About the National Winter Championships
- Meet
- Swim England National Winter Championships (25m), 10 to 13 December 2026, Ponds Forge, Sheffield
- Entries close
- 12 noon, Wednesday 25 November 2026
- Para entry
- A swim on the British para rankings worth at least: S1 to S4 350 points; S5 to S10 500; S11 to S13 500; S14 650
- Swims that count
- Level 1 or 2 licensed meets since 1 September 2025; 25m or 50m, the higher points
- Classification
- World Para Swimming, Aquatics GB, Virtus or British Blind Sport classification held on the membership database at entry
- Age
- 11 or over on 31 December 2026
- Racing
- Mixed classification events; ten finalists on points
How para entry works here
Para entry for the National Winter Championships is on Aquatics GB Para Swimming Points, not qualifying times. A swimmer needs one swim on the British para rankings worth at least the points for their class group: 350 for S1 to S4, 500 for S5 to S10 and for S11 to S13, and 650 for S14.
The championship's general conditions take swims from level 1 or 2 licensed meets since 1 September 2025. A 25m or a 50m swim counts, each scored on its own pool's base time, so the checker uses the higher of the two.
Each event is open to some classes only: for example the 200 freestyle is for S1 to S5 and S14, and the 400 freestyle for S6 to S14. The checker shows only the events open to the swimmer's class.
All para events are swum as mixed classification events. The ten finalists are the ten highest points scores from the heats, and medals are awarded on points.
Entry points and events
The points a swim needs, by class group, and the classes each event is open to, as printed in the conditions. Open / Male and Female alike.
Entry points by class group
| Class group | Points |
|---|---|
| S1 to S4 | 350 |
| S5 to S10 | 500 |
| S11 to S13 | 500 |
| S14 | 650 |
Events and the classes they are open to
| Event | Classes |
|---|---|
| 50 Free | S1-S13 |
| 100 Free | S1-S14 |
| 200 Free | S1-S5 & S14 |
| 400 Free | S6-S14 |
| 50 Back | S1-S5 |
| 100 Back | S6-S14 |
| 50 Breast | SB1-SB3 |
| 100 Breast | SB4-SB14 |
| 50 Fly | S1-S7 |
| 100 Fly | S8-S14 |
| 150 IM | SM1-SM4 |
| 200 IM | SM5-SM14 |
Questions
The conditions list the groups by S class. The checker uses the class for the stroke, the one the points are scored in: S for freestyle, backstroke and butterfly, SB for breaststroke, SM for individual medley. Where a swimmer's SB or SM class falls in a different group from their S class, check with Swim England before entering.
Yes. The points are worked out on the base time for the pool the swim was in, and the higher points of the two pools is used.
Level 1 or 2 licensed meets since 1 September 2025, with the swim on the British para rankings.
12 noon on Wednesday 25 November 2026. Para entries are made through the para entry system on swimmingresults.org.
Sources and updates
Points lines and event classes copied from the Swim England National Winter Championships (25m) 2026 conditions, section 12 and 13. Points use Aquatics GB's 2026 base times. Always check the official documents; the organisers’ decision is final.
National Winter Championships (25m) 2026 conditions (PDF) · National Winter Championships 2026 entry pack (PDF) · Aquatics GB Para Swimming Points base times 2026 (CSV)