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To enter the County Squad swimmers should:

• Be able to swim 20 x 100 Freestyle in under 1.28.00 average with a turn around time of 2.15.00
• Be aiming for County and Regional qualifying times
• Commit to at least three training sessions each week
• Compete at the highest level for which qualification can be achieved
• Demonstrate a mature approach to their swimming, both in competition and training, setting a good example to younger or less experienced swimmers.
• Be very technically competent in all four strokes.
• County Squad swimmers who have not reached their 11^th birthday will not train later than 21.00hrs

Training Times

Total training time

8 hours water time. 1 hours 50 minutes land training and preparation time.

Your aim should be to use all these hours.

County (LC Group)

A very limited amount of swimmers will be invited to train at the Luton 50m Pool on a Sunday Morning. The invitation is at the discretion of the Head Coach and the criteria will be based on:

1, First preference is given to swimmers who have qualified to Regional Level
2, Second preference is given to County Swimmers (multiple qualification times) working towards Regional times
3, Swimmers must attend 80%+ of the Luton Session or loose the invite (not counting gala days)
4, Swimmers will attend even after evening League Gala

Training Times (County LC Group)

Total training time

9 hours water time. 1 hours 50 minutes land training and preparation time.