Squads

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Development Squad

When all strokes are complete this squad is a 45 minute class, learning how to be successful in squad – building endurance, learning competitive elements, how to follow a set, how to read the pace clock, and building endurance.

Social Squad

Typically for swimmers who just want to swim once or twice a week.

Focus on building endurance, reinforcing good technique, introducing pacing awareness, learning competitive swimming skills in a positive, inclusive environment.

 

Our Competition Squad. Not all swimmers in this squad compete at club or externally, but this is where we add the highly competitive elements of dive, turns, and swim fitness, . These swimmers have the foundations to begin to complete more challenging training programs.

 

Entry Requirements:

Efficient tehchnique across four strokes, turns and dives.

Independent Set Management and Pace Awareness

Consistent Effort and Coachability 

Handles Training Load

Demonstrates Legal and consistent race efforts 

 

 The Performance Squad is for committed swimmers competing at Brisbane and State level. The focus is on performance outcomes, high training standards, and long-term athlete development.

Entry Requirements:

Minimum of 147 seconds across 4 x 50 each stroke.

Training Commitment and Habits

– Ability to manage increased training volume and harder time cycles

– Strong work ethic

– Efficient, repeatable technique across all strokes, maintained under fatiguea