“C” Age Group:
These galas are swum in a 25m pool and swimmers are entered by their schools. These galas usually take place at different primary schools in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage. This is not a club gala.

‘C’ AGE GROUP GALAS

          SATURDAY   22^ND OCTOBER 2016:

                                St George’s Preparatory and Herbert Hurd Primary School

                                    and Riebeek College, Uitenhage

                SATURDAY 5^TH NOVEMBER 2016:

                                Kabega Primary School   and   Cape Recife High School

                SATURDAY 4^TH FEBRUARY 2017:

                                Sunridge Primary School   and   VP Grey

                SATURDAY 25^TH FEBRUARY 2017:

                                St Dominic’s Priory and Collegiate Junior

                                              and Muir College, Uitenhage

All the above galas commence at 08:30

“B” Age Group:
Swum in a 50m pool and swimmers are entered by their schools. These galas take place at the Newton Park Swimming Pool. This is not a club gala.

‘B’ AGE GROUP GALAS

          SATURDAY  29^TH OCTOBER 2016                   NEWTON PARK SWIMMING POOL

            SATURDAY  19^TH NOVEMBER 2016                  NEWTON PARK SWIMMING POOL

            SATURDAY  28^TH JANUARY 2017                   NEWTON PARK SWIMMING POOL

            SATURDAY  18^TH FEBRUARY 2017                  NEWTON PARK SWIMMING POOL   

TOP 8 INVITATIONAL GALA:

          SATURDAY  4^TH MARCH 2017                                    NEWTON PARK SWIMMING POOL

All the above galas commence at 08:30

A-League Galas: (Local Gala • Swimmers must be SSA registered)
This is a club gala, swum in a 50m pool.

Level 1: (Regional Gala • Swimmers must be SSA registered)
This is the entry level into National galas and gives swimmers the opportunity to compete against other swimmers from around the country. Qualifying times are found in the NMBA Handbook and are set by Swimming South Africa. This is swum as a club gala.

Level 2: (Regional Gala • Swimmers must be SSA registered)
Level 2 qualifying times are slightly more difficult to achieve. Times are listed in the NMBA handbook and are set by Swimming South Africa. This is swum as a club event. Swimmers who are 10 and under may choose to swim at Level 1, even if they have qualified for Level 2. (Age on the day of the gala.)

Level 3: (National Gala • Swimmers must be SSA registered)
This is the highest level before Senior Nationals. Times are set by Swimming South Africa and are listed in the NMBA handbook. This is also swum as a club event. Swimmers who are 11 years old and under may choose to swim at Level 2, even if they have qualified for Level 3. (Age on the day of the gala.)

Senior/Youth Nationals: (Swimmers must be SSA registered)
Once a swimmer has met the qualifying times as listed in the NMBA handbook, a provincial team is selected for Senior/Youth Nationals. This is the highest level of local competition in South Africa.