Move up at coach discretion with multiple factors.

1. Purple

  1. Attitude
    • Respects teammates and coaches
    • Demonstrates desire to improve swimming skills and fitness
  2. Skills
  • Swim 15 meters (shallow end wall to the black line marking the deep end) on belly with ability of putting his/her face in the water
  • Swim 15 meters on back with continuous arms and steady kick

 

2. Red

  1. Attitude
  • Respects teammates and coaches
  • Demonstrates desire to improve swimming skills and fitness
  1. Skills
  • Swim 25 yards of Freestyle with side breathing
  • Swim 25 yards of Backstroke
  • Flutter Kick 25 yards on back or with a board
  • Can somersault in the water
  • Can Dolphin kick

 

3. Bronze

  1. Attitude
  • Knows when practice starts and plans to arrive on timely fashion
  • Gets in quickly and without need for prodding
  • Cooperates with lane mates
  • Maintains eye contact with coach during instruction
  • Inquires about what gear is needed that day and collects it themselves
  1. Skills
  • Swim a 25 of Butterfly legally
  • Swim 25 of Breaststroke legally
  • Swim a 100 IM legally
  • Can do 4 x 50 Free on the 1:30
  • Can do 4 x 50 Backstroke on the 1:30
  • Can do 4 x 50 Flutter kick on the 2:00
  • Executes a head-first dive
  1. Knowledge
  • Uses pace clock to monitor rest intervals
  • Knows how to count strokes from flags to the wall (backstroke)
  • Knows two-handed touch rule for breast and fly and proper backstroke finish
  • Understands and practices lane etiquette
  • Knows stroke order of IM
  1. Training
  • Leaves on correct intervals
  • Swims continuously when instructed
  1. Racing
  • Has competed

 

4. Silver

  1. Attitude
  • Arrives for practice prepared and punctual
  • Pays attention and tries hard
  • Focuses on technical improvements
  • Encourages and cheers teammates
  1. Skills
  • 6 x 100 Freestyle on the 2:00
  • 6 x 50 Flutter K on 1:20
  • Swim a 50 of Butterfly legally
  • Swim 50 of Breaststroke legally
  • Swim a 200 IM legally
  • 50 Freestyle Time of 36.99
  • 200 IM Time 3:30.99
  1. Knowledge
  • Uses pace clock to track intervals and get times per rep
  • Knows breathing patterns for different distances
  • Knows Drills by name and how to perform them
  1. Training
  • Swims correct long distance sets without stopping or breaking stroke.
  • Maintains at least three practices a week

 

5. Gold (Must be in Middle School)

  1. Attendance
  • Recommended minimum of 4-5 practices/week with consistently strong effort
  1. Attitude
  • Asks questions and requests feedback
  • Willing to try larger challenges
  • More sophistication and clarity with season-long goalsetting
  • Appreciates link between effort and results
  1. Skills
  • Executes a head-first dive with underwater Dolphin kicks to 12.5yd line
  • 10 x 100 Freestyle on the 1:45
  • Flutter Kick set = 8 x 50 on 1:10 / 4 x 100 on 2:15
  • Swim a 100 of Butterfly legally
  • Swim 100 of Breaststroke legally
  • 50 Freestyle Time of 32.99
  • 200 IM Time 2:59.99

 

6. Platinum

  1. Attendance
  • recommended minimum of 5-6 practices/week with consistently strong effort
  1. Attitude
  • Approaches practice with purpose
  • Formulates clear season-long goals
  • Embraces hard work and big challenges
  1. Skills
  • 12 x 100 Freestyle on 1:30
  • 6 x 100 Flutter Kick on 2:00
  • 50 Freestyle Time of 28.99
  • 200 IM Time 2:40.99
  • Has competed in most events in age group
  1. Knowledge
  • Knows almost all drills and can explain their purpose
  • Knows legalities of strokes in competition
  • Recalls racing times in best six events and all goal-set times
  • Knows Heartland Area and Ozark Champs time standards and team records for these events
  • Sets seasonal training and racing goals and discusses them with the coach