Barracuda Pre-Swim Team

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Our Barracuda program is designed to further develop a student’s ability and love for swimming as a sport. This progressive program is tailored to build a swimmer’s endurance, while maintaining a focus on development and technique through attentive practices. Barracuda is a great option for swimmer’s who may not want to be in a competitive environment, or for those already on a team, but wants more attention to proper technique.

This program is meant to get swimmers ready to swim competitively on a team.

 Swimmers must:

• express a strong personal interest in being a part of a swim team
• be prepared for workouts, remain positive, and give their best effort at each practice
• demonstrate commitment for attendance

Locations

• Deer Park Junior and Senior Public School located at 23 Ferndale Ave, Toronto, ON M4T 2B4
• Forest Hill Collegiate Institute – Toronto Midtown located at 730 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, ON, M5N 1B9
• R.H. King Academy – Scarborough located at 3800 St Clair Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1M 1V3

Barracuda 1

Pre-requisites:

• 25 y freestyle with side breath and no stopping
• 25 y backstroke, no stopping
• 25 y breaststroke, no stopping
• 15 y butterfly, no stopping
• Tread water for 1 minute
• Express a strong interest in being part of a swim team

Basic goals:

• Legal strokes in freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke
• 50 y freestyle with proper flip turn and no stopping
• 50 y backstroke with proper flip turn and no stopping
• 50 y breaststroke, no stopping
• 25 y butterfly, no stopping
• Proper dives to start freestyle, breaststroke and butterfly
• Proper start for backstroke
• Understanding lane etiquette, circle swimming, pace clock
• Must be prepared for workouts, remain positive and give best at each practice

Equipment needed:

• Swim cap
• Swim goggles
• Kickboard
• Junior sized, forward-facing snorkel

Barracuda 2

Pre-requisites:

• 50 y freestyle with proper flip turn and no stopping and finish in 65 seconds
• 50 y backstroke with proper flip turn and no stopping and finish in 70 seconds
• 50 y breaststroke, no stopping and finish in 75 seconds
• 25 y butterfly, no stopping

Basic goals:

• 100 y freestyle with proper flip turns and no stopping
• 100 y backstroke with proper flip turns and no stopping
• 100 y breaststroke, no stopping
• 50 y butterfly, no stopping
• 4 X 25 y individual medley (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle), no stopping

Equipment needed:

• Swim cap
• Swim goggles
• Kickboard
• Junior sized, forward-facing snorkel
• Short fins for swim practice

Barracuda 3

Pre-requisites:

• 100 y freestyle with proper flip turns and no stopping and finish in 1 minute 50 seconds
• 100 y backstroke with proper flip turns and no stopping and finish in 2 minutes 5 seconds
• 100 y breaststroke, no stopping and finish in 2 minutes 20 seconds
• 50 y butterfly, no stopping and finish in 1 minute 15 seconds
• 4 X 25 y individual medley (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle), no stopping and finish in 2 minutes 10 seconds
• Must be prepared for high endurance workout sessions

Basic goals:

• 50 y freestyle in 50 seconds
• 100 y freestyle in 1 minute 45 seconds
• 100 y backstroke in 1 minute 58 seconds
• 100 y breaststroke in 2 minutes 15 seconds
• 100 y butterfly in 2 minutes 10 seconds

Equipment needed:

• Swim cap
• Swim goggles
• Short fins for swim practice