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The Greenwich Family YMCA Marlins Swim Team is a USS (United States Swimming) and YMCA year-round program designed for swimmers ages 6 and up of all abilities, from beginner through national levels. The Marlins Swim Team provides children and families with opportunities to experience competitive swimming in a fun, exciting, and positive environment with a highly experienced and accomplished coaching staff.
Former Olympic Coach for the 1992 Canadian team in Barcelona, Nick Baker, joins the Marlins as the Senior Aquatics Advisor. His ideas and philosophies are applied and integrated in coaching from the Novice level through the Senior level, including the 9 Level Ladder, dry land techniques and traditional water training.
Important Dates for Marlins Swimming:
Try-outs: Aug. 23rd – 25th (4pm–6:00pm)
Team Registration: Aug. 23rd-25th (4pm–6:00 pm)
First Day of Practice: September 7, 2010
The 9 Level Ladder
The 9 Level Ladder is a progressive training model designed for the Greenwich Family Y Marlins Swim Team. Its primary objective is to help every swimmer, novice to senior, realize their full swimming potential and long-term goals.
Senior Level
The Senior Level will have a two-fold focus – to provide swimmers with the physical and technical fitness necessary to compete at the Regional, CT Senior Level, YMCA National Level and beyond. In addition to an extensive in-water program, the Senior Level will offer a year-round, advanced dry-land training program designed to build general and specific swimming strength, enhance technique, reduce injuries and improve overall flexibility. Pool session will include low, medium and high intensity endurance training, technical-sprint sets, quality kick sets, race rehearsal and advanced start, stroke, turn and finish progressions. Yardage and intensity will vary depending on time of year. The Senior Level is lead by Coach Jonathan Mayer.
Qualifications:
15 years of age and older or able to meet 1 CT Senior Cut
Junior Level
The Junior Level will have a two-fold focus – to provide swimmers with the physical and technical fitness necessary to compete at the CT Regional Level, CT State Level, and beyond. In addition to an extensive in-water program, the Junior Level will offer a year-round, advanced dry-land training program designed to build general and specific swimming strength, enhance technique, reduce injuries and improve overall flexibility. Pool session will include low, medium and high intensity endurance training, technical-sprint sets, quality kick sets, race rehearsal and advanced start, stroke, turn and finish progressions. Yardage and intensity will vary depending on time of year. The Junior Level is lead by Coach Connie Wu.
Qualifications:
14 years of age and younger or have 3 CT Regional Cut
Novice Level
The Novice Level will have a two-fold focus – to continue refining the major skill components of each start, stroke, turn and finish and develop swimming endurance. In addition swimmers will participate in a basic dry-land training program – designed to build general body strength, enhance technique and improve overall flexibility. Pool sessions will include a series of start, stroke, turn and finish progressions, kicking and timed endurance swims. The Novice Level is lead by Coach Jeremy Cochran.
Qualifications:
12 years of age and younger
For more information, including fees, please contact:
Senior Head Coach Jonathan Mayer
203-869-1630 ext. 301 or jmayer@gwymca.org