[Swimming] Speed Awards

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Speed Awards

Speed awards can be collected by any swimmer with the applicable time. Wendy Druce is in charge of handling these and can be found on poolside at the beginning of the thursday and sunday sessions. Below you will find a price guide and the times needed to gain each award.

Item	Price
Flash*	£1.00
Badge and certificate (see pic below)	£2.00

Distance	Category	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum

Freestyle
25	Sprint	21.0	18.3	16.7	n/a
50	Sprint	47.0	41.0	37.2	n/a
100	Sprint	1.44.30	1.31.00	1.22.80	1.16.90
200	Mid Dist	3.49.90	3.20.8	3.02.40	2.49.40
400	Mid Dist	8.04.70	7.03.50	6.24.70	5.57.20
800	Distance	16.45.30	14.38.20	13.17.90	12.20.70
1500	Distance	31.43.40	27.42.80	25.10.70	23.22.40

Breaststroke
25	Sprint	27.2	23.8	21.7	n/a
50	Sprint	1.00.40	52.7	48.0	n/a
100	Sprint	2.12.00	1.55.40	1.44.80	1.37.30
200	Mid Dist	4.40.40	4.05.00	3.42.60	3.26.60

Backstroke
25	Sprint	24.7	21.5	19.6	n/a
50	Sprint	54.4	47.5	43.0	n/a
100	Sprint	1.56.0	1.41.40	1.32.0	1.25.5
200	Mid Dist	4.11.10	3.39.40	3.19.30	3.05.00

Butterfly
25	Sprint	23.2	20.3	18.5	n/a
50	Sprint	52.4	45.7	41.5	n/a
100	Sprint	1.53.80	1.39.40	1.30.40	1.23.90
200	Mid Dist	4.09.20	3.37.20	3.17.80	3.03.70

IM
100	Sprint	1.58.60	1.43.60	1.34.10	n/a
200	Mid Dist	4.17.20	3.44.60	3.24.10	3.09.50
400	Distance	9.03.70	7.55.00	7.11.50	6.40.60

National Plan Level 8	National Plan Level 9	National Plan Level 10
Complete a set* lasting 400m (16 x 25m) on a specific Turnaround Time**	Complete a set lasting 800m on a specific turn around time set by the coach (E.g 90 seconds for 50m’s or 2.45 for 100m)	Complete a set lasting 1600m on a specific turn around time set by the coach (E.g 90 seconds for 50m’s or 2.45 for 100m)
Swim 400m continuously using one stroke	Swim 800m continuously with correct turns using one stroke	Swim 1500m continuously choosing one stroke
Kick 25m Backstroke with or without a board. Swimmers Choice	Swim a continuous IM*** using legal turns	Perform a continuous IM kick, without using a kick board
Kick 25m Breast-stroke with or without a board. Swimmers Choice	Perform a 15m underwater dolphin kick on the front in an effective streamlined position	Swim a continuous 200m IM using legal turns******
Kick 25m Butterfly with or without a board Swimmers Choice	Perform a Backstroke start and six dolphin leg kicks underwater (up to 10ms) then show the correct breakout into the stroke**** for the remainder of the 25m	Perform a 15m underwater butterfly leg kick on the back.
Kick 25m Front crawl with or without a board Swimmers Choice	*****Perform a Front crawl start and 3 dolphin kicks, 3 front crawl kicks underwater in a streamlined position, and two arms before breathing (3,3,2) and complete the remainder of the 25m	Perform a Front crawl relay take over as an incoming swimmer.*******
Perform a backstroke turn from 10m in to 15m out	Perform a Butterfly start and six dolphin leg kicks underwater in a streamlined position and two arm strokes before breathing and complete the remainder of the 25m	Perform a Front crawl relay take over as an outgoing swimmer.
Perform a breast-stroke turn from 10m in to 15m out	Perform a breast-stroke start showing the correct transition underwater of a keyhole pull with dolphin kick, followed by a breast-stroke kick, and arms recovering and complete the remainder of the length
Perform a front-crawl turn from 10m in to 15m out
Perform a butterfly turn from 10m in to 15m out

*flashes are individual small rectangular badges coloured in the corresponding award colour with the stroke sown on.