Purple

Typical age range: 6-10 years old

Training Focus

• Learn and improve all 4 strokes
• Learn and improve starts and turns
• Introduction to practice and meet etiquette

Swimmer Requirements

• Swim 1 length of the pool (25 yards) without stopping 
• Comfortable with face in water
• Able to float on back

Practice Attendance

• Recommended 2-3x per week

Meet Attendance

• Home meets required
• Age-appropriate away meets encouraged

Silver

Typical age range: 8-12 years old

Training Focus

• Learn and Improve all 4 strokes to competition-legal standards
• Learn and improve starts and turns to competition-legal standards
• Introduction to aerobic training and set work

Swimmer Requirements

• Swim 2 lengths of the pool (50 yards) without stopping
• Comfortable with face in water and rhythmic breathing
• Comfortable diving from the starting blocks
• Competition legal in at least 3 strokes

Practice Attendance

• Recommended
  • ​2-3x per week in Fall/Winter/Spring
  • 3-4x per week in Summer

Meet Attendance

• Home meets required
• Age-appropriate away meets encouraged

Gold

Typical age range: 9-13 years old

Training Focus

• Improve all 4 strokes and starts
• Learn advanced turns and relay exchanges
• Moderate aerobic training
• Introduction to training for specific events
• Introduction to dryland training

Swimmer Requirements

• Swim 50 yards of each stroke legally
• Competition-legal dive from the blocks
• Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions
• Maturity to stay focused for longer practices
• At or above 8 & Under State qualifying standards preferred

Practice Attendance

• Recommended 3-4x per week

Meet Attendance

• Home meets required
• Multiple away meets per session encouraged
• Regional Championships meet encouraged

Senior Platinum

Typical age range: 14 years old +

Training Focus

• Master all 4 strokes and starts
• Master advanced turns and relay exchanges
• Moderate to high level aerobic training
• Specialization and race strategy
• Introduction to distance events and Open Water
• Advanced dryland training
• Occasional overlap with other Senior groups

Swimmer Requirements

• Entering or currently in high school
• All of Gold’s requirements
• Willing to train for competitive swimming with the goal of self-improvement and/or achieving 11-12 state qualifying times

Practice Attendance

• Recommended
  • 3-5x per week in Fall/Winter/Spring
  • 4-6x per week in Summer

Meet Attendance

• Home meets required
• Multiple away meets per session encouraged
• Regional Championships meet encouraged
• Championship qualifiers strongly recommended to compete at championship meets

Senior 2

Typical age range: 10-14 years old

Training Focus

• Master all 4 strokes and starts
• Master advanced turns and relay exchanges
• High level aerobic training
• Specialization and race strategy
• Introduction to distance events and Open Water
• Advanced dryland training
• Occasional overlap with other Senior groups

Swimmer Requirements

• All of Gold’s requirements
• At or above 10 & Under State qualifying standards
• Willing to train for competitive swimming with the goal of self-improvement and/or achieving 11-12 state qualifying times

Practice Attendance

• Recommended
  • 3-5x per week in Fall/Winter/Spring
  • 4-6x per week in Summer

Meet Attendance

• Home meets required
• Recommend multiple meets per month
• Regional Championships meet strongly recommended
• Championship qualifiers strongly recommended to compete at championship meets

Senior 1

Typical age range: 13 years old +

Training Focus

• Master all 4 strokes and starts
• Master advanced turns and relay exchanges
• High level aerobic training
• Specialization and race strategy
• Introduction to distance events and Open Water
• Advanced dryland training
• Occasional overlap with other Senior groups

Swimmer Requirements

• All of Gold’s requirements
• At or above 11-12 State qualifying standards
• Willing to train for competitive swimming with the goal of achieving 13-14 state qualifying times and beyond

Practice Attendance

• Recommended
  • 4-5x per week in Fall/Winter/Spring
  • 6-7x per week in Summer

Meet Attendance

• Home meets required
• Recommend multiple meets per month
• Regional Championships meet strongly recommended
• Championship qualifiers strongly recommended to compete at championship meets