FITNESS

Sessions:

DAY TIME POOL
Wednesday 19:15 - 20:15 Loughton LC
Friday 20:00 - 21:00 Waltham Abbey LC

Criteria:

Fitness 1

Fitness 2
Age 11 - 13 Age 13 - 15
Understanding of all four competitive strokes Competent on all four strokes and IM
Able to maintain integrity of kick on all four strokes when doing full stroke Able to perform race legal starts and turns for each stroke
Understanding of competitive starts and turns Learning skills like sculling and streamlining off every start and turn
Able to hold a decent integrity of stroke across 25m for Free, Breast, Back, 15m Fly Able to complete a set of 100m swims maintaining good form on Free, Breast, Back, IM
Able to maintain a good body position in the water across all four strokes Able to hold a decent integrity of stroke across 200m for Free, Breast, Back, 50m Fly
Be capable of swimming a continuous 100m using 2 or 3 different strokes Performing interval-based set within a training session
Jump off start blocks in a streamlined position Knowledge of drills and skills
Basic understanding of the pace clock and how to use it Representation at club championships and open meets
Representation at club championships

*Subject to the discretion of the Head Coach

Equipment:

  • Full club kit (competitive swimmers)
  • Club Hat
  • Mesh Bag
  • Kick board
  • Pull buoy
  • Short fins
  • Hand paddles