Competition Squads

Overview

Our Competition Squads offer multiple opportunities for senior competitive swimmers and offers up to 9 hours pool training sessions each week.

The aim of the squads is to deliver a performance pathway for simmers through Kent County Championships, South East Regional Championships and onto National Championships.

Swimmers will be training an enhanced IM programme where their core strokes are developed to the maximum.

There will also be strong emphasis on starts, turns and finishes as well as underwater sessions.

On a regular basis swimmers will be assessed on attendance, behaviour, training and competitive performance to ensure progress is being made to expected towards goals.

Core Sessions

Due to the relatively limited pool time available, Core sessions are defined for all squads. For the Competition Squads they are defined as:

• Tuesday evening – 20:30 – 21:30
• Thursday evening (Land Training – mandatory) – 19:30 – 20:15
• Thursday evening – 20:30 – 21:30
• Sunday evening – 17:30 – 19:30

Swimmers are expected to attend at least 85% of all the above sessions over a rolling three month period.

Optional Training sessions

Swimmers can add optional training in addition to the Core sessions. These are by invitation after application.

• For the Tuesday and Thursday morning sessions a minimum attendance of 75% is expected.
• The Friday evening session is very popular, therefore attendance expectations are that only TWO sessions can be missed in a half term block without permission.

Failure to meet attendance targets for optional sessions may result in withdrawal of the invitation to swim the affected sessions.

Squad Options

We offer a number of Squad options withing the Development Group. Please click on the link of squads for more details.

Squads
Competition
Competition 1
Competition 2
Performance

Training times

Competitions

Swimmers are expected to compete regularly – a minimum target of 80% of club nominated open galas is expected.

The club’s gala schedule is published and updated frequently throughout the year. It can found here.

Attendance is expected at Club Championship, League fixtures (where invited) and any Championships (East Invicta, Kents, Regionals) where qualifying standards have been achieved.

Persistent non-attendance at competitions may result in a review of squad membership.

• Club Championships
• East Invicta Championships
• Kent Championships
• South East Regional Championships
• Arena League – if selected
• Kent Junior League – if selected
• Other Level 2 or 3 galas – both Long Course & Short Course

Required kit

• Drinks bottle
• Goggles (2 pairs)
• Hat
• Kickboard
• Short fins
• Pull buoy
• Paddles – Finger or hand
• Snorkel
• Mesh Bag