InCAS are a competitive club and, as such, we enter competitions which are known as Galas or Meets.

In Scotland, these competitions are governed by SASA which is the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association. Scottish swimmers have to be registered on an annual basis and are allocated a SASA number. SASA members may also compete outside of Scotland in countries ruled by other bodies, e.g. England is governed by Amateur Swimming Association (ASA). In the main, Galas have a qualifying time which must have previously been attained. The organisers then sort all the entries and take the fastest swimmers. As this excludes the slower inexperienced swimmers, there are Galas specifically aimed at these swimmers and are known as Graded or Development Galas.

For each Gala, a notice is put on the club notice board ( HMS Caledonia) listing the swimmers and which swims they are eligible to enter. Also on this notice board you will find the name, date, and location of the Gala, the entry fee (per swim), the warm up times for each session and a note as to the way the age of the swimmer is calculated. This will be either age at the end of the year or age on a particular date which is usually the day of the Gala.If you wish to enter the Gala, simply multiply the number of swims by the cost of each swim and make payment to our Gala Secretary Pauline Lawson. This must be done before the  payment closing date as indicated on the gala entry sheet . Late payments for entries cannot be accepted and you will lose your chance of swimming. Any swims which are not desired may be crossed out. To enter your child for a gala we have to pay the club holding the event for each of the intended swims up front, hence the reason for asking for advance payment. For any swims where you are not accepted, a full refund will be issued. The acceptances are posted on the notice board normally about 2 weeks from the event - the yellow sheets. Make note of the time date venue and warm-up sessions for each gala. You must attend the warm-up even although you may not be swimming until much later in the session. Follow the instructions of your coach and/or poolside helper at all times.

We also enter teams into the Fife Leagues. These are held over four days through the year, normally the last Sunday in March, April, May and August. They are split into three categories, Novice, Intermediate and Premier. Swimmers will be informed via the notice board if they are chosen to represent the club at the leagues. Please let the coaches know if swimmers are available or not for the leagues by either signing or indicating 'not available' on the League notice. The Club pays the entry fees for the leagues.

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