What does it mean to get automatic NCAA qualification for swimming?
142871
There are two NCAA qualifying standards in each race - the A standard, and the B standard.  If a swimmer acheives the A standard during the season, before NCAAs, they are automatically qualified for the meet.  If they qualify for the B standard but not the A, they have to wait to see how many swimmers qualify ahead of them.  If there are fewer than 24 swimmers in the country that make the A standard, they'll allow the fastest B qualifiers enter in order to bring the total number of entrants up to 24.
977512
That is up to the coach.\nGo and ask him.\nYou are eligible.\nBut he may not have the time and resources to place you.\nBe very polite and tell him you really want to try it.
51501
I swim competitively currently under the coaching personel of 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist Kristine Quance.  I love swimming and im not in high school yet.  no funny stories yet but swimming is really good for you
815581
You definately want to be able to do a background check on them and get references and ask if they are willing to get certified in cpr and first aid or coaches safety training.  You want to ask them about their coaching philosophy and about the type of environment they want to have on the team.  From this question you can see if they will fit with what you want the team to be.  Some swim coaches are very serious, no games, hard practices, all about performance, even in rec leagues, and some coaches see rec leagues as being about the swimmers experience and having it be fun for everyone and giving everyone the chance to swim everything, etc.  You also might want to ask them if they are willing to get into the water in order to help teach beginners on the team.  Also, ask how they do meet entries.  Is it about letting everyone try everything, or will the fastest kids get the most events and the slowest kids get fewer entries with whatever is leftover?  Finally, I'd give them a couple situations and ask how they'd deal with it.  For example, a parent being upset with their kids meet entries, two swimmers verbally or physically fighting at practice, or a parent comes to the coach with concerns that their child is being made fun of or picked on at practice because of their weight or skills.  It is most important to make sure the coach has a coaching philosophy that matches what you want for the team, and that the coach is able to deal with both the parents and swimmers in a manner that you agree with, because that is where most of the problems come from with age-group swim coaches.
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It means the principles for carrying out the best possibe trainng programme.\n\nOverload - don't overload your training, you need rest to ensure you get the best from your body.\nProgression - slowly prgress your training to ensure you don't overdo it and burnout.\nSpecificity - when you train for a particular sport to be a competitive performer - you must ensure you do the right sort of training to improve your skills in that area eg. a sprinter wouldn't swim to build up their speed.\nReversibility - through injury you lose your fitness due to not being able to train - you therefore have to build it up again, and will take just as long as it did in the first place. It takes longer to build it up then it does to lose it! \nAnd any other factors affecting your training! - so regularity of training and recovery time, your trainng threshold, your individual needs.\n\nAlways remember to keep to the FITT principle in mind when planning your training sessions\nF - frequency\nI - intensity\nT - time\nT - type\n\nHope this helps
501861
I would say it's pretty much impossible, since the NCAA is kinda like the minor leagues of the NFL.  That's where the players get the experience of playing against top competition and the pool where the NFL teams pick their players from.  I think the rule now is that you have to have been removed from HS for at least three years before you are eligible for the draft.  Just look at what happened with Maurice Clarett after he pretty much got kicked out of Ohio State...
554261
I don't noe. I'll be in swimming next year tho. If ur in swimming and in a competition...Good luck! lol idky...yeah...
887311
It's an ongoing work, problem is people when they reach a reasonable point in skill they stop pushing themselves really hard, which is what you probably need to do more. Also going to the gym and working on the muscles used in swimming can also really improve your swimming.
