If you would like your child to tryout for the South Valley Makos Swim Club, please follow the below process:
- Contact us to schedule a tryout for your child at the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center. Tryouts are daily at 5:30pm.
- Prior to your child's scheduled tryout, print & fill out the tryout waiver and bring to the scheduled tryout. Be sure to bring a swimsuit and goggles for your child!
Bronze Group |
Recommended Ages: |
Minimum age of 6 |
Requirements: |
Must be able to swim 25 yards unassisted freestyle with side breathing and backstroke in deep water. Not a “learn-to-swim” program. |
Description: |
Workouts consist of 100% stroke instruction. Focus is on proper freestyle breathing as well as introduction to all 4 strokes. Intro to diving and turns. |
Goal: |
Learn legal starts, turns, finishes, and exposure to all 4 strokes and IM. Tight streamlines off walls with dolphin kicks for fly/back/free Compete in meets Listen and be attentive to coaches |
Practice Times: |
M-F 4:30-5:15pm |
Coach: |
Chris Henry & Brian Phan |
Fees: |
$135 per month $150 annual registration fee $89 annual USA Swimming Membership |
Silver Group |
Recommended Ages: |
6 and over, depending on skill |
Requirements: |
Must be able to swim 3-4 strokes legally, with legal starts and basic flip turn. |
Description: |
Extensive stroke mechanics work with approximately 75% of the group direct lap by lap stroke instruction, plus intro to the clock. Continued work on starts and turns. |
Goal: |
Legal strokes, starts, and turns. |
Practice Times: |
M-F 4:30-5:30pm |
Coach: |
Ryan Gautschi |
Fees: |
$165 per month $150 annual registration fee $89 annual USA Swimming Registration |
Gold Group |
Recommended Ages: |
9 and over; depending on skill |
Requirements: |
Ability to swim all four strokes legally, and complete a legal 100 yd IM. Must also have a legal freestyle flip turn, legal open turns, and racing start. 5 x 100 Freestyle @ 1:50 5 x 100 IM @ 2:15 |
Description: |
Extensive stroke drill work and technique development. Start and turn refinement, and transition turns for the 100 IM. Introduction to some conditioning work and the pace clock. |
Goal: |
More efficient strokes, conditioning, and race techniques. |
Practice Times: |
Mon-Thurs 5:15-6:45pm Friday - 5:15-6:30pm |
Coach |
Chris Henry |
Fees: |
$190 per month $150 annual registration fee $89 annual USA Swimming Membership |
Platinum Group |
Recommended Ages: |
11 and older, depending on skill |
Requirements: |
Ability to swim all 4 strokes legally with legal starts, turns, and finishes as well as: 8 x 100 Free @ 1:25-1:35 6 x 100 IM @ 1:50-2:00 |
Description: |
Increase focus on conditioning work, as well as continued stroke refinement with stroke drill work and technique development. |
Goal: |
More efficient strokes, conditioning, and race techniques. Regular attendance at pratices and swim meets. Age Group Champ/JO times in multiple events. Use of video for increased technique understanding. |
Practice Times: |
Mon-Fri 5:15-7:00pm |
Coach |
Ryan Gautschi |
Fees: |
$210 per month $150 annual registration fee $89 annual USA Swimming Membership |
Senior Group |
Recommended Ages: |
13 and older, skill dependent and with coach approval |
Requirements: |
This group is for swimmers who are serious about the sport and want to practice at least five times a week. Multiple Age Group Championships/JO or Far Western times. Intense conditioning training including: strokes, starts, and turns refinement. 10X100 Free @ 1:30 10x 100IM @ 1:40 |
Description: |
Increased conditioning workouts, with continued stroke drill work while incorporating this into sets. Continued focus on underwaters, starts, all turn types, and speed work. |
Goal: |
Age Group Championship/JO and Far Western qualifications in multiple events. Optimized strong and efficient strokes, turns, starts, and high levels of endurance. Additional Junior/Senior Champs, Sectionals, Futures and Junior National Championship and Senior National/Olympic Trial qualifications. |
Practice Times: |
Mornings:
- M/W/F swim @ AC 6:15-7:45 AM
- T/Th weights @ MHAC 6:15-7:30 AM (optional w/ additional fee)
- Saturday swim @ AC 7:15-8:45 AM
Afternoons:
- M-Th swim @ LO 4:15-6:15PM
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Coach |
Tom Lebherz |
Fees |
$225 per month -plus $50/month for OPTIONAL weight training $150 annual registration fee $89 annual USA Swimming Membership |