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BAGCATS – British Age Group Categories Boys 9 – 14 years Girls 9 – 13 years

BAGCATS – British Age Group Categories Boys 9 – 14 years Girls 9 – 13 years After these ages, swimmers move onto Youth category and then at 17, Senior / Open. The purpose of BAGCATs is to encourage younger swimmers to persevere with all strokes and with a variety of distances.

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BAGCATS – British Age Group Categories Boys 9 – 14 years Girls 9 – 13 years

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  1. BAGCATS – British Age Group Categories • Boys 9 – 14 years • Girls 9 – 13 years • After these ages, swimmers move onto Youth category and then at 17, Senior / Open. • The purpose of BAGCATs is to encourage younger swimmers to persevere with all strokes and with a variety of distances. • BAGCAT points are used to determine overall County ranking for individuals at the annual championships in Feb / March. • Points are calculated using ASA comparative tables and use correction factors for gender, age and pool length. A points calculator is available on pullbuoy.co.uk where you may enter PB’s to get an idea of your likely scores. This will change from January 2010 when FINA tables will takeover • Boys aged 9-11 have 4 scoring categories (sprint, distance, 200 form & IM) and those aged 12-14 have 5 (100m being the additional one) • Girls aged 9 & 10 have 4 scoring categories (as 9-11 boys) and 11-13 girls have 5 including the 100m events • Details of the categories are on the following slides. • Boys do not score in the 100m events until they are 12 as this type of event draws upon an energy system that is not, on average, sufficiently developed until this age. Girls on average, develop earlier than boys and it is for this reason that they may count 100m events at 11 years of age. • at Regional championships (May & June) 9-11 year old boys may not directly qualify for 100m events for the same reason. If however, they get a QT for 200m they will automatically be entered for the corresponding 100m event. The same principles apply for 9 & 10 year old girls. • This is why the club is encouraging younger swimmers to participate in 200+m events…physiologically it’s more suitable for them, though there’s often a psychological barrier for them to overcome first! It’s all about pacing the race, and this is something that they’ll learn through guidance and experience. • The key points to take away today are for swimmers to persevere with all strokes, do longer distances, and to try their best to qualify for at least one event in each of their scoring categories.

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