COAST GUARD BLUE DOLPHINS PRACTICE GROUPS

 

DOLPHIN LEVEL (Elementary School Age)

 

DolphinSwims: CGBD Learn-to-Swim program

 

Dolphin Bridge: Flex USA-S membership

• Practice: Prime: 3 @ 45 min
• Must pass DolphinSwims Level 7
• Meets: Compete in 2 developmental meets.

 

Dolphin Competitive: Premium USA-S membership

• Practice: Prime: 3 @ 1 hour
• Must be able to swim all IMR events
• Meets: compete at a meet once every other month & attend championship meet at the end of each season

 

Dolphin Challenge: USA-S Premium membership

• Practices: Prime: 4 @ 1:15 Core: 4 @ :15
• Must have completed all 10 year old IMX events in a meet
• Must have an IMX score of 640 (4 best events calculated as a 9 year old)
• Meets: compete on regular basis once a month & attend championship meet at end of each season

 

Dolphin Elite: USA-S Premium membership

• Practices: Prime: 4-5 @ 1:30 Dryland 1 @ :30 Core 3@ :15 
• Must have an IMX score of 1200  (4 best events calculated as a 10 year old)
• Meet: compete on regular basis once a month & attend highest level championship meet qualified to swim.
• Goal to compete in out of LSC championship meet

 

 

SEAHAWK LEVEL (Middle School Age)

 

Seahawk Bridge: USA-S Flex membership

• Practices: Prime: 3 @ 1:00
• Must swim 50 yards Freestyle and 25 yards Backstroke
• Must be familiar with breaststroke and butterfly
• Meets: Compete in 2 developmental meets. 4 opportunities per year •

 

Seahawk Competitive: USA-S Premium membership

• Practices: Prime: 4 @ 1:30 Core 3 @ :15
• Must be able to swim all IMR events
• Meets: compete at a meet once every other month & attend  championship meet at the end of each season

 

Seahawk Challenge: USA-S Premium membership

• Practices: Prime: 5 @ 1:45 Dryland 2 @ :30 Core: 2 @ :15
• Must have swum all 11-12 IMX events in a meet
• Must have an IMX score of 800 (4 best events calculated as a 12 year old)
• Dolphin Elite swimmers that have met all the requirements and turn 11 before summer awards are eligible for this group for long course season.
• Meets: compete on regular basis once a month & attend championship meet at end of each season

 

Seahawk Elite: USA-S Premium membership

• Practices: Prime: 6 @ 2:00 Dryland 2 @ :45 Core 2 @ :15
• Must have swum all 13-14 IMX events in a meet
• Must have an IMX score of 1600 (4 best events 13-14 IMX events calculated as a 12 year old)
• Meet: compete on regular basis once a month & attend highest level  championship meet qualified to swim.
• Goal to compete in out of LSC  championship meet

 

 

TYPHOON LEVEL (High School Age)

 

Typhoon Competitive: USA-S Premium membership

• Practices: Prime: 3 @ 1:45 & 2 @ 1:30  Dryland 2 @ :30 Core 2 @ :15
• Must be able to swim all IMR events
• Meets: compete at a meet once every other month & attend championship  meet at the end of each season

 

Typhoon Challenge: USA-S Premium membership

• Practices: Prime: 6 @ 2:00 Second: 2 @ 1:30 Dryland 2 @ :45 Core: 3 @ :30
• Must have swum all 13/14 IMX events in a meet
• Must have IMX score of 1760 (4 best events calculated as a 14 year old)
• Seahawk Elite swimmers that will turn 15 before summer awards and have met all other requirements are eligible for this group for long course season.
• Meets: compete on regular basis once a month & attend championship meet at end of each season

 

Typhoon Elite: USA-S Premium membership

• Practices: Prime: 6 @ 2:15 Second: 3 @ 1:30 Dryland 3 @ :45 Core 3 @ :30
• Must have swum all 13/14 IMX events in a meet
• Must have 4 VSI Senior Champs QTs or 3 EZ Sectional QTs
• Meet: compete on regular basis once a month & attend highest level  championship meet qualified to swim.
• Goal to compete in national level  championship meet

 

**All groups-- coach will give recommendation on appropriate timing and placement taking into account ability to train at next level