NCAC has a loose level system used primarily for grouping purposes. As such, “passing the level” will not be a form of motivation for the swimmers within the club. The primary focus will be placed on individual objectives, the joy of learning, and the thrill of self-improvement.
Adults: Adults of all abilities are welcome in our program, lanes are divided based on skill and motivation.
Alternative Competitive:
- Senior: Roughly 14 year olds & older who are either Competitive or Post-Competitive. The idea of “Alternative Competitive” is that the program is adjusted to their individual needs and interests.
- Junior: Roughly 11 year olds to 14 year olds who are either Pre-Competitive or Competitive.
Pre-Competitive:
- Turtles (ages roughly 8-12)
- Some of the Goals:
- bilateral breathing in front crawl
- aligned head position
- 6 beat flutter kick
- simultaneously rotating arms in backstroke
- proper hand exit and entry into water in backstroke
- breaststroke whip kick
- introduction to breaststroke arms and timing
- dolphin kick
- dives
- Some of the Goals:
- Turtles +
- These programs will expand and perfect the skills worked on in Turtles
- Some additional goals include:
- Flip Turns
- Open Turns
- Butterfly timing
- Starts
- Interval Swimming
- Tadpoles: (ages roughly 5-8):
- Required Baseline: able to swim with the help of a person or flotation device for 5 meters.
- Some of the Goals: The classes will focus on making the swimmers more comfortable in the water while introducing the base level skills of competitive swimming. These skills will include:
- Face in water except for breath, exhaling through nose
- push off wall on side
- breath every second stroke in front crawl
- proper arm and hand recovery and pull in front crawl
- steady kick
- kick on back
- introduce back arms
- introduce tumble turns
- intro dolphin kick
