DERBY EXCEL

SWIMMING CLUB

East Midlands Region - Derbyshire
SwimMark Club

 

Derby Excel Christmas Cracker 2025

 

Level 3

Short course

Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December 2025

Moorways Sports Village, Derby

 

Come and join us for some end of short course season festive racing,

held on the same weekend as Winter Nationals 

 

Accepted Entries V7

Competition Programme V2

 

SportsSwim will be in attendance with their swim shop.

To find out more about the range of products they offer, please see their website: https://sportyswim.co.uk

 

Butlers Engraving will be joining us on Sunday 14th December 

 

Car Park Information 

 

Calling all BAKERS and BUYERS 🎂 🧁 🍰 

 
We are organising a charity bake sale at our Christmas Cracker Open meet coming up soon on Saturday 13th December with all proceeds being donated to the MS society. 
 
So how can you help? 
⭐️ Whip your apron on and bake us a cake / traybakes / muffins/ mince pies! 🥧 
The more festive, the better 🎄 
 
⭐️ If you don’t have time or hate baking 😂 please consider buying something with your food shop or a local bakery to donate to sell (we won’t tell 🤫!) 
 
⭐️ Jot down a list of allergens (or cut out the ingredients list to display) 
 
⭐️ Bring your wares with you to the gala - we will aim to set up to start selling around mid morning (elevenses anyone?!) once we have set up. Anyone coming for just the afternoon session, please come find us - fresh supplies will be welcome 🙏🏽 
 
⭐️ Any parents free to help with set up and selling, please get in touch also. 
 
⭐️ Finally, remember to bring some spare change and your swimmers! 😋 
 
  

 

 

On Saturday 13th December, we will also be collecting Christmas selection boxes to donate to the children’s ward at Royal Derby Hospital. These treats will help bring some much-needed joy to the children who sadly won’t be able to make it home for Christmas.
 
Please bring your donation to the Christmas Cracker Meet at Moorways Sports Village and leave it with Raj Todd or Parm Drayson.
 
Thank you for helping us spread a little Christmas kindness. 🎄💙

Session Times 

Session 1, warm up 8am, start 9am, estimated finish 1pm 

Session 2, warm up 1pm, start 2pm, estimated finish 6pm 

Session 3, warm up 8am, start 9am, estimated finish 12.45pm

Session 4, warm up 1pm, start time 2pm, estimated finish 5.40pm

(all timings include a 10-15 minute break, after events 104, 204, 304 and 404)

 

Withdrawals

Withdrawals should reach us up to 6am on the day of competition for the morning sessions, and by 11am for sessions 2 and 4. 

Clubs, please use the link/QR code you've been sent to withdraw any swimmers from the meet. 

Other withdrawals (eg for swimmers with individual entries not via their club) or queries about withdrawals, please email: [email protected] before the meet or the computer desk at the meet.

 

If you can officiate at this meet, we'd love to hear from you especially for session 2, Saturday afternoon.

Please email [email protected]

 

If you can volunteer in any capacity, please email our Promoter, Rachel Male: [email protected]

 

Entry Pack

SportSystems Entry File v2 (zipped)