Timetrials are usually run once a term. the head coach will decide what strokes and distances will be swam.
Each swimmer will be awarded points between 5 (for turning up) and 50 depending on the time they achieve.
The table below shows what points are awarded for the specified distance and time.
| FREESTYLE | |||||||
| Distance | 50 Points | 40 Points | 30 Points | 20 Points | 10 Points | 5 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Metres | 00:15:00 | 00:19:00 | 00:25:00 | 00:32:00 | 00:40:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 50 Metres | 00:33:50 | 00:38:00 | 00:44:50 | 00:53:00 | 01:05:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 100 Metres | 01:14:00 | 01:20:00 | 01:28:00 | 01:38:00 | 01:55:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 200 Metres | 02:40:00 | 02:46:00 | 02:54:00 | 03:04:00 | 03:21:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| BACKSTROKE | |||||||
| Distance | 50 Points | 40 Points | 30 Points | 20 Points | 10 Points | 5 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Metres | 00:19:00 | 00:22:50 | 00:28:00 | 00:35:00 | 00:43:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 50 Metres | 00:37:00 | 00:41:00 | 00:47:00 | 00:57:00 | 01:12:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 100 Metres | 01:25:00 | 01:31:00 | 01:43:00 | 02:02:00 | 02:32:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 200 Metres | 03:00:00 | 03:06:00 | 03:21:00 | 03:41:00 | 04:11:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| REASTSTROKE | |||||||
| Distance | 50 Points | 40 Points | 30 Points | 20 Points | 10 Points | 5 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Metres | 00:20:00 | 00:26:00 | 00:35:00 | 00:47:00 | 01:00:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 50 Metres | 00:40:00 | 00:45:50 | 00:52:00 | 01:01:00 | 01:13:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 100 Metres | 01:30:00 | 01:34:50 | 01:41:00 | 01:51:00 | 02:05:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 200 Metres | 03:20:00 | 03:28:00 | 03:38:00 | 03:52:00 | 04:10:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| BUTTERFLY | |||||||
| Distance | 50 Points | 40 Points | 30 Points | 20 Points | 10 Points | 5 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Metres | 00:16:50 | 00:20:00 | 00:26:00 | 00:34:00 | 00:44:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 50 Metres | 00:35:00 | 00:40:00 | 00:46:00 | 00:56:00 | 01:10:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 100 Metres | 01:18:00 | 01:22:00 | 01:28:00 | 01:40:00 | 02:00:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 200 Metres | 03:20:00 | 03:26:00 | 03:34:00 | 03:49:00 | 04:09:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| INDIVIDUAL MEDLAY | |||||||
| Distance | 50 Points | 40 Points | 30 Points | 20 Points | 10 Points | 5 Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Metres | |||||||
| 50 Metres | |||||||
| 100 Metres | 01:20:00 | 01:30:00 | 01:43:00 | 01:58:00 | 02:18:00 | 99:99:99 | |
| 200 Metres | 03:19:00 | 03:29:00 | 03:43:00 | 04:01:00 | 04:25:00 | 99:99:99 | |
The grade awards session is usually run once a term.
The awards secretary will use his records to identify which grades each of the swimmers are due to take next.
A complete list of the swimmers and grades to be taken will be posted on the bulletin boards and on the web site.
Each swimmer who passes the requirements for the grade will be awarded points in line with the table below.
| GRADES POINTS TABLE | |||||||
| Grade | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duckling Grade 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Duckling Grade 2 | 12 | ||||||
| Duckling Grade 3 | 18 | ||||||
| Duckling Grade 4 | 24 | ||||||
| Duckling Grade 5 | 28 | ||||||
| Water Skill Grade 1 | 30 | ||||||
| Water Skill Grade 2 | 40 | ||||||
| Water Safety 1 | 45 | ||||||
| Water Skill Grade 3 | 50 | ||||||
| Water Skill Grade 4 | 60 | ||||||
| Water Safety 2 | 75 | ||||||
| Water Skill Grade 5 | 90 | ||||||
| Water Skill Grade 6 | 100 | ||||||
| Water Safety 3 | 110 | ||||||
| Pre-Competitive Start | 70 | ||||||
| Preliminary Competitive Start | 70 | ||||||
| Competitive Start | 80 | ||||||
| Rescue [retired] | 100 | ||||||
| Swimming Challenge – Bronze | 75 | ||||||
| Swimming Challenge – Silver | 90 | ||||||
| Swimming Challenge – Gold | 120 | ||||||
| Swimming Challenge – Honours | 70 | ||||||
| Personal Survival – Level 1 [retired] | 140 | ||||||
| Personal Survival – Level 2 [retired] | 140 | ||||||
| Swimming Challenge – Honours Part 1 | 70 | ||||||
| Swimming Challenge – Honours Part 2 | 70 | ||||||
The distance awards session is usually run once a term.
