BMSS Summer Splashdown

When

Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th July

Venue: Sir Jason Kenny Centre, Moor Ln, Bolton BL3 5BN

Events: 50m, 100m, 200m all strokes, 200 IM, 400 Free & 400 IM

Age groups: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16/over

Price: £7.00 per race

Poolside: £15 per club (waived if officials supplied)

Spectators: £5/session, £7 all day

Licence: 3NW261439

Level: SE level 3

Contact: compsec@boltonmetro.com

A friendly SE Level 3 summer meet at our home pool in Bolton. Thirty events across all four strokes over three sessions, seeded slowest to fastest, with spot prizes and top-3 awards per age group. Run with upper entry times, and entries are accepted on a First Come, First Served basis.

Entries close 10 June 2026 at 23:59, or when full (session time reaches two hours).

Programme of events

Every event runs Open/Male then Female. Heats seeded slowest to fastest, Head Declared Winner (no finals).

Upper time limits

Swimmers must not have swum faster than the published upper time limits in the last 12 months at a Level 1, 2, or 3 licensed meet prior to the last day of the meet (Sunday 5 July 2026). Entries are checked against the Swim England database.

Tables are published in the entry pack.

How to enter (4 steps)

BACS details. Bolton Metro Swim Squad · Account 63966557 · Sort code 01-30-99 · Reference (YOUR CLUB NAME) Summer Splashdown.

The draft list publishes 12 June 2026. Check it carefully and report any errors to compsec@boltonmetro.com immediately.

Spectators

Spectator passes give access to the balcony upstairs and are available from the front desk each day. Tickets are not needed in advance.

• £5.00 per session
• £7.00 all-day pass
• No concessions
• Cash or card on the door. No advance tickets required.

We don't limit numbers per family, but please be considerate of other parents wanting to spectate.

Photography

Photography, including mobile phones, must follow Swim England Wavepower guidance (current edition). No flash photography at any time.

Officials

If you are officiating at this meet, please flag this with your club Comp Sec so we can waive the £15 poolside pass fee for your club. Mileage claims can be submitted via the officials form.

Officials coordinator: Hannah Cork, officials@boltonmetro.com

Poolside passes

Two things are needed for a coach, team manager, or chaperone to be on poolside at a Bolton Metro meet: a valid SENW accreditation pass (free, per-person, issued by the visiting club) and their club's Bolton Metro poolside pass (£15 flat per club, waived if the club provides officials).

SENW accreditation (per person, free)

• Every coach, team manager, and chaperone on poolside must hold one. Any parent chaperoning their own child must also hold one.
• Club secretaries generate passes for their poolside team via the SENW Accreditation Platform before the meet. Free, verifies
• DBS and safeguarding compliance, non-transferable.
• QR codes are scanned at the poolside entrance on the day. Wristbands are issued on successful verification. Personnel without a valid pass will not be granted poolside access.
• Club secretary not yet registered? Email events@swimnorthwest.org with your club name, secretary's name, SE number, and contact email.
  
  

Bolton Metro poolside pass (per club, £15)

• £15.00 flat per visiting club, regardless of how many coaches or team managers are poolside.
• Waived in full for clubs providing one or more technical officials. Flag this on your poolside pass request form.
  
  

Bolton Metro is not responsible for any unaccompanied swimmers on the poolside. The responsibility falls on the club entering the swimmer.