Development Squads
Our Development Squads offer multiple opportunities for swimmers entering a competitive swimming programme.
The aim of the squads is to give swimmers the key foundation that will help them develop throughout the performance pathway. Swimmers will be training an IM programme where they will learn how to swim each stroke with correct technique and efficiency.
There will also be strong emphasis on starts, turns and finishes as well as underwater sessions. Much of the session will be breaking down each stroke model and letting the swimmers experience and understand how each stroke is fundamentally done.
On a regular basis swimmers will be assessed on attendance, behaviour, training and competitive performance to determine if criteria for progression to our other Development Squads or our Junior Squad has been achieved.
Squad Options
We offer a number of Squad options withing the Development Group. Please click on the link of squads for more details.
| Squads |
|---|
Development  |
| Development 1 |
| Development 2 |
| Junior |
Training times
| Day of Week | Development | Development 1 | Development 2 | Junior Squad |
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| Monday | ||||
| Tuesday | 19:30 - 20:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 19:30 - 20:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 19:30 - 20:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 19:30 - 20:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool |
| Wednesday | 06:45 - 07:45 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 06:45 - 07:45 Stour Centre - Main Pool |
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| Thursday | 19:00 - 19:20 Stour Centre - Sports Hall 19:30 - 20:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 19:00 - 19:20 Stour Centre - Sports Hall 19:30 - 20:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 19:00 - 19:20 Stour Centre - Sports Hall 19:30 - 20:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 19:00 - 19:20 Stour Centre - Sports Hall 19:30 - 20:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool |
| Friday | 19:30 - 21:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool - Not Available | 19:30 - 21:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool - Not Available |
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| Saturday | ||||
| Sunday | 16:00 - 17:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 16:00 - 17:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 16:00 - 17:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool | 16:00 - 17:30 Stour Centre - Main Pool |
Our Land Training session is currently suspended pending appointing a new coach for this session.
Provisional programme of galas
- Club Championships
- East Invicta Championships
- Kent Championships
- Arena League
- Kent Junior League
- Thanet Junior Development Gala
- East Invicta Development Gala
- Kent Development Meet
Required kit
- Drinks bottle
- Goggles (2 pairs)
- Hat
- Kickboard
- Short fins
- Junior pull buoy
- Snorkel
- Mesh Bag