Academy 1 is where our journey begins. Young swimmers will develop excellent technique, confidence and enjoyment in the water, building the fundamental skills needed for future success.
Academy 2 bridges the gap between learning and racing. Swimmers will reinforce their technical skills while being introduced to competitive swimming, race skills and positive training habits.
Development focuses on building the aerobic foundation that underpins successful swimming, while continuing to develop racing skills, confidence and competition experience.
Performance Development prepares committed swimmers for higher-level competition. Training expectations will increase, with some sessions extending to two hours. This additional time will allow coaches to develop swimmers in greater detail, while continuing to focus on technique, fitness, race skills and individual development.
Performance is for swimmers aiming to compete at regional level and beyond. As swimmers progress into this squad, some training sessions will also be two hours, giving us greater opportunity to provide a more individualised and event-specific programme. For these longer sessions, swimmers will complete their warm-up, technical drills and kick work together before splitting into event-specific training groups. This allows us to make better use of the additional training time and ensure swimmers are working towards the demands of their chosen events.
For example:
Sprinters can focus on the speed, power and race skills required for 50m and 100m events.
Middle-distance and distance swimmers can complete training specifically designed around the demands of 200m events and above.
This is a significant step forward for our programme and will allow swimmers to receive training that is increasingly relevant to their events, strengths and individual development.
Our Senior Performance squad provides flexibility for swimmers who have previously competed at County level or above but no longer wish to train at the same volume. This allows them to remain involved in the sport they love while balancing swimming with other commitments.
Finally, our Fitness group remains an important part of the club for swimmers who simply enjoy swimming and want to stay active through a weekly training session.
If you are interested in joining the 4 Shires Swimming Club, please send all enquiries to our Club Membership Secretary at: 4ssc.membership@gmail.com