Primary Team Championships

The Primary Schools' Team Relay Championships Coordinator is Alison Crawford

The SMALL SCHOOLS section apply to a combined total of up to 65 pupils in curriculum years 5 & 6; a freestyle team and a mixed stroke team.
Small school teams comprise 4 swimmers in any combination of boys/girls including 4 boys or 4 girls.

The LARGE SCHOOLS section is for schools with a combined total of more than 65 pupils in curriculum years 5 & 6; a freestyle team and a mixed stroke team.
Large school teams comprise 2 boys + 2 girls or 3 boys + 1 girl or 1 boy + 3 girls.

The OPEN SCHOOLS section applies to any size school; a boys freestyle team, a girls freestyle team, a boys mixed stroke team and a girls mixed stroke team.

Schools may enter only one category

The 'President's Award' recognises the highest placed State-funded school for each event.

2026 Event

30^th Primary Schools' Team Championships

Date:

20^th June 2026
Venue:

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Sheffield
Start:

1.00pm
Admission:

Pay at the door (£12.00 per Adult, £6.00 per child under 11yrs/concessions)

National Finals:

Officials

This is not a licensed meet.
We invite officials to sign up to officiate at the national finals using the link below:

Sign-up link: TBA

Expenses will be paid in accordance with our expenses policy:

Expenses Policy - Officials

Expenses Form - Officials

Information for Finalists:

Downloads for Finalists

All details for finalists will be announced here as it becomes available.

Details will NOT be emailed.

Merchandise

Details are available on the Merchandise page

Closing date for personalised orders: 7^th June 2026 (TBC) - Orders are not open yet
Closing date for standard (not personalised) pre-order to guarantee your items at pick up 7^th June 2026 (TBC)

Swimmer Nomination Form (Team List)

This year we will not be using paper forms. Instead, Schools are required to submit their swimmer nominations for their team(s) using an on-line form.
Please complete the form at this link: https://forms.office.com/e/DyiferK3yY
The form can be re-submitted if there are changes. Only one form is required per team (covering both Freestyle and Mixed Stroke relays).
A seperate form will be required if you are entering both an 'Open Boys' and 'Open Girls' team.

Live Event Information (Start Lists/Results/Streaming)

All live information for these championships will be accessible from links on our live events page
The Start lists reflect the programme before any late withdrawls, so there may be a few substitutions, but no changes to lanes for those school attending.

Information/links should appear by mid morning on the 20^th June.

Rules and Regulations

Please read carefully the Rules & Regulations (these were updated in 2023)
(see download links below - click on the text not the icon; the downloaded file will appear in a new window or your downloads folder depending on your browser and its configuration).

Primary Schools Team Championships Regulations (Updated Jan 2026)

ESSA Technical Rules of Swimming 2023