USA Swimming Programs Deck Pass, IMX Scores, Virtual Team Championships..
Check out three great USA Swimming Programs that you need to know about!
- Deck Pass
- IMX Scores
- Virtual Team Championships
What is the New USA Swimming Deck Pass program?
Deck Pass™ is an innovative digital application that lets swimmers track their best times, set goals and earn digital patches for their accomplishments in the pool. It’s easy, free to use and is designed to let swimmers capture what they’re accomplishing in the water online and then share with their friends and family. Users can access Deck Pass™ online or via a free mobile application.
Deck Pass™ users can choose to connect their accounts with Facebook to share their swimming milestones with their friends and family. The program is also a great motivational tool that is designed to help guide to swimmers to achievements both in and out of the water. For example, if a swimmer swims a best time at a recent meet, they will automatically earn a digital patch celebrating their achievement.
With Deck Pass™, USA Swimming members can:
• Connect with teammates and coaches who are also using Deck Pass™. Swimmers over 13, you can also connect with Facebook friends to share achievements with their friends and family
• Automatically earn digital patches for accomplishments in the pool from a best time to swimming a news event
• Track best times and times from recent meets
• Set goals for the season
All swimmers can:
• Connect with teammates and coaches who are also using Deck Pass™
• Enter times in the virtual Log Book to earn digital patches and track best times
• Set goals for the season
• Keep track of your times at your most recent meets.
Deck Pass is also a great tool for coaches. Coaches can not only utilize Deck Pass™ as an information portal for all their coaching needs, but they can even award coach-assigned patches to their swimmers. From perfect attendance, to an awesome practice, this virtual achievement program generates enthusiasm and is a great motivational tool for swimmers.
What is an IMX Score? USA Swimming Program called IM XTREME or abbreviation (IMX)
The IMX ranking includes a series of five or six events at longer distances. Once you've completed the IMX program, you can find out where your IMX score ranks nationally, within your zone, within your LSC rank and on your club.
9 & Under; 10-year olds: 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM
11-year olds; 12-year olds: 400 Free (LC) or 500 Free (SC), 100 Back, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, & 18-year olds: 400 Free (LC) or 500 Free (SC), 200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM
IMX scores are also used to qualify for USA Swimming National Select Camp's, Zone Select Camps and Diversity Select Camps!
USA Swimming Link to IMX Program:
http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=1720&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en-US
VIRTUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
HOW DOES BLUEFISH STACK UP?
The VCC automatically ranks all USA Swimming member clubs based on swimmer performance. You can see how your club stacks up against others in your LSC, Zone and even Nationally. Our computers figure out the best possible event line up for your team.
The VCC recognizes and highlight clubs that are developing athletes and achieving success at multiple levels emphasizing the team element in club swimming. This program serves as a key part of the Athlete Development & Performance component of the Club Recognition Program.
How scores are Tabulated: All registered USA Swimming clubs will be scored automatically. The USA Swimming Star Times Data Base will be used in combination with the Hy-Tek Single-Year Age Group Power Point system. The program scores single age groups from 11-16 years old and has a combined 17-18 age group. After all eligible swims have been scored using the power point system, a team score for each registered USA Swimming club will be calculated. The tabulation will occur once every evening.
Eligibility:
For a swimmer’s point total on a specific swim to count toward the overall team total, the athlete and/or their swim must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Times must have been achieved while representing a registered USA Swimming club (no unattached times may be used).
Age Groups and Events: The following event results will be tabulated for both men and women:
• 11 & 12 year olds – 50 Fr, 100s of each stroke, 200 Free, 4/500 Free, 200 IM (8 events).
• 13, 14, 15, 16, 17-18 year olds – All recognized Olympic events (13 events). This means for Women the 1000y/800m freestyle and for Men the 1650y/1500m will be the long distance event scored.
No relays will be scored.
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