JUNIOR (FORMATIVE) SQUADS

Junior 4 (J4)

Aged 5-9
Minimum Swim England Level 5
Need to attend 1 Club session a week
Correct strokes for Frontcrawl & Backstroke, and entry level Breaststroke for 25m
Basic understanding of Butterfly
Average session distance 500m
Skills required to move to J3: Coach recommendation and correct Frontcrawl, Backstroke, Breastroke and entry level Fly 25m and Frontcrawl Tumbleturn

Junior 4+ (J4+)

Aged 5-9
Minimum Swim England Level 6
Need to attend 2 Club sessions a week
Correct strokes for Frontcrawl, Backstroke and Breaststroke for 25m
Basic understanding of Butterfly
Average session distance 500m
Skills required to move to J3: Coach recommendation and correct Frontcrawl, Backstroke, Breastroke
and entry level Fly 25m and Frontcrawl Tumbleturn

Junior 3 (J3)

Age 5-9
Minimum Swim England Level 7
Need to attend 2 Club sessions a week
Correct Frontcrawl, Backstroke & Breaststroke and entry level Fly 25m
Entry level Frontcrawl and Backstroke Tumble Turn
Average distance covered 800m
Skills required to move to J2: Coach recommendation; 50m Frontcrawl with bi-lateral breathing; 50m Backstroke counting into wall; 50m Breaststroke with whip kick and 2-handed touches at the wall; 25m Fly with simultaneous arm recovering and 2-handed touch at finishes; and can correctly perform 4 legal turns

Junior 2 (J2)

Aged 8-11
Need to attend 2-3 Club sessions a week
50m Frontcrawl with bi-lateral breathing
50m Backstroke counting into wall
50m Breaststroke with whip kick and 2-handed touches at the wall
25m Butterfly with simultaneous arm recovery and 2-handed touches at finishes
Can correctly perform a Breaststroke turn
Average distance covered in 1000m
Skills required to move to J1: Coach recommendation; ability to show all four strokes; to execute legal starts and turns; 100 IM with all legal turns; can use pace clock correctly; to pass Swim England Competitive Start Award; and achieve PB times at a licensed meet for 50m swims.

Junior 1 (J1)

Aged 8-11+
Need to attend 4 Club sessions a week
To competently swim 200m Frontcrawl & Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, 50m Fly, and 100m Individual Medley
Able to execute legal starts and turns
Can use a pace clock to calculate times for all swims
Able to pass Swim England Competitive Start Award
Average session distance 1500m in 60 min session
Skills requirement to move to P3: Coach recommendation; ability on all four strokes to count and execute competent and legal starts and turns; 400m Frontcrawl, 200m Backstroke and Breaststroke, 100m Fly and 200 IM with legal turns; to be able to use pace clock and take times; achieve PB times at a licensed meet for 200m, 100m, 50m Front Crawl, 100m & 50m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Fly and 200m IM