The LTC: Blue group is for swimmers aged 10 and under who are interested in joining swim club, learning the sport of competitive swimming and have had some swimming experience. Swimmers must be able to swim 50m on their front, 50m on their back, 25m of breaststroke kick or swim, 25m of dolphin kick and perform the following skills successfully to join this group (completed Red Cross Level 8 or equivalent skills). The group swims 2 times per week with each practice being 15 minutes of dryland/activation and 60 minutes of swimming. Swimmers in this group are invited to attend 3-4 Fun Meets per season as well as the 6 PASS Meets. Fun meets occur at specific points in the season and gather together the entire club for some in-house racing at Sungod Recreation Centre. Times are tracked, awards are given out and there is a post-meet snack/gathering after each event. PASS Meets are swam out of Richmond’s Watermania Pool. The PASS meets allow swimmers to learn how to race, and see how swim meets function in a non-threatening and fun environment. Each child will swim 4-5 events over the course of the 3 hour meet with the ultimate goal of achieving their LMR qualifying time of 4:00.00 in the 200 IM.
The focus of this group is the teaching of sound swimming techniques, and fun through swimming and swim club. Swimmers will learn how to efficiently swim all four competitive strokes as well as competitive starts and turns.
All swimmers are accepted to this group at the discretion of the Director of Swimming.
Required Equipment
- Navy Blue Training Suit
- Team Cap
- Goggles
- Team Shirt
- Long Fins - example
- Waterbottle
