All swimmers should have some swim lesson or team experience (doesn’t have to be at SRC) before joining the SRC Team 

Sharkies Requirements

Swimmer can…

• Put their face in the water and blow bubbles

• Let go of the wall, dunk their head, come back up and grab the wall again

• Flutter kick holding onto the wall

• Independently swim halfway down the pool without stopping or touching the bottom/lane line/wall

• Comfortably attempt to float on back

• Jump into the pool

8 and Under Requirements

Swimmer can…

• Swim 25 yards without stopping

• Swim with their face in the water doing freestyle

• Swim/attempt to swim backstroke, breaststroke, and/or butterfly 

• Flutter kick with a kickboard on stomach and on back 

• Float on back independently without sinking 

• Jump/dive in the deep end off the side or the block

9-10 Requirements

Swimmer can…

• Swim 50 yards without stopping 

• Swim freestyle (crawl stroke with side breathing)

• Swim/attempt to swim backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly 

• Do 50 yards of flutter kick with a kickboard

• Do/attempt to do dolphin kick and breaststroke kick with a kickboard 

• Kick on back in a streamline

• Dive/attempt to dive off the side or the block

11 and Over Requirements (same for 13-14 and 15+ swimmers)

Swimmer can…

• Swim 100 yards without stopping

• Swim freestyle (crawl stroke with side breathing)

• Swim backstroke, breaststroke, and/or butterfly legally

• Do 50 yards of flutter kick with a kickboard

• Do dolphin kick and breaststroke kick with a kickboard 

• Kick on back in a streamline

• Dive/attempt to dive off the side or the block