Group Structure

WAVE Swimming offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of WAVE to offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.

 

Beginning competitive
Ages
3rd Grade & Under
Practice available
4 x week
Practice suggested
2-3 x week
Practice Length
45 minutes
Daily Yardage
400-1000 yards
Basic Goals
Learn Swimming FUNdamentals
Required Skills
Swim 25 Free or Back
 
 
1 Blue & White
Ages
4th Grade – 11 years
Practice available
4 x week
Practice suggested
2-3 x week
Practice Length
60 minutes
Daily Yardage
600-2000 yards
Basic Goals
Fun, Skills & Drills for improvement
Required Skills
Legal:
Dolphin Kick
Breaststroke Arms
Free & Back
 
2 Blue & White
Ages
8-12 years
Practice available
5 x week
Practice suggested
2-4 x week
Practice Length
60 minutes
Daily Yardage
1000-3000 yards
Basic Goals
Developing strokes
Required Skills
Legal in all 4 strokes
 
2 Black
Ages
8-11 years
Practice available
5 x week
Practice suggested
3-5 x week
Practice Length
75 minutes
Daily Yardage
2000-4000 yards
Basic Goals
Learning to train
Required Skills
Legal in 4 strokes
Age appropriate training ability
 
3 Blue & White
Ages
10-14 years
Practice available
6 x week
Practice suggested
3-6 x week
Practice Length
90 minutes
Daily Yardage
2000-4000 yards
Basic Goals
Developing strokes
Required Skills
Legal in 4 strokes
 
3 Black
Ages
11-14 years
Practice available
6 x week
Practice suggested
4-6 x week
Practice Length
105 minutes
Daily Yardage
3000-5000 yards
Basic Goals
Learning to train
Required Skills
Legal in 4 strokes
Age appropriate training ability
 
4 Blue & White
Ages
12-16 years
Practice available
5 x week
Practice suggested
2-4 x week
Practice Length
110 minutes
Daily Yardage
5,000-7,000 yards
Basic Goals
Learning to train
Required Skills
Legal in 4 strokes
Age appropriate training ability
 
4 Black
Ages
12-16 years
Practice available
6 x week
Practice suggested
4-6 x week
Practice Length
120 minutes
Daily Yardage
5000-10,000 yards
Basic Goals
Learning to train
Required Skills
Training & Commitment Requirement



5 Blue & White
Ages
15-18 years
Practice available
6 x week
Practice suggested
3-6 x week
Practice Length
120 minutes
Daily Yardage
5,000-8,000 yards
Basic Goals
Learning to train
Required Skills
Ability To Train
 
5 Black
Ages
15-18 years
Practice available
10 x week
Practice suggested
9 x week
Practice Length
150 minutes
Daily Yardage
5000-11,000 yards
Basic Goals
Training to Race
Required Skills
Commitment & the Ability To Train Hard