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This is an entry-level developmental group with
a focus on fun and camaraderie through swimming. The emphasis is on
perfecting freestyle and backstroke technique and mastering the
basics of the butterfly and breaststroke strokes.
Requirements to Enter Maroon Group
Swimmers must be able to complete each of the
following:
- Swim 50 yards/meters
of continuous freestyle demonstrating rotary
breathing
- Swim 50
yards/meters of continuous legal backstroke
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Demonstrate basic butterfly and breaststroke skills
- Tread
water for 1 minute
Practice Attendance
For regular improvement, swimmers are encouraged to attend all
3 practices offered per week.
Meet Attendance
Swimmers are expected to participate in at least 3 YMCA meets
during the short-course season. In addition, swimmers are strongly
encouraged to attend any USA Swimming meets recommended by the
group coach during both the short and long-course seasons. Swimmers
are also expected to attend the highest-level championship meet
they qualify for at the end of both the short and long-course
seasons.
Goals of the Maroon Group
To be considered for placement into the Green Group, swimmers
should be able to complete all of the following:
- Legal in all 4
strokes (Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke,
Freestyle)
- Display a forward
racing dive from a starting block
- Display an ability
to consistently push off underwater and streamline
effectively
- Display a basic
understanding of how a pace clock works and is used
Swimmers ages 11 and older that have not
successfully demonstrated all of the goals of the group should
enroll in either the Stroke and Turn class or Swim Lesson programs
at the YMCA.
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