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Novice - For beginning swimmers. Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle and backstroke to enter this group. We are working towards four legal strokes and starts and turns.
Age Group - To enter this group you must have a legal 100 IM and have four legal strokes. This group is working on building confidence in race performance. They are improving stroke technique, increasing speed and improving turns.
Top Age Group - This group is one of the two groups following age group. If a swimmer has their four strokes down, is ready to commit to four days a week and can make 10 x 100 free on the 1:45 without fins, this may be the group for you. It works on increasing speed and race techniques to prepare swimmers for the Elite group.
Varsity - This group is one of the two groups following age group. If a swimmer is 11 or older and still needs to work on building up to 10 X 100 free on the 1:45 but has a pretty good grasp on the four strokes this may be the group for you. This group is working on stroke technique as well as speed. From this group you may move to TAG or Elite depending on your age, speed and demonstrated commitment.
Elite - This is the top group for the team . To enter swimmers must be at least 12 years old, able to do 10 x 100 free on the 1:30 and be ready to commit to four days a week. Swimmers in this group are also expected to demonstrate their commitment to excellence in practice attendance/habits and meet participation.
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