Micro League 2022

The Micro League will resume on February 26th. As the club has not competed in the league since the 2020 season was suspended some parents will not be aware of the Micro League North West.

The Micro League North West League is designed to encourage competitive swimming for young swimmers between the ages of 9 and 12 years. It is one of the three league competitions which Chorley Marlins participates in each year.

The swimming Micro League North West is one of eleven leagues that are affiliated to The Arena Junior Inter-League Swimming Competition. The Northwest league is split into three divisions (A, B, & C), Chorley Marlins competes in Division B. 

Swimmers compete in events for their age group and gender. Teams in each league compete in FOUR matches against other teams in the same division. Points are awarded based on the position within each event (four points for first place down to one point for fourth place). The total points in all events, in all four meets contribute to the final position of a club within their division.

The competition is for swimmers aged 9 to 12 years. A minimum of four boys and 4 girls are needed in each of the 9, 10, 11 and 12 years age groups.

Age groups shall be determined by the age of the swimmer as at midnight on the last Sunday in November in the year of the competition. For the 2022 competition this will be Sunday 27th November.

The dates for league fixtures for Chorley Marlins are:
26th February
19th March
26th June
9th July

To decide the overall annual winner of the North West Micro League, the top four teams from the North West’s Division A teams will compete in a final match during September. The winning team from the final progresses to the Northern Finals. If they are successful and win the Northern Final this club will be entered for the National Final where they will swim against the finalists from all the other regions top Micro-League swimming clubs.

For Division B & C, the top two teams from Division B and the bottom two teams from Division A compete in a swim-off on the same day as the final. This match will determine either the promotion or the relegation of those teams. The top two teams from these swim-offs will then compete the following year in Division A, with the bottom two teams competing in Division B. There are similar swim-offs between the bottom two teams from Division B and the top two from Division C, again these matches will determine the relegation or promotion of these teams for the following year.

These galas are a combination of individual and relay races. There are both male and female races for each of the events below:​

​In addition to the above 48 events there is 1 cannon race at the end to finish the gala. This is where one male and one female from each year group take part in a freestyle relay race.
Mary will select a team prior to each fixture which will be published on the website.