Penguins
Ages: 5 - 9
Practice 3 - 5 x a week
Competition Optional
Required Skills
- Enter/Exit Pool safely
- Follow vocal instruction
- 25 free unassisted.
- 25 backstroke unassisted.
Group Focus: swim etiquette, vocabulary, basic skills and drills, continued technique work on long axis strokes, beginning technique for short axis strokes. Develop legal starts, turns and understanding intervals.
Competition Progression Goal:  Red Robins
Conditioning Progression Goal:  Red Jays

Red Jays
Ages: 10 - 13
Practice 3 - 6x a week
Competition Optional
Required Skills
- Enter/Exit Pool safely
- Follow vocal instruction
- 25 free unassisted.
- 25 backstroke unassisted.
Group Focus: swim etiquette, vocabulary, basic skills and drills, continued technique work on long axis strokes, beginning/intermediate technique for short axis strokes. Develop legal starts, turns and understanding intervals.
Competition Progression Goal:  Blue Jays
Conditioning Progression Goal:  Eagle 1

Eagles 1 & 2
Ages: In High School
Practice 3 - 6x a week
Competition Optional
Required Skills
- Enter/Exit Pool safely
- Follow vocal instruction
- 25 free & back unassisted.
- 25 breast & fly
Group Focus: swim etiquette, vocabulary, basic skills and drills, beginning to intermediate technique/development work on all competitive strokes. Develop legal starts, turns and understanding intervals.
Competition Progression Goal:  Falcons
Conditioning Progression Goal:  Eagle 1 or Wise Owls

Red Robins
Ages: 5 - 10
Practice: 4 - 5 times a week
Competition Recommended
Required Skills
- 50 free & 50 back
- 25 Breast & 25 Fly
- Dive from Side
- Legal starts & turns
- Ability to read and executive intervals with guidance.
Interval Requirements
- 6 x 25 on 45
- 4 x 50 on 1.30
Group Focus:  Technique focus on all 4 competitive strokes, starts and turns, beginning race strategy, speed development, core development. Dryland activities focus on flexibilty, coordination and strengthening the core.
Progresion Goal: Blue Jays

Blue Jays
Ages: 10 - 13
Practice 5 - 6 times a week
Competition Mandatory
Required Skills:
- 100 free & 100 back
- 50 Breast & 50 Fly
- 100 IM
- Intermediate Starts & Turns
- Self directed on intervals with minimal guidance
Interval Requirements:
- 8 x 25 on 40
- 6 x 50 on 1.20
- 4 x 100 on 2:30
Group Focus: Intermediate technique development with an emphasis on body awareness, goal setting and race strategy.  Dryland activities focus on continuted flexibility, full body strengthing a quick twitch development.
Progession Goal:  Falcons

Falcons
Ages: High School
Practice 6 - 8 times a week
Competition Mandatory
Required Skills
- 100 in all strokes
- 200 IM
- Advanced Starts & Turns
- Self directed intervals
Interval Requirements:
- 8 x 25 on 30
- 6 x 50 on 1.10
- 4 x 100 on 2:20
Group Focus:
Advanced technique and development with the use of weight and training aids.  Comprehensive dryland training program emphasizes strength trianing, quick twitch development, flexibility, and visualization. Focused on maximum performance quality including goal setting and complex race strategy.  Preparing athletes for Elite level meets and collegiate swim careers.