Note that whilst there is an "A" gala and a "B" gala, this does not imply that "A" teams will swim in the "A" gala etc:
Galas: (see here for Gala Draws and Results)
The original Round 1 date was January 9, but due to very server snowfall, the league postponed the meets on that date. Round one was moved to the next date, so Round one is now being held on February 6th, and other rounds rescheduled.
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Thames Valley Junior League Gala dates and Venues for 2010 |
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| Gala Date | Venue "A" |
Venue "B" |
| Sat 6th Feb 2010 |
Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bracknell: Warm up
6:15pm, Start 6:45 RG12 9SE (Map) Parking: Free parking by the leisure centre Teams: Amersham "A", Bracknell & Wokingham, Chesham, Maidenhead Marlins, Slough & Eton, Teddington
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Maidenhead Magnet Pools, Maidenhead: Warm-up 6:30pm, Start
7:00pm SL6 8AW (Map) Parking: Pay&Display; also nearby Multi-Storey Timings: Because of a disability session before, you will NOT be allowed into the changing rooms until 6:15pm Teams: Amersham "B", Chalfont Otters, Newbury, Reading, Windsor, Wycombe
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| Sat 6th Mar 2010 |
Maidenhead Magnet Pools, Maidenhead: Warm-up 6:30pm, Start
7:00pm SL6 8AW (Map) Parking: Pay&Display; also nearby Multi-Storey Timings: Because of a disability session before, you will NOT be allowed into the changing rooms until 6:15pm Teams: Amersham A, Chalfont, Chesham, Maidenhead, Newbury and Windsor.
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Central Pool, Reading: Warm up 6pm, Start 6:30pm RG1 7NU (Map) (Directions) Parking: Pay&Display; also nearby Multi-storey Teams: Amersham B, Bracknell & Wokingham, Reading, Slough & Eton, Teddington and Wycombe.
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| Due to losing a round because of the heavy snow on the date of the first gala, the March 6 is being swum as the "final" round, with the teams at the head of the league gaining 6 bonus points. Only a single overall trophy will be awarded this year. The Round 2 gala is being treated as everyone scoring 0 points. | ||
Spectator admission by programme only - £2.50 per person - OAPs (60 and over) and children (under 16) free entry. The entry fees go to cover the cost of the pool hire.
For guidance, typical gala times are below, but make sure you know what your gala times actually are!
| Pool doors open | 5:50pm, (due to previous pool users) |
| Warm-up | 6:00pm |
| Gala Start | 6:30pm |
| Typical end | 8:30pm |
For Round 3 (final round), the top half of the teams normally swim one venue, whilst the other teams, swim at the other (although some changes may be made to "balance" the numbers of teams at each gala)
For 2010 the teams are as follows.
| Team |
| Amersham "A" |
| Amersham "B" |
| Bracknell & Wokingham |
| Chalfont Otters |
| Chesham |
| Maidenhead Marlins |
| Newbury & District |
| Reading |
| Slough & Eton |
| Teddington |
| Windsor |
| Wycombe & District |