Athlete Performance Pathway

2016 - 2017

Swim Ulster is pleased to publishthe Swim Ulster Athlete Performance Pathway for 2016-2017. The Swim Ulster Pathway Programme underpins the Swim Ireland framework to provide a pathway for success at international level.

The general objectives of the Ulster Squad Programme are as follows:

• To provide support to swimmers who have been selected for the Ulster Performance Squad, Ulster Regional Squad or Swim Ulster Academy

• To identify, monitor and develop the attributes and skills required to become successful at senior international level

Eligibility for the Performance Pathway Swimmers achieving the following criteria will be considered by the Ulster Squad Management Committee for selection to the Ulster Squad Programme:

• Achieve the published performance criteria for selection

• Athletes must be registered with a Swim Ulster club and be eligible to represent Ireland or Northern Ireland

• Swimmers are required to submit a claim form online and fully commit to their club programme and squad programme outlined

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Term of Membership Athletes will be selected to the Ulster Squad Programme for a period of one year from 1 September each season based on their performances at the designated meets from 1 January to 31 August of that year.

A review will be conducted following the conclusion of the designated meets throughout the season, at which time, additional athletes may be added to the squad for the period to the end of August if they achieve the qualifying time for next age band.

Designated Meets

• Dave McCullagh Meet

• Ulster Age & Youth Championships

• Irish LC Championships

• Irish Age Group and Summer Meet

• Commonwealth, European, World and Olympic/Paralympic Games (Junior and Senior)

• Overseas meets by approval of the Ulster Squad Management Committee

Athlete Performance Pathway

SWIM IRELAND

PARALYMPICS IRELAND

ULSTER PERFORMANCE

SQUAD

SU ACADEMY

SU TALENT PROGRAMME

CLUBS

ULSTER REGIONAL

SQUAD

REGIONAL DISABILITY

SQUAD

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Ulster Performance Squad Selection is determined through qualification standards based on the National Squad Standards from 2015-2016 for female athletes aged 13 & over and male athletes 14 & over (age up 31 December 2016). Para-Swimming athletes on the British or Irish Paralympic Pathways will be invited to participate by agreement with the programme Head Coach and their Club Coach. Additional criteria may be set for selection for a team travelling to a UK or European competition. Upon selection to the Performance Squad athletes will be invited to attend various clinics, camps, workshops and competitions. Athletes can also access additional training and support through weekly sessions at Bangor Aurora. These sessions will be led by the Swim Ireland Ulster Performance Pathway Manager and Swim Ulster Talent Coach:

DAY AM PM

Monday - 4.30-6.30

Tuesday - -

Wednesday - -

Thursday - 4.30-6.30

Friday - -

Saturday 7.00-9.30 -

Sunday - 3.30-5.30*

* Open Ulster Squad session covered by Club Coaches

Key Dates Skills & Physical Competency Testing – Saturday 8th October 2016

Swim Ireland Turns Clinic – Sunday 23rd October 2016

Christmas Training Camp, Bangor – 27th to 31st December 2016

Junior Competition – January 2017

Swim Ireland Clinic – February 2017 TBC

Skills & Physical Competency Testing – Saturday 11th or 18th February 2017

Edinburgh International (Seniors) – 10-12th March 2017

Clinic and Workshops – 13th May 2017

Summer Competition – TBC depending on International Calendar

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ULSTER PERFORMANCE SQUAD LONG COURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS 2016-2017

