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Our Goals
- September to Christmas
To do stretches before every session
For everyone to be able to dive
To start every length with Fly kicks
To start keeping records of timed swims
To be able to swim well through 10 lengths
(200m)
TO ENTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OCTOBER
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Equipment:
The Essentials!
COSTUMES:
No bikinis/tankinis, board shorts or baggy costumes.
GOGGLES
- protect eyes & make it easier to see what you do
underwater so you can learn faster.
HAT -
If you have long hair you MUST wear a hat or have it tied
up. Long hair can get in the way when you breathe.
A hat reduces water resistance and makes you go faster!
WATER BOTTLE
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you will
get very dehydrated while training and to keep fit and
healthy you must put these fluids back into your body.
Useful extras
that will be used in lessons/training sessions.
FINS
(flippers)
- Fins increase
ankle flexibility, work leg muscles, add speed & power,
allow us to concentrate on technique in Fly. We
recommend all swimmers in the Youth squad to have these.
Kick board
- Have
your very own kickboard! These are stronger than the
small floats used in the learn to swim programme and are
used regularly.
Hand/Finger
paddles -
These are great
for working on sculling which is the basis of all our
strokes, learn to feel the water and correct hand position.
Our club shop will be open at
Quantock Lodge very soon. You can even get
personalised kit with your name on. Browse the Swim
Shop on the front page of the website.
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Competitions
We will be doing several
timed swims this term so you can get an idea of your entry
times, you should keep a record of these.
Open Meets & Galas are where we
put all our hard work to the test and compete against other
teams/individuals. Club Champs are open to all our
club members.
You will need to arrive in
plenty of time and find your Team Manager. Bring
plenty of water and fruit, biscuit & cereal snacks, spare
goggles and a spare t-shirt/hoody & towel for poolside.
Look out for upcoming Open Meets on
our
Competitions Calendar |
