Teams filling the bottom places in the current season (see Info page for details), plus new applicants, will be competing for just three vacancies in Division 3 next September, when the number of women's teams in BWPL reduces to 24.
The £4 million Northampton pool was opened a year ago by double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington. It will stage three more BWPL weekends at the end of this season - Women's Championship 1 (16/17 January); the Women's Championship 2 finale, 30/31 January; and Men's Championship 4 finale (6/7 February).