{"id":415096,"date":"2020-02-12T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=415096"},"modified":"2020-02-12T09:58:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T16:58:16","slug":"usa-pentathlon-elite-level-recruitment-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-pentathlon-elite-level-recruitment-program\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Pentathlon Elite Level Recruitment Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

The elite Junior\/Senior level athlete recruitment program focuses on athletes who are in high school, college or post-grads and have fast swimming and running times with talent for other Pentathlon events.\u00a0 These athletes are identified thru many initiatives and are channeled to the elite-development level program across the country with the ultimate goal of progressing thru domestic events to competing at the international senior competitions, such as World Cups, World Championships, 2023-2027 Pan American games and 2024-2028 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

USA Pentathlon is looking for high school and collegiate swimmers with a running background.\u00a0 Benchmarks for elite level recruits are based on their pentathlon points in swimming and running times as well as experience in other sports (see benchmarks below). Our goal is to recruit athletes who have enough swim+run points to qualify for USA Pentathlon training camps at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

Having a swimming background is important for elite level recruits. It is hard to improve swimming at age 16+ and reach above mentioned times with little or no swimming background, whereas running can still be developed at later ages.<\/p>\n

Benchmarks for Elite Level Recruits<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gender<\/td>\nSwim Time<\/p>\n

(200 m)<\/td>\n

Run Time<\/p>\n

(2 miles)<\/td>\n

Pentathlon Score in Swim and Run<\/td>\nExperience in Other Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Women<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

2:15<\/p>\n

280 points<\/p>\n

+\/-1sec=2pts<\/td>\n

11:45<\/p>\n

595 points<\/p>\n

+\/-1sec=1pt<\/td>\n

875 points or higher<\/td>\nFencing<\/p>\n

Equestrian<\/p>\n

Shooting<\/p>\n

Other sports (combat sports, games, gymnastics, etc)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Men<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

2:05<\/p>\n

300 points<\/p>\n

+\/-1sec=2pts<\/td>\n

10:30<\/p>\n

670 points<\/p>\n

+\/-1sec=1pt<\/td>\n

970 points or higher<\/td>\nFencing<\/p>\n

Equestrian<\/p>\n

Shooting<\/p>\n

Other sports (combat sports, games, gymnastics, etc)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Training Camp for Elite Level Recruits<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

USA Pentathlon is hosting a training camp at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs from March 16th<\/sup> to 21st<\/sup>. To qualify for a camp, female swimmers should score 875 points in swimming and running (see the benchmarks above). Examples of score for females:<\/p>\n