The Riptides Swim Team offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Riptides is to offer age-specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.
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COMPETITIVE SWIMMING FOR AGES 4 to 21
Riptides Swim Team Level Description
Cub Swim
Must be able to swim the length of the Learning L without assistance on the stomach and back. (This group is exempt from swim meets.) (6 years and younger)
White - Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle with side breathing and 25 yards backstroke.
Red - Swimmers must be able to swim 50 yards freestyle and backstroke without stopping. Must have working knowledge of breaststroke and butterfly, dive off starting block and be able to circle swim.
Orange - Swimmers must have 4 legal strokes and be 9 years old or be a 7/8 year old and have swum a 100 IM in a meet in under 2:00 minutes and be able to swim 1500-2000 yards in practice.
Black - Swimmers must be at least 11 years old, be able to complete 100 of each stroke, maintain intervals and be able to swim 2000-3000 yards in practice.
Gold - Swimmer must be at least 11 years old, be able to swim 100 of each stroke in a swim meet and maintain intervals set by coach. Swimmers must be able to swim 2500 -3300 yards in a practice.
Home School Swim - Swimmers must meet at least the requirements for white group.
