Age Group National Squad - £47.00 per month
Coach – Mark Lappin
Assistants - Mike Taylor
Criteria
- Swimmers would normally be between 12 and 17 years of age
- Have advanced stroke technique and effective turns in all four strokes
- Swimmers will normally be of National Standard
- Be able to perform a 400 individual medley under ASA laws and swim 1500m continuously using competition turns
- Minimum attendance of six or seven sessions (11 & 12 year olds), seven or eight sessions (13 & 14 year olds), eight or nine sessions (14+ year olds) per week
Aims
- To enforce the swimmers’ competition and training skills, ready for the intense training required in Senior National Squad
- To introduce swimmers to energy systems and cyclical training
- To build stability and basic strength through harder land training
- To educate swimmers on time management, healthy lifestyles and gala protocols
- To build the swimmers’ discipline and commitment level
- Swimmers will target National Championships, North East Region Championships, Yorkshire Championships, Speedo Leagues and various Open Meets. There are also trips around the country and abroad for selected swimmers
| Mon | 5.30am - 7.30am Swim |
| Mon | 4.00pm - 6.00pm Swim, 6.15pm - 7.00pm Land |
| Tue | 4.00pm - 6.00pm Swim, 6.15pm - 7.00pm Land |
| Wed | 5.30am - 7.30am Swim |
| Wed | 4.00pm - 6.00pm Swim, 6.15pm - 7.00pm Land |
| Thu | 4.00pm - 6.00pm Swim, 6.15pm - 7.00pm Land |
| Fri | 5.30am - 7.30am Swim |
| Fri | 4.00pm - 6.00pm Swim, 6.15pm - 7.00pm Land |
| Sat | 6.00am - 8.00am Swim |
