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Whether you're starting out in our Prep Swim Squad or training with our Senior Squad there are programmes designed for all levels of swimming. Learn more about our programmes below and see what best suits you.
It is important to know that before you can enrol in the Shore Swimming School you will need to book an assessment to place you in the correct class or squad.
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Our three Learn to Swim levels provide classes for swimmers from seven years of age who are not ready for squad swimming or continuous 25 metre lap swimming squads. Our classes are 30 minutes in duration and aim to advance swimming skills in all four strokes, so all students develop the readiness and capability to participate competently in squad swimming.
Our programme is designed for advanced learn to swim students who have already learnt freestyle, side-breathing and kicking on their back.
The class is 45 minutes in duration and continues to focus on the teaching of skills and drills to refine and develop technique. The goal is for technique to be maintained. All four strokes and associated diving and turning skills are developed at a basic level to ensure an all-round swimmer. Learning to swim fast with controlled technique is reinforced. Mini Squads will also begin to learn to use the pace clocks, pace times and read pre-written sets.
Bronze Squad is 60 minutes in duration and continues to focus on the teaching of skills and drills to refine and develop technique. Swimmers in Bronze Squad are encouraged to swim a minimum of two to five sessions per week with an increasing focus given towards the skills needed for competitive swimming. At this level of swimming, endurance, speed and ongoing skill development become an important part of the swimming language.
Silver Squad identifies talented junior swimmers who aspire to competitive swimming. The Silver Squad programme prepares swimmers for specific competitions with the intention of laying a strong training foundation for the future whilst maximising performance. Sessions aim to nurture optimal technique, educate the athletes about all aspects of swimming and foster healthy interactions with all squad members. Silver squads are encouraged to swim three to five sessions a week.
Fit and Fast is designed with teenagers in mind who have experience in swim squads and enjoy swimming for fitness, the challenge it presents, as well as the opportunity for healthy pursuits. Swimmers who train at this level do not need to be competitive swimmers, but appreciate what swimming brings to their daily lives. Fit and Fast targets both endurance training (fit) and speed training (fast) which is always popular in squad swimming. This squad is ideal for those swimmers who require strong swimming skills as a prerequisite for involvement in their sport.
Gold Squad is designed for competitive swimmers who aspire to compete at State and National level. The Gold Squad also caters for the School’s GPS swimming team who maintain consistent year-round training fitness and contributes to the performance environment of the squad. The Gold Squad programme will prepare swimmers for targeted external competitions and encourage swimmers on a pathway towards swimming excellence, whilst learning to set and achieve goals. Swimmers will undertake a dry land programme prepared by two to three times per week to improve strength, flexibility and rigidity, with the goal to educate swimmers about the requirements of the sport and how to prepare the body for peak performance.