Shropshire County Championships
The County Championships are held each year over three weekends from mid February to mid March and are for many club swimmers the high-light of the year.
Whilst internal competition within the Club is always encouraged and galas present the chance for swimmers to compete against their age group outside of the club – the County Championships provide the opportunity for swimmers to demonstrate their skills against the best in the County. They represent the first rung on the ladder to District and National Championships beyond. The road to eventual Olympic glory in essence starts at the counties.
There really is a tremendous sense of achievement in being crowned King or Queen of Shropshire Swimming.
In order to compete in the County Championships swimmers need to record a qualification time which varies from year to year. The qualifying age for the Counties is the age on the last day of the Championships. It is the age as of this date which determines age group. Swimmers need to be at least 9 years old as at that date in order to compete in the County Championships