Breezes, Blasts, Vortexes, Twisters, Tsunamis: Ages 8 & Under
All new swimmers without previous competitive team experience and verifiable, appropriate competition times will be placed in the Breeze group upon invitaton from the age group Lead Coach after completing a tryout. Tryout requirements are as follow:
- Swimmers must be able to comfortably swim the full length (25 yards) of the pool without assistance of any kind, including stopping or touching wall/pool bottom.
- Swimmers must be able to swim with their face in the water and wear goggles.
- Swimmers will be asked to demonstrate a length of freestyle/crawl stroke on the stomach, with alternating single-arm strokes and face submerged between breath cycles to the side.
- Swimmers will be asked to demonstrate a length of backstroke on the back, with alternating single-arm strokes.
- Swimmers will be asked to demonstrate 1/2 length of both breastroke and butterfly.
- Depending on age/ability level, swimmers may be also be asked to swim multiple lengths with a short amount of rest in between.
For information regarding requirements for moving up in practice groups, view this slideshow. Please contact Coach Casey at [email protected] with any questions.
