Day | Time | Pool |
Tues | 19.00-20.00 | Waltham Abbey |
Thur | 19.00-20.30 | Waltham Abbey |
Friday | 20:30-21:30 | Waltham Abbey |
Sun | 17:45-19:00 | Loughton |
Pool Locations
Loughton Leisure Centre Waltham Abbey Swimming Pool
Traps Hill 19 Hillhouse
Loughton IG10 1SZ Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EL
Training Equipment for A3 Swimmers
- Kick board
- Pullbouy
- Mesh bag
- Water bottle
- Short fins
- Club hat
Training Equipment can be purchase through the link to ProSwimwear
Squad | Criteria | Working on |
Academy3 | Expected 50% attendance | |
Understanding of all four competitive strokes | ||
Able to maintain integrity of kick on all four strokes when doing full stroke | Be able to perform all four strokes competitive turns legally from 5m into the wall and 5m out of the wall. | |
Understanding of competitive starts and turns | Competitive start award level 1. be able to perform a track or grab start and maintain streamline till the breakout | |
Able to hold a decent integrity of stroke across 25m for Free, Breast, Back, 15m Fly | Able to hold a decent integrity of stroke across 50m for Free, Breast, Back, 25m Fly, with legal turns | |
Able to maintain a good body position in the water across all four strokes | Learning stroke skills and mechanics and repeating until form is maintained | |
Be capable of swimming a continuous 100m using 2 or 3 different strokes | Maintaining a good body position in the water across all four strokes | |
Jump off start blocks in a streamlined position | Able to perform a 100m Individual Medley with legal turns | |
Basic understanding of the pace clock and how to use it | Be able to work out times off the clock | |
Swimmers to compete at club championships | Be able to complete a set of between 200-400m leaving off set intervals |
** The Head Coach will have full discretion over all movements