OPEN 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

FINA A +4%

EJC 16th EJC+2% EJC+3% EJC+5% EYOF+4% EYOF+8%

50 Freestyle 00:23.16 00:23.63 00:24.10 00:24.34 00:24.81 00:25.29 00:26.26

100 Freestyle 00:50.95 00:51.40 00:52.43 00:52.94 00:53.97 00:55.17 00:57.29

200 Freestyle

01:52.29 01:52.74 01:54.99 01:56.12 01:58.38 02:00.64 02:05.28

400 Freestyle

03:59.66 03:58.56 04:03.33 04:05.72 04:10.49 04:15.10 04:24.91

800 Freestyle

08:16.80 08:22.46 08:32.51 08:37.53 08:47.58 09:09.26 09:29.80

1500 Freestyle

15:51.36 16:01.20 16:20.42 16:30.04 16:49.26 16:56.46 17:35.55

100 Backstroke

00:56.53 00:57.67 00:58.82 00:59.40 01:00.55 01:01.76 01:04.14

200 Backstroke

02:02.95 02:05.62 02:08.13 02:09.39 02:11.90 02:15.30 02:20.50

100 Breaststroke

01:02.99 01:04.31 01:05.60 01:06.24 01:07.53 01:09.01 01:11.67

200 Breaststroke

02:16.93 02:19.14 02:21.92 02:23.31 02:26.10 02:30.57 02:36.36

100 Butterfly 00:54.45 00:55.40 00:56.51 00:57.06 00:58.17 00:59.68 01:01.98

200 Butterfly 02:01.65 02:03.97 02:06.45 02:07.69 02:10.17 02:14.43 02:19.60

200 I.M. 02:05.09 02:06.72 02:09.25 02:10.52 02:13.06 02:16.02 02:21.25

400 I.M. 04:26.98 04:31.83 04:37.27 04:39.98 04:45.42 04:52.18 05:03.42

ULSTER PERFORMANCE SQUAD LONG COURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS 2016-2017

OPEN 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

FINA A +4% EJC 16th EJC+2% EJC+3% EJC+5% EYOF+4%

50 Freestyle 00:26.29 00:26.85 00:27.39 00:27.66 00:28.19 00:28.81

100 Freestyle 00:56.61 00:57.75 00:58.90 00:59.48 01:00.64 01:01.97

200 Freestyle

02:03.72 02:05.26 02:07.77 02:09.02 02:11.52 02:14.01

400 Freestyle

04:19.04 04:23.36 04:28.63 04:31.26 04:36.53 04:43.22

800 Freestyle

08:54.53 09:08.77 09:19.75 09:25.23 09:36.21 09:44.39

1500 Freestyle

17:13.35 17:48.11 18:09.47 18:20.15 18:41.52 18:57.78

100 Backstroke

01:02.66 01:04.90 01:06.20 01:06.85 01:08.15 01:09.64

200 Backstroke

02:15.82 02:19.88 02:22.68 02:24.08 02:26.87 02:29.80

100 Breaststroke

01:10.56 01:12.77 01:14.23 01:14.95 01:16.41 01:18.63

200 Breaststroke

02:32.82 02:37.71 02:40.86 02:42.44 02:45.60 02:49.03

100 Butterfly 01:01.05 01:02.79 01:04.05 01:04.67 01:05.93 01:07.93

200 Butterfly 02:14.50 02:20.87 02:23.69 02:25.10 02:27.91 02:34.80

200 I.M. 02:19.63 02:21.80 02:24.64 02:26.05 02:28.89 02:32.76

400 I.M. 04:54.80 05:02.47 05:08.52 05:11.54 05:17.59 05:24.25

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Ulster Regional Squad and Regional Disability Squad Selection is determined through qualification standards based on the National Squad Standards from 2015-2016 plus 5% for female athletes aged 13 & over and male athletes 14 & over (age up 31 December 2016).

The qualification standards for the Regional Disability Squad are based on 250 IPC points. Swim Ulster will liaise with Paralympics Ireland to align with their Development Squad and to select athletes for National Classification.

Additional criteria may be set for selection for a team travelling to a UK or European competition.

