Competitive

Olympic Way (OW) swimmers will continue development of all four competitive strokes, skills, starts and turns with an emphasis on advancing technical stroke components and introducing fundamental racing components such as a minimum of three (3) dolphin kicks in a streamline, and not breathing the first stroke off of every wall.

Age: 8-12* at start of season

Competition: In-house competitions as well as some local and regional invitational meets will be offered at this level. Swimmers should be trying to achieve the Festival North and/or Provincials Meet Qualifying Standards and should attend if they qualify. 

Dryland: Continue to develop agility, balance, coordination & speed (ABC’S).

Standards: Swimmers should be familiar with basic training and racing etiquette, and will continue to develop their swimming terminology. The swimmer is learning to become more self aware as an athlete.

• Do you know how to read a clock? Can you adhere to pace times and get your time? 
• Can you push off the wall on time and in streamline?
• Learn to pass other swimmers safely
• Learn to properly use a snorkel

Swimmers who have shown stage appropriate development on all four strokes and skills will be qualified to advance into the OW program. 

Outcomes: Swimmers in this group will improve on skills and techniques taught at the JOW level and see significant development of body position kick. These swimmers will be prepared for advancement to the JAG program by understanding the general concepts of training in a group and taking both individual and group instruction.

*These ages are subject to coaches discretion and athlete development. The OSC Coaching staff always has the best interests and long term development of each individual athlete in mind when making these decisions.

Olympic Way (OW) swimmers will continue development of all four competitive strokes, skills, starts and turns with an emphasis on advancing technical stroke components and introducing fundamental racing components such as a minimum of three (3) dolphin kicks in a streamline, and not breathing the first stroke off of every wall.

Age: 8-12* at start of season

Competition: In-house competitions as well as some local and regional invitational meets will be offered at this level. Swimmers should be trying to achieve the Festival North and/or Provincials Meet Qualifying Standards and should attend if they qualify. 

Dryland: Continue to develop agility, balance, coordination & speed (ABC’S).

Standards: Swimmers should be familiar with basic training and racing etiquette, and will continue to develop their swimming terminology. The swimmer is learning to become more self aware as an athlete.

• Do you know how to read a clock? Can you adhere to pace times and get your time? 
• Can you push off the wall on time and in streamline?
• Learn to pass other swimmers safely
• Learn to properly use a snorkel

Swimmers who have shown stage appropriate development on all four strokes and skills will be qualified to advance into the OW program. 

Outcomes: Swimmers in this group will improve on skills and techniques taught at the JOW level and see significant development of body position kick. These swimmers will be prepared for advancement to the JAG program by understanding the general concepts of training in a group and taking both individual and group instruction.

*These ages are subject to coaches discretion and athlete development. The OSC Coaching staff always has the best interests and long term development of each individual athlete in mind when making these decisions.