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Time Standards
We just can’t get away from the fact
that our swimmers will constantly be compared to different time
standards. These pages are here to help you find the different time
standards (some of which are qualifying times for meets) and the
ODAC Time Standard Patch Form. Please use the information below, as
well as the time standards, to determine whether your child is
eligible for Time Standard patches before printing filling out the
form.
ODAC proudly distributes patches to those
who earn their first time standard in any stroke. It is a way of
awarding progress after individual achievement. While the swimmer
should always have stroke technique improvement foremost in his/her
mind, the patches are a symbol of the development of skills over a
period of time. Over time, the development of the swimmer in the
water far outweighs any awards given out of the water. As the
swimmer develops, the skills he/she learns and the time standards
become more difficult to master. As our swimmers graduate to new
levels of achievement he/she will receive a sense of accomplishment
from within. As the swimmers age, they will continue to be awarded
patches for breaking new ground as they achieve time standards that
they have not achieved before. Only swimmers in the Age Group
Program are eligiable for a time standard patch.
Patches are available for B,BB,A,AA,AAA and
AAAA times. These NAG (National Age Group) time standards have been
established by United States Swimming as a fair estimation of the
ability of a swimmer in each event in their age group. The time
standards are available by clicking the links below.
After each meet, we proudly post our results
on the ODAC web site. This is a good way to determine if
you’ve earned a time standard patch. However, not every event
published on the web site earns a new patch...only the first one of
each stroke (for example, you don’t get six freestyle patches
for getting the BB in the 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free
even if you get the standards at six different meets). But, if you
go from B to AAAA, you could get six different freestyle patches
(one for each time standard).
To receive a time standard patch, simply
complete a time standard patch request form by printing it out from
the website, or get one from the file in the mailboxes at the pool
and return it to your coach’s mailbox.
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