The awards secretary will use his records to identify which distances each of the swimmers are due to take next.
A complete list of the swimmers and distances to be taken will be posted on the bulletin boards and on the web site.
Each swimmer who passes the requirements for the distance will be awarded points in line with the table below.
| DISTANCE DATA | |||||||
| Distance | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 metres aided | 4 Points | ||||||
| 5 metres | 6 Points | ||||||
| 10 metres | 8 Points | ||||||
| 15 metres | 9 Points | ||||||
| 20 metres | 10 Points | ||||||
| 25 metres | 20 Points | ||||||
| 50 metres | 30 Points | ||||||
| 100 metres | 40 Points | ||||||
| 200 metres | 50 Points | ||||||
| 400 metres | 60 Points | ||||||
| 600 metres | 65 Points | ||||||
| 800 metres | 70 Points | ||||||
| 1000 metres | 80 Points | ||||||
| 1500 metres | 90 Points | ||||||
| Mile 1609 metres | 105 Points | ||||||
| 2000 metres | 115 Points | ||||||
| 3000 metres | 130 Points | ||||||
| 4000 metres | 145 Points | ||||||
| 5000 metres | 160 Points | ||||||
[Swim a certain distance and record how long it took to do it]
All the swimmers will swim the same distance and the time taken to swim it will be recorded.
Using the table below points will be awarded on the basis of how fast you did the distance. This differs from timetrials in that the distance is always much longer.
| TIME FOR A SET DISTANCE | |||||||
| Time mins | 400 Metres | 800 Metres | 1500 Metres | 25 Metres | 50 Metres | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:20 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 55 Points | 55 Points | ||
| 0:30 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 50 Points | 55 Points | ||
| 0:50 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 45 Points | 55 Points | ||
| 1:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 45 Points | 50 Points | ||
| 4:00 | 160 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 45 Points | 45 Points | ||
| 4:15 | 155 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 4:30 | 150 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 4:45 | 145 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 5:00 | 140 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 5:15 | 135 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 5:30 | 130 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 5:45 | 125 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 6:00 | 120 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 6:15 | 115 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 6:30 | 110 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 6:45 | 105 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 7:00 | 100 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 7:15 | 95 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 7:30 | 90 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 7:45 | 85 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 8:00 | 80 Points | 150 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 8:15 | 70 Points | 145 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 8:30 | 60 Points | 145 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 8:45 | 50 Points | 140 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 9:00 | 40 Points | 140 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 9:15 | 30 Points | 135 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 9:30 | 25 Points | 135 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 9:45 | 21 Points | 130 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 10:00 | 0 Points | 130 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 10:30 | 0 Points | 125 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 11:00 | 0 Points | 120 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 11:30 | 0 Points | 115 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 12:00 | 0 Points | 110 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 12:30 | 0 Points | 105 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 13:00 | 0 Points | 100 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 13:30 | 0 Points | 95 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 14:00 | 0 Points | 90 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 14:30 | 0 Points | 85 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 15:00 | 0 Points | 80 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 15:30 | 0 Points | 70 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 16:00 | 0 Points | 60 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 16:30 | 0 Points | 50 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 17:00 | 0 Points | 40 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 17:30 | 0 Points | 35 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 18:00 | 0 Points | 30 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 18:30 | 0 Points | 25 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 19:00 | 0 Points | 23 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 19:30 | 0 Points | 21 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 20:00 | 0 Points | 19 Points | 155 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 21:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 150 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 22:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 145 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 23:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 140 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 24:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 130 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 25:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 120 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 26:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 110 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 27:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 105 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 28:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 100 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 29:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 95 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 30:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 90 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 31:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 85 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 32:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 80 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 33:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 75 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 34:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 70 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 35:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 65 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 36:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 60 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 37:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 55 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 38:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 50 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 39:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 45 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 40:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 40 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 41:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 35 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 42:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 30 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 43:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 27 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 44:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 25 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 45:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 23 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 46:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 22 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 47:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 21 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 48:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 20 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 49:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 19 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
| 50:00 | 0 Points | 0 Points | 18 Points | 0 Points | 0 Points | ||
[Swim a for a cetain length of time and see how far you get]
All the swimmers will swim the for the same amount of time and the distance achieved will be recorded.
