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Time Improvements

Time Improvement Ribbons are awarded to swimmers who drop time in events from week 2 to week 7 (divisionals).   Week 1 does not count because time trials are not considered a competitive meet.   So for example  Johnny swims free style in week 1 and receives a time of 30.00 seconds.  Week 2 he swims 31.00.seconds,  no time is dropped.   Week 3 Johnny swims  28.00 seconds.  The total for season is 2.00 time drop.  In order to get another time improvement Johnny must beat 28.00 seconds.

Time Improvement ribbons are color coded for time drops:

Blue 5.00 seconds or higher
Red 2.00 - 4.99 seconds
White .01 - 1.99 seconds

BLST DUCK BEADS

At the beginning of the season, each swimmer receives a bracelet/anklet strand with 2 yellow beads and 1 black bead – team colors.  After each swim meet, swimmers will receive new beads to add to their bracelets.  These new beads will be given out based on the swimmers achievement during that meet.

2007 Bead Colors

Achievement    

Color   

Joining the Ducks Black and Yellow
Participating in a meet Orange
Improvement in 1 event Purple Sparkle
Improvement in 2 events Pink Sparkle
Improvement in 3 events Dark Teal Sparkle
Improvement  5-10 seconds Teal
Improvement 10 seconds or more Clear Sparkle
New PWC "A" Time Gold Sparkle
New PWC "B" Time Metallic Red
1st place in an event Dark Blue
2nd place in an event Red
3rd place in an event White
4th place in an event Green Sparkle
5th place in an event Yellow
1st place in a relay Blue Sparkle
2nd place in a relay Red Sparkle
Team record Rainbow Sparkle
League Record Black Sparkle
Duck of the Week Orange Sparkle

Please remember to recycle your bead bags by returning to your family’s “mailbox” folder by Thursday evening practice. We aim to have new beads to swimmers by Tuesday night practice.

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