Please contact us via email or call 509-230-7006 for more information or to schedule
a tryout.
Ripples:
This is our
novice/entry level group primarily designed for swimmers
ages 5 - 10. Swimmers in this group need to have had some
formal swimming lesson experience that allows them to swim 15 to 25
yards of basic freestyle (crawl stroke) and 15 to 25 yards of basic
backstroke.
The Primary
Objective is to teach skills necessary for long-term success
in the sport of swimming. These skills include, but are not limited
to:
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Proper breathing and breathe control
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How to start (dives) and turn
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Introducing the four basic swimming strokes (Freestyle, Backstroke,
Breaststroke, and Butterfly)
·
Cultivating a love for swimming that will translate into long term
participation
The Secondary
Objective is to introduce participants to the competitive swimming
experience. This includes:
·
Limited amounts of training
·
Encouraging participation in Developmental
Meets
This group has
five, 45 minute practice sessions offered per week. We highly
encourage participants to attend two to four practice sessions
a week, with more advanced (both in age and ability) attending four
or five.
Age Group:
This large and
diverse group is for swimmers ages 7 - 13 and is geared
towards promoting the competitive swimming experience. This
group deliberately has a wide range of ages and abilities in order
to begin the progression of building the future of the
team. Younger swimmers who have good skills and speed may
be in the same lane as older swimmers in an effort to promote
development--the younger swimmers push the older swimmers who then
step up their efforts; similarly, the older, more experienced
swimmers begin to learn how to become leaders to the younger and
less experienced members.
Swimming is a
very technical sport, and the Primary Objective is to continue to
cultivate the skills necessary for long term
success. These skills include:
·
Starts, Turns, and Finishes
·
Working towards swimming all four strokes at greater
distances
·
Continuing to foster the idea of swimming as a fun and rewarding
lifetime sport
The Secondary
Objective is not just meet participation, but teaching
swimmers how to be successful in
competition. "Successful" does not necessarily mean winning or
becoming a superstar. It simply means beating their previous
time in an event. The skills necessary to meet these
objectives include:
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Laying the foundation for effective training
·
Introducing basic racing strategies
·
Building strength and endurance, especially in the
legs
This group has
90 minute practices sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
that consist of 60 minutes of swimming and 30 minutes of
cross training, known in the swimming world as
"Dryland." Tuesday and Thursday practice sessions are 60
minutes long and do not include Dryland. We highly encourage
our swimmers to attend three or more practice sessions per
week. However, at this stage, we encourage our
swimmers to balance swimming with other activities; those
attending less that three practice sessions can still effectively
meet the Objectives of this group.
Regional Group:
Senior
Group:
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