimmers who are below Aquatics GB programme level

Please note, swimmers can attend the programme, get signed off, and join the waiting list for classification from 9 years old. But, to go through classification, they need to be 10 years old.