Skill Requirements by Age For Swim and Dive
**Please note - the age of the child on May 31 of the current year will determine age group status for the entire season**
Swimming:
6&Under must be able to:
-Swim one length of the pool without stopping
-Demonstrate appropriate freestyle arm movement, body position, and kicking
-Demonstrate rhythmic breathing with face in the water
7-8 must be able to:
-Swim one length of freestyle without stopping and one length backstroke without stopping
-Demonstrate freestyle with appropriate arm movement, body position, kicking, and make effort with rotary breathing
-Demonstrate backstroke with appropriate arm movement, body position and kicking
9-10 must be able to:
-Complete one length of freestyle and one length of backstroke
-Demonstrate appropriate stroke arm movement, breathing, body position and kicking
-Demonstrate basic skill in breast stroke or butterfly
11-12 must be able to:
-Complete 50 yards of freestyle and 50 yards of backstroke without resting at the turn
-Demonstrate basic skill in breast stroke and butterfly
-Or complete a 100 yard individual medley
13-14 must be able to:
-Complete 50 yards of each stroke.
-Make effort to complete flip turns for the freestyle and backstroke
-Complete a 100 yard individual medley
15&Older must be able to (at minimum):
-Complete 50 yards of each stroke
-Demonstrate flip turns for the freestyle and backstroke
-Complete a 100 yard individual medley
Diving:
8 & Under must be able to
-Complete a front line up
9-10 must be able to:
-Complete a forward dive and/or back line up
11-12 must be able to:
-Complete a forward dive, back dive and one other (inward, forward somersault, etc.)
13-14 must be able to:
-Complete a forward dive, back dive and one other (inward, forward somersault, etc.)
15-18 must be able to:
-At minimum, complete a forward dive, back dive and one other (inward, forward somersault, etc.)
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