Long Term Athlete Development – Fundamentals – 6-9 years
Prerequisite Basic skills of freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke kick (Swim Kids 6)
Focus Skills Punctual, prepared for practice, breathe control, comfortable underwater, streamlines, push-offs, dolphin kicks, flutter kicks, breaststroke kick, body position by stroke, introduce dives, basic pace clock awareness, listening skills
Commitment  2 or more practices a week is encouraged, swimming as one of many sports
Competitions Attend Team Development Meets at Hollyburn
Equipment Swim suit, goggles, team cap (team provides kick boards and fins)
Training Schedule      
Monday 5:30-6:15pm
Tuesday 5:30-6:15pm
Wednesday 5:30-6:15pm
Thursday 5:30-6:15pm​​​​​​​
2024-2025 Fees  Fall $495  Winter $345 Spring $495  plus SwimBC Registration/