Pre-Team Swim Training

Learn-to-Swim Levels 4 & up

Participants must be able to swim the length of the pool freestyle and have the basic elements of backstroke, breaststroke kick, and body dolphin.

Participants are required to obtain their own swim snorkel and fins. These are great tools for developing body awareness and refining the timing and muscle memory of the four strokes.

A prerequisite for the Pre-Team Swim Training program is your child must be able to swim the length of the pool (25 yards) unassisted.

Novice: The primary focus of the Novice team is the development and refinement of freestyle and backstroke. Participants will also be introduced to swim-team-style drills. These drills will focus on developing proper kicking and breathing techniques as well as increasing stamina. Participants will also gain a basic intro to breaststroke and butterfly.

Intermediate: On the Intermediate team, participants will continue to refine their freestyle and backstroke skills. There will be a greater focus on breaststroke and butterfly. Through basic swim sets, participants will learn how to use the pace clock, how to do flip turns and dives, and to develop a competitive groundwork.

Low Advanced (ages 13+): The Low Advanced team is run in a classic swim-team format, focusing on drills to improve and refine all four strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly), proper kicking and breathing techniques, stamina, and racing skills (dives, underwaters, flip-turns).

Golden Bear Rec Center Pool