GREATER NEBRASKA SWIM TEAM -
CAPITAL AQUATIC LEAGUE
GNST- Group Expectations
White: Age: 6-8 years
Prerequisite: Complete 25 yds. of free and back unassisted
Participation: Attend 2 practices/week
Compete in one, in-town meet to gain experience with racing
Expectations: Working to become legal in all 4 strokes
Mastering freestyle turn, starts from the blocks
Pink: Age: 7-10 years
Prerequisite: Proficient in all 4 strokes, freestyle turn, starts from the block
Complete 50 yds. of free, back, breast
Participation: Attend 2-3 practices/week
Compete in several in-town meets
Expectations: Able to complete 100 yds. of free, back, breast, IM legally
Mastering backstroke turn
Gray: Age: 9-14 years
Prerequisite: Complete 100 yds. of free, back, breast, IM, 50-75 yds. fly
Proficient in starts and turns
Participation: Attend 3-4 practices/week
Compete in most in-town, and some out-of-town meets
Expectations: Able to complete 200 yds. of free, back, breast, IM, 100 yds. of fly
Working towards D1 cuts
Understands the concept of interval training and pace work
Silver: Age: 10-15 years
Prerequisite: D1 cuts
Exhibits a genuine commitment to swim excellence
Participation: 4-5 practices/week, Sat am’s
Compete in most meets, both in and out-of-town
Expectations: Striving to compete at D1’s, Zones, All-Stars meets
Understands the concept of goal setting, strives to reach those goals
Black: Age: 13+ years
Prerequisite: High school-aged swimmer
Understands commitment, goal setting, hard work, accountability
Participation: 4-5 practices/week
Compete in home meets, travel when possible
Expectations: Proficient in IM training
Commitment to the sport of swimming
Gold: Age: 14+ years
Prerequisites: High school-aged swimmer
Sectional "bonus" cut
Understands and exhibits maturity required to compete at the highest level
Participation: 5-6 practices/week, Sat am's (summer: 2-a-days)
Expectations: Compete in 90% of all qualified meets, including travel meets
Compete at highest level meets: Sectionals, Futures, Junior/Senior Nationals