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Gloucester County ASA

Promoting the development of ALL aquatic disciplines throughout the Gloucester County area

Record Claim Criteria

General Criteria

1.  Applications shall be made on the official web form within 60 days of the date of the swim which must include a link to the British Swimming results website.

2. GCASA Records will only be recognised if both the swimmer and the swim meet the eligibility criteria below:

GCASA Swimmer Eligibility

1. To claim a GCASA record swimmers must be eligible to compete in GCASA competitions in the year of competition (1st September - 31st August).

2. Swimmers must not have swum in the County Championships of another English county or an equivalent region or area of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland in the year of competition.

3. Swimmers must not have represented another English county or an equivalent region or area of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland in the year of competition.

4.   Swimmers must be actively representing the GCASA club in the year of competition of the record claim. With the exception of swimmers permanently based overseas who do not have the opportunity to do so.

GCASA Swim Eligibility

1. GCASA Records will be recognised only if achieved under ASA Technical Rules and Laws in a pool and event that are recognised by GCASA.

2. A GCASA Record will be recognised only if achieved by a swimmer:

      a) representing a club affiliated to GCASA or,

      b) representing GCASA or,

      c) representing the ASA South West Region or,

      d) representing that swimmer’s registered national team (British swimmers only, inc IOM and Channel Islands),

3. All times must be authenticated by a electronic time on the British Swimming rankings database; no conversions will be accepted.

Notes: 

  • The County will accept retrospective records after 1st Jan 2012, outside the 60 day period, with evidence until 31 December 2016. After that date, the 60 day rule will be in force.
  • Actively representing a club means they have represented the club on at leat 2 occaisions in the past 12 Months.
  • Masters records excluded
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