Group Descriptions

 
MINNOWS

Minnows must be able to:

  • Swim one lap of the pool freestyle with side breaths
  • Swim one lap of the pool backstroke
  • Demonstrate beginning knowledge of breastroke and butterfly

 

MINNOWS requirements to move to BRONZE:

  • Swim 12 lengths Freestyle
  • Swim 4 lengths Backstroke
  • Demonstrate knowledge of Breaststroke and Butterfly
  • Dive from the edge of the pool

BRONZE requirements to move to SILVER:

  • Legal Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke & Butterfly
  • Legal turns in all strokes
  • Dive from a the starting block
  • Swim 6 X 50's on the 1:20 minute interval
  • Swim a 100 IM
  • Understand the concept of "intervals" and able to use the swim clock
  • Participate in a USA sanctioned swim meet
  • knowledge of distances (i.e. 50 yards = 2 lengths of the pool etc...)

SILVER requirements to move to GOLD:

  • Legal Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke & Butterfly
  • Legal turns
  • Starts
  • 4 X 100 on the 1:45 minute interval
  • swim 100 yards of each stroke without stopping
  • 500 yard freestyle swim without stopping
  • Swim 200 yard Freestyle in a USA sanctioned meet
  • Swim one Long-Course Swim Meet and 2 Short Course sanctioned Swim Meets within a swim season.

GOLD requirements to move to SENIOR:

  • 10 100'S on the 1:30 minute interval
  • Swim 500 yard Freestyle in a sanctioned Swim Meet
  • Swim a 400 IM in a sanctioned Swim Meet