The foundation of the team is strong stroke and turn technique. Time improvements are the result of stroke improvement. The LMYA Dolphin tradition is for all swimmers to be proficient in all four strokes. Swimming Smart is the key to our historical success. Swimmers can expect to excel through instruction and teamwork.

The distance your child will swim will depend upon their age group. Please refer to the following chart. The swimmer age is determined as of June 15 of each year.

	6 & Under	7-8	9-10	11-12	13-14	15-18
Event Distance	25 yds	25 yds	50 yds	50 yds	50 yds	50 or 100 yds
I.M. Distance	x	100 yds	100 yds	100 yds	100 yds	100 yds

A child should be able to swim one length of a 25-yard pool WITHOUT using the lane ropes for support before considering swim team membership.