Aquatics Squad

(Three Sessions / 5:30 Hours / £45 Per Month)

The Aquatics Programme 

Is for the multi sporting members who are unable commit full into the swimming program but still need the aquatic environment to develop the sporting attributes to become successful in there primary discipline. Swimmers within this programme are expected to show the a good level of swimming ability and commitment. 

Aquatics Squad – this offers the swimmers a structured training programme to allow them to reach their potential in other sports like Modern Pentathlon, Triathlon or a non swimming base sport. Learned skills such as mental preparation for training and competition are expected with a high skill levels to be shown and maintained. There will a low expectation for attending targeting meets but a high expectation to support and take part in club events.

The Aquatic squad will be for swimmers aged between 14+ years old, and must have had previous swimming training background experience and high skill ability. 

Swimmers at this level should display the necessary drive, enthusiasm, behaviour and commitment to be accepted into this programme targeted at producing excellence.

Aquatics Squad 

This offers the swimmers a structured training programme to allow them to reach their potential in other sports like Modern Pentathlon, Triathlon or a non swimming base sport. Learned skills such as mental preparation for training and competition are expected with a high skill levels to be shown and maintained. There will a low expectation for attending targeting meets but a high expectation to support and take part in club events.

Swimmers in Aquatics Squad will: 

• Practice and consolidate technique on all strokes to provide swimmers with experience of all events 
• Continue the development of aerobic capacity with more work at and above threshold 
• Continue with an emphasis on starts, turning and finishing techniques and the further development of relay take-overs 
• Continue the development of stroke technique and ‘feel’ for the water through the use of stroke drills and sculling movements 
• Further develop the application of interval training on all strokes and distances 
• Develop pace judgement through distance work, negative split and even paced swimming practices 
• Continue the development of basic swimming speed and anaerobic capacity
• Understand the concept of movement time and reaction time to improve starting ability 

Aquatics Squad competencies
Swimmers will be expected to:

• Use the clock fully during sets, especially for checking heart rate at end of sets 
• Maintain technique during sets; stroke counting; increasing speed; consistency of repetition 
• Have an increased awareness of perceived effort; steady pace; acceleration; fast finish 
• Be capable of at least 10 flexibility exercises 
• Be capable of 15 land exercises with own body weight 

Event Hours(3)

• Tuesday

  19.00 – 21.00

  Oswestry School Pool

• Wednesday

  19.00 – 21.00

  Oswestry School Pool

• Thursday

  19.30 – 21.00

  Oswestry School Pool