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The programme for the first weekend of the Age Group & County Championships is now published together with Estimated Session Timings, Warm-up Lane Plan, and Pool Seating Plan. Go to the Counties page, Race Day section

YOUR "COUNTIES" NEEDS YOU! Calling all parents, carers, family & friends of swimmers competing in this year's Age Groups & County Championships, we need your help! With the first weekend of the 2026 Age Group & County Championships only 10 days away we are short of volunteers to help put this event on. It doesn't matter if you have never volunteered before (for your club or for LASA), or if you can't commit long term, all we are asking is for you to give 2 or 3 hours to one

Along with the Hoodies and T-shirts available from All4Swim, we are introducing some additional commemorative products that will be on sale over the 3 competition weekends.  There will be swim caps, Croc charms and keyrings together with a  microfibre towel with all the competitors names printed on.  The bath towel is of a high quality 420gsm cotton and polyester microfibre measuring 140 x 70cm and is priced at £15.00 To ensure we order enough towels we are asking you to pre-

All4Swim , our hoodie supplier, will be bringing their Swim Shop to Braunstone Leisure Centre  7 th & 8 th  February, the last weekend of the championships. You will be able to buy all manner of swimming gear from swimsuits and goggles to bags and bottles and all things in between. ARENA Race Suit Fitting & Pool Testing All4Swim are suppliers of arena race suits and goggles. On Sunday 8 th  February All4Swim are working with arena   Tech-Rep Sienna Robinson  who will be on

A reminder that requests for videoing any swims for Higher Educational needs must be submitted to the Promoter by midnight 17th January using the correct form with a copy of a letter or email from the swimmer's Tutor/Teacher evidencing what is required. If the request is not submitted using the form or the required letter/email is missing the request will be rejected. Please also note that the videoing can only be carried out by your Club Coaches or Team Managers who are alr

The first shopping window for this years Hoodies and T-Shirts closes on 7th January . Orders placed by then will be available for collection on the first weekend of competition.. The shop will stay open until 28th January. Orders placed between 8th & 28th January will be available for collection on the last weekend of racing. So if you want your Hoodie & T-Shirt for the 24th January at Hinckley LC order NOW! Hoodies:  £34.95 T-Shirt:      £17.95

Your entries have been processed and Accepted Entries are available. The link downloads an Excel file where there is a tab for each Club; select your club to see your entries. It's going to be busy! There have been 566 swimmers entering the Championship this year with a total of 3626 swims, excluding finals, over the three weekends. There are two sessions that have pushed the timings to the very limits, requiring difficult decisions to be made: reject swimmers or extend th

NO ACCREDITATION - NO ENTRY! All Coaches, Team Managers and Chaperones supporting swimmers on poolside at the 2026 Age Groups & County Championships require VALID ACCREDITATION PASSES. There will be NO ENTRY to poolside without an Accreditation Pass. Accreditation passes are purchased online and require that the applicant possesses a relevant qualification for the role undertaken, a current DBS and have an in-date Safeguarding certificate. Without these the system will preve

Thank you to all who have supported the County in 2025. Wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS  and a HAPPY NEW YEAR from Ursula Beck and the LASA Executive

Don't go spending all you Christmas money, save some to buy mementos from the 2026 Age Groups and County Championships. In addition to the Hoodies and T-shirts that you can pre-order online , there'll be other items available at each session Watch this space ....

We need Meet Volunteers! This year, to provide greater flexibility and encourage wider participation, we are trialing a new system for ‘recruiting’ volunteers. Rather than allocate each sessions to specific Clubs as we have done in the past, we are asking volunteers from all clubs to sign-up to a session or sessions, selecting the roles that best suit your availability across the three competition weekends. The roles included in this flexible sign-up are: ·        Announcer ·

Autumn League Winner's Tropies presented to Colaville 'A' Team by Richard Stock of the Leicester & District Swimming League Congratulation to Coalville SC 'A' Team for winning the Leicester & District Autumn League. There were six teams in the Final at Braunstone Leisure Centre on Saturday night, 6th December, with Coalville 'A' topping the points table to take First place overall, followed by Braunstone SC's B' team in second place and Leicester Sharks in third. There were 2

This year LASA have teamed up with All4Swim  to provide hoodies and t-shirts to commemorate the 2026 Age Group & County Championship and to celebrate you/your swimmer’s achievement in qualifying to compete. The hoodies and T-shirts will only be available to purchase on-line for collection at the first and last weekends of the competition. They each come in two colours, Royal Blue or Red with embroidered front logo and print on the back, and are available in both Adult and You

Not only are there the Championship Trophies to compete for, trophies awarded to the fastest Open/Male and Female swimmers in the Junior, Senior and Open age groups for each stroke and distance, there are a number of other trophies to compete for, some of which require multiple events to have been entered. Have a look at whats needed. Make sure you enter the right events and don't miss out! LASACATS , awards aimed at swimmers aged 10-12 years , have been discussed in a previo

Braunstone SC Young Team with their Winners Trophy presented by David Lander, LASA Honorary President On Saturday 29th November 7 teams, made up of eight clubs (Shepshed SC & Oadby & Wigston SC joined forces) converged on Braunstone Leisure Centre to compete for the Young Teams Trophy. Swimming 13 relay races there were displays of great team spirit, speed, enormous fun & excitement from the athletes aged 9 to 12 years swimming in two age groups 9/10 yrs and 11/12 yrs. The ra

The Charnwood Sports Awards 2025, held on 1st December, brought together the finest athletes and teams from across the borough to celebrate outstanding achievements in sport. Among the many impressive contenders, the Loughborough Masters team stood out, earning the runners up position in the highly competitive Team of the Year category. This recognition highlights their dedication, skill, and the strong community spirit that drives their success.

LASA now has a 'subscription service' where news and important updates is delivered directly to your inbox. This is particularly useful for details about the competitions LASA organise and for LASA to request feedback. With the 2026 LASA Age Groups & County Championships around the corner, the biggest event LASA run, now is the time to register so you don't miss a vital piece of information. This free service targets members of Leicestershire & Rutland affiliated clubs who a

Did you know LASA Age Groups and Championships includes a set of trophies specifically for swimmers aged 10-12 years? These trophies referred to as LASACATs are aimed at swimmers under 13 years old, and are designed to give swimmers an idea of where they stand in relation to other swimmers of their own age group in the county over a number of strokes. Trophies are awarded to the top 10 swimmers in each age group per gender (Open/Male & Female). Each swim receives points, base

Not long now before the Young Teams Relay Gala. The event on Sat 29th November is only 9 days away. Everything is set for an exciting evening of racing starting at 6pm (warm-up 5:30pm) at Braunstone Leisure Centre. Here is the programme of events so you know what your young swimmers are doing and so you can record the results and keep a tally of the scores.

Well done to all our Masters swimmers who represented Leicestershire today, 9th November 2025, in the National Inter Countries Masters Competition at Moorways Pool Derbyshire. Leicestershire finished a really creditable 5th place out of 9 teams and full results will be posted soon. A personal thanks from the LASA Masters Representative, Alan King: "I would personally like to thank all the swimmers for all their hard work providing some really great swimming and I was proud wi