BRITISH SWIMMING GLASGOW MEET 2021
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BRITISH SWIMMING GLASGOW MEET
2021
Event Contact Venue
Georgina Coulson Tollcross International Swimming Centre
British Swimming 350 Wellshot Road
georgina.coulson@swimming.org Glasgow
+44(0)7966271753 G32 7QR
0141 276 8282
Event Date
Thursday 3rd – Sunday 6th June
Meet Format
The meet comprises:
I. a 6 session (3 heats sessions, 3 finals sessions) open section (including para
athletes) with evening heats and morning finals. The event will commence on
the evening of the 3rd June and conclude following the finals session on the
morning of Sunday 6th June.
II. a 3 session junior section – sessions will operate on a heat declared winner
(HDW) format. These sessions will run early afternoon on Friday 4th, Saturday
5th and Sunday 6th June.
COVID 19
The Meet is an elite sport event operating under the current Scottish Government COVID
guidelines and has also been planned to adhere to the Phase 3 – Resumption of
Performance (Elite) Sport (Step 4). All requirements relating to COVID-19 regulations
prevailing at the time will be adhered to.
It is also important to be aware that even where restrictions may have eased in
Scotland or Glasgow at the time of the Meet, it will still operate under restrictions put
in place by the Event Planning Group for the event. This is for the safety and well-
being of all involved in the Meet.
All those involved will be required to agree to a COVID Code of Conduct, and asked to sign
this following a mandatory event briefing. All athletes, coaches and event staff will be
required to adhere to the guidelines in the code of conduct as applicable to their role at the
event. Failure to comply with the codes could lead to exclusion from the event. Full details of
the COVID Event Management Plan and requirements will be issued as soon as this has
been confirmed and approved by the relevant authorities in Scotland.
BRITISH SWIMMING GLASGOW MEET 2021
3RD-6TH JUNE 2021Entry Information
1. Go to the online entry page. Entries open Tuesday 4th May 2021 at 12 noon.
2. Enter your membership number or surname in the box.
3. Providing you have updated your photo, coach and height information in your Biog, a
list with the events you have qualified in will appear ticked.
4. Untick any events which you do not wish to enter.
5. At this point in the process you will be asked to pay for your accommodation for the
event in addition to your event entries. Please see further information below on
accommodation.
6. Payment is via debit or credit card; please follow the PayPal payment instructions. You
do not need a PayPal account to do this. Your entry will not be complete until you
receive a confirmation of payment email from Paypal.
Entries must be received before 12:00 noon on Tuesday 11th May 2021. Entries will be
charged at £12.50 per swim. Please note, due to the additional planning around capacity and
venue flow, we will unfortunately be unable to accept late entries.
Limits will need to be placed on entry numbers which could result in swimmers achieving the
consideration time not being admitted to the Meet. Limits will be set according to the
restrictions and parameters in place at the time entries are finalised. In the event of entries
being limited and some entries being subsequently declined, entry fees will be refunded in full.
Please refer to the event conditions for eligibility.
Please note Junior swimmers will, on entry be automatically included in the junior section of
the meet. Those juniors wishing to be included in the “Open section” must “opt in” at the time
of entry. Opt ins should be made via email to georgina.coulson@swimming.org at the time
you enter. For clarity, junior swimmers will not be able to swim in both senior and junior
sections of the meet. Any junior opting to compete in the open section will need to do so for
ALL events entered.
Entries without completed payment will not be accepted.
Entry Confirmation
A list of processed entries is available on the online entry page and will be updated
automatically.
Competitors are requested to check their entries carefully and inform the Entries
Administrator immediately of any errors by emailing Lindsay.lewis@scottishswimming.com
ACCOMMODATION
In order to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and to help protect everyone, ALL
athletes, team support staff and coaches must stay in the official hotels for the event.
