Swim-in Zone believes that children should involve themselves in many activities in order to see where their talents lie before emphasizing one. We believe that, while swimming well is an extremely important skill for children to master, swim team should not occupy too much of a child’s free time. For this reason we ask "team members" to come no more than twice per week during the school year. We emphasize TECHNIQUE FIRST, DISTANCE SECOND. Attendance at swim meets is not required. A Swim-in Zone coach will get into the water to help a child with the stroke rather than have them do lap after lap the wrong way.  Once a child decides that swimming is “their sport”, they then are encouraged to pick a USA Swimming team or Y team that best suits their needs.

 Click here for information about Swim-in Zone's Instructional Swim Teams for Fall 2009

pdf/Fall 09 instructional swim team.pdf

GREAT FUN BEGINNER SWIM MEETS FOR ALL SWIMMERS

Swim-in Zone has 3 fun swim meets per year- November, March and May. The meet is free for any swimmers in that session, and all swimmers are encouraged to compete, but it is their choice. We have a 30 ft. event for beginners trying freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Children only compete against children of their own age and gender. Children are told if their strokes are not correct, but we do not disqualify them. Ribbon awards are available. This is a great FIRST swim meet.   

Goals of ¾ swim team:
Learn the stroke they cannot do.
Learn competitive swimming rules.
Learn flip turns and turns for all strokes.
Learn about pace clock.
400-600 yd. practice

Ratio 8:1

Goals of Off to the Races:
Understand body alignment and streamlining.
Learn about speed, drag and what affects speed.
Learn efficient turns and starts.
600-750 yd. practice
 

Goals of Double Digits:
Workout of 800-1000yds.
Super strokes, starts and turns.

Goals of Prepare for High School Swim Team:
Learn and improve all 4 competitive strokes, turns and starts.
Learn competitive swimming rules.

Ratio 6:1 

Practice Days and Times: Flexible scheduling plan. Although you must pick a day of the week that your child is most likely to attend practice, your child may attend any practice scheduled for the practice group. If you miss a practice, just come to two or three the next week. This will eliminate the need for any other make-up.

Release for swimmers age 9 and over who are attending a swim class or swim practice. Parents of swimmers age 9 and older may sign a release so that the swimmers may be in our facility without their parents in attendance.