Fixture Types

The Southern Junior League is for swimmers aged 9-12 and there are 3 galas during the year in April, May and June. The club aims to put out the strongest team possible for these galas and special one-off training sessions may take place before the first round to practice starts, turns and takeovers. The age as at date for these series of gala's is always the date of the 3rd round gala.

In 2008, Bristol North had a successful campaign where we finished 16th (mid table), gaining two good 3rd place finishes in rounds 1 and 3.

The winners of the A Final compete in a regional Southern Final with the first 4 teams going on to compete in the National Junior League Final.

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The Cotswold league has 5 galas spread from January through to May. The age groups are 11/under, 13/under, 15/under and Open. There are numerous restrictions on who can swim in the Cotswold League, therefore the club may not be able to field it's strongest team in this series. Bristol North has re-entered the Cotswolds in 2010 to give more swimmers the chance to compete in league galas. 

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Open Meet events are similar to championships in that they are open to anyone, swimmers enter as an individual, there is ultimately one winner and medals are awarded. They are organised by clubs primarily as fund raising events (Bristol North has one in September) so there is an entry fee and the event may be held all in one day or be spread over several days. Many of these events will be licensed (ours is not) by the ASA at a particular level so will have a qualifying time and, maybe, a cut-off time to eliminate swimmers above a standard. Most championship qualifying times must be achieved in licensed events so swimmers may travel long distances to take part in open meets. Entry times must be submitted and, if the event is very popular, entries may be rejected unlike a championship where if you qualify you are entitled to swim.

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