Championships 2025
Useful links:
Programme of events / Results / Live stream / Swim shop / Photographer
(15/1/2025) Programme of events updated with Session times
(14/1/2025) List of swimmers by event
Accepted entries by event : here
(12/1/2025) Accepted Entries for the 1500m Event
Here are the accepted entries and reserve list for the 1500m event
Accepted_entries_1500m
Reserve List 1500m
(9/1/2025) Accepted Entries
Here are the accepted entries for all events at held at LAC.
Accpeted_entries_kents_2025452.pdf
(8/1/2025) 800m Freestyle,11 January, K2 Crawley, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, RH11 9BQ
ACCEPTED ENTRIES: Here are the list of accepted entries and the reserve list for the 800m freestyle. The details have already been sent to the clubs.
WITHDRAWALS AND RESERVE LIST: Any withdrawals prior to Saturday 11 January may be notified to Lynn Gates by 9am on that Saturday morning - thereafter any withdrawals may be made at the desk that will be situated by the changing village on poolside. Spaces left by withdrawals made before noon on Friday 10 January will be offered to reserves on the reserve list.
INVOICES FOR ENTRIES: Invoices for the Accepted entries have been sent to the Clubs and for those subsequently accepted from the reserve lists after the event has taken place. If any Clubs have not received invoices please contact John Handley
COACHES AND TEAM MANAGERS: Please remember that only those coaches and team managers who have poolside accreditation will be allowed on poolside. Please make sure that all arrangements to obtain this has been done in advance of 11 January. Please contact John King for accreditation
TIMINGS: Warm up is at 5.30 pm - start time 6 pm. There is only one session. There is no swim down pool available this year. Where time is available formal presentations will be made to the Open and Junior male and female winners upon completion of racing.
SPECTATOR TICKETS: Spectator tickets for the K2 are available for purchase at £3 a session here. Please not that there are no cash sales on the door. Tickets for the 1500m Freestyle on 1 March can also be purchased using this link.
RESULTS AND LIVE STREAM
PHOTOGRAPHY: You can arrange for your swimmer to be photographed by our professional photographer Jason Shepherd at the 800 and the LAC events. A pre–event explainer can be found here.
PARKING: Crawley do not have a home match on 11 January. There are events at K2 at the same time as the Championships which may mean that the car park is full. There is an overflow car park at the Tilgate office park. The office park can be reached by turning left out of the K2 car park and is not too far along the dual carriageway on the left. If you reach the M23 roundabout you will need to retrace your steps.
WAVEPOWER REMINDER: WavePower 2024 has restricts all mobile use and other devices as part of their changing rooms policy. It prohibits all use of a mobile phone or device in a changing area
NO
- x Taking photos or videos
- x Texting
- x Making phone calls
- x Browsing the internet
Please remind your swimmers of this.
EVENTS at the LAC: Acceptances will be published after the closing date next month
Spectator tickets for the LAC sessions are available for purchase at £6.50 a session here and the number is limited to 1,200. Once that number is reached no further tickets will be sold and anyone without a ticket will not be admitted. There are no cash sales on the door.
The ‘No Food’ policy bringing in food from outside remains in force except for the swimmers who may bring in their own food. Coaches and Swimmers are exempt from this restriction.
Please also note that West Ham are not due to be at home either weekend.
The swim shop SwimPath will be at the LAC - they are taking orders now for Kent 2025 merchandise - the link to SwimPath to order and purchase merchandise is here.
12 YEAR OLD PATHWAY PARENTS TALK: As in previous years the County on behalf of Swim England Talent will be running Camps for the swimmers in the 12 year old age group ie: born in 2013. Forty-two swimmers will be selected (21 Open/male 21 female) for the two Camps, one to be held in October 2025 and the other July 2026. The selection will be made after the Summer Regionals.
We will be holding a talk on the programme by our lead coach Gary Inch of Greenwich Royals supported by our lead team manager Marie Atkinson-Brian in the lunch break at LAC on Sunday 26 January. This will be therefore be at 1230 or if later within 10 minutes of completion of the morning session, and will be in the Creche at the LAC which is near the ground floor main reception.
This is open to all parents of 2013-born swimmers but we would ask that one parent per swimmer attends as space is limited. If your swimmer is born in any other year please do not attend. For those swimmers born in 2014 and later there will, subject to Swim England directions on the Pathway, be the opportunity to attend a similar talk next year.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: A great deal of work goes on behind the scenes to enable the championships to run smoothly - the county is always on the look out for new people to help with the technical support needed and whilst we have a dedicated technical support team who can pass on their skills and knowledge it is a small team and we need to increase the numbers - if you are technically minded then this may well be the volunteer role you are looking for in swimming.
(19/12/2024) Spectator tickets
Spectator tickets are now available using this link. Please note the following details:
- Tickets are limited to 1,200 per session for all events at the LAC. There is no spectator limit for events at K2.
- Please check that the details entered are correct - especially your email address - as any errors will mean that you will not receive your ticket confirmation.
