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:

13-18 years old; minimum age of 13

Requirements:

Senior Open Time required or high school student with Coach approval based on skill.

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.

Senior Open time required in at least 1 event, or high school student with Coach approval based on skill and required sets:

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-F swim @ LO 4:15-6:15PM

Coach

Tom Lebherz

Fees

$225 per month

-plus $50/month for OPTIONAL weight training

$150 annual registration fee

$89 annual USA Swimming Membership