Swimming on GameSpeed360
9 evaluation traits authored for swimming, each with the observable behaviours it is scored on. 8 stroke options, 10 practice categories, and every screen speaking swimming: a fixture is a meet and it is divided into heats.
The 9 traits a swimmer is rated on
Each is scored 1–10. The behaviours listed are what a coach is actually looking at — they print on the report so a family can read what the number meant.
- 01
Stroke Technique
1–10 · technicalBody position, arm mechanics, kick, breathing, timing, coordination, and efficiency.
- 02
Starts
1–10 · technicalReaction time, dive mechanics, entry angle, underwater phase, breakout, and ability to establish speed immediately.
- 03
Turns
1–10 · technicalApproach speed, timing, wall contact, rotation, push-off, streamline, and breakout.
- 04
Underwaters
1–10 · technicalStreamline, dolphin kick, distance underwater, speed, body position, and breakout timing.
- 05
Pacing
1–10 · tacticalAbility to manage race effort, maintain target splits, adjust strategy, and finish strongly.
- 06
Speed
1–10 · physicalSprint velocity, stroke rate, power, acceleration, and ability to produce speed efficiently.
- 07
Endurance
1–10 · physicalAbility to sustain technique and speed over longer distances and recover between events.
- 08
Race Strategy
1–10 · tacticalUnderstanding event demands, competitors, pacing, positioning, and tactical adjustments.
- 09
Mental Toughness
1–10 · mentalFocus, preparation, resilience, confidence, response to poor performances, and ability to execute under pressure.
One trait set for the whole squad
Every swimmer in swimming is rated on the same 9 traits above, whatever their stroke. You can still edit the trait set for your own program.
Stroke options
This sport calls the field “Stroke”, and it stays free text — these are the offered values, not a limit.
- Freestyle
- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- IM
- Distance
- Sprint
- Relay
What we call things
- A fixture
- Meet
- A period
- Heat (1 per meet)
- The group
- Squad
- One of them
- Swimmer
- Their number
- Lane
- The cycle
- Season
Practice categories
Practice-plan blocks come pre-categorised for swimming, each with its own colour on the session timeline.
- Warmup / Activation
- Technique / Drills
- Kick Set
- Pull Set
- Sprint Set
- Distance Set
- Starts & Turns
- Race Pace
- Dryland / Strength
- Cooldown
Scheduled event kinds
- Practice
- Meet
- Invitational
- Time Trial
- Meeting
What swimming actually gets
Some modules are built on basketball-shaped data and are not offered in other sports. We would rather say so here than let you find out after you sign up.
- Athlete evaluations
9 authored traits
- Progress reports for families
written in swimming language
- Practice plans
10 categories
- Schedule and RSVPs
5 event kinds
- Attendance
per session, with guardian visibility
- Announcements and polls
team communication
- Box-score stats
not available for this sport yet
- Shot chart
not available for this sport yet
- Playbook and sequences
not available for this sport yet
- Scouting reports
not available for this sport yet
- Prospect pipeline
not available for this sport yet
You know swimming better than we do
A trait you would cut, one we are missing, or wording that would not survive a conversation with a parent — tell us and we will sharpen it.
Send us your swimming notes