560148
How's this?\n\nhttp://www.cfp.net/certificants/sponsor_result_alphaorder_detail.asp?OrgKey=%7B5B72154F-3E7D-4EDB-9747-F2E50194A4B4%7D
117231
It's been like 3 years since i swam for the USS swmming organization so I forgot that exact info.  But you basically have to qualify for the US Olympic trials.  Then I believe the top 2 placers are taken from each event and given a spot on the US olympic team.  To make it to this olympic trial meet you basically have to be some of the top in the nation, winning sectional and national competitions.  If your friend is a swimmer for an organized team than he probably already knows this stuff.  Now all this sounds simple but when you take a look at the training of these top athletes it isn't as easy as it sounds.  These guys probably have minimum of 15 hrs of training a week.  Many do double practices, one in early morning and one in the evening.  They were genetically gifted for the sport, train with the bests team, and are dedicated year-round.
275044
My high school still requires freshman to take the swim test and if they can't pass it, they have to keep retaking it. In fact, all freshman and sophmores have to take P.E. and pass it to graduate. In P.E., we run 3 miles a week and play sports for an hour every Mon., Wed., and Friday. They even offer weight training classes as electives for sophmores, juniors and seniors. Our school has wrestling teams, basketball, volleyball, tennis, baseball, and track teams. Most of the kids in my school are pretty fit, but a small amount of them are obese.
862396
I believe you have to submit a qualifying time when you enter.  Atleast that is what you have to do in the Boston Marathon.
517930
Yes it is,its one of the best and one of the most prolific sports there is, swimmers are amongst the most elite finess regimes there is and are far superior than footballers. nearly all countries compete at swimming, Soccer is no 1. Basketball is No 2. Swimming is No 3.Why do you think Swimming is the highlight of any international sporting Games events ie: Olympic Games/Panam games etc, your right your class 8 grade guys are not very smart in fact their dumbasses and would probally drown if they go in the water.
442498
the 1k and 2k both meet the requirements in ncaa track and field
698130
as a freshman i totally understand where you are coming from, i've got swimming tryouts this week and we'll see what happens i guess. but back to you: okay sounds like you've just got nervous jitters. all that you need to do is practice. that and endurance running b/c i've never played basketball but i know enough to know that it's just one long game of suicide. just do some extra endurance training, train the way you've been training and just do your best because that's all that you can do. best of luck to you with basketball and i hope that you make the team!!
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Teams are seeded based on their conference records. Then they compete to see who is the best of all the teams in a tournament. The winner is automatically chosen for the NCAA tournament.  In other words if a team is not having a great season, they can still win their conference tourney and make the Big Dance! Arkansas did that a few years ago. They had a terrible year, but they won four straight games and made it. WOW!! :)
952557
Official competitive rules (as far as I know) for high school level:\n\n-No movement on the block until starting sound is made. If the line judge sees movement he will order the swimmers to stand up and he will then order swimmers back down.\n-No leaving the block before the previous person in your relay has touched the wall. Early departure from the starting block will result in a DQ.\n-No entering the water for backstroke until the line judge gives the OK. Early enter can result in a DQ and late entry can result in either a DQ or a no-swim as determined by the line judge (if DQ is called only the swimmer's time is taken for coach's uses).\n-No flutter kick at all on breaststroke and butterfly.\n-2 hand touch on wall for butterfly and breaststroke, same level, same time\n-Flip turns for backstroke and freestyle in all events at all times in 1st heats that count for points. \n-No flip turns for breaststroke and butterfly in all events at all times. \n-No touching of the wall until finished for backstroke and freestyle. \n-No touching of the bottom of the pool for all events. \n-No re-entry into the water upon completion of the race. \n-Relay swimmers must be out of the water upon the arrival of the next swimmer to finish. \n-No controlable sound during diving.\n\nOther rules that apply to swimming as far as I know: \n\n-Pool temperature must be over 68 degrees and lower than 87 degrees Farenheit to swim in. Any lower or higher (respectively) and the meet is either delayed or postponed if not started. \n-No person with a commonly comunicable disease is allowed to swim.\n-No bodily fluids such as blood can enter the water in an obviously notible number. If they do enter the pool then all swimming is stopped for about 8-10 hours for all the pool's water to circulate through the filter.