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KRSC are in four Leagues:- Speedo, Junior
Speedo, Wey
and Rother
SPEEDO LEAGUE
This league was originally
created in 1964 with an idea from Ilford Swimming Club. It has grown to
seven area leagues involving over 500 clubs. Speedo are the sponsors and
KRSC are in the Southern area. There are five divisions in the Southern
area with 18 clubs in each division. There are three rounds held in
October, November and December. The results from Round 1 reflect where the
Club competes in the next round and so on. The December gala finalises the
overall places. KRSC fields 2 teams, the 'A' Team compete in the Premier
Division and the 'B' Team in Division 1. Winners from each
area meet to compete for the national title.
JUNIOR SPEEDO LEAGUE
KRSC joined the National
Junior Speedo League (M11) in 2005. The league comprises 2
divisions, with 12 teams in each division. KRSC joined the
league in Division 2, and have been promoted to Division 1 for
2006. There are 3 rounds to the competition, held in February,
April and May. At the end of the rounds, the top 3 teams in
Division 2 are promoted and the bottom 3 teams of Division 1 are
relegated. Winners of this League go on to the Southern
Semi-final, and if successful proceed to the Final which is in
November.
ROTHER SWIMMING LEAGUE
KRSC will join the Rother League
for the first time in 2006. The League now comprises of 30 clubs. There
are four rounds in May, June, September. Round 1 is for age groups U11, U14, U16 and
Open with the U12’s swimming 25m events and the others competing in 50m events
including relays. Round 2 is similar but age groups are U11, U13, U15 and
Open. Round 3 is all relays and also includes Master swimmers.
WEY B LEAGUE
KRSC will join the Wey B League
for the first time in 2005.
The object of the League is to stimulate interest in competitive
swimming by holding competitions for less able junior swimmers
at the time of County Championships. There are 3 groups
of teams and 2 rounds of competition. Age groups are U10, U11,
U12, U13 and U14.
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