201.1 The Intermediate Swimming League Competition shall take place annually between 1 st March and 31 st October.

201.2 Entries to be made to the Association Secretary by the end of January.

201.3 Entry Fee to be £18.00 to be paid by the end of January.

201.4 The Competition shall consist of one or more Divisions depending on the number of Clubs entered, with a maximum of nine in each Division.

201.5 Teams shall meet each other once each season. The Intermediate Swimming League Organiser to arrange that each Club has the same number of Home and Away fixtures (where practicable)

201.6 Each Club will swim two swimmers in each Individual Event and one team in each Team Event.

201.7 New Teams entering the competition for the first time may only enter in the lowest Division.

201.8 The fixtures shall be mutually arranged prior to the February Council Meeting, and all Clubs must hand to the Association Secretary a list of fixtures prior to this meeting, to be received prior to the start of the meeting. Any Club failing to do so shall be fined £25.00.

201.9 All protests against the eligibility of a competitor shall be forwarded within seven days of the match to the Association Secretary, accompanied by a fee of £25.00. Such fee shall be forfeited if the protest be considered frivolous. The protesting Club must notify the Referee within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the contest.

201.10 Cases arising out of breaches of By-Laws of this Association, or in connection with the fixtures which transpire before the end of each month, shall be decided in the presence or absence of those concerned at the following meeting. Fines inflicted must be paid within 21 days, failing which, the Club concerned shall take no further part in any competitions or business of the Association until the fines are paid.

201.11 Order of Events to be as follows:

Odd Numbers 1 to 15 – Girls Events

Even Numbers 2 to 36 – Boys Events

Event 37 – Mixed Event

201.12 Points System Individual Events:

1 st - 4 points 2 nd - 3 points 3 rd - 2 points 4 th - 1 point

Relay Events:

1 st - 4 points 2 nd - 2 points Disqualification - Nil points

201.13 Age Groups of competitors to be as at 31 st October in year of competition.

201.14 Swimmers may swim in all events in their Age Group or above.

201.15 Home Club shall be responsible for confirming fixtures with all appointed officials seven days prior to the fixture. In the event of the Home Club not being able to contact any of the appointed officials personally or any of the appointed officials being not available, the Home Club shall report the facts to the Organiser of the Swimming League Competition six days prior to the fixture. The penalty for any breach of this By-Law shall be £25.00.

201.16 Any Club found guilty of including an ineligible competitor for any fixture shall be fined £25.00 and the points awarded to the opposing teams in the events concerned.

201.17 A Club failing to fulfil any of its fixtures without just cause on the date fixed shall be fined £25.00 and the points awarded to the opposing teams.

201.18 The Team Manager or Captain will furnish the Referee, after the competition but on the date of the competition, with a completed Team Sheet and a certificate confirming By-Law 1001.1 has been complied with. The Home Club must forward the Team Sheets and certificates, together with the Result Sheets, within seven days to the Organiser of the Swimming League Competition, who shall keep a record of all competitors taking part in the Association Competitions. Clubs failing to comply with this By-Law shall be fined £25.00

201.19 Maximum Admittance Charge at Galas - £1.00 (including Programme)

201.20 The Team gaining the most points in the League Fixture will be awarded 2 points. In the event of both Teams scoring the same number of points in the League Fixture, each Team will be awarded 1 League Point.

201.21 Referees shall be appointed by the Organiser of the Intermediate Swimming League Competition. The home team shall pay him his expenses, as defined in A.S.A. Laws. Clubs failing to comply with this By-Law shall be fined £25.00 in addition to the Referee's Expenses. No Referee shall act as such in a competition in which his own Club is taking part, unless by the consent of both teams, such consent shall be in writing.

N.B. – This By-Law shall not apply to the Association Secretary if he is on the list of Official Referees.

201.22 The Top Team in each Division will be awarded the League Trophy to be held for twelve months or until the next competition. The two Top Teams in each Division will be awarded with a set of medals (25) or other mementos of such value as the Council shall determine.

201.23 In the event of any Club in Division 1 resigning or not entering the competition, the Council shall have the Authority to promote more than two teams from the lower Division in order to keep the number of teams in each Division as equal as possible. Where there are an odd number of teams entered in the competition, the higher number of teams will be allocated to the lower Division.

201.24 The bottom two teams in each Division (with the exception of the lowest Division) to be relegated to the next lower Division.

201.25 In the event of a tie between two or more teams for promotion or relegation, the number of points gained in the League fixtures will be taken into consideration.

201.26 In the event of a Club withdrawing or being suspended from the League during the season, their record of points shall be expunged from the League tables.

201.27 The Home Club will make available to each opposing Club with a copy of the Result Sheet at the end of each fixture. Any Club failing to do so shall be fined £25.00.

201.28 Clubs shall be allowed double fixtures if they so wish.

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