HPC Athlete Tiering Model

HPC Athlete Tiering Model

Level Swimming Canada Term Descriptions
Tier 1 World-class Achievement Pool
– Medal (individual or relay) at the Olympic Games
– Medal (individual or relay) at the FINA World 50m Championships in an Olympic event
Open Water
– Medal at the Olympic Games
– Medal at the FINA World Championships in the 10km
Tier 2 World-class Performance Pool
– Finallist (individual or relay) at the Olympic Games or FINA World 50m Championships in an Olympic event
– Individual – Top 16 world ranked (Olympic events, 2 per nation)
– Relay – Top 8 world ranked relay team member (Olympic events)
Open Water
– Top 8 in 10km at the Olympic Games or FINA World Championships
– Top 3 & Top 1/4 finish at a 10km World Cup event
Tier 3 World-class Pool
– Individual – Top 50 world ranked (Olympic events, absolute)
– Relay – Top 12 world ranked relay team member (Olympic events)
– Swimmers achieving Swimming Canada “On Track” model target time in an event
Open Water
– Top 1/4 finish at a 10KM World Cup Event
Tier 4 World-class Potential – Swimmers achieving standards on the Swimming Canada “On Track” time model in an event
– Must demonstrate annual improvement
Tier 5 Coach Discretion Junior ID athletes, National Development Team Program members etc.
**All must be approved by the Swimming Canada High Performance Director**