- In the event that any spectators are unable to attend any of the sessions, tickets are non-refundable.
(19/12/2024) URGENT update to Female 17+ 50M Butterfly consideration time
Due to an inconsistency between the Female and Open/Male times for this event the consideration times have relaxed for the Female 17+ 50m Butterfly. The Long Course Consideration time will now be 33.80 and the Short Course Consideration time 33.20. (An updated version 5 of the qualification times is below)
Please continue to use the existing entry files for all other entries but if you have a female swimmer whose entry time for the 17+ 50m Butterfly is between 32.31 and 33.80 long course or between 31.71 and 33.20 short course please enter manually by emailing Lynn Gates on lynn.gates@kentswimming.org before the closing date to include the swimmer’s name, date of birth, Swim England Number and the time. All conditions relating to entry otherwise remain in full force and effect.
(14/12/2024) Photographs update
Kent Swimming is pleased to announce that we have again secured the professional photography services of Jason Shepherd Photography - Sports & Event Photography.
Please note that photography will be on a pre book basis only. This is exclusive commission photography of your swimmer. With limited slots per event, focusing on only those who want photography, meaning you'll get the best possible images.
Everything is explained in this link. So, book early and take advantage of the “In Advance” pricing compared to booking “On The Day”.
(21/11/2024) Swim shop update
Championship hoodies, T-shirts and hats are now available to pre-order at SwimPath using this link. Please check the order windows so that you get your kit in time.
(19/11/2024) Full information including closing dates
You will find below all that is required to enter the 2025 championships. Some documents remain to be added. There will also be more detail on timings and spectator entry which will follow once all the entries are in.
A reminder to clubs that no payment of entry fees is required at time of submitting entries.
Please also note the Conditions, in particular:
- the arrangements for the 800m/1500m previously advised
- there are no express para swimming qualifying times
There is one electronic entry file - one copy should be filed for entry for 800m freestyle at K2 Crawley with a closing date for these entries of 18 December 2024. A second copy should be filed for the remainder of events to be held at the LAC and the 1500m Freestyle at K2 with a closing date of 8 January 2025. Contact Lynn Gates for the files.
Documents
- Conditions
- Event Programme (15/1/2025 - session times added)
- Open/Male and Female qualifying Times (version 5 - 17/12/2024)
- Summary Sheet 800
- Summary Sheet 1500
- Summary Sheet events at LAC and Para Swimmers entries
- Coach Application Form
Electronic entries
These will be made using Sportsystems - Entry Manager rev2 will need to be installed - and Personal Key will be needed to use SS Entry Manager (How to obtain a Personal Key. Once installed there is a 'Help' section which advises how to enter swimmers.
Please note the Sportsystem file is for individual entries only. Unlike many entry files, the times cannot be edited.
To enter swimmers:
- Open the entry file, ensure you have your club's swimmer file downloaded. For a more speedy process, enter all of one gender, then all the other gender.
- Find the swimmer, then press 'Get Times'.
- You can then save the entire file, or delete entries then press 'save'. If you accidentally delete, you need to press 'Get Times' again.
Coach application form
Please complete the form under 'Documents' above and send to John King.
Swim Shop
We are delighted again to have a swim shop at the LAC for 2025 - SwimPath. Championship hoodies, T-shirts and hats are now available to pre-order at SwimPath using this link. Please note that the order cut-off date is 12 January 2024.
Photographer
We are also delighted to have Jason Shepherd photographing the event. A new model for ordering photographs will be used in 2025 and more details will be available in December.
Any queries/questions please make these via your club in the first instance.
John Handley - Promoter 2025 Kent County Swimming Championships
(11/10/2024) Closing Dates
- 18 December 2024 for 800m freestyle at K2 Crawley on 11 January 2025
- 8 January 2025 for the remainder of the events including all LAC events and 1500m freestyle at K2 on 1 March 2025
(10/10/2024) Programme and Qualifying Times
The Consideration times in a number of cases are slower than last year which may therefore mean that unlike last year when all entries were accepted there may be some rejections. This will partly be due to the slower times but also due to the fact that as the LAC events take place outside the half-term holiday, those clubs who chose go away on half term-camps are likely to be in attendance. Swimmers should however enter all events for which they have the consideration time.
We are also aware that the date for the 1,500m freestyle clashes with Arena League Finals weekend which will affect those clubs who qualify. Whilst this is unfortunate, 1 March was the only feasible weekend date we could be obtain, both within the County Championships window and at a reasonable cost.
Confirmed Dates
We can now confirm the dates for the Championships next year are:
- Saturday 11th January at K2 Crawley (evening only 800m freestyle)
- Saturday 25th/Sunday 26th January LAC Stratford
- Saturday 1st/Sunday 2nd February LAC Stratford
- Saturday 1st March at K2 Crawley (evening only 1500m freestyle)
We appreciate that the dates for the long distance events are not ideal but these are the only realistic and cost effective dates that can be obtained within the County Championship window.
We are finalising Qualifying Times and hope to have these out during the course of this month.
