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British Age Group Categories
What's a BAGCAT ?
- Rather than specialise in one event, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) believes
that each swimmer should compete in a number of events to help develop swimming
potential. In the UK, events are divided into categories - the British Age Group
Categories or BAGCats for short. When a swimmer competes in a BAGCat event, their
time is converted into points that take into account a swimmer's age and sex. A
swimmer can take part in as many events in a season as they choose to, but only
their highest points score in each swimming category will count towards their final
BAGCat total.
- The overall position of a swimmer is the sum of the BEST point score in each of
the 5 categories (50m events, 100m, FORM, Distance and IM (100IM for 9-11year olds
and 200-400IM for older swimmers). It is therefore advisable to enter every category
in the Age Groups if you can achieve the qualifying times. (N.B boys 12 and below
and girls 11 and below don’t swim the 100m individual events) - FORM stroke
is one of the three strokes having specific requirements (ie. 200M Breaststroke,
Butterfly or Backstroke). Freestyle is not a FORM stroke but is used for distance
events, such as 200/400/800 or 1500m depending on the swimmers age and sex.
- The points are derived from the swimmers time, stroke, age and correction factors.
As each stroke correction factor is different, it may not be obvious which is the
swimmers best stroke!
How points are assigned
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Age
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Boys
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Girls
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County Age Groups 25m Pool
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9
years
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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200 free
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Distance
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200 free
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IM
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Best 100/200 IM
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IM
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Best 100/200 IM
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County Age Groups 25m Pool
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10
years
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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200/400 free
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Distance
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200/400 free
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IM
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Best 100/200 IM
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IM
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Best 100/200 IM
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District and National Age Groups 50m Pool
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10
years
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Sprint
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Best 100m*
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Sprint
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Best 100m*
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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200/400 free
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Distance
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200/400 free
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IM
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Best 200/400m IM
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IM
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Best 200/400 IM
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County Age Groups 25m Pool
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11 years
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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100s
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Best 100m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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Best 200/400 free
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Distance
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Best 200/400/800 free
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IM
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Best 100/200 IM
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IM
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Best 100/200 IM
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District and National Age Groups 50m Pool
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11
years
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100s
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Best 100m*
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100s
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Best 100m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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Best 200/400 free
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Distance
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Best 200/400/800 free
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IM
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Best 200/400 IM
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IM
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Best 200/400 IM
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County Age Groups 25m Pool
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12
years
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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100s
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Best 100m
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100s
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Best 100m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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Best 200/400/1500 free
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Distance
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Best 200/400/800 free
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IM
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Best 100/200/400 IM
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IM
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Best 100/200/400 IM
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District and National Age Groups 50m Pool
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12
years
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100s
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Best 100m
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100s
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Best 100m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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Best 200/400/1500 free
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Distance
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Best 200/400/800 free
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IM
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Best 200/400 IM
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IM
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Best 200/400 IM
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County Age Groups 25m Pool
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13
years
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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100s
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Best 100m
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100s
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Best 100m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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Best 200/400/1500 free
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Distance
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Best 200/400/800 free
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IM
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Best 100/200/400 IM
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IM
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Best 100/200/400 IM
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District & National Age Groups 50m Pool
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13
years
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100s
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Best 100m
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100s
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Best 100m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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Best 200/400/1500 free
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Distance
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Best 200/400/800 free
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IM
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Best 200/400 IM
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IM
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Best 200/400 IM
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County Age Groups 25m Pool
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14
years
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Sprint
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Best 50m
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Note: Girls 14 years and over and boys 15 years and over will start to specialize
in individual events which will have individual awards.
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100s
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Best 100m
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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Best 200/400/1500 free
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IM
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Best 100/200/400 IM
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District and National Age Groups
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14
years
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100s
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Best 100m
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Note:Girls 14 years and over and Boys 15 years and over will start
to specialize in individual events and will swim in the Youth Championships.
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Form
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Best 200m form stroke
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Distance
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Best 200/400/1500 free
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IM
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Best 200/400 IM
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