Age Ranges for practice groups are all general and are not set in stone.  Please email our head coach Michael DiFazio at [email protected] if you have any questions about group placement.  Please include as much info about your swimmer as possible when emailing about group placement including your swimmer's age and some of their best times. 

Practice times are flexible if needed.  We would like to group everyone up by skill as much as we can but we do not want to drive anyone away from the sport due to a dispute in practice times.  Please email us if different practice times are needed for your swimmers.

When do group moves happen?  Group moves generally happen after the December Championship meet or after the Regional/State championship meets at the end of the winter season.  Coaches will email you if they reccomend that your swimmer moves up a group.

Novice Practice Groups - 10 and Under

Novice 1
Mon/Wed 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm 

General age range: 4-8. This group is the bridge between swim lessons and our swim team. Swimmers must have the ability to make the length of the pool in both freestyle and backstroke as well as learning the other two strokes which are breaststroke and butterfly. We also focus on developing skills such as starts and the correct turns for every stroke.

Novice 2
Tue/Thu 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm 

General Age range: 6-9. This is the group for the more experienced younger swimmers. Swimmers must have a strong backstroke and freestyle as well as basic competency in breaststroke and butterfly. We continue developing all four strokes as well as starts and turns with a large emphasis on drill work. We start using the pace clock which is used for basic time calculations.

Novice 3
Mon-Thu 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

General age range: 8-10. This is our top 10 and under group. This group continues building on the stroke technique work as well as start/turn work while beginning to build a training base. Swimmers in this group will also continue learning to use the pace clock and become comfortable with holding intervals. The goal of this group is to develop the love of swimming. Entrance for this group is under coach recommendation only, email [email protected] if you would like to swim in this group.

Age Group Practice Groups - Ages 10-13

Age Group
Mon-Thu 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm

General age range: 10-13. This is our top age group practice group and the goal of this group is the continued development of stroke technique, development of a great work ethic, the introduction of goal setting for meets, and continuing to develop a love for swimming and racing. Our goal with these swimmers is qualifying to and placing in state championship level meets. 

Age Group Dev Group
Mon/Wed 6:15 - 7:15 pm

This practice group is geared towards 10-13 swimmers who do not have the time to make 4 practices per week and/or swimmers who are new to the sport who would like to stay in the water and further develop their knowledge of swimming. It is also great for swimmers who would like to get ahead of the game for their summer league teams. We focus heavily on developing the four strokes as well as starts and turns in swimming. 

Senior Swimmer Practice Groups - Ages 13 and Older

Senior Group
M/W/F Morning 6:30-8am, Tu/Th 6:15-7:15pm

Age range: 13 and older. This is our highest level practice group focused on helping swimmers achieve the qualifying times and place in state and national championship level meets.  

HS Senior Group
M/W/F morning 6:30 - 8 AM.

Age Range: 13 and older. This practice group is designed towards HS aged swimmers who want to stay in the water year-round but do not have the time in the afternoon due to other sports or extracurricular activities.  This group focuses on helping swimmers qualify for and place in state championship level swim meets.  

Senior Dev Group
Mon/Wed 6:15 - 7:15 pm

This practice group is geared towards HS aged (13 and older) swimmers who do not have the time to make 4 practices per week and/or do not have any interest in competing in meets but love the sport of swimming and would like to stay in the water and further develop their knowledge of the sport. It is also great for swimmers who would like to stay ready for summer league or the HS Season. We focus heavily on developing the four strokes as well as starts and turns in swimming