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White Group Documents from the Coach
Hello Age Group families in White, ages 8 & under. Swimmers in the White group have the flexibility to learn all training skills to become successful. We understand that some swimmers may not want to swim all of the meets during the season, or they have not developed their butterfly and breaststroke yet. The coaches will work with your athlete to develop all skills so that he/she will become meet ready and transition to the next training level at the desired pace.
Please review the Practice schedule (found under the "Swim Team" menu) and the Equipment Checklist (found under the "Athlete Info" menu)
General Qualifications to join the White Group
Below are general skills we look for children to have when entering the swim team. Swimmers who have advanced through Level 7 of the Swim America Lesson program are generally ready for this group.
- Somersaults forward and backward
- Rollover Front/Back and Back/Front
- Float prone on surface face down with (1) arms at side and (2) both arms extended
- Swim Freestyle 25 yards (rotary breathing)
- Swim on back 25 yards
- Tread water (1 minute)
- Sitting dive
- Breaststroke kick without scissors or flutter
- Butterfly arms - simultaneously move arms in butterfly pattern
- Kick butterfly with board
- Attention span up to 60 continuous minutes in a group setting
General Information
USA-Swimming IMR/IMX Program - For those swimmers that wish to compete in swim meets, swimmers should focus on entering the events within the IMR and IMX event lineup below over the course of each season. This will ensure you obtain a score based on power points that you can follow on the USA-Swimming website or on your Deck Pass Account
- USA Swimming’s “I am Ready” (IMR) events (1-3 years of experience)
-- 10un: 100Fr, 50Bk, 50Br, 50Fly, 100IM
-- 11-12: 200Fr, 50Bk, 50Br, 50Fly, 100IM
-- 13up: 200Fr, 100Bk, 100Br, 100Fly, 200IM
- USA Swimming’s “I am Extreme” (IMX) events (3+ years of experience)
-- 10un: 200Fr, 100Bk, 100Br, 100Fly, 200IM
-- 11-12: 500Fr, 100Bk, 100Br, 100Fly, 200IM
-- 13up: 500Fr, 200Bk, 200Br, 200Fly, 200IM, 400IM
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