- Swimmers in National Finals and achieve medals
- Swimmers on the World Class Programme.
- Swimmers must be able to achieve Northern Counties qualification times in
an IM, form and distance front crawl (must achieve 2 out of 3). For 10 & 11
year olds (boys and girls) these times are guidelines and swimmers must be
able to show demonstrable progress towards achieving this criterion by 12
years of age.
- Swimmers assessed by the Head or Group Coach to have near term potential
and/or having longer term talent may be admitted or retained in the group on
a probationary period of between 6-12 months with goals set by the Group
Coach. The swimmer must be able to show commitment and demonstrable progress
towards these goals and overall level 2 criteria.
- All swimmers must be competing 10+ year olds.
- Swimmers must compete only in Competitions / Meets directed by the Head or Group Coach.
- All swimmers must achieve the following minimum weekly training sessions/commitments:
- 10 years 5 per week level 2/3
- 11 years 6 per week level 2/3
- 12-14 years 7 per week level 2
- All swimmers must keep an up to date log book to be handed in first Monday of each month or to be handed in when required by the Head or Group Coach.
- All swimmers must compete in all National Championships in which they qualify unless instructed otherwise by the Head or Group Coach.
- Swimmers must have good all round technical abilities and skills.
- Saturday morning water / land training sessions are compulsory.
- Swimmers must have a good attitude towards competing, training and must always be punctual.
- Having all of the above does not mean automatic selection.
- Swimmers must strive to progress to Level 1 which should normally be achieved by the time they reach Youth ages, but provided the swimmer is showing demonstrable progress towards National standard the following concessions may be granted at the Head Coaches discretion:
- Females will be given to end of season swimming 15 at the Nationals
- Males will be given to end of season swimming 16 at the Nationals
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