Team Area

Registration—Olympic Strokes

There are 2 documents necessary to begin your month-to-month enrollment as a member of the Olympic Strokes program. Please bring these completed forms with you on your first day of practice:

1. Family & Athlete Information

2. Medical Information & Emergency Release (one per swimmer)

Registration—Columbus Hurricanes Swim Team

There are 6 documents necessary for annual enrollment as a USA-Swimming (youth) member of the Columbus Aquatic Club. If you are joining us mid-season and already have a current USA-S registration, please bring your membership card along with these completed forms prior to your first day of practice:

1. Family & Athlete Information

2. Medical Information & Emergency Release (one per swimmer)

3. Terms and Conditions for Participation

4. Parent Code of Conduct

5. Swimmer Code of Conduct (one per swimmer)

6. Website Release

Registration—Hurricane Masters Swim Team

There are 2 items necessary for enrollment as a US Masters Swimming (adult) member of the Columbus Aquatic Club. If you are joining us mid-season and already have a current USMS registration, please bring in your membership card along with your completed Masters Athlete Information & Liability Waiver:

1. Online USMS Registration —or— 2009 USMS Membership Application (paper form)

2. Masters Athlete Information & Liability Waiver

Progressions for Athlete Development

The following templates outline the progressive development of our athletes across the stages of a youth swimming career. USA-Swimming recognizes 8 of these, and we’ve inserted an unofficial level for teenagers who want to swim recreationally or whose goals are associated with high school swimming. Take a look at what the practice and performance, biomechanical, physiological, character, life skills and psychological objectives are for each step along the way:

1. Aqua Pups

2. Swim Dogs

3. Junior 2

4. Junior 1

x. Senior 2 (Recreational or High School Swimming focus)

5. Senior 2 (State / Sectional focus)

6. Senior 1 (Jr. Nat’l focus)

7. Senior 1 (Sr. Nat’l focus)

8. World-class Athlete (Olympic focus)

Athletic Achievement Award (Blue Cap & White Cap) Program

Haven’t received your white Hurricanes cap for achieving a Top-16 time or a Masters Age Group Record yet? No worries—stand out from the crowd, and show off all of your hard work in and out of the pool by having earned your blue Hurricanes cap. Here is the complete criteria for each award:

Aqua Pups & Swim Dogs

Aqua Pups

Blue Cap Award Requirements

Swim Dogs

Top Times—yards

Top Times—meters

Blue Cap Award Requirements