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BCM SWPA Autumn Meet 2025

Entries are now open for the GALA – BCM SWPA Autumn Meet 2025 – see QR Code below for details.

The BCM Autumn Meet will take place over the weekend of the 4 & 5 October 2025 at Wigan Life Centre.

To take part in this gala a swimmer has to be 9 years old or over at Midnight on 5 October 2025. Whatever age the swimmer is at midnight on the 5 October 2025 is the age they will race.

When entering this gala please make sure to enter a time for each event. If the swimmer does not have an official time you can ask one of the coaches at training for a time.

Please beware if this gala is over subscribed swimmers with estimated times or unofficial times will likely be rejected first.

Also when looking at the upper time limits please beware that swimmers can not have swam faster than the stated upper time limit to enter that race.

This is an idea gala for swimmers to enter into competitive swimming.

You will also need a Swim England “Swim to Compete” membership.

If you have a “Swim to Train” membership this will need to be upgraded so that you can take part.

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Long Course Training Session

On Saturday 26 July 2025, ORCA will be hosting a Long Course Training Session at Manchester Aquatics Centre.

If you are a Group 1 swimmer, you are invited to train from 1pm-2pm.

Please aim to arrive for 12.45pm.

If you are a Group 2/3 swimmer, you are invited to train from 2pm-3pm.

Please aim to arrive for 1.45pm.

We would encourage attendance at this session as the opportunity for long course training is rare, given the availability of 50m pools within the locality of Greater Manchester.

Car Parks close to the Aquatics Centre are:

  • NCP – Manchester Circle Square – M1 7ED
  • NCP – Manchester Chester Street – M1 5GE
  • APOCA – Aquatics Centre – M13 9SS

**There will be no training at Royton Leisure Centre on this day**

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Fundraiser – Swim IT

The brilliant Lucinda & Mollie are fundraising for Macmillan in memory of Lucinda’s dad who sadly passed away when she was just 9 years old.

They are together going to smash this challenge by swimming distance of 21 miles (the equivalent of the English Channel) during the months of June & July.

Please, if you can donate, I know this will give the girls an enormous amount of encouragement to complete this challenge !

https://swimit.macmillan.org.uk/…/lucindas-supportive-swim