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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

Coach

Tom Lebherz

Fees

$225 per month

-plus $50/month for OPTIONAL weight training

$150 annual registration fee

$89 annual USA Swimming Membership