BFY SHARKS Practice Group Requirements

Effective Summer Season 2024

Bronze Level:   

Swimmer should be able to: 

-Swim 25-50 continuous yards of Freestyle with rotary (side) breathing, continuous arm motion and continuous kick.

-Swim 25-50 continuous yards of Backstroke with continuous arm motion and continuous kick.

-Have previous knowledge of Breaststroke and Butterfly. 

*Swimmers should have completed group levels 1-6 or equivalent.

-Attempt a dive from the side of the pool or off the diving block.

-Pass an endurance set (Example: 4x25's freestyle with 1:00 minute break after each 25.) 

Silver Level: 

Swimmer should be able to:

-Swim 50-100 Freestyle with continuous arm motion, kicking and rotary (side) breathing.

-Swim 50-100 of the four competitive strokes continuously with appropriate turns and continuous arm and kicking motion.

-Dive from the starting block.

-Continuously perform flip turns - no open turns.

-Perform the appropriate streamline/turn for each stroke.

-Butterfly - Get their arms over the water and perform the butterfly kick.

-Breastroke - Perform the breaststroke pull and kick. 

-Backstroke - Swim on their back for the entire distance and perform a backstroke flip turn and appropriate finish.

-Pass an endurance set (Example: 4x50's freestyle and/or Backstroke with 1:00 minute break after each 50.) 

Gold Level:

Swimmer should be able to:

-Swim 200-500 Freestyle (continuous) with continuous arm motion, kicking and rotary (side) breathing.

-Swim 400 IM (continuous) with appropriate turns and continuous arm and kicking motion.

-Dive from the starting block.

-Perform proper flip turns/pullouts for all four strokes (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breastroke, Butterfly) and be completed during each practice.

-Pass an endurance set. (Example: 4x100's Freestyle and 4x100's choice with .30 second break after each 100.)