TEAMGOLDUSA WET TESTING

Swimming performance tests for the pool.

Our Wet Testing Library brings together standardized pool protocols for critical speed, threshold pace, continuous endurance, maximal sprint performance and speed repeatability. Each test includes coach guidance, printable forms, athlete education and supporting scientific references.

WET TESTING · SWIMMING PERFORMANCE

Pool protocols and field forms

Select a test below for its protocol, calculations, research and downloads. Use the complete packet before administering a test. Testing is not a medical examination or clearance to participate.

3MT

SWIMMING PERFORMANCE

Three Minute All Out Swim Test

A continuous 180-second maximal front-crawl swim used by TEAMGOLDUSA as a repeatable field estimate of critical speed. The packet includes the club protocol, multi-athlete recording sheet, calculations, safety boundaries, and primary research citations.

In-water push start and consistent 30-second recording points
Critical speed from the final 30 seconds
Secondary D prime estimate with stated limitations
Eligibility, stop criteria, and emergency-plan reminders

Download Complete Packet PDF · 4 pages Download Recording Sheet PDF · 1 page Athlete Testing Overview What our athletes should know

CSS

DISTANCE AND THRESHOLD

CSS 400 and 200 Swim Test

Two maximal time trials used to estimate course-specific critical swim speed and pace per 100.

400 followed by standardized recovery and a maximal 200
Correct seconds-based speed and pace formulas
SCY, SCM and LCM results remain clearly separated

Download Complete Packet PDF · 4 pages Download Recording Sheet PDF · 1 page

T30

DISTANCE ENDURANCE

T30 Continuous Swim Test

A 30-minute continuous effort measuring total performance, average speed and pacing stability.

Five-minute cumulative distance marks
Distance per minute and pace per 100
Presented as a field-performance test, not direct VO2max

Download Complete Packet PDF · 4 pages Download Recording Sheet PDF · 1 page

25
50

SPRINT PERFORMANCE

25 and 50 Maximal Sprint Test

A repeatable maximal sprint baseline with optional segment timing and stroke-cycle measures.

Start method and timing system recorded
Total performance separated from clean-swimming velocity
Stroke rate is not mislabeled as efficiency

Download Complete Packet PDF · 4 pages Download Recording Sheet PDF · 1 page

4×50

SPEED REPEATABILITY

4 x 50 Speed Repeatability Test

Four maximal 50s on a fixed TEAMGOLDUSA default send-off of 2:00, with protocol-specific performance-decrement measures.

All four times recorded
First-to-fourth drop and percent decrement
A 3:00 send-off is treated as a separate protocol

Download Complete Packet PDF · 4 pages Download Recording Sheet PDF · 1 page

WET TEST GUIDES

Protocols, formulas, FAQs and scientific journals

Open a dedicated pool-test page for a searchable overview, calculation guidance, direct DOI journal links and printable coach forms.

BOUNDARY

Performance information is not medical information.

These materials do not diagnose health, clear an athlete for participation, or replace a clinician, individualized restrictions, or the facility emergency action plan. Coaches stop testing for distress or concerning symptoms and follow established emergency procedures.