District Swimming Gala 2006
The 3rd Carshalton Beaver Team
Some of the 14th Wallington Scout Group Team
The 5th Worcester Park Scout and Young Leader Team
The 2006 District Swimming Gala was held at Cheam Baths on Saturday 21st October from 6:00pm until about 9:30pm. Fifteen Groups and Units entered teams into the gala and there was noisy support throughout the evening from friends, parents, brothers and sisters seated in the viewing gallery.
For Beaver Scouts there were one-width float, back stroke, front stroke and one-length “dash” races, while for Cub Scouts and Scouts there were one-length breast stroke, back stroke, front crawl, medley relay and freestyle relay races. Explorer Scouts from Double Dragon, 15th Wallington and 5th Worcester Park took part in one-length breast stroke, back stroke and front crawl races.
While the scores were tallied, Cubs and Scouts competed in a fun race, each swimmer pushing a small ball for the full 30-metre length of the pool. Finally, there was a race held for any leaders in the District who wished to take part.
This year the first place trophies were awarded to 3rd Carshalton Beaver Colony, 14th Wallington Cub Pack, 5th Worcester Park Scout Troop and a 5th Worcester Park Young Leader. The overall first place Group trophy was awarded to 14th Wallington Scout Group. A summary of the results is shown below. In each race, the fastest swimmer was awarded six points, the second fastest five points and so on, with the sixth fastest and the remaining competitors being awarded one point each.
| Scout Groups | Beavers | Cubs | Scouts | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Beddington | =9th | 4pts | =12th | 3pts | — | — | 12th | 7pts | |
| 3rd Beddington | — | — | =2nd | 23pts | =6th | 14pts | =6th | 37pts | |
| 2nd Carshalton | — | — | =4th | 21pts | 4th | 23pts | 5th | 44pts | |
| 3rd Carshalton | 1st | 17pts | 7th | 19pts | =6th | 14pts | 4th | 50pts | |
| 5th Carshalton | Arthern | 7th | 6pts | 11th | 6pts | 3rd | 29pts | 2nd | 58pts |
| Floyd | =2nd | 23pts | |||||||
| 6th Carshalton | 6th | 8pts | 6th | 20pts | 9th | 9pts | =6th | 37pts | |
| 8th Cheam | 8th | 5pts | — | — | — | — | 13th | 5pts | |
| 1st North Sutton | =4th | 11pts | 8th | 13pts | — | — | 10th | 24pts | |
| 5th Sutton | — | — | 9th | 11pts | 5th | 19pts | 9th | 30pts | |
| 1st Wallington | =9th | 4pts | =4th | 21pts | 8th | 10pts | 8th | 35pts | |
| 11th Wallington | =4th | 11pts | 10th | 9pts | — | — | 11th | 20pts | |
| 14th Wallington | =2nd | 15pts | 1st | 35pts | 2nd | 31pts | 1st | 81pts | |
| 5th Worcester Park | =2nd | 15pts | =12th | 3pts | 1st | 36pts | 3rd | 54pts | |