| Aquanaut Stream | ||||||||||
| The goal of the FAST Aquanaut Stream is to provide an environment where athletes can learn competitive swimming skills and techniques at their own pace. Swimmers in this Stream will have individual goals, and can range from performance to active for life. Swimmers can decide on their level of commitment based on their own goals. | ||||||||||
| Aqua 1 | |||||||
| Aqua 2 | |||||||
| Aqua 3 | |||||||
| *New Aqua 5 - * minimum 6 required to run this group |
| Swimmers will:
•Be introduced to the competitive swimming environment
•Learn specific skills that are foundational for swimming competitively
Goal: Practice skills in team training environment |
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| Swim Meets
•Premier Meets
•Participation is Optional
•Coach will help swimmer select competitions that will help develop their technical skills
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Age/Grade Range
•7-12 years
•Elementary/Middle School
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| Attendance Requirement
•No requirement unless the swimmer wants to attend swim meets
•60% attendance required to participate in swim meets
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Group Outcomes
•Practice etiquette
•Can read clock and follow pace times
•Underwater kick to 5-7m
•Able to swim legal IM races
•Proper streamline and no breath off turns
•Working towards ability to swim all events 50-400
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*New*
Understanding of stroke legalities
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| Swimmers will:
•Practice and expand technical skills needed for swimming competitively
•Develop training aptitude and consistency of strokes
Goal: Begin to apply performance skills |
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| Swim Meets
•Premier & Invitational Meets if qualified
•Participation is Optional
•Coach will help swimmer select competitions that will help develop their technical skills
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Age/Grade Range
•9-14 years
•Middle School
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| Attendance Requirement
•No requirement unless the swimmer wants to attend swim meets
•60% attendance required to participate in swim meets
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Group Outcomes
•All strokes and turns legal and consistent
•Ownership of training and conditioning
•Application of drills to stroke technique
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*New*
Working towards ability to swim all events 50-800
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| Swimmers will:
•Practice and become proficient at the technical skills and tactics needed for swimming competitively
•Commit to a more structured and rigorous training regime
Goal: Work to maintain consistent strokes technique while intensifying training |
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| Swim Meets
•Premier & Invitational Meets if qualified
•*Updated* Participation expected but not required
•Coach will help swimmer select competitions that will help develop their technical skills
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Age/Grade Range
•11-16 years
•Middle/High School
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| Attendance Requirement
•No requirement unless the swimmer wants to attend swim meets
•60% attendance required to participate in swim meets
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Group Outcomes
•Advancing stroke technique and ability to swim all events/strokes
•Able to apply simple race tactics and strategy to enhance performance
•Training ownership (dryland and water)
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| Swimmers will:
•Work on a multitude of swim specific skills and strategies
•Increase training intensity
Goal: Effectively apply skills and techniques in a variety of training and performance environments |
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| Swim Meets
•Invitational, National or International Meets if qualified
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*Updated*
Participation expected but not required
•Coach will help swimmer select competitions that will help develop their technical skills
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Age/Grade Range
•13-18
•High School
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| Attendance Requirement
•No requirement unless the swimmer wants to attend swim meets
•60% attendance required to participate in swim meets
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Group Outcomes
•Refine stroke technique
•Apply race tactics to improve performance
•Focus on training process
•Healthy lifestyle and wellbeing
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| AQUA 5 | |
| Swimmers will: | |
| •Work on a multitude of swim specific skills and strategies at their own pace, in a non competitive environment | |
| Goal: Effectively apply a variety of skills and techniques in practices. Focus of this group will evolve towards multi sport, swim coaching, life saving/guarding, and being active for life. | |
| Swim Meets | Age/Grade Range |
| •swim meets optional at the discretion of the coach | •13-18 |
| •High School | |
| Attendance Requirement | Group Outcomes |
| •Optional | •Refine stroke technique |
| •Focus on training process | |
| •Healthy lifestyle and well-being | |
| •Further coaching education if desired | |
| •Further Life Saving/Guarding education if desired | |
| •Active for Life | |
| Dryland | Parent Commitment |
| •No dryland | •Volunteering is encouraged but not required |
| •Classroom sessions are optional unless required for selected courses/education if desired | •Fundraising is encouraged but not required |
