Stroke Clinic
Intensive classes are designed for children generally between the ages of 6 years and up. This clinic aims to work on each of the three strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke) individually as well as medley in 3-hour sessions over 4 days. We will incorporate on-land stretching, video examples and theory and breakdown of the stoke. Then this knowledge is put into action in the pool with a number of drills focusing on building strength and technique of the stoke as well as starts, finishes and turns.
Intensive classes run for the duration of 3 hours, starting at 8am and finishing by 11am. The hours will be divided into 2-3 short swimming sessions.
Intensives run throughout the holidays.
Intensive Breaststroke
Students are exposed to learning and improving a fine breaststroke technique. The coaches will focus in particular on: effective kick and pull, timing, streamline, underwater pull, turns and starts. The intensive breaststroke classes review, refine and extend their technique, as well as provide a social, fun and educational way.
Skills your child will learn:
- Head position
- Body position (streamline, minimize resistance)
- Kick effectively with good technique
- Arm action and recovery
- Timing the head – action with the arm- stroke
- Wave action stroke
- Breaststroke start with glide and underwater pull
- Swim distance
- Learn appropriate turns and finishes for breaststroke
Intensive Backstroke
Students are exposed to learning and improving a fine backstroke technique. The coaches will focus in particular on: effective kick and pull, timing, underwater streamline, tumble turns and starts. The intensive backstroke classes review, refine and extend their technique, as well as provide a social, fun and educational way.
Skills your child will learn:
- Head position specific for backstroke
- Body position (streamline, minimize resistance)
- Kick continuously and effectively with good technique
- Arm action and recovery including as well as hand entry
- Backstroke start with glide and underwater streamline
- Swim distance
- Learn appropriate turns and finishes for backstroke
Intensive Butterfly
Students are exposed to learning and improving a fine butterfly technique. The coaches will focus in particular on: effective kick and pull, timing, underwater streamline, dives, turns and starts. The intensive butterfly classes review, refine and extend their technique, as well as provide a social, fun and educational way.
Skills your child will learn:
- Head position specific for butterfly
- Body position (streamline, minimize resistance)
- Appropriate and effective butterfly kick
- Powerful arm action and coordination with kick
- Butterfly race starts, efficient underwater streamline and exit
- Swim distance
- Learn appropriate turns and finishes for butterfly
Intensive Individual Medley
Intensive classes are designed for children generally between the ages of 6 years and up. Students are exposed to improving all 4 swimming strokes: freestyle, backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke. The coaches will focus in particular on swimming distance, turns, starts, and finishes in all 4 strokes as well as appropriate for medley races. The intensive medley classes review, refine and extend their technique, as well as provide a social, fun and educational way.
Skills your child will learn:
- Learn the order of medley
- Learn the order of medley relays
- Know and learn the appropriate start, turn and finish in medley
- Learn to master all 4 strokes together
- Compete and be part of a relay team