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Clear
For swimmers 9 years and younger with little or no competitive experience. The swimmer must be able to swim in deep water without the aid of an instructor and should be legal in two of the competitive strokes. The swimmer must be able to listen and learn in a group environment. The group focus is to learn all four competitive strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly along with the appropriate turns and starts.
Minnows Group Coach: Kathy
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White
For swimmers 9 years old and younger who can swim the four competitive strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Must be able to swim a 100 freestyle without stopping. The swimmer must be able to listen and learn in a group environment. This group will continue to work on strokes, starts and turns as well as some endurance swimming.
Gold Group Coach: Kathy
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Pink
For swimmers 9 years old and younger. Swimmers must have knowledge of the four competitive strokes as well as appropriate turns and starts. Must be able to swim 10x50 freestyle @ 1:30 (with flip turns). Also must be able to swim 6 x 100y IM’s @ 3:00. Swimmers should attend meets as appropriate and exhibit good practice attendance.
Sharks Group Coach: Kathy
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Red
For swimmers 9 years old and older. Swimmers must be able to swim all four competitive strokes as well as complete appropriate turns and starts legally. Must be able to swim
20 x 50y freestyle @ 1:15
16 x 50y fly @ 1:45
16 x 50y back @ 1:30
16 x 50 breast @ 1:45
16 x 50y kick @ 1:30
8 x 100y IM’s @2:30.
Swimmers are expected to attend 70% of practices. Additionally, each swimmer should be able to count and compute distances, and swim continuously for 10 minutes. Swimmers should execute appropriate and legal turns, and they should exhibit good sportsmanship.
Red Group Coach: Nancy
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Blue
For swimmers 9 years old and older. Swimmers must be able to swim all four competitive strokes as well as complete appropriate turns and starts legally. Must be able to swim
20 x 50y freestyle @ :50
16 x 50y fly @ 1:10
16 x 50y back @ 1:05
16 x 50 breast @ 1:15
16 x 50y kick @ 1:15
8 x 100y IM’s @2:00.
Swimmers are expected to attend 80% of practices. Additionally, each swimmer should be able to count and compute distances, and swim continuously for 10 minutes. The swimmer should execute appropriate and legal turns, and they should exhibit good sportsmanship.
Blue Group Coach: Nancy
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Purple
For swimmers 11 years old and older. Swimmers must be able to complete
20 x 100y freestyle @ 1:30
9 x 100y fly @ 1:55
16 x 100y back @ 1:45
16 x 100y breast @ 2:00
8 x 100y kick @ 2:05
8 x 200y IM @ 3:30.
The swimmer should have competed in all events offered in his or her age group and achieved the following SCY times: 100 free – 1:10, 100 back – 1:25, 100 breast – 1:35, 10 fly – 1:25, 200 IM – 2:55, and be able to complete a T30 swim at threshold showing improvement. Swimmers are expected to attend 80% practices. Additionally, swimmers should have an understanding of goal setting, be able to accept constructive criticism from their coach, follow good nutritional habits, understand heart rate as a measure of intensity, know and respect competitors and teammates, exhibit a high level of sportsmanship, understand and use positive self-talk, attend recommended meets, and be punctual to warm ups.
Purple Group Coach: Nancy
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Green
Boulder Swimming’s Pre-Senior Group is USA Swimming Level 4. It is offered to swimmers 13 and older who want to transition into Senior Swimming. Practices are offered approximately 7 x per week. Many times the pre-senior group is merged with the Senior team. In this situation, intervals and sets may be made more appropriate to the swimmers level. Swimmers must qualify by performing 3 of 5 challenge sets. Goal meets for the pre-senior include local competition, State, Zone and even Sectional Championships.
Senior Green Group Coach: Jim
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Gold
Boulder Swimming’s Senior Group has qualification standards for age, ability, and attendance. Swimmers in this group must achieve minimum qualifying times (sectionals or above) and be able to handle 2+ hour practices at faster paces. Corresponding with USA Swimming’s Levels of Progression this group is a true Level 5 group. Swimmers must have competed in every swimming event. Swimmer’s must be proficient in 400 IM. Swimmers must make 4 of 6 "challenge sets" to be in this group. The normal practice schedule includes double practices on 3 or 4 days of each week. Group activities outside the pool for team-building occur about once per month. Focus meets for this group are State, HS State, Sectionals, Zone and Junior National Championships.
Senior Gold Group Coach: Jim
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