Free Taster Session & TRiAL MEMBERSHIP

If you can swim all four strokes you might be ready to join the Club.

Join us for a free taster session on a Saturday at River Park from 8.00am - 9.00am. Just turn up and speak to one of the coaches. If you like it, we offer a no obligation four week trial membership of the Club for a fee of £10.00.  The trial membership starts from the date of your first full training session.

Club Entry Levels

Swimmers 6 Years to 7 Years (before 7th Birthday)

• Swim 100 metres of Front Crawl non stop, breathing to side on most of swim.
• Swim 200 metres Backstroke taking short rest each 25 metres, swam with continuous arm action.
• Swim 25 metres Breaststroke , NO screw kick. Feet turned out , Hands to remain in front of face throughout the stroke cycle.

Swimmers aged 7 – 8 Years (before 9th Birthday)

• Swim 200 metres of Front Crawl non stop, breathing to side.
• Swim 200 metres Backstroke. swam with continuous arm action.
• Swim 25 metres Breaststroke pull- kick - glide, NO screw kick, hands to remain in front of face throughout the stroke cycle.
• Attempt 25 metres Butterfly.
• Capable of push and glide to 5 metres on Front in streamline position.

Swimmers 9 –10 Years (before 11th Birthday)

• Swim 400 metres Front Crawl non stop with side breathing and attempt to tumble turn on alternate lengths
• Swim 200 metres Backstroke with continuous arm action attempting a Back stroke turn throughout swim
• Swim 100 metres Breaststroke with correct arm action and NO screw kick as younger criteria.
• Swim 25 metres Butterfly with Dolphin leg action and arms clearing surface of the water.
• Capable of push and glide to 5 metres on Front and Back in streamline position.

Swimmers 11 Years (before 12th Birthday)

• All off the above, plus:
• Swim 400 metres Front Crawl non stop with side breathing and tumble turn on all lengths.
• Prepared to commit to 3 + sessions per week.
• Capable of swimming in group for 1 hour mixed session at end of trail
• Be able to kick 50 metres fly kick on back in under 1 min 40 seconds
• Perform a 4 x 25 metre IM with correct strokes

Swimmers 12 Year +

• Swimmers will be assessed on an individual basis providing they make the above criteria and can make the transition to Dolphin Squad or above within a time frame specified by the Head Coach.