Novice Gala
New for 2026, we are excited to hold our first dedicate gala for novice swimmers.
The date of the gala will be confirmed very soon!
Type: Open Meet Level 3 Licensed. Licence Number TBC
Venue: Arun Leisure Centre, Felpham Way, Bognor Regis PO22 8ED
Entry: Entry is based on a First Come, First Served basis. Entries for external clubs are currently closed.
Entries for Arun Tridents Swimmers
Please use the Team Unify system for Declaring your intention to Swim and to select your events.
Entries for External Clubs
Download a copy of our meet files. Entries are on a First Come, First Served basis.
Hy-tek Entry File (TBC)
Programme (TBC)
Promotors Conditions (TBC)
Qualifying Times (TBC)
Withdrawals will be the responsibility of the entry club, and can be submitted using the QR code which will be provided once all entries have been processed and accepted.
Information about entries
- Send your completed Entry File back to [email protected] stating the number of coach passes you will need.
- Please offer 1 official for every 10 swimmers from your club. We reserve the right to decline entries that do not offer enough officials.
- Coach Packs / Poolside passes - please complete the form at least ONE week before the event with details of each person who will be poolside.
- Do not submit payment until entries have been confirmed.
Entries for Individuals
Please download a copy of the Programme, Promotors Conditions, and Qualifying Times from above.
There is an additional £8 per swimmer for Individual entries unless you are sending the entry in with a Hy-Tek file
A completed manual entry form should then be emailed to [email protected].
NOTE: - It is now a requirement that anyone poolside must have a DBS and be a certain level, no parents will be able to be poolside unless they meet those requirements. The alternative is that you get agreement from another club to look after your swimmer for you.
Officials
Firstly, a big thank you anyone signing up to volunteer as an Official. We truely appreciate you taking the time to help us run our galas.
Please click HERE to access SwimMeet, where you can sign up!
Spectators
Entry fees TBC
Parking is free and plentiful. Please park responsibly. We do not accept responsibility for parking infringements.
Coaches / Team Managers / Chaperones
To comply with Swim England Laws and Technical rules and in accordance with Wavepower, all visiting clubs must ensure that Team Managers, Coaches and Chaperones have an Enhanced DBS with barred list check, are safeguard trained and comply with Swim England Child Protection Policy.
To support this Arun Tridents will only allow Team Managers, Coaches and Chaperones poolside if they are able to present an in-date event accreditation pass. Visiting Clubs must inform the Meet Manager how many Poolside Passes they wish to purchase. These will be invoiced in the usual way. Each Team Manager/Coach/Chaperone must then acquire their own Poolside accreditation by logging on to ‘Swim England Member Options.
Information on how to do this can be found using the link below:
Results
Results will be post here after completion of the gala.
Feedback
We appreciate your feedback, please email [email protected] with any you have.
