British Records

British Record Application Rules

  • Short course (25m) and long course (50m) records may be established for each event (as applicable)
  • Records will be maintained separately for Trisomy 21 and Mosaic Down Syndrome
  • Records will be maintained separately for the Male/Open and Female categories
  • Records must be achieved at licensed events, DSISO/Virtus events or at events registered with Swim England, Scottish Swimming or Swim Wales where the results are published in the public domain to ensure transparency
  • Times must be recorded using electronic timing equipment
  • The application form must be signed by the competition referee
  • A copy of the electronic timing report, signed by the referee, must accompany all applications
  • The application form, the signed timing report and either a copy of the event results or an electronic link to the results should be submitted by email to records.dssgb@gmail.com within 28 days of the race Records achieved at licensed meets will be checked via the www.swimmingresults.org Rankings database
  • If approved, records will be published on the DSS-GB website within 28 days of receipt of the application