Swim Groups

Team Squads

  Short Course Season 2009-2010

November 16, 2009 - March 5, 2009

Bronze (Ages 5-12).

Practice Times:  M/W/F     5:30-6:30pm

The Madras Swim Team entry level for 12 & Unders. Emphasis is on development of all four competitive strokes, starts and turns. Swim meets will be encouraged when the child is ready.

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Silver (Ages 8-14).

Practice Times:   M/W/F    5:30-6:30pm

Again, the emphasis is on developing improvement in all four strokes, starts and turns. Swimmers are introduced to interval training, but the emphasis is on technique. In this group, swimmers are encouraged to begin making short term goals. Endurance work is the major physiological practice goal.

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Gold (Ages 10-16).

Practice Times:  Mon-Fri.   3:45-5:30pm

Swimmers in this group do most of their workouts as interval training with technique highly emphasized.  Competition and commitment are a requirement at this level.  Goal setting is strongly encouraged and taught.

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Senior (Ages 12-18). 

Practice Times:  Mon-Fri.  3:45-5:30pm , T/Th 6:00-7:30am 

This group is the top squad of the program. The primary emphasis in training with this group is developing a good aerobic base, with a philosophy of everybody being
good freestylers, good IM’ers, and have a good secondary stroke. Competition is at the highest level with a goal of National recognition.