Walnut Creek Aquabears
Which Group is right for my swimmer?
 
Age on
9/1/25
Grade
Purple
Purple 1 > Purple 2 > Purple 3
Gold Senior 1 Senior 2
7 2nd Pass Purple Group Entry Evaluation      
8 3rd Pass Purple Group Entry Evaluation      
9 4th Pass Purple Group Entry Evaluation      
10 5th Pass Purple Group Entry Evaluation
1 year Year-Round experience
and
completed Purple Group Skill Checklist
OR
Summer experience
and
10&Un AGC time standards in 3 events
   
11 6th Pass Purple Group Entry Evaluation
1 year Year-Round experience
and
completed Purple Group Skill Checklist
OR
Summer Experience
and
10&Un AGC time standards in 3 events
   
12 7th   Year-Round or Summer Experience    
13 or 14 8th   Year-Round or Summer Experience   2 years Year-Round experience and complete Gold Group Skill Checklist and Sectional time standards in 3 events
13 or 14 9th     Year-Round or Summer Experience 1 year Year-Round experience and Senior-2 time standards in 3 events
15 10th     Year-Round or Summer Experience Year-Round or Summer experience and Senior-2 time standards in 3 events
16 11th       Year-Round or Summer Experience
17+ 12th+       Year-Round or Summer Experience
Purple Group Entry Evaluation includes a legal 50 free, a legal 25 back, a 'recognizable' 25 breast, a 'recognizable 25 fly and the ablility to correctly complete practice sessions (paying attention, listening and being coachable, completing all tasks and swims in a reasonable time) during the first two weeks of the swimmer being in the Purple Group.