Swimming Information

Covid Officer & Event First Responder

Event First Responder: Mark Gaffney: 07966 388957

Sponsors

Allan McDougall Solicitors

General Guidance:

• Although not a legal requirement, SDS are still recommending that those who wish to wear face coverings are supported to do so.
• A basket system will be in operation described below.
• Spectators are permitted to spectate from the viewing gallery next to the pool however are invited to use the top 3 rows for this to allow teams ample room further down closer to the pool.
• All spectators and team support are encouraged to follow national guidance on face coverings

Arrival & Changing:

Registration and Withdrawals Available from 09:30

• Team Managers ONLY should register their arrival at the registration desk and any last-minute withdrawals.
• When swimmers arrive, they can go straight into the changing area and then onto poolside from there to an area of your choosing. Please be mindful of other teams when securing space for your team.
• Please ensure teams are kept together and all swimmers competing under a named area are aware of who their Team Manager is. This makes it much easier to find swimmers where necessary.
• Withdrawals should be communicated as early as possible to allow for the programme to be updated accordingly.
• Withdrawals can be sent to events@Scottishdisabilitysport.com or by phone to 07966 388 957 in the run-up to the event.
• Lockers take 20p coins

Session Times:

Please treat the following times as approximate subject to possible unexpected delays on the day or the possibility we move through the programme more quickly than anticipated.

Warm-up: 10:00am – 10:25am (Lanes 0, 1,  8 & 9 for Class 6-10 Swimmers/ Lanes 2 – 7 for Class 1-5 Swimmers.

Diving in Lanes 3, 4 & 5 for last 10 minutes of warm-up).

Session 1: 10:30am – 12:00pm

Lunch: 12:00pm – 12:45pm

Warm-up: 12:45pm – 1:00pm (Lanes as above)

Session 2: 1:00pm – 1:55pm

Session 3: 2:00pm – 3:45pm

Departure: 4pm

Races & Medals:

Medals will be awarded at this meet to males and females in each time-band classification.

Presentations will be made throughout the event

There will be no heats and finals at this event so all races will be on a heat declared winner basis.

The minus one rule will be in operation. Please see rules above for how the minus one rule operates.

A prize will be awarded to the top performing male and female swimmer on the day.

Programmes & Live Results

In order to continue our organisation’s aim to be environmentally friendly we will only be issuing paper programmes to Team Managers and Officials (approximately one x starting sheets per 10 swimmers). In addition to this, live results and a session order will be available through a QR code displayed throughout the venue and on our website at https://scottishdisabilitysport.com/events-swimming/

Basket System & Swimmer Marshalling

There will be a basket system in operation whereby swimmers will have a basket available to them at their designated lane. Swimmers MUST take a towel, t-shirt, and swim shoes with them to each event (and mask if desired) and place these in the basket before collecting them again following their race. Swimmers should then dry off completely before returning to their team in the stand. This enables us to maintain a safe environment for our swimmers, spectators, and officials.

First Aid:

Basic First Aid will be provided by the centre staff at Tollcross ISC. In the case of an emergency an ambulance will be called.

Catering:

There is a café on site open for participants and spectators to use if required from 10am – 4pm. There will be space in the Wellshot Hall for participants to eat lunch in.

Parking:

There should be ample parking in the large car park at the venue.  

Photography and/ or filming

All persons participating give their express consent to the use of their images or footage for promotional purposes connected with Scottish Disability Sport. If you have a participant that does not wish to be included in any coverage, please notify the event first responder. 

Those taking photos should register at the event desk and they will be allocated a pink band to evidence they have registered their device and intention to photograph at the event.