This year the Nipper Pool Championships are being held Cardiff International Pool over two days.

8-10 year olds Saturday 25^th March 2017

11-13 year olds Sunday 26^th March 2017

The championships are open to members of SLSGB and SLSA Wales. All competitors named on the entry form must be paid up members of SLSGB or SLSA Wales and a member of an affiliated club by the closing date of entries. Competitors whose membership is received by SLSGB after that date will not be eligible to compete in this Championship. Please download the information pack below for full details.

Individual Age Groups The age group in which any person competes is determined by the year of their birth, rather than the date of the competition. The basic rule is to add one year to the age a competitor is on 31st December in the year prior to the competition and this determines the age group in which the competitor competes for the following year.

8 Year Nipper competitors will be 7 on the 31st December in the year preceding competition and will reach the age of 8 in the year of competition 9 Year Nipper competitors will be 8 on the 31st December in the year preceding competition and will reach the age of 9 in the year of competition 10 Year Nipper competitors will be 9 on the 31st December in the year preceding competition and will reach the age of 10 in the year of competition 11 Year Nipper competitors will be 10 on the 31st December in the year preceding competition and will reach the age of 11 in the year of competition 12 Year Nipper competitors will be 11 on the 31st December in the year preceding competition and will reach the age of 12 in the year of competition 13 Year Nipper competitors will be 12 on the 31st December in the year preceding competition and will reach the age of 13 in the year of competition

Team Events: Rescue Tube and Board rescue pairs must be drawn from the same age groups. Nippers cannot swim up or down the age groups. Relay are classed as an Open event on each day and teams can be made up from any age.

Entry Fees: There is one entry fee that covers the individual competitor for all individual, pair and team events. Entry fees for these Championships are £26.00 per competitor

Closing Date and submission of entries The closing date for entries is 6pm Monday 13^th March 2017. All entries must be submitted electronically: Any late entries made after this time will be subject to a 50% surcharge on fees.  No entries will be accepted any later the 48 hours prior to the start of the event.

Nipper Pool Championships Information 2017 Nipper (two sided Printable) Pool Championships Information Pack 2017 Nipper Pool Championships Entry Form 2017

SLSGB Head Office – mail@slsgb.org.uk
SLSGB Events Manager – nbowden@slsgb.org.uk