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North Midlands Swimming and Water Polo Association

The North Midlands Swimmimg and Water Polo Association is run jointly by Affiliated swimming clubs from Cheshire and Staffordshire. The association runs an annual swimming competition which is licensed at Swim England Level 3 and provides an excellent intermediate level gala where young inexperienced swimmers can have a gentle introduction to competitive swimming.

The North Midlands competition will continue to run as a licensed meet. The organizers of the competition believe that it offers a valuable opportunity for swimmers to gain experience of competitive swimming.

Our Constitution

2026 Competition

Conditions, Programme of Events and Qualification Times

Conditions

Online Entry system

The online entries open on Wednesday 1st July a 6PM entries are on first come first served basis. The entry system is available here

Accepted Entries

The Accepted Entries are available at Swimming Events

Volunteers - Signup sheet is available

We appreciate the support of our volunteers who are essential to the running of the meet. If you are able to help out at any of the sessions please sign up on our volunteer sheet

Spectators Tickets

Access to the balcony has been free for the North Midlands competition for many years. However, current circumstances require that we restrict the number of spectators on the balcony. Tickets will be available to buy online nearer the event. Children are free.

Tickets will also be available on the door subject to availability (please book online to ensure a ticket).

License Numbers

  • September 26th-27th  3NW261108
  • October 3rd-4th  3NW261109

DBS and SE Registration for Team Managers

All Coaches and Team Managers need to get their poolside accreditation by visiting Swimming.org poolside Accrediation log into membership options, using your membership number and Password, click Purchase accreditation for events click purchase now against Swim England DBS, Safeguarding, qualification check 1 Oct 2026 to 30 Nov 2025

Session Details

All Events are Head Declared Winners (HDW). Entry Fee £6.50 per event. Ages as of 20nd October 2026. Entries closing date Wednesday 2nd September 2025. Late entries may be accepted after this date if there is available space, the fee for late entries will be £12

Saturday 26th September 2026
Session 1

Warmup 12:45 Start TBC

# Age Sex Meter Stroke
101 10+ Male/Open 400m Freestyle
102 9+ Female 50 Butterfly
103 10+ Male/Open 100 IM
104 10+ Female 200 Freestyle
Saturday 26th September 2026
Session 2

Warmup TBC Start TBC

# Age Sex Meter Stroke
202 9+ Male/Open 100m Backstroke
202 10+ Female 400m IM
203 9+ Male/Open 100m Freestyle
204 9+ Female 100m Breaststroke
205 9+ Male/Open 200m Butterfly
Sunday 27th September 2026
Session 3

Warmup 09:00 Start TBC

# Age Sex Meter Stroke
301 9+ Female 200m Individual Medley
302 9+ Male/Open 50m Backstroke
303 9+ Female 100m Butterfly
304 9+ Male/Open 200m Breaststroke
305 9+ Female 200m Backstroke
Sunday 27th September 2026
Session 4

Warmup TBC Start TBC

# Age Sex Meter Stroke
401 9+ Male/Open 50m Freestyle
402 9+ Female 50m Breaststroke
403 11+ Mixed 800m Freestyle
Saturday 3rd October 2026
Session 5

Warmup 12:45 Start TBC

# Age Sex Meter Stroke
501 10+ Female 400m Freestyle
502 9+ Male/Open 50m Butterfly
503 9+ Female 100m IM
504 9+ Male/Open 200m Freestyle
Saturday 3rd/sup> October 2026
Session 6

Warmup TBC Start TBC

# Age Sex Meter Stroke
601 9+ Female 100m Backstroke
602 10+ Male/Open 400m IM
603 9+ Female 100m freestyle
604 9+ Male/Open 100m breaststroke
605 9+ Female 200m Butterfly
Sunday 4th October 2026
Session 7

Warmup 09:00 Start TBC

# Age Sex Meter Stroke
701 9+ Male/Open 200m Individual Medley
702 9+ Female 50m Backstroke
703 9+ Male/Open 100m Butterfly
704 9+ Female 200m Breaststroke
705 9+ Male/Open 200m Backstroke
Sunday 4th October 2026
Session 8

Warmup TBC Start TBC

# Age Sex Meter Stroke
801 9+ Female 50m Freestyle
802 9+ Male/Open 50m Breaststroke
803 11+ Mixed 1500m Freestyle
Some sessions may require breaks to conform to Swim England licensing conditions. Breaks will be announced in the week before the championships start, which session they relate to and when they will occur in a session. This meet is subject to change. The order of events will remain the same but may be split. This meet is subject to Government, Swim England, Local Authority and Pool operator (Leisure centre) guidance, restrictions and operating procedures.

Swimmers Racing in competition

2026 Results

Club Rankings 2026

Ranking Club Points
1Winsford
2Satellite
3Newcastle
4Biddulph
5Cheadle
6Knutsford
7Alsager
8Leek
9Crewe
10Nantwich
11Wilmslow
12Northwich
13Sandbach
14Cosacss
15City of Chester

Historic / Other Results

Affiliated Clubs

Contacts

President

Wendy Brunt

Entries Secretary

Sue Wright

Chaiman

Barry Keeling

Secretary

Cheryl Flatman

Treasurer

Adam Frost

Promoter

Barry Keeling