Group Description
Riptide Gold is the group for our best young age-group swimmers in their progression towards the Junior Select & Senior swimming. Gold swimmers will continue to build the foundation for a solid technical competitive swimming background while developing interval training and endurance capabilities. There is a significant focus on technique for all four competitive strokes including starts, turns, underwaters and finishes. Practice is offered 6 times per week for 1.75 hours including 15 minutes of dryland training and conditioning prior to pool time. The age range for this group is 9-12 years old. Swimmers are expected to commit to 3 to 5 practices per week. All swimmers are USA Swimming registered athletes and are required to participate in selected USA Swimming sanctioned Meets.
Required Equipment
- Long Blade Fins
- Kick Board
- Pull Buoy
- Snorkel
- Water Bottle
- Team Suit and Cap
Lead Coach
