This group will ONLY be held at SAARC and North Point (Starting September 2025).

ASTS Learn to Compete Program is designed for swimmers who are learning the mechanics of freestyle and backstroke. This group will allow swimmers the time and opportunity to build skills that will allow them to advance in the sport. 

If your swimmer meets at least one of the following criteria below, they will need to swim sign up for this group.

• Do not meet the criteria of the Bronze group 
• Learning to swim assisted by a coach 
• Swimming experiences are swim lessons 
• Have never competed either in a USA swim meet or summer recreational team ​

Criteria for Graduation:

• Legal in both freestyle and backstroke 
• Must have a time in both the 50 freestyle and 50 backstroke in a USA Swimming Meet
• Ability to properly flip turn in both freestyle and backstroke 
• Must compete in 3 or more meets during the season between (September - May)