Upon tryout with consideration of existing USA swim times or coaching discretion, your swimmer will be assigned to one of the groups below:

HEAT 5: (45 minutes; 2-3 days a week)

  • Pre-competitive swimming
  • Fun!!!
  • Proper technique for four competitive strokes 
  • Basic endurance
  • Starts and turns
  • Competitive swimming, rules, and etiquette (circle swimming, pace clock reading, etc.)
  • Safety
  • Swim meets (what is expected and what to do)
  • No attendance requirements
  • Meet participation recommended

HEAT 4: (75 minutes; 2-3 days a week)

  • Competitive swimming
  • Introduction to dryland training
  • Fun with purpose
  • Further endurance building
  • Race strategy
  • Technique refinement
  • Age Group swim meets
  • 1 in season meet per season and champ meet required (2 total meets minimum).
  • If qualified, attending finals is necessary at prelim/final meets.

HEAT 3: (90 minutes; 3-4 days a week)

  • High level competitive age group swimming
  • Fun with purpose and focus
  • Refinement of dryland training
  • Enhanced endurance building while holding proper technique
  • Introduction to sprint work
  • 60% practice attendance requirement
  • 3 in season meets per season and champ meet required (4 total meets minimum).
  • If qualified, attending finals is necessary at prelim/final meets.
  • Base interval times are required, for example hold 5 x 100 free on 1:20; hold 3 x 100 free kick on 1:45

HEAT 2: (120 minutes; 3-4 days a week) Ages 13 and up

  • Striving for elite performance
  • Beginning development of elite habits
  • Balancing fun with training
  • Advanced dryland training
  • Enhanced endurance building while holding proper technique
  • Enhanced sprint work
  • College recruitment strategy (if desired)
  • College swimming prep (if desired)
  • 70% practice attendance requirement
  • If qualified, attending finals is necessary at prelim/final meets.
  • Nearly all practices and meets are expected to be attended. Attendance communication is required for conflicts.
  • Base interval times are required, for example hold 5 x 100 free on 1:15; hold 3 x 100 free kick on 1:35

HEAT 1: (120 minutes; 5-6 days a week) Ages 13 and up

  • Competitive swimming is the swimmer's primary focus
  • Elite habits expected
  • Balancing fun with training
  • Advanced dryland training
  • Advanced endurance work while focusing on micro technique adjustments
  • Advanced sprint work with start refinement
  • College recruitment strategy (if desired)
  • College swimming prep (if desired)
  • Regional, State, and National swim meets
  • Sectionals times are expected and required
  • >90% practice attendance requirement
  • If qualified, attending finals is necessary at prelim/final meets
  • Nearly all practices and meets are expected to be attended. Attendance communication is required for conflicts.
  • Base interval times are required, for example Women hold 5 x 100 free on 1:10; hold 3 x 100 free kick on 1:30. Men hold 5 x 100 free on 1:05; hold 3 x 100 free kick on 1:25