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To enter the Development Squad swimmers should

• Be able to swim 200m Individual Medley in under 3.30.00
• Be proficient on all four strokes and their starts and turns
• Demonstrate Pace-clock work and the ability to perform time interval swims
• Be able to swim the training sessions set by their coach
• Commit to a minimum of two sessions each week excluding Friday
• Demonstrate the ability to show appropriate maturity with regard to other swimmers and lane discipline.
• Swimmers should leave the Development Squad by the time they are 14

Training Times

Total training time

4.75 hours water time. 1 hour 50 minutes land training and preparation time.

Your aim should be to use all these hours.

You must attend two sessions each week, excepting Friday.
You may only attend Friday if you regularly attend two other sessions in 25 metre pools.