Post by ellenmurphy on Nov 24, 2014 19:32:50 GMT
Places in the December -February UCD club swim sessions will go on sale at exactly 10:00am next Wed, 26 Nov on club website .All spots are on a first-come-first-served basis and some lanes sold out in one day last time around so take heed.
EXTRA SWIM LANE :
We are delighted to announce that we have once again secured an extra lane for Belpark members- at 6am on the Friday Session. Last term, we did not sell out this lane which meant there was a large number of PAYG places available each week. This term - in order to ensure lane does not make loss- we will only keep the lane if we get required number of sign-ups. Therefore if you want to swim at 6am Friday please sign up for block as there may only be a small handful of PAYG each week. Note: If there is insufficient demand for the extra lane on Fridays we will cancel this and provide refunds.
The swim lane requirements will remain the same as Aug-Nov block. We ask that members continue to only book slots which are appropriate to their current swim level. All swimmers should be able to identify a second UCD club session suitable to their level if they wish.
2015 TI Membership
Please note: Whilst 2014 membership will suffice for December, in order to attend swim sessions in January and February you must take out Triathlon Ireland and Belpark 2015 membership in the New Year. We will be cross-checking the list of swim sign-ups with registered 2015 members from January onwards. This is to comply with UCD and Triathlon Ireland insurance requirements.
Details of dates and lane abilities are as follows:
Mondays UCD 50m Pool Sessions: 1 December-23 Feb inclusive ( 13 sessions for 91e +paypal charge)
6am-7am Experienced Swim Lane (sub 1.55 per 100)
7am-8am Improvers Swim Lane ( swimming above 2 mins and below 2.30 per 100m )
Please note: On Bank Holiday Mondays swim times are changed to 8am for advanced, and 9am for improvers
Fridays UCD 50m Pool Sessions: 05 December 27 Feb inclusive (12 sessions for 84e +paypal charge)
6am-7am Experienced/Intermediate/Improvers Swim Lane (sub 2.15 to sub 1.50 per 100)
As 2 lanes are available for the 6am Friday session we can cater for a wider range of abilities. However you must be able to swim a minimum of sub 2.15 min per 100m. Note: This is faster than the minimum requirements for the standalone Monday 7am Improvers Session.
7am-8am Beginner Swim Lane (may struggle to swim 750m or be swimming 100m at aprox 2.45 to 2.30 pace )
Note there is no swim session on Friday 26 December
PAYG BOOKING SYSTEM
We will continue with the PAYG Credit system where you can claim a free spot in another UCD Swim Session if you miss your weekly prepaid slot
PAYG and PAYG Credit can be booked via the training section of the club discussion forum. You must be a registered user of discussion forum to either cancel pre-paid slots or book PAYG slots. It is intended to post the PAYG spots at 9.30am every Tuesday for Friday slots and 9.30am every Friday for the Monday slots. This change is due to feedback received by Belpark committee regarding difficulties encountered by some members with PAYG via facebook.
New members are very welcome to sign up for the new swim block, provided they take out 2015 Belpark & TI Membership - this will also give them insurance cover for end of 2014
EXTRA SWIM LANE :
We are delighted to announce that we have once again secured an extra lane for Belpark members- at 6am on the Friday Session. Last term, we did not sell out this lane which meant there was a large number of PAYG places available each week. This term - in order to ensure lane does not make loss- we will only keep the lane if we get required number of sign-ups. Therefore if you want to swim at 6am Friday please sign up for block as there may only be a small handful of PAYG each week. Note: If there is insufficient demand for the extra lane on Fridays we will cancel this and provide refunds.
The swim lane requirements will remain the same as Aug-Nov block. We ask that members continue to only book slots which are appropriate to their current swim level. All swimmers should be able to identify a second UCD club session suitable to their level if they wish.
2015 TI Membership
Please note: Whilst 2014 membership will suffice for December, in order to attend swim sessions in January and February you must take out Triathlon Ireland and Belpark 2015 membership in the New Year. We will be cross-checking the list of swim sign-ups with registered 2015 members from January onwards. This is to comply with UCD and Triathlon Ireland insurance requirements.
Details of dates and lane abilities are as follows:
Mondays UCD 50m Pool Sessions: 1 December-23 Feb inclusive ( 13 sessions for 91e +paypal charge)
6am-7am Experienced Swim Lane (sub 1.55 per 100)
7am-8am Improvers Swim Lane ( swimming above 2 mins and below 2.30 per 100m )
Please note: On Bank Holiday Mondays swim times are changed to 8am for advanced, and 9am for improvers
Fridays UCD 50m Pool Sessions: 05 December 27 Feb inclusive (12 sessions for 84e +paypal charge)
6am-7am Experienced/Intermediate/Improvers Swim Lane (sub 2.15 to sub 1.50 per 100)
As 2 lanes are available for the 6am Friday session we can cater for a wider range of abilities. However you must be able to swim a minimum of sub 2.15 min per 100m. Note: This is faster than the minimum requirements for the standalone Monday 7am Improvers Session.
7am-8am Beginner Swim Lane (may struggle to swim 750m or be swimming 100m at aprox 2.45 to 2.30 pace )
Note there is no swim session on Friday 26 December
PAYG BOOKING SYSTEM
We will continue with the PAYG Credit system where you can claim a free spot in another UCD Swim Session if you miss your weekly prepaid slot
PAYG and PAYG Credit can be booked via the training section of the club discussion forum. You must be a registered user of discussion forum to either cancel pre-paid slots or book PAYG slots. It is intended to post the PAYG spots at 9.30am every Tuesday for Friday slots and 9.30am every Friday for the Monday slots. This change is due to feedback received by Belpark committee regarding difficulties encountered by some members with PAYG via facebook.
New members are very welcome to sign up for the new swim block, provided they take out 2015 Belpark & TI Membership - this will also give them insurance cover for end of 2014