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~The competitive branch (DST) is for more
accomplished swimmers. There comes a time
when kids must move from lessons to
practices. The pre-team focuses on
fundamentals of competitive swimming. The
squad introduces kids to swim meets and
daily practice, followed by the Elite Team
which provides full immersion and commitment
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| ~Swimming Stages Swim Academy is open to all
of the greater Houston area residents and
you can call to join any time of the year.
All swimmers new to the school must have an
evaluation to determine proper practice
group placement.
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Practice Groups
About our group levels:
Our program group levels offer competitive
swimming to all ages and skill levels from
the age of 4 to 19 years old. The group
levels are a step by step process to
progress through the program beginning with
the red group and ending with the Senior
Group 2. Moving swimmers through the levels
is the sole responsibility of the coaching
staff. Our coaches will have specific groups
that they will run throughout the course.
Red Introductory group-
Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards
unaided of freestyle and backstroke. The
students may attend a 2 day or 3 day a week
group.
Blue Group-
This group refines and builds on fundamentals
introduced in red group while introducing
advanced drills and efficiency techniques as
well as starts and turns. Students are
encouraged to attend 2-3 practices a week.
Age Groups-
At this time, swimmers are introduced to the
basic training environment. The focus is on
technique while introducing race strategy
and basic interval training. The continuing
improvement on stroke technique starts and
turns, are a focus every single day in
practice. Dryland activities include
calisthenics/flexibility and the student is
encouraged to attend 3-4 practices a week.
Juniors-
This is the final step in the age group
progression. Swimmers need to be able to
focus on conditioning and training
consistency at this level. Refining
technique is the number priority while
endurance training is being introduced to
them. Dryland training consists of
flexibility and calisthenics exercises. It
is recommended that the swimmer attends 5
practices a week.
Senior-
This level is the highest in United States
Swimming Competitions. Skill development,
speed and endurance training is what we
focus on while on dryland we work on
strength training through exercises and
weight lifting.
Senior 2-
This group is only by invitation.
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Middle School and High School Prep-
This group is designed for middle school and
high school students who want to continue to
swim year round at a reduced level.
Practices are offered Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday and include stroke technique and
age group appropriate dryland training for
strengthening and conditioning.
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