Intro Squad
Intro Squad is our first squad out of learn to swim. Once a swimmer passes Waves/Kingston Active learn to swim level 8 and have an idea of butterfly, they are ready to begin their swimming squad journey with Cheltenham Swimming Club. All new swimmers must undergo a trial session to ensure that it is the right progression for them. LTS Current Level Progression Chart.pdf (kingstonactive.com.au)
- Passed learn to swim level 8
- Keen interest in continuing progression and a love for swimming
- Knowledge of all strokes and turns
Attending up to 2 sessions per week (all sessions based at Waves)
Development Squad
Development Squad is our second introductory level to competitive swimming. Here we further develop the swimmer and their racing skills so that they can successfully compete at school swimming events and encouragement competitions. This squad primarily gets the swimmer ready to move into the Junior squad to start their competitive swimming journey.
- Good technique across all 4 strokes
- Skills are done to a high level
- Comfortably completing a 1 hour session in the pool
- Attending up to 3 sessions per week (all sessions based at Waves)
Fitness Squad
These sessions are flexible and are based around general swimming fitness. If you have goals in other sports and would like some extra work, the coaches can also progress you as much or as little as you like, just make sure you let them know your goals. All fitness squad sessions are based at Waves.
- Maintaining fitness for other sports
- Maintaining swimming fitness to compete at school swimming competitions
- A love for swimming
- Desire to improve
- Junior Youth = 12-14 years
- Senior Youth = 15-18 years
- Must have progressed through development squad or been assessed by one of our coaches
Adult Squad
Adult squad is separate to the fitness squads as it is more for masters swimmers and those over 30 years old. Our Adult squad sessions run in the mornings so they can be done before heading off to work for the day. All sessions are based at Waves.
- Masters Swimmers
- Masters Triathlon
- Open Water Swimmers
- 30-65 years
- Must be able to swim 200m continuous
- Sessions are on Tuesday & Friday mornings at Waves (5:30-7am)
Intro Squad
Intro Squad is our first squad out of learn to swim. Once a swimmer passes Waves/Kingston Active learn to swim level 8 and have an idea of butterfly, they are ready to begin their swimming squad journey with Cheltenham Swimming Club. All new swimmers must undergo a trial session to ensure that it is the right progression for them. LTS Current Level Progression Chart.pdf (kingstonactive.com.au)
- Passed learn to swim level 8
- Keen interest in continuing progression and a love for swimming
- Knowledge of all strokes and turns
- Attending up to 2 sessions per week (all sessions based at Waves)
Development Squad
Development Squad is our second introductory level to competitive swimming. Here we further develop the swimmer and their racing skills so that they can successfully compete at school swimming events and encouragement competitions. This squad primarily gets the swimmer ready to move into the Junior squad to start their competitive swimming journey.
- Good technique across all 4 strokes
- Skills are done to a high level
- Comfortably completing a 1 hour session in the pool
- Attending up to 3 sessions per week (all sessions based at waves)
Fitness Squad
These sessions are flexible and are based around general swimming fitness. If you have goals in other sports and would like some extra work, the coaches can also progress you as much or as little as you like, just make sure you let them know your goals. All fitness squad sessions are based at Waves.
- Maintaining fitness for other sports
- Maintaining swimming fitness to compete at school swimming competitions
- A love for swimming
- Desire to improve
- Junior Youth = 12-14 years
- Senior Youth = 15-18 years
- Must have progressed through development squad or been assessed by one of our coaches
Adult Squad
dult squad is separate to the fitness squads as it is more for masters swimmers and those over 30 years old. Our Adult squad sessions run in the mornings so they can be done before heading off to work for the day. All sessions are based at Waves.
- Masters Swimmers
- Masters Triathlon
- Open Water Swimmers
- 30-65 years
- Must be able to swim 200m continuous
- Sessions are on Tuesday & Friday mornings at Waves (5:30-7am)