SWIM STANDARDS

SWIM STANDARDS REQUIRED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SQUAD SELECTION & HS VARSITY SWIM TEAM IN SEASON 2

ES Squad 1

Correct Freestyle- Can complete 25m continuous consistent kicking, straight legs, kicking from the hips, arms high elbow recovery

No catch up/arms in opposition

Correct backstroke- Streamline body on back, continuous arms stroke, continuous kicking

Breaststroke- Can demonstrate correct kick and timing (Flexed feet) breathe, kick and glide

Butterfly- Can dolphin kick legal (pointed toes), hip undulation

Other skills- Streamlining, drop starts,

ES SQUAD 2

Freestyle- Can swim keeping technique for 25m. High elbow recovery, relaxed catch, pull and push through. Continuous kicking straight legs from hips

Backstroke- proper technique for 25m. Can keep streamline body position. Correct backstroke continuous Rhythm not catch up

Breaststroke- Correct Rhythm with arm stroke, correct timing, correct kicking flexed feet, open turns

Butterfly- Can do 25m correct arms and kicking, can dolphin kick with legs together 25m. Hip undulation

Other skills- streamline, turns, dive, drop starts

ES SQUAD 3

Freestyle- Swim proper technique 50m

Backstroke- Swim proper technique 50m

Breaststroke- Swim proper technique 50m (correct Rhythm, pulling under chest, whip kick, gliding)

Butterfly- Can do 25m correct arms and kicking, legal stroke, timing

Other skills- Dive, drop start, streamline

ES SQUAD 4

Freestyle- Swim proper technique 50m (high elbow recovery, relaxed arms on catch, no crossover catch, pull and push through finish)

Backstroke- Swim proper technique 50m (Streamline body position, continuous kicking from hips, no knees out of the water, continuous arm stroke straight arm recovery)

Breaststroke- Swim proper technique 50m (whip kicking, pull under chest)

Butterfly- Can do 50m proper technique

Other skills- Dive, drop start, streamline, open turns

MS SQUAD 5

Freestyle- Swim proper technique 50m

Backstroke- Swim proper technique 50m

Breaststroke- Swim proper technique 50m

Butterfly- Can do 25m correct arms and kicking,, hip undulation, proper kick, legal butterfly.

Other skills- Drop start, streamline, open turns

MS SQUAD 6

Freestyle- Swim proper technique 100m

Backstroke- Swim proper technique 50m

Breaststroke- Swim proper technique 50m

Butterfly- Can do 50m proper technique

Other skills- Dive, drop start, streamline, flip turns

SQUAD 7

Freestyle- Swim proper technique 100m (50m under 48 secs/100m under 1min.40)

Backstroke- Swim proper technique 50m (50m under 50 secs/100m under 1min.50)

Breaststroke- Swim proper technique 50m (50m under 55 secs/100m under 2min)

Butterfly- 50m proper technique (50m under 50 secs)

Other skills- Dive, drop start, streamline, flip turns, starts, streamline kick on back 100m,

freestyle sculling with head up.

SQUAD 8

Freestyle- Swim proper technique 100m (50m under 38 secs/100m under 1min.30)

Backstroke- Swim proper technique 50m (50m under 45secs/100m under 1min.40)

Breaststroke- Swim proper technique 50m (50m under 55/100m under 2min.)

Butterfly- 100m proper technique (50m under 50 secs)

Other skills- Dive, drop start, streamline, flip turns, starts, streamline kick on back 100m

Butterfly- kick on back 100m, sculling (different types)

HS VARSITY (season 2) See required times in stroke tables below along with must see skills listed:

**Must be able to meet times of 8 events from the lists provided in tables below.

IASAS Team will be based on the fastest times. 12 boys and 12 girls for IASAS finals.

Must see elements for strokes:

Freestyle

  • Continuous arm stroke.
  • Continuous kicking.
  • Out of water arm recovery preferably high elbow.
  • Middle finger catch
  • Breathing sideways.
  • Body roll

Backstroke

  • Streamline body
  • Continuous kicking from hips knees under water. Toes breaking surface
  • Body roll
  • Straight arm recovery
  • Continuous Arm Stroke

Breaststroke

  • Whip kick with feet flexed
  • Arms: out-sweep, in-sweep, recovery.
  • Arms push back vertical plane chest level.
  • Has correct timing, pull breathe kick glide.

Butterfly

  • Can streamline dolphin kick
  • Undulation kicking from the hips.
  • Arms pull down push outside body line.
  • Side arm recovery properly.
  • Shoulder line catch properly.
  • Timing (kick-pull-kick-recover)