Upon selection to the Regional Squad athletes will be invited to attend various clinics, camps, workshops and competitions. Athletes can also access additional training and support through weekly sessions at Bangor Aurora. These sessions will be led by the Swim Ireland Ulster Performance Pathway Manager and Swim Ulster Talent Coach:

DAY AM PM

Monday - 4.30-6.30

Tuesday - -

Wednesday - -

Thursday - 4.30-6.30

Friday - -

Saturday 7.00-9.30 -

Sunday - 3.30-5.30*

* Open Ulster Squad session covered by Club Coaches

Key Dates Workshop & Training Day – Saturday 5th November 2016

Workshops & Training Day – Saturday 7th January 2017

Training Camp, Bangor – February Mid-Term, Dates TBC

Workshops & Training Day – Saturday 6th May 2017

Leinster Open – 2-4th June 2017

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ULSTER REGIONAL SQUAD LONG COURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS 2016-2017

OPEN 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

50 Freestyle 00:24.32 00:24.81 00:25.31 00:25.56 00:26.05

100 Freestyle 00:53.50 00:53.97 00:55.05 00:55.59 00:56.67 00:57.93 01:00.15

200 Freestyle

01:57.90 01:58.38 02:00.74 02:01.93 02:04.30 02:06.67 02:11.54

400 Freestyle

04:11.64 04:10.49 04:15.50 04:18.00 04:23.01 04:27.85 04:38.16

1500 Freestyle

16:38.93 16:49.26 17:09.45 17:19.54 17:39.72 17:47.28 18:28.33

100 Backstroke

00:59.36 01:00.55 01:01.76 01:02.37 01:03.58 01:04.85 01:07.35

200 Backstroke

02:09.10 02:11.90 02:14.54 02:15.86 02:18.50 02:22.07 02:27.53

100 Breaststroke

01:06.14 01:07.53 01:08.88 01:09.55 01:10.90 01:12.46 01:15.25

200 Breaststroke

02:23.77 02:26.10 02:29.02 02:30.48 02:33.40 02:38.10 02:44.18

100 Butterfly 00:57.18 00:58.17 00:59.33 00:59.92 01:01.08 01:02.66 01:05.08

200 Butterfly 02:07.73 02:10.17 02:12.77 02:14.07 02:16.68 02:21.15 02:26.58

200 I.M. 02:11.35 02:13.06 02:15.72 02:17.05 02:19.71 02:22.82 02:28.31

400 I.M. 04:40.33 04:45.42 04:51.13 04:53.98 04:59.69 05:06.79 05:18.59

ULSTER REGIONAL SQUAD LONG COURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS 2016-2017

OPEN 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

50 Freestyle 00:27.61 00:28.19 00:28.76 00:29.04 00:29.60

100 Freestyle 00:59.44 01:00.64 01:01.85 01:02.46 01:03.67 01:05.07

200 Freestyle

02:09.90 02:11.52 02:14.15 02:15.47 02:18.10 02:20.71

400 Freestyle

04:32.00 04:36.53 04:42.06 04:44.82 04:50.35 04:57.38

800 Freestyle

09:21.26 09:36.21 09:47.73 09:53.49 10:05.02 10:13.61

100 Backstroke

01:05.79 01:08.15 01:09.51 01:10.19 01:11.55 01:13.12

200 Backstroke

02:22.62 02:26.87 02:29.81 02:31.28 02:34.22 02:37.29

100 Breaststroke

01:14.09 01:16.41 01:17.94 01:18.70 01:20.23 01:22.56

200 Breaststroke

02:40.46 02:45.60 02:48.91 02:50.56 02:53.88 02:57.48

100 Butterfly 01:04.10 01:05.93 01:07.25 01:07.91 01:09.23 01:11.33

200 Butterfly 02:21.23 02:27.91 02:30.87 02:32.35 02:35.31 02:42.54

200 I.M. 02:26.61 02:28.89 02:31.87 02:33.36 02:36.33 02:40.40

400 I.M. 05:09.54 05:17.59 05:23.95 05:27.12 05:33.47 05:40.46

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REGIONAL DISABILITY SQUAD LONG COURSE QUALIFICATION STANDARDS 2016-2017

