Senior 1

SEA's Mission - To empower the youth of Southeastern Wisconsin to be champions in life through excellence in swimming.

The primary goal of Pups to Dragons is to the lay the groundwork for future success (sound stroke mechanics, proper starts, turns, finishes, strong base of kicking, and relays exchanges), the goals of Green to Senior 1 is to build the aerobic base and master distance free and distance IM events (ensuring a well rounded swimmer), while the goal of Senior 2 is to prepare swimmers for college swimming.

The primary movement date for the Fall & Winter Season is December 1 of each year.  The primary movement date for the Spring & Summer Season is the first day of the Summer Season (each swimmer is also evaluated at the conclusion of a season and during the season as well).

To move from Senior 1 to Senior 2, swimmers must prove proficiency in the skills listed below and be recommended for movement by their coach:

1) Demonstrate proficiency with Blue criteria

2) Demonstrate mastery (legal) in the following events 1000 Free, 1650 Free, 200 Fly, and 400 IM

3) Demonstrates the ability to perform a T-30 twice per season with improvement

4) Can legally complete the following training sets 6x200 on 2:50 IM, 8x100 on 1:40 flutter kick, 16x100 on 1:20 Free

5) Can legally compete any one of the following sets 20x100 on 1:15 Free, 20x100 on 1:35 Back, 20x100 on 1:40 Breast, or 20x50 on :45 Fly

6) Best times are equal to or faster then 100 Free – 56.99, 500 Free – 5:39.99, 400 IM – 5:09.99

7) Achieve a State qualifying time