Using the table below points will be awarded on the basis of how far you swam in the time.
| DISTANCE IN A SET TIME | |||||||
| Distance Metres | 30 Mins | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699 | 0 Points | ||||||
| 700 | 17 Points | ||||||
| 750 | 19 Points | ||||||
| 800 | 21 Points | ||||||
| 850 | 25 Points | ||||||
| 900 | 30 Points | ||||||
| 950 | 35 Points | ||||||
| 1000 | 40 Points | ||||||
| 1050 | 45 Points | ||||||
| 1100 | 50 Points | ||||||
| 1150 | 55 Points | ||||||
| 1200 | 60 Points | ||||||
| 1250 | 65 Points | ||||||
| 1300 | 70 Points | ||||||
| 1350 | 75 Points | ||||||
| 1400 | 80 Points | ||||||
| 1450 | 85 Points | ||||||
| 1500 | 90 Points | ||||||
| 1550 | 95 Points | ||||||
| 1600 | 100 Points | ||||||
| 1650 | 105 Points | ||||||
| 1700 | 110 Points | ||||||
| 1750 | 115 Points | ||||||
| 1800 | 120 Points | ||||||
| 1850 | 125 Points | ||||||
| 1900 | 130 Points | ||||||
| 1950 | 135 Points | ||||||
| 2000 | 140 Points | ||||||
| 2050 | 145 Points | ||||||
| 2100 | 150 Points | ||||||
| 2150 | 155 Points | ||||||
| 2200 | 160 Points | ||||||
Time standards take place in the outdoor pool.
Each of the distances [40m, 80m, 200m, 400m] can be performed in all four strokes, but must be taken in ascending distance order and each standard [distance/stroke] can only be obtained once a year. the swimmer can gain 10 points per standard achieved.
The tables below show the time needed to achieve a standard within each age group.
| FrontCrawl | |||||||
| Age Dist | U8 | U10 | U12 | U14 | O14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40m | 00:52:00 | 00:42:00 | 00:35:00 | 00:30:00 | 00:26:00 | ||
| 80m | 01:44:00 | 01:30:00 | 01:20:00 | 01:10:00 | 01:00:00 | ||
| 200m | 04:30:00 | 04:00:00 | 03:45:00 | 03:15:00 | 02:45:00 | ||
| 400m | 00:00:00 | 10:00:00 | 08:30:00 | 07:45:00 | 05:50:00 | ||
| Backstroke | |||||||
| Age Dist | U8 | U10 | U12 | U14 | O14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40m | 01:00:00 | 00:50:00 | 00:39:00 | 00:36:00 | 00:30:00 | ||
| 80m | 02:15:00 | 01:50:00 | 01:30:00 | 01:12:00 | 01:03:00 | ||
| 200m | 05:00:00 | 04:30:00 | 04:00:00 | 03:20:00 | 03:00:00 | ||
| 400m | 00:00:00 | 10:00:00 | 08:00:00 | 07:45:00 | 06:30:00 | ||
| Breaststroke | |||||||
| Age Dist | U8 | U10 | U12 | U14 | O14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40m | 00:58:00 | 00:48:00 | 00:40:00 | 00:37:00 | 00:30:00 | ||
| 80m | 02:10:00 | 01:48:00 | 01:30:00 | 01:22:00 | 01:04:00 | ||
| 200m | 05:00:00 | 04:20:00 | 04:00:00 | 03:30:00 | 03:00:00 | ||
| 400m | 00:00:00 | 10:00:00 | 08:00:00 | 07:30:00 | 06:25:00 | ||
| Butterfly | |||||||
| Age Dist | U8 | U10 | U12 | U14 | O14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40m | 00:58:00 | 00:48:00 | 00:43:00 | 00:33:00 | 00:28:00 | ||
| 80m | 02:15:00 | 01:45:00 | 01:33:00 | 01:16:00 | 01:03:00 | ||
| 200m | 00:00:00 | 05:00:00 | 04:30:00 | 03:30:00 | 02:55:00 | ||
| 400m | 00:00:00 | 10:00:00 | 09:00:00 | 07:45:00 | 06:40:00 | ||
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