OSA Swim Level Breakdown

Junior Levels

Key Points

 

Increasing the distance for front and back crawl from half lengths to full lengths of the pool.

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Junior Bronze
  • Front Streamline 10 meters
  • Back Streamline 40 meters
  • Treading water 45 seconds
  • Diving (hand entry first)
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Junior Silver
  • Front Craw and Back Crawl 40 meters
  • Dolphin Kick 20 meters
  • Treading water 90 seconds
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Junior Gold
  • Front Crawl 60 meters
  • Back Crawl 40 meters
  • Dolphin Kick on Back 20 meters
  • Treading Water 2 minutes

Intermediate Levels

Key Points

 

There will be more focus on drills involving techniques and endurance throughout each level.

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Intermediate Bronze
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 60 meters
  • One Arm Butterfly 20 meters
  • Treading water 2 ½ minutes
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Intermediate Silver
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 60 meters
  • Butterfly
  • Treading Water 3 minutes
  • Diving with arms and legs entering same spot
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Intermediate Gold
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 60 meters

Senior Levels

Key Points

 

There will be more focus on drills involving techniques and endurance throughout each level.

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Senior Bronze
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 80 meters
  • Butterfly 60 meters
  • Whip Kick 20 meters
  • Treading Water 3 ½ minutes, Eggbeater kick
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Senior Silver
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 80 meters
  • Butterfly 80 meters
  • Breaststroke 20 meters
  • Whip Kick on Back
  • Treading Water, Eggbeater 90 Seconds
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Senior Gold
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 100 meters
  • Butterfly 80 meters
  • Breaststroke 40 meters
  • Treading Water, Eggbeater 3 minutes

Master Levels

Key Points

 

Within the Master Levels technique is key and there will be high focus on drills involving techniques and endurance throughout each level.  For those swimmers who are in this level tend to be focused towards wanting to join swim teams.

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Master Bronze
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 120 meters
  • Butterfly 80 meters
  • Breaststroke 40 meters
  • Flip Turn
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Master Silver
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 120 meters
  • Butterfly 80 meters
  • Breaststroke 40 meters
  • Treading Water, Eggbeater 3 Minutes, with hands out 30 seconds.
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Master Gold
  • Timed Swims involving specific drills
  • Front Crawl and Back Crawl 120 meters
  • Butterfly 100 meters
  • Breaststroke 60 meters
  • Treading Water, Eggbeater 4 Minutes

Royal Olympic Levels

Key Points

 

Within the Royal Olympic Levels technique is important however the key focus is endurance timed swims. For those swimmers who are in this level tend to be focused towards wanting to join swim teams, or work on their endurance preparing for leadership in the Aquatics field.

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Royal Olympic

Royal Olympic 1

  • Front Crawl timed swim under 2:30

Royal Olympic 2

  • Front Crawl timed swim under 2:15
  • Back Crawl timed swim under 2:30

Royal Olympic 3

  • Front Crawl timed swim under 2:00
  • Back Crawl timed swim under 2:15
  • Butterfly technique and timed drills

Royal Olympic 4

  • Breaststroke timed swim under 2:30
  • Front Crawl timed swim under 1:45
  • Back Crawl timed swim under 2:00

Royal Olympic 5

  • Breaststroke timed swim under 2:15
  • Front Crawl timed swim under 1:30
  • Back Crawl timed swim under 1:45

Royal Olympic 6

    • Breaststroke timed swim under 2:00
    • Front Crawl timed swim under 1:15
    • Back Crawl timed swim under 1:30