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The Virginia Association for Competitive
Swimming offers training and practice groups for swimmers
of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the
Virginia Association for Competitive Swimming to
offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards
challenging each individual and developing each individual to the
best of THEIR abilities.
Please call us to schedule a tryout, or Click
Here to send us an email request for more information.
Novice - The Novice
program is our introduction to year round, competitive
swimming. It is designed for swimmers who enjoy summer league swimming
and are interested in further developing their
skills. As such, the fundamentals of swimming
are stressed in this group but not at the expense of
fun! To join the novice group swimmers must be
able to swim legal freestyle and backstroke as well as be able to
do a forward dive.
Junior –
The Junior group continues to build on the stroke and
technique work of the novice group, and introduces more advanced
training and racing skills to the swimmers. Goal setting is
also introduced. The main goal of Junior group is to develop a love
for the sport by teaching new skills and helping them to enjoy
racing. Swimmers in the Junior Group must be proficient in all four
strokes and turns.
Age Group
Silver – This group is designed for swimmers
10- 13 who have developed consistent practice habits and a love for
racing and are prepared to commit themselves, both physically and
mentally, toward taking the next step in their development as an
athlete. Stroke technique is still emphasized
but swimmers are introduced to more physically demanding
“training” that will allow them to compete at a higher
level.
Age Group
Gold – This group is designed for swimmers 10
and over who have proven they are ready for more demanding
“training”, but more importantly want to train with
more intensity. Swimmers in this group have been
recognized by the coaching staff as potential State Championship
qualifiers and as such the group will be working toward seasonal
goals including scoring at the Championship
meet. Generally swimmers must have at least
2 11-12 A times or 6 BB times to enter this
group.
Senior – for
swimmers 13 years and older, our most experienced
group. Swimmers in this group must possess, more
than anything, dedication to the sport of swimming and a
willingness to challenge themselves to new levels
everyday. Senior level swimmers practice 6 days
a week and are expected to attend all offered
practices. Generally, a swimmer must have at
least one 15-16 AA time to enter the Senior Group but swimmers may
also move up at the discretion of the coaching
staff.
High School
Fitness – This group is designed for swimmers
13 and over who enjoy swimming but cannot commit the time to Senior
Swimming due to participation in other
activities. The focus of this group is
developing aerobic fitness and stroke
technique. Participation in meets is
encouraged but not mandatory.
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