JUNIOR SQUAD

Notes:

All training at the BEST Aquatic Centre 

Squad Coach: Coach Top

Training Sessions per Week: Offered: 6, Min: 4

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This squad is for swimmers who are already swimming competitively and would like to continue to train in a competitive environment . This squad is also for swimmers who want to develop their training for a long term goal which will include racing nationally and overseas. Swimmers will look to improve on their speed, endurance and racing skills.

Target Meets:

  • Intra-club, Local, National, International Invite.
  • Intra-club Meets to gain valuable experience of racing.

Expectations / Criteria for Joining:

  • We expect all swimmers to be able to perform legal turns, bilateral breathing, and best underwater practices. They will implement on a regular basis good streamlining and work on strong starts and finishes.
  • Swimmers reaching this level should be responsible for their own equipment and attend sessions on time for land training mobility work each day.
  • Ability to swim 10x50m Free @ 1min 30, with bilateral breathing, backstroke with flips turns, Brst with pullouts, 100m Fly with Fins, Competition Race Start and correct finishes on all four strokes.

Equipment required:

  • Kickboard
  • Pull buoy
  • Short fins
  • BEST Swim cap
  • Goggles
  • Waterbottle (1x1L)
  • Front snorkel
  • Paddles