Competitive

Parents are encouraged to be a little more hands-off in this group as swimmers are developing ownership of their sport and independence. If you love watching your child swim, we recommend watching for the first 5-10 minutes and the last 10-15 minutes.

11/12 Year Olds

While always focusing on improving technique, these swimmers will focus more on building endurance and training. Swimmers will need to be recommended for this group by their Red Group coach.

Swimmers should be able to:

  • Legally swim all four strokes
  • Perform proper starts, turns, and finishes
  • Compete approximately once a month
  • Use the pace clock effectively
  • Complete 10 x 100’s on the 1:25 interval
  • Be recommended by their Red Group coach

BRONZE 1 | 12 & Over | 1 Hr | $275/month

B group:

Bronze B Group is designed for swimmers focused on building a solid foundation and refining their skills in all four strokes. Swimmers in this group should be able to complete each stroke legally and have an understanding of yardage. The focus is on improving technique, building endurance, and fine-tuning stroke mechanics. Swimmers will also learn how to read the pace clock for swim sets and develop a strong understanding of lane etiquette. A swimmer should be able to make 5x 100s freestyle on 2:00. It is recommended swimmers attend practices at least 3 times per week. Swim meets are highly recommended for working on racing and setting goals.

A Group:

Bronze A Group is designed for swimmers who have a solid foundation in all four strokes and are ready to take their training to the next level. Focus is placed on advanced technique, speed, and endurance. Swimmers should be able to handle more intense training, including longer distances and a variety of drills to fine-tune technique while building strength and stamina. A swimmer should be able to make 5x 100s freestyle on the 1:45. Swimmers in this group are expected to attend swim meets to work on racing and goal setting. We highly recommend attending practice at least 4 times a week to ensure continued progress and success.

Requirements:

  • Knows how to swim butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle (even if not perfect)
  • Can swim 100 yards consecutively


BRONZE COMPETITIVE | 12 & Over | 1Hr 45 Min | $275/month

Bronze Competitive is a group for swimmers who are committed to achieving Junior Olympic and A time standards. Workouts are offered 5 days a week and are designed to develop technique as well as teach competitive racing strategies Bronze Competitive swimmers know how to read a clock, execute a set and swim a minimum of 4,000 yards each practice. Athletes are encouraged to make all workouts but at least 3 practices are required. Bronze Competitive is tailored to smoothly transition athletes to Silver when they are ready, and most are on their high school JV teams during swimming season. Athletes in Bronze Competitive also understand the importance of swimming in meets to execute race strategy and performance.

Requirements:

  • 5 x 100’s Free on 1:45 or 10 x 100’s free on 1:50
  • Attend a minimum of 3 workouts per week
  • Ability to execute all legal starts, turns and strokes
  • Be able to read the clock and understand and calculate intervals
  • Coaches recommendation, either from previous group or after 1 trial practice

SENIOR 1 & 2 | 13 & Over | 2-3 Hrs plus Dry-land | S1:$350/month, S2: $300/month

Senior Groups are for athletes with the highest level of commitment to swimming. This group represents swimmers with Sectional and National level goals. Many athletes from this group will  earn scholarships and swim in college. Swimmers have or are working towards regional meets such as Zones, Sectionals and Far Westerns and are looking forward to National and International competitions such as Junior and Senior Nationals, US Open and Olympic Trials. Swimmers are challenged with morning workouts, dry-land sessions and a competitive meet schedule.  Athletes are selected for this group from the top swimmers. Before a swimmer commits to either group, they should be ready to commit to the physical, mental and time demands as well as have a proven competitive track record.

S1 Requirements:

  •  6 Workouts per week minimum with strength training.

S2 Requirements:

  •  3-4 Workouts per week minimum, 5-6 recommended.  Swimmers expecting to move to S1 would need to attend almost all practices on a regular basis as well as strength training.

 


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