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 Breaststroke 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 50s 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 100s 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 100s on the 1:30 minute interval
• Swim 500 yard Freestyle in a sanctioned swim meet
• Swim a 400 IM in a sanctioned swim meet