Pre-Comp 1A (Novice)

Requirements: New swimmers who are able to complete 25 yards of Freestyle, 25 yards of Backstroke, and 25 yards of Breaststroke.

  • Practice: Monday to Friday (3:30 PM to 4:15 PM)
  • Necessary Equipment: Goggles, Fins, Swimsuit, Towel, Sneakers, and Water Bottle.
  • Must attend 2-3 practices per week
  • Ages: 5 & older
  • Price: $120/month

Goals: Within this group, you become comfortable swimming 100 yards of Freestyle, 100 yards Individual Medley, 50 yards of Breaststroke, 50 yards of Butterfly, and 50 yards of Backstroke. Once you have successfully been introduced to the swim team environment, you will be able to progress to the next group.

 

Pre-Comp 1B (Pre-Competitive)

Requirements: Swimmers are expected to have knowledge and a basic understanding of all four competitive swim strokes as well as the medley events. Must be comfortable swimming in deeper water and successfully swim 100 yards of Freestyle without stopping.

  • Practice: Monday to Friday (4:00 PM to 4:45 PM)
  • Necessary Equipment: Goggles, Fins, Swimsuit, Towel, Sneakers, and Water Bottle.
  • Must attend 2-3 practices per week
  • Ages: 6 & older
  • Price: $120/month

Goals: Within this group swimmers will focus on becoming proficient in flipturns, open turns, dives, and finishes. We are working to build endurance and refine stroke technique within this group in order to progress to Junior Barracudas.

 

Pre-Comp 2 (Junior Barracudas)

Requirements: Swimmers will need to be able to swim all four strokes proficiently, have legal and efficient turns, and be able to compete in swim meets.

  • Practice: Monday to Friday (4:30 PM to 5:30 PM)
  • Necessary Equipment: Goggles, Fins, Swim Paddles, Swimsuit, Towel, Sneakers, and Water Bottle.
  • Must attend 2-3 practices per week
  • Ages: 7 & older
  • Price: $140/month

Goals: This group is designed to gain a better understanding of USA Swimming technical rules for each stroke while continuing to build endurance and improve swimmers’ technique. Swimmers should be looking to attain ‘B’ and ‘BB’ time standards to progress to Barracudas. 

 

 

Barracudas

Requirements: This group has been designed for highly competitive swimmers who are able to train at a high intensity for longer periods of time and are looking to improve their technique while building strength.

  • Practice: Monday to Thursday (4:45 PM to 6:30 PM), Friday (4:30 PM to 5:45 PM),Tuesday and Thursday (6:00 AM to 7:00 AM)
  • Necessary Equipment: Goggles, Fins, Swim Paddles, Snorkel, Swimsuit,Towel, Sneakers, and Water Bottle.
  • Must attend 3-5 practices per week
  • Ages: 8 & older
  • Price: $160/month
Goals: S wimmers are expected to outline their goals for each season and look towards accomplishing ‘BB’ times as well as attending Championship Meets.
 
 
 
*NOTE  As a reminder, upon completion of an evaluation and placement in a group, an active LFJCC membership is required to have your child participate in JBarracudas. More information can be found here . In addition to the LFJCC membership, the JBarracudas are a Competitive USA Swimming Recognized Club so you will also be required to register your swimmer with the national USA Swimming organization.