Junior Development (12 years and older)

Practice Days: practices are offered 5 days, Monday-Friday; recommended attendance is 3-4 days per week.

Initial Ability: to swim 50yd legally of each stroke with correct turns, starts, and finishes.

  • Know how to read a pace clock.
  • Focus is on developing fundamentals to successfully complete 100yd each stroke including 200IM.
  • Swimmer/Instructor Expected Ratio: 30 to 1
  • Further development of starts, turns, and finishes for each stroke.
  • Participation in monthly meets is recommended.
  • Striving to attain B/BB times in at least 2 events and ability to swim 10x100y free @ 1:45.

Required Equipment: kick boards, swim fins, pull buoy, and hand paddles.