JUNIOR SQUADS

Junior 4 (J4)

• Aged 6-9

• Minimum Swim England Level 4/5

• 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

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Junior 4+ (J4+)

• Aged 7-10

• Minimum Swim England Level 5/6

• 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

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Junior Development

• Aged 7-10

• 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

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Junior 3 (J3)

• Age 9-11

• Minimum Swim England Level 7

• Need to attend 3 Club sessions a week 

• Correct Frontcrawl, Backstroke & Breaststroke and entry level Fly 25m

• Entry level Frontcrawl and Backstroke Tumble Turn

• Average distance covered 800m

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Junior 2 (J2)

• Aged 10-12

• Need to attend 4 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

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Junior 1 (J1)

• Aged 10-12+

• 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