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 FAST offers Practice Groups for swimmers of all age and ability levels. We provide age-appropriate teaching, and training, to all of our swimmers. Practices and workouts are geared towards challenging each athlete and developing each individual to the best of their ability.
Green Group:
Green Group is our beginner group and is intended for children 4 to 7-years of age and under, with limited, or no, swimming experience.
Sessions are 30 minutes in length and are provided twice/week. A child need not be able to swim to enter this group but should be comfortable in the water. Swimmers will learn to make use of kick boards (provided) and fins (provided).
Green Group will focus on floating, breathing and body awareness in the water. Swimmers will also learn flutter kick, breaststroke kick, freestyle and backstroke arms. Green Group sessions are always limited to 4 swimmers or less.
Green Group sessions are also scheduled by Level I, II, or III depending upon ability.
Swimmers will need a tight-fitting suit, swim cap, and goggles to participate.
Please email us if you require more information or to schedule an evaluation.
Blue Group:
This is primarily a teaching group. This group is intended for swimmers from 6 to 8 years of age. Swimmers need to be able to swim 25 yards Backstroke, 25 yards Freestyle and demonstrate Breaststroke and Butterfly kick for 25 yards to enter this group. Practices are 60 minutes in length. Practice sessions for this group focus on learning the four legal competitive strokes, increasing body awareness during floats, balance and breathing in the water, having fun and learning start and turn techniques.
Swimmers will need a tight-fitting suit, swim cap, goggles, kick board, long blade competitive swim fins, and a mesh bag in which to keep their swim gear.
Please email us if you require more information or to schedule a tryout.
Bronze Group:
This is primarily a teaching group. This group is intended for swimmers from 7 to 10 years of age. Practices are 75 minutes in length. Swimmers should be able to legally complete 6x50 Freestyle, 6x50 Backstroke, 6x25 Breaststroke, 6x25 Butterfly, 2x100 Individual Medley, and a 200 Freestyle with flip turns.
The group focus is on practicing the four legal strokes, introduction of stroke "drills" and introduction of the principle of "training" through the use of kicking "sets." Swimmers are also introduced to the training clock and the timing of rest intervals. Swimmers will need a tight-fitting suit, swim cap, goggles, kick board, long blade competitive swim fins and a mesh bag in which to keep their swim gear.
Please email us if you require more information, are looking to schedule a tryout or would like to sign up.
Silver Group:
This group is exposed to training for the first time, while trying to prepare for the 200 Freestyle and 200 Individual Medley races. Competing at swim meets is highly encouraged at a rate of about once per month. The focus of training is on starting the development of an aerobic base through extensive use of kicking and drilling sets. Swimmers will need a tight-fitting suit, swim cap, goggles, kick board, long blade competitive swim fins, pull buoy and a mesh bag in which to keep their swim gear.
Please email us if you require more information, are looking to schedule a tryout or would like to sign up.
Gold Group:
Athletes entering this group must display a desire to begin training on a more committed basis. Competition at swim meets is expected in this group. Training takes precedence over technique work for the first time in the athlete’s development. Athletes in this group train for the 200 Individual Medley and 500 Freestyles. Swimmers will need a tight-fitting suit, swim cap, goggles, kick board, long blade competitive swim fins, pull buoy, a pair of small paddles, swimmer’s snorkle, training belt/tubing and a mesh bag in which to keep their swim gear.
Please email us if you require more information, are looking to schedule a tryout or would like to sign up.
Senior Group:
FAST Senior Group is a group of 13-18 year old athletes. The group practices 8 times each week including Saturday mornings and 2 "morning practices". The group is comprised of athletes committed to taking their swimming to the next level as well as those athletes who swim for the pure enjoyment of it and enjoy the training. Swimmers require a cap, pair of goggles, nose clip, fins, board, pull-bouy, fulcrum paddles, small regular paddles, a snorkle, training belt and tubing as well as a mesh bag to keep all their gear in.
Please email us if you require more information, are looking to schedule a tryout or require more information.
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