Group 2

Group 2 focuses on “Swim Skills – Building Swimmers” and swimmers will be aged between 8 and 12 years old. Group 2 swimmers train three hours per week in the pool and also have 1 hour of land training - please see the CSSC Training Schedule (2018-2019) for days and times.

Swimmers should bring a mesh bag, pull buoy, a pair of swimming fins and a water bottle to every session.

Aims of Group 2

The aims of Group 2 are to:

Attend 3 training sessions per week
Cover between 2.0 - 2.5 km per session
Develop and improve technique on the 4 strokes
Develop skills for competitive starts and turns
Increase levels of endurance and speed
Increase knowledge of the rules of the sport
Accurate use of pace clock
Learn basic stretching and flexibility work
Responsibility for training equipment
Acquire a mesh bag, fins and pull buoy
Progress towards Group 3 entry criteria:

Group 3 Entry Criteria

Swim 8 x100m F/C on 2m30s with bilateral breathing and correct turns
Swim 5 x 100m I.M. on 2m45s with correct turns
Swim 500m F/C with bilateral breathing and correct tumble turns
Swim 400m B/C legally with correct turns
Swim 200m Br/S legally
Swim 300m kick on 4 strokes
Swim 100m Fly legally
Achieve 2 “B” times in a graded gala in two different events: One in “alternate stroke”, i.e. Free or Back, and Other on “simultaneous stroke”, i.e. Breast or Fly.

Useful Links

Criteria for Group 2

Parent's Information Night Slides - Group 2 (2018-2019)

CSSC Training Schedule (2018-2019)

Group 2 Bank Duty roster - M ay.