Swimmers Aged: 13 + Boys Girls 12+

lCoach: Adam Baker This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The top group is for swimmers who are serious about, committed to, and capable of swimming at National and International Level (i.e. competing at National Age Group, National Youth or Senior National Championships). 

lPerformance criteria to join the squad is as follows:

lAge Group Swimmers 7% of NQT at Start of Season (Sept) AND within 5% at the Start of April.

lYouth and Senior Swimmers 5% of NQT at start of season (SEPT) AND within 3% at the start of April

lSwimmers not achieving 5% or 3 % at the start of the final cycle will train with the Youth Potential Squad aiming for the Welsh Regional Championships, this is so the National Qualifiers receive the individual attention they need to perform at Nationals. As long as the swimmers have the correct % at the start of the next season they will be invited to return to the top squad.

lSwimmers at this level theoretically should be capable of making National Qualifying Times in the not too distant future. This performance criteria will slowly drop each season. It will drop to 5% for age Group swimmers and 3% for youth and senior swimmers the next time it moves (Sept 2008 ?) 

lThe commitment criteria:

l19.5 hours per week available

lAge Group Boys 16 Hours per week

lAge group Girls and youth boys 17.5 Hours per week

lYouth Girls, Senior boys and girls 19.5 Hours Per week

Training Times

19.5 Houre per week