Open Meets

Page last updated:  12th April 2009

Witney & District L4 (license applied for) Graded Open Meet

Witney & District Swimming Club are proud to present their 18th Annual Open Meet to be held on Sunday, 14th June 2009 at the Windrush Leisure Centre, Witan Way, Witney, Oxfordshire.  Closing date for applications is:  midnight Monday, 11th May 2009.

• Click on Open Meet Entry Pack,  which includes the promoters' rules and conditions, qualifying times and the race programme.
• Click on Open Meet Individual Entry Form  for individual W&DSC members only, IMPORTANT - please submit all entries via one of the club Open Meet Co-ordinators.
• Click on Open Meet Entry Form.  This form should be used for Visiting Club Entries only.

What are Open Meets?

Before entering yourself for any open meet, please make sure that it does not conflict with any club galas, home open meets or championships. 

Anyone entering a Club organised Open Meet must use the Witney & District Entry Form.  Please speak to the Open Meets Co-ordinator if you have any questions, or you are unsure whether entries are to be submitted by the Club.

These are competitions where Club swimmers enter individually using their previously achieved personal best time for each stroke and distance.  Normally Coaches will select the stroke/distance they want a swimmer to enter to help in their personal development.  These may not necessarily be either the swimmers favourite or best events.  The types of Meet vary according to the capability of the swimmers.  The ASA have a licensing system of 4 categories which have been designed to broaden the range of competition available to swimmers. 

Briefly the four categories are be described as follows:

License 1

These are the highest grade of Open Meet designed for swimmers of National Standard and above.  There has to be a ‘lower qualifying times’ (no slower than) but there is ‘no upper qualifying times (no faster than).  Times achieved at these Meets can be used for qualification to Nationals, Regional and County competition.

License 2

These Meets have both ‘lower qualifying times’ and ‘upper qualifying times’ although this is usually much faster than a national qualifying time and therefore not normally are restriction to entry.  The ‘lower qualifying times’ however can vary considerably from Meet to Meet.  Times achieved at these competitions can be used for qualification to Nationals, Regional and County competition.

License 3

License 3 Meets have ‘upper qualifying times’ but not necessarily a ‘lower qualifying time’.  The cut-off can be anything up to a National Standard.  Times achieved at these Meets can be used for qualification to County competitions.

License 4