The
HYCAT @ Charleston, Inc Swimming Program
offers a variety of training and practice groups for
swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of
the HYCAT @ Charleston Swimming Program to
offer age specific training groups for all of our athletes
geared towards challenging each individual and developing each
individual to the best of THEIR abilities in their
pursuit of excellence in the sport of swimming. Just click on the
team’s name for more specific information regarding that
HYCAT Swimming Program.
Please call the HYCAT Swiming Office at
(304) 357-4825 to schedule an evaulation,
or Click
Here to send us an email request for more information.
HYCAT SWIMMING
PROGRAM TEAM HANDOUTS
HYCAT
"RECREATIONAL/DEVELOPMENTAL" TEAM PROGRAMS
FUTURE STARS
TEAM
** age groups: 06-younger
plus "developing" 07-08 year olds and swimmers
who have graduated from the HYCAT
Learn-to-Swim Program and wish to join the HYCAT Swimming
Team
** swim meet competition is
"optional"
BRONZE TEAM
** age groups: 07-08 year olds
plus "advaned" 06 year olds & "developing" 09-10 year
olds
** swim meet competition is
"optional"
SILVER TEAM
** age groups: 09-12
year olds plus "advaned" 08 year olds & "developing"
13-14
year olds
** swim meet competition is
"optional"
GOLD TEAM
** age groups:
13-older swimmers plus "advanced" 11-12 year
olds
** swim meet
competition is "optional"
MASTER TEAM
** age groups:
19-older
** swim meet
competition is "optional"
SUMMER TEAM
** age groups:
08-younger who has the ability to swim the length (75’) of
the UC swimming pool freestyle & backstroke OR 09-older
who has the ability to swim the length of UC pool
freestyle; backstroke;
breaststroke & butterfly
** swim meet
competition is "optional"
HYCAT "COMPETITIVE" TEAM
PROGRAMS
PRE-COMP
TEAM
** age groups:
06-younger plus "developing" 07-08 year olds
AND team membership from
Sep thru May
** swim meet
competition is REQUIRED
COMP 1 TEAM [this handout has been up-dated/revised as
of 08/25/2009]
** age groups:
10-younger plus "advanced" 06 year olds & "developing"
11-13 year olds AND team membership from
Sep thru May
** swim meet
competition is REQUIRED
COMP 2 TEAM [this handout has been up-dated/revised as
of 08/25/2009]
** age
groups: 11-14 year olds plus "advanced" 09-10 year
olds & "developing" 15-older AND team membership from
Sep thru Aug
** swim meet
competition is REQUIRED
COMP 3 TEAM
** age groups:
13-older plus "advanced" 12 year olds AND team
membership from Sep thru
Aug
** swim meet
competition is REQUIRED PLUS Y Team membership
& meet competition
COMP 4 TEAM
** age groups:
13-older plus "advanced" 12 year olds and swimmers
actively training to qualify for
either Y SC/LC Championships AND team membership
from Sep thru Aug
** swim meet
competition is REQUIRED PLUS Y Team membership
& meet competition
COMP COLLEGE TEAM
** age groups:
19-older
** swim meet
competition is REQUIRED [Abingdon Swim Meet and
WV State LC Meet] AND team membership from Jun
thru Aug