Edgebrook Eels

Starts Monday June 1st

• Monday-Wednesday and Thursday if no swim meet 8:00-9:00am
• This is an option for swimmers to come at an earlier time if you have commitments at night

Begins Monday June 1st (Monday-Thursday)

• Beginner Sea Turtles (6:00-6:30)
• Advanced Sea Turtles (6:00-6:30)
• Sea Lions (6:00-6:45)
• Beginner Penguins (7:00-8:00)
• Advanced Penguins (7:00-8:00)
• Polar Bears (7:00-8:00)
• Narwhals (8:00-9:00)
• Dolphins (8:00-9:00)

Saturday Practices are only for swimmers in the following groups:

• Penguins
• Polar bears
• Narwhals
• Dolphins

Stroke Focus Each Saturday:

• June 7th- Free
• June 14th- Back
• June 21st- Breast
• June 28th-Fly
• July 12th-IM
• July 19th- Dives and Turns/Review of all strokes

Beginner Sea Turtles 

• This will be for the new swimmers who can swim 25 yards but maybe cannot swim any strokes correctly and needs to take a lot of breaks (**Note: This is not a swim lesson. If swimmers cannot do 25 yards unassisted we recommend private lessons vs. swim team)
• Can enter the water unassisted but does not know how to dive
• Goals:
  • To swim unassisted 25 yards of two strokes
  • Introduction to improving endurance with a minimum of 50 yards
  • Introduction to diving
  • Must be able to do a two 25 yds warm-up

Advanced Sea Turtles 

• Swimmers can swim 25 yards unassisted of freestyle and/or backstroke but needs work on correct form
• • Does not hang on lane lines or wall
  • Does not walk along the bottom
• Can enter the water unassisted but does not know how to dive
• Goals:
  • To swim unassisted 25 yards of two strokes
  • Introduction to improving endurance with a minimum of 50 yards
  • Introduction to diving
  • Must be able to do a 50 yd warm-up

• Swimmers can swim 25 yards unassisted of two strokes without stopping, hanging on the wall/lane, or walking along the bottom
• Can demonstrate basic diving form but needs work on correct entries
• Goals:
  • Can swim a minimum of 50 yards with limited pausing (only stops at end of the pool)
  • Must be able to complete 3 strokes that are legal
  • Can do proper diving form but needs work on specific technique
  • Must be able to do a 100 yd warm-up

Beginner Penguins

• Swimmers can swim 50 yards with limited pausing of at least 3 strokes
• Must be able to complete a 100 yard warm-up
• Can perform introductory diving successfully
• Goals:
  • Must be able to swim a minimum of 75 yards in 3 strokes
  • Must be able to do all 4 strokes with little mistakes
  • Can do proper diving with limited need for technique improvement

Advanced Penguins

• Swimmers can swim a minimum of 50 yards with no pausing of at least 3 strokes
• Must be able to complete a 200 yard warm-up
• Can perform diving successfully
• Goals:
  • Must be able to swim a minimum of 100 yards in 3 strokes
  • Must be able to do all 4 strokes correctly
  • Can do proper diving
  • Introduction to the 100 IM

• Swimmers can do a 400 yard warm-up
• Can complete a 50 yd legal swim of all 4 strokes
• Can do an IM but needs work on endurance
• Can dive but needs work on competitive diving
• Goals:
  • Must be able to swim a 100 yard distance of backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly
  • Must be able to complete a 200 yd freestyle
  • Can swim an IM legally
  • Demonstrates competitive diving
  • Can perform a legal flip turn for freestyle and is developing backstroke

• Swimmers can do a 500 yard warm-up
• Can complete a 100 yd legal swim of all 4 strokes
• Can complete a 100 yd IM successfully and legally
• Swimmers can perform a correct freestyle flip turn but is developing backstroke flip turns
• Demonstrates competitive diving
• Goals:
  • Must be able to swim a 200 yard distance of at least 3 strokes
  • Can swim a 200 yd IM legally
  • Demonstrates competitive diving of at least 3 strokes
  • Can perform a legal flip turn for freestyle and backstroke

• Swimmers can do a 500 yard warm-up
• Can complete a 200 yd legal swim of all at least 3 strokes
• Can complete a 200 yd IM successfully and legally
• Swimmers can perform correct freestyle and backstroke flip turns
• Demonstrates competitive diving of at least 3 strokes
• Goals:
  • Must be able to swim a 200 yard distance of all 4 strokes
  • Knows proper legal turns/touches for all strokes
  • Demonstrates competitive diving of all strokes
  • High-school prep practices with drills will be conducted