Swimmers in this group are required to participate 2 days per week. This program recognizes the importance of other youth activities, and encourages participants to benefit from the cross-training gleaned from other sports, dance, etc. Swimmers admitted to this program possess age-appropriate cognitive learning skills and exhibit advanced swimming skills with a basic understanding of all four competitive strokes. Swimmers will be evaluated before being admitted to this group.

Swimmers looking to advance to the Strypers must be able to swim 200 yards nonstop with flip turns, repeat 50s of legal freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, legal 25 yard swims of butterfly at set intervals, have achieved the ability to swim a legal 100 IM, and have a legal standing dive. Swimmers moving to the Strypers group have demonstrated the ability to follow the coach's directions and practice expectations, consistently take feedback and apply it, have consistent attendance, and have demonstrated interest in improving their swimming. Swimmers must also have a basic understanding of how to read a pace clock and a swim workout.