Age Group Prep

• Invite only from HAC Pre Team Mini Classes.
• Swimmers enter PK-4 (5 years and older)
• Swimmers must have participated in the Pre Team Mini during Fall, Winter, and be recommended by the Pre Team Mini Coach.
• Must be able to swim Freestyle and Backstroke in an efficient manner.
• The practice group will have no more than 15-18
• Will have the opportunity to participate in summer league swim competitions.

Age Group Bronze:

• Swimmers entering Grades  1-4 (6 years and older)    
• Competition PreRequisites:  Must have succesfully competed in at least 3 of the 4 strokes successfully.
• Attend 2-3 practice per week
• The practice group with no more than 18-24  participants. 
• Equipment: Fins

Age Group Silver

• Swimmer entering Grades 3-6  (8 years and older)    
• Swimmer must have demonstrated the ability to listen in a large group setting.
• Swimmers must be able to swim repetitive 25s and 50s demonstrating proper techniques in freestyle, backstroke, and either butterfly or breaststroke.
• Competition PreRequisites:  Swimmers 9 years or older  have successfully competed in a 50 of each stroke or 8&Unders that  have successfully competed in the 100 IM.
• Attend 2-3 practices per week
• The practice group will consist of approximately 18 swimmers. 
• Equipment:  Fins            

Age Group Gold

• Swimmer entering Pre K-5th
• Competition PreRequisites: Successfully competed in 100 Free and 100 IM and a 50 of each stroke.
• Practice PreRequisites:  In practice during the 200 Free set, achieve a time 3:15 or better
• Silver Champ times 9-10 at least 3, 11-12 at least 2, 13-14 at least 2
• Swimmer must have demonstrated the ability to listen in a large group setting.
• Swimmers must be able to swim repetitive 50s and 100s demonstrating proper techniques in all four strokes (Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle)
• Attend 3-5 practice per week
• The practice group will consist of approximately 18-24 swimmers. 
• Equipment:  Fins, Kickboard, Snorkel;

Pre Senior Group

• Swimmers grades 6th - 8th 
• Competition PreRequisites:  Successfully competed in the 200 Free, 200 IM, and a 100 of each stroke.
• Practice PreRequisites: Averaged faster than 2:45 during the test set:  3 x 200 Free @ 6:00.
• Silver Champ Times  11-12 at least 3, 13-14 at least 2 
• Swimmer has already demonstrated understanding of interval training while staying on task. 
• Attend 4-6 practices per week along with dryland training
• Practice group will consist of approximately  18-24  swimmers         
• Equipment:  Fins, Paddles, Snorkel, pull buoy

Senior

• Swimmers entering grades 9-12
• Achieve the following time standards to participate in Saturday Practices
  • 14yo (Freshmen) at least 2 MA Junior Champ Times
  • 15&Over at least 6 MA Silver Champ Times​
• Attend all practices available.  Spring sport athletes may attend when available until spring sport has finished.
• Available morning dry land training is mandatory for Hershey students.
• Swimmers will have completed or are currently finishing their first year of high school.
• Equipment: Fins, stroke maker paddles, arena finger paddles, snorkel, buoy

College

• Swimmers that have completed one year of collegiate swimming
• Practice schedule same as Senior Group.
• Equipment: Fins, stroke maker paddles, arena finger paddles, snorkel, buoy