Group Standards
Welcome to the Hickam Hurricanes Team Page, a year-round competitive swim team. We do not practice on federal holidays. This is a description of each swim group and their specific expectations. We have two seasons, which are short course & long course. Short course season runs for most of the year, from the end of August to the end of March. Events are swum in a 25-meter or 25-yard pool. The long course season starts at the end of March and concludes in early August and uses a 50-meter pool. If you are interested in becoming a part of our team or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Novice Entry Requirements
This training group will learn the basics of all 4 strokes, flip turns and starts. Swimmers will learn water safety, breathing, kicking (both with a kick board and fins and without) and will build endurance. This group will help your swimmer successfully transition to the competitive group.
- Swim a 100 free without stopping.
- Be able to breathe laterally, without picking head up.
- Be able to complete two other strokes in 25m without stopping other than freestyle.
- Be able to swim/kick with feet and hips at the surface.
- Be able to kick at least a 25 on back in streamline.
- Be able to kick a 25 on each side.
- Be able to perform a plunge off of the wall.
- Brief understanding of breaststroke and butterfly.
- Brief understating of diving off the block.
Novice Building Skills
This training group will build on the basics learned. Swimmers will build endurance in preparation for competition.
- Be able to breathe laterally, without picking head up.
- Swim a 50 of each stroke correctly without stopping, on the interval.
- Be able to kick at least a 50 on back in streamline.
- Be able to perform a dive off of the block.
- Being able to swim a 200 without stopping.
- Have a slight understanding of the clock.
- know how to flip turn/open turn
- knows how to dive
Age Group Entry
Swimmers will start to build endurance and stroke mechanics for freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke as well breaststroke and butterfly. Swimmers will have to know how to read to the pace clock and the concept of intervals, but they will do most of their training on their coach’s signal. swimmers will continue to develop good turns and dives. These swimmers should be encouraged to come to practice 3 times a week.
- Know the basic understanding of each stroke and the drills.
- Be able to do a 50 of each stroke correctly.
- Being able to do 5x50 @1:30 interval.
- Swimmer must know how to do flip turns/open turns.
- Be able to perform a correct streamline kicking on stomach or back.
- Be able to do a 100 IM.
- can dive head first from block
Age Group Building
Swimmers will continue to build endurance and stroke mechanics for all strokes. These swimmers will continue learning legal turns and starts from the blocks. Swimmers will focus on the pace clock and the concept of intervals, but they will do most of their training on their coach’s signal. These swimmers will continue to define their strokes and build their endurance for longer distances and intensity. These swimmers should be encouraged to come to practice 3-4 times a week.
- Swim 10x100 @ 1:50 with steady average pace
- Ability to complete 100 of each stroke legally
- Able to swim 200 IM legally, including strokes and turns
- Proficient at streamline and turns
- Proven work ethic
- Non confrontational with coaches
Juniors/Seniors
Meets the expectations of:
- Proficient at reading pace clock and working through sets without direct instruction
- Attendance of 6 days a week (minimum of 90 min in water)
- Able to swim all 4 strokes legally for a minimum of 10x50's
- Understanding of how to correctly get heart rate and stroke cycle counts
- Ability to understand intervals without assistance
- Be receptive to mechanics adjustments
- Lead the team at both practice and swim meets
Exceptions may be made to join/remain in the Junior group, at coaches discretion.