The Central Minnesota Aquatics Swim Club offers competitive training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. Central Minnesota Aquatics aims to offer age-specific competitive training for all our athletes geared towards challenging and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.Registration and cost.
For additional information, please send an email to [email protected]
Below are general guidelines for determining which training group to sign an athlete up for. However, deciding which group an athlete belongs to and when an athlete is ready to move groups will ultimately remain with the coaches.
They will consider several factors when making these decisions, including swimming times, swimming abilities, emotional and mental readiness, attitude, and age. Overall, our goal at CMA is that all athletes are in the training group that will be most beneficial for them. That is, the coaches aim to ensure that athletes belong to the group that best allows them to work hard, have fun, and learn and grow in the sport of swimming!
If you have more questions about athlete training groups, contact CMA head coach Mack Sathre.
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Bronze:
This group must be USA Swimming Registered annually.
- Age: ~12 years & under
- Practices are ~ 1,000-2500 yards
- Complete a 50-yard Freestyle and 25-yard Backstroke without stopping
- Introduction to Breaststroke/Butterfly preferred
- Focus on stroke development, proper practice etiquette, learning to race, and having fun!
- Preferred Attendance: 2-3+ days each week
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Silver:
This group must be USA Swimming Registered annually.
- Age: ~9-14 years
- Practices are ~2,000- 3,500 yards
- Follows all previous recommendations
- Swimmers have learned the general technique of all four strokes
- Can swim a 300-yard Freestyle without stopping
- Participate in swim meets
- Fundamental understanding of practice sets and intervals
- Ability to do starts, turns, and eager to race
- Preferred Attendance: 3+ days each week
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Gold:
This group must be USA Swimming Registered annually.
- Age: ~11-15 years
- Practices are ~3,000-5,000 yards
- Follows all previous recommendations
- Comfortably swim for 12 minutes without stopping
- Have competed in meets and can comfortably participate in races that are 200 yards or greater in distance
- Competent in understanding practice sets and following intervals on their own (i.e., could lead a lane at practice)
- Preferred Attendance: 4+ days each week
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Senior:
This group must be USA Swimming Registered annually.
- Age: ~13+ years
- Practices are ~4,000-6,500 yards
- Follows all previous recommendations
- Highly focused on the competitive aspect of the sport and accomplishing athlete-set goals
- Highest intensity of training and fitness development
- Highest technical ability
- Able to demonstrate consistent emotional maturity at practices
- Preferred Attendance: 5 days each week
