Grand Prix Results

Our Grand Prix results for 2017 are now available;

Background to the Grand Prix

It was in 1997 that the idea of having an overall champion – a “Grand Prix” Champion who had performed consistently well over the whole season came to fruition.

Ever since that year at the end of each season the Grand Prix winner has been determined.

There are three categories: Senior, Junior and Veteran.

The Grand Prix works like this:

Every time a swimmer completes a BLDSA Championship event they get a point for every mile they swim.
Additional points are given based on the finishing place. The winner of a race gets an additional 10 points, second place gets 9 points, third place gets 8 points and so on down to the tenth place swimmer who gets one point.
However, some championships hold concurrent championships like at Derwentwater and St Mary’s. Swimmers will be awarded a point for each mile swum at each of these events but additional winning points will be only awarded to the longer swim.
The Grand Prix Champion is the swimmer at the end of the season that gets the most points overall!

Events

The following events count towards the Grand Prix points.

CHAMPIONSHIP	SENIOR	JUNIOR	VETERAN
Colwick Park	5 km
Wykeham	5 km	2 miles
	5 km (Night)
Champion of Champions South (Dover)	9 miles	9 miles
Champion of Champions North (Ellerton Lake)	9 miles	9 miles
Torbay	8 miles		4 miles
Llyn Tegid (Bala)	3 km	3 km	3 km
	3 mile	3 miles
	6 miles
Coniston	5.25 miles	5.25 miles	3.25 miles
Ullswater	7 miles
2 Way Windermere	21.0 miles
Derwentwater	5.25 miles	5.25 miles
Derwentwater	2 miles	2 miles
Windermere	10.5 miles
St Mary’s Loch	3 miles	3 miles
St Mary’s Loch	6 miles	6 miles
Lynn Regis	4.5 km	1 km	4.5 km