MEN S6/SB6/SM6 S7/SB7/SM7 S8/SB8/SM8 S9/SB9/SM9 S10/SB10/SM10 S11 S12 S13 S14

50 Freestyle 00:45.35 00:43.92 00:40.19 00:39.98 00:36.76 00:40.11 00:36.49 00:36.84

100 Freestyle 01:43.90 01:35.78 01:29.32 01:26.64 01:20.75 01:29.96 01:21.04

200 Freestyle 03:05.98

400 Freestyle 07:36.77 07:23.11 07:02.38 06:36.74 06:26.64 06:54.04 06:13.93

100 Backstroke 01:56.77 01:50.36 01:40.51 01:38.02 01:35.26 01:47.53 01:34.21 01:30.43 01:35.94

100 Breaststroke 02:07.26 02:03.55 01:46.37 01:41.70 01:51.29 01:41.70 01:40.93 01:45.86

50 Butterfly 00:47.46 00:46.81

100 Butterfly 01:35.96 01:34.02 01:28.88 01:37.02 01:27.18

200 I.M. 04:11.79 04:03.08 03:43.70 03:32.08 03:26.38 03:46.05 03:16.50 03:29.33

WOMEN S6/SB6/SM6 S7/SB7/SM7 S8/SB8/SM8 S9/SB9/SM9 S10/SB10/SM10 S11 S12 S13 S14

50 Freestyle 00:55.19 00:50.23 00:42.97 00:46.10 00:44.10 00:49.11 00:42.70 00:30.84

100 Freestyle 01:56.40 01:47.99 01:43.69 01:35.48 01:35.48 01:46.82 01:33.84

200 Freestyle 03:20.81

400 Freestyle 08:26.65 07:54.66 07:28.09 06:58.77 07:13.03 08:13.32 07:01.15

100 Backstroke 02:14.47 02:09.71 01:58.04 01:50.01 01:44.61 02:04.75 01:47.93 01:46.82 01:45.88

100 Breaststroke 02:31.61 02:20.53 02:02.50 02:02.12 02:18.69 02:02.42

50 Butterfly 00:57.23 00:53.67

100 Butterfly 01:48.26 01:45.94 01:41.51 01:59.32 01:44.69

200 I.M. 04:52.19 04:27.37 04:07.63 03:54.67 02:51.20 04:24.95 03:53.13 03:48.87

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Swim Ulster Academy This is a new additional to the Swim Ulster Performance Pathway and aims to provide female swimmers aged 11-12 and male swimmers aged 12-13 (age as of 31st December 2016) the opportunity to develop technical areas of competitive swimming and to increase their understanding of necessary skills and behaviours required to be successful in international swimming.

Selection onto the Swim Ulster Academy is determined by annual long course rankings between 1st January and 31st August 2016.

Swimmers ranked in the top 6 of the 200m Individual Medley plus top 3 in all other Olympic events per individual age group (male 12 and 13, female 11 and 12).

Selection of Para-Swimmers to the Academy will be based on current performance level, potential to improve, and technical ability.

Key Dates Workshop & Skills Clinic – Saturday 22nd October 2016

Workshop & Skills Clinic – Sunday 8th January 2017

Workshop & Skills Clinic – Sunday 7th May 2017

Workshop & Skills Clinic – Saturday 10th or 17th June 2017

Conditions of Membership The Swim Ireland Ulster Performance Pathway Manager and Swim Ulster Talent Coach will deliver a programme of club visits to observe athletes in their home programmes and to consult with the swimmers home coach to assess the following performance components and behaviours:

• Training attendance and commitment

• Engagement with coaching and support staff

• Technical Ability

• Work Ethic

• Mindset

Following the completion of each camp/workshop/clinic swimmers will only be invited to subsequent camps if they are deemed to have shown good levels of work ethic, engagement with coaching and support staff and a growth mindset.

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