BMSS Counties Countdown

When

Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th December

Entries open 7 September at 18:00 and then close 23rd November 23:59pm, or when full.

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

Events: 50m, 100m, 200m all strokes 400m, 800m & 1500 Free 200m & 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)

Licence: 3NW262167

Level: SE level 3

Contact: compsec@boltonmetro.com

Bolton Metro Swim Squad would like to invite you to our Christmas Counties Countdown on Saturday, 12th & Sunday, 13th December 2026, at The Sir Jason Kenny Centre, Moor Lane, Bolton, BL3 5BN.

Looking to clock your County times before we wrap up the year? This is the perfect occasion.

Programme of events

Heats are seeded slowest to fastest and every event is a Heat Declared Winner, with no finals. The 800m and 1500m Freestyle are swum as mixed events.

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 13 December 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) BMSS CCC. BACS payments only.

The accepted and rejected entries list publishes on 1 December 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
• £8.00 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: Chere Crosthwaite, 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 arrival. Wristbands are issued on successful verification. Personnel without valid accreditation will not be granted poolside access, though the Meet Promoter may carry out manual verification in exceptional circumstances.
• 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. Swim England's supervision ratio asks clubs to bring more staff, and we don't think that should cost visiting clubs more.
• 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.