Training Groups

This level is for children who have never been on a competitive swim team.  The typical ages 10 and under and this level teaches the four competitive strokes, intervals, turns, and starts.

This level is for children who have developed all for competitive stroke but still need to increase development of the technical aspects of swimming. The typical ages for this group are 9 to 13. This group will focus on improvement in swimming abilities, starts, turns and conditioning.

This group is for children who have developed all for competitive stokes and emphasizes longer distances and individual medley training. Stroke mechanics, along 

With dry land programs continue as a major part of the overall program. Typical ages for this group are swimmers 9 - 13 with BB time in their age group.

The Senior developmental group is for more advanced swimmer with a typical age range of 11 - 18.  Beginning at this level, a swimmer should be making more of a commitment to swimming or accept that the improvements may/will be compromised. Workouts are 2 hours per day. Dryland will be done two days per week for 30 minutes. A practice attendance of 70% or higher is expected.  Advanced stroke  technique, specialty training, and race strategy become very important for continued improvement. This group will be introduced to threshold training methods.  This group is great for most high school swimmers just starting club swimming and club swimmers with 11 -12 A times.

The senior group is typical for the upper level high school swimmeror the advanced 13-14 year old who has shown the ability and desire to train in this group. The goals for this group are to achieve a Y National winter cut off time.  Practices are 2 hours. Dry land will be done three days a week for 30 minutes. This group is reserved only for those who have made a year-round commitment to swimming and training.  A practice attendance of at least 75% year round is expected to stay in the senior group. A swimmer should achieve North Carolina senior status (two 13-14 AA times) to be in this group. Attaining this standard does not guarantee a spot on the senior group. Those chosen to be in the senior group must be able to train at a high level on a daily basis.