Upon entering the event you will be asked to pay for your accommodation. There will be 3
official hotels which are in operation for the event. Once you pay for your accommodation
and your entry has been accepted you will be allocated a room at one of the hotels. Please
note that all accommodation is the same price and the same standard of hotel.
BRITISH SWIMMING GLASGOW MEET 2021
3RD-6TH JUNE 2021The three hotels in operations are:
Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central
36 Cambridge Street
Glasgow
G2 3HN
Doubletree by Hilton Strathclyde
Phoenix Cres
Bellshill
ML4 3JQ
Crown Plaza
Congress Road
Glasgow
G3 8QT
Accommodation will be offered on a full board basis and will cost £135.00 per person per
night. Please note that everyone attending the event will be entering a bubble and will
therefore be required to check into the hotel on either Wednesday 2nd or Thursday 3rd
June, no later, and undertake a COVID test on arrival.
Further details on testing will be communicated in due course. You will be able to check out
of the hotel as soon as you have completed your racing schedule but you will then be unable
to return to the event.
As part of the COVID management plan, during the course of the event all involved in the
event are required to be in the hotel, competition view or directly transiting between the two
venues. No access to shops, cafes etc is permitted whilst at the event.
TRAVEL
The Event Planning Group, in conjunction with the COVID Committee, for the event ask that
everyone involved in the meet travel alone where possible (unless in the same household)
and preferably travel by car to the event. If there are any issues with travelling to the meet by
car please contact georgina.coulson@swimming.org
COMPETITOR INFORMATION
Training
Open training will be available for all competitors on Thursday 3rd June between 12:00 –
15:30. Full details of how the training will operate will be provided in information following the
close of entries. It is likely that there will be a booking system in place.
Session Times
The meet comprises:
1. A 6 session (3 heats sessions, 3 finals sessions) senior/open section (including para
athletes) with evening heats and morning finals. The event will commence on the
BRITISH SWIMMING GLASGOW MEET 2021
3RD-6TH JUNE 2021evening of the 3rd June and conclude following the finals session on the morning of
Sunday 6th June. The senior / open heats will start at 17:30 and finals at 10:00.
2. A 3 session junior section – sessions will operate on a heat declared winner (HDW)
format. These sessions will run early afternoon on Friday 4th, Saturday 5th and Sunday
6th June. Juniors swims will all be operated as heat declared winners and the session
will start at 13:45.
See event schedule.
Estimated session finish times will be in the draft programme after the close of entries.
Warm Up and Swim Down
It is likely that there will be allocated warm up times for your events. These will be finalised
following confirmation of entries.
Accreditation
All competitors, coaches, chaperones, team staff and volunteers must have a valid
accreditation to access the event. Accreditation is non-transferable and must be worn at all
times when inside the venue. If the pass is forgotten or lost, a replacement pass will be re-
issued for £10 at the Sports Information Desk.
Athletes
Your accreditation will be sent to you by email in PDF format upon completion of your entry.
Please print and bring with you to the event where you can collect a pouch and lanyard from
the Front Desk.
The barcodes contain your membership number and will be scanned to check the details
against the entry database.
Poolside Passes
Coaches, team managers and physio/support staff requiring access to poolside must
purchase a pass in advance. This can be done via the online entry system for English and
Welsh Members, Scottish Members purchase your pass here.
As with athlete event entries, coaches will be required to pay for their accommodation
requirements at the same time of applying for their pass. Accreditation will be emailed to you
in PDF format to print and bring to the event where pouches and lanyards will be provided.
Coaches are advised that during competition there will be limits on access to certain areas. A
coaches’ pen is likely to be in operation.
Doping Control
Swimmers are warned that random doping control may take place. Please keep your
accreditation on your person at all times for identification.
Event Briefing and Team Leader Meeting
A mandatory event briefing will be held virtually between 12:30-13:30 on Wednesday 26th May.
A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page will also be published and updated regularly on
the events page of the British Swimming website
The pre-event Team Leader meeting will be held virtually at 18:00 on Tuesday 1st June.
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