Group Descriptions

Age Group Developmental Programs:

Age Group 3- Yearly Cost of $1200 or monthly payments of $130

AG 3 is for swimmers that are 6-12-year-old and can swim freestyle and backstroke. This group is mainly instructional in nature but will consist of a very small amount of interval training and endurance work. There will be intensive work done on starts, turns, finishes, stroke drills and techniques. Swimmers are expected to compete in one competition per month, Novice or USA Swimming meets. Although there are no practice attendance requirements for this group, two to three practices a week are recommended.

Age Group 2- Yearly Cost of $1400 or monthly payments of $145

AG2 is for 9-12-year-old swimmers with B and below times, plus advanced 8-year-old swimmers. Age Group 2 will concentrate on developing a solid technical background while learning to do consistent interval training and endurance work. There will be a major focus on the techniques for each of the four competitive strokes including turns IM transitions along with the introduction of dryland. The basic concepts of this group will also include developing good racing fundamentals and strategies for a variety of distances and events. Swimmers are expected to compete in one competition per month, Novice or USA Swimming Meets. Although there are no practice attendance requirements for this group, three to four practices a week are recommended.

Age Group 1- Yearly Cost $1600 or monthly payments of $165

AG1 is for 10-12-year-old swimmers with B+ or above times, and 12-13-year-old swimmers that do not meet the time standards or requirements to be in the Junior squad. Swimmers in this group also need to show a certain degree of commitment to the sport of swimming. Age Group 1 will have a high emphasis on stroke and technique work, starts and turns work as well as IM and distance training. Age Group 1 will also do consistent interval training and endurance work along dryland work 3X's a week. Swimmers are expected to compete in at least one competition per month. There are no attendance requirements for this group, but four to five practices a week are recommended.

After the AG level swimmers will join one of these groups:

Senior Prep - Yearly Cost $2100.00 or monthly payments of $220

The Senior Prep group is a select group of 13 and older athletes committed to reaching their full potential. Group members must show the ability to train IM, distance freestyle and dryland work on rigorous cycles. They must have the ability to handle the physical demands to uphold a rigorous training regimen to allow them the opportunity to move up to the Senior High-Performance group. The coaching staff will make invitations into this group after evaluating training performance, attitude and time standards attained during the previous season. Swimmers will be required to compete in at least one competition per month. This group has a base interval of 10×100 on the 1:30 and 5×200 IM on the 3:45. For a swimmer in this group to swim in the State or Sectional meet they MUST have a practice attendance of at least 90%.

Senior High-Performance Group–Yearly Cost $2250 or monthly payments of $235

The SHPG group is a select group of athletes committed to reaching their full potential. This group is NOT for the High School swimmer who just wants to stay in shape or think that High School swimming is the most important part of the season. This group will be for the athlete who is 100% committed to their training both in and out of the pool. Athletes must have the coach's permission to join this group. Year-round training is required. This is a high-level training group with both practice and meets requirements. Training will be geared toward preparing the swimmer for national competition and a collegiate career with intense training in the pool along with dryland and introduction to weight training.. Swimmers will be required to compete in at least one competition per month. 18 hours per week during the school year and 22 hours per week in the summer are required to stay in this group. This group has a base interval of 20×100 on the 1:20 and 10×200 IM on the 3:15.