Marlin Pre-Swim Team Program at British Swim School

Coming in March 2024

Marlin Mission:

At British Swim School, our mission is to ensure that every person, regardless of age or ability has the opportunity to become a safe and happy swimmer. We also believe every swimmer should have the opportunity to strengthen their stroke skills and learn to become part of a team before joining a more intense swim team program. Our pre-swim team is a noncompetitive swim team within our swim school; it is called The Marlin Program.

Many times, when students go from swim lessons to competitive swimming, there is a huge learning curve and it could discourage our students from continuing swimming. The Marlin Program helps students bridge the gap between swim lessons and competitive swim programs. When they eventually join a more intense competitive swim team, it won’t seem as daunting, they’ll know what to expect, they’ll know how to be an excellent teammate, and they will thrive!

Marlin Level 1: All goals are to be met while maintaining proper stroke techniques.

 Ages 6 and under

• Continuous 100y Free
• 25y legal swimming of each stroke.
• Streamline, ready position
• Kicking on back in streamline unassisted for 50y with 5 seconds rest at 25y

Ages 7-8

• Continuous 200y Free
• Legal 100y IM
• Able to complete flip turns (both freestyle and backstroke) and push off the wall in a streamline.
• Knowledge of 2 hand touches for breaststroke and butterfly
• Knowledge of stroke count for backstroke turn and finish

Marlin Level 2 – Ages 9-10: All goals are to be met while maintaining proper stroke techniques.

• Continuous 500y Free
• Legal 50y of each stroke
• Able to complete flip turns (both freestyle and backstroke) and push off the wall in a streamline.
• Knowledge of 2 hand touches for breaststroke and butterfly.
• Proper open turns for butterfly and breaststroke.
• 3 step breaststroke pullouts.
• Knowledge of stroke count for backstroke turn and finish.

Marlin Level 3 – Ages 11-12: All goals are to be met while maintaining proper stroke techniques.

• Able to complete 8x100s on a 1:45/1:50 interval
• Legal 200y IM
• Able to complete flip turns (both freestyle and backstroke) and push off the wall in a streamline.
• Able to push off the wall in streamline and complete 3 underwater dolphin kicks.
• Knowledge of 2 hand touches for breaststroke and butterfly.
• Proper open turns for butterfly and breaststroke.
• 3 step breaststroke pullouts.
• Knowledge of stroke count for backstroke turn and finish

To get more information about the Cincinnati Marlins Swim Team, visit their website by clicking here or call them at 513-761-3320.