Covington Swim Team practices 5 days a week. We understand that children are often involved in several activities, and invite you to participate at your own level of commitment. Swimmers who attend more practices are more likely to progress faster…the more you come, the more you learn. We strongly recommend swimming at least three days per week during the summer.
Coaches place swimmers into appropriate practice groups, based on age and experience. Please respect the coaches' decisions about the best group for your child.
Group 1
Group 1 is for swimmers who are not yet comfortable with all four competitive strokes. Time is spent on learning good stroke technique, race starts, and swimming rules with games interspersed. Group 1 swimmers also begin learning swimming terminology (what's a 100 IM?) and how to read the pace clock. Swimmers in Group 1 are typically 10 years of age and under.
Group 2
Group 2 is for swimmers who are comfortable with the four strokes. Group 2 is usually appropriate for swimmers with previous summer-league swimming experience. Although much of the time is spent on re-enforcing good stroke technique, workouts are also focused on building swimming endurance. Swimmers also learn more about reading the pace clock, workout sets, and racing starts and turns. Swimmers in Group 2 are usually between 8 and 12 years old.
Group 3
Group 3 is based on training harder, yet maintaining fun as its main emphasis. Group 3 swimmers swim all four strokes well and know how to read the pace clock and swim on timed intervals. Swimmers know how to do racing starts and turns and use them in their training sets. It is strongly suggested that swimmers attend at least three workouts per week. Swimmers in Group 3 usually are aged 9 & up.
High School
The High School Group is for swimmers who are entering or are currently in high school. The group focuses on training harder and staying in shape for high school water polo and swimming. Swimmers should have prior swim team and/or water polo experience. It is strongly suggested that swimmers attend at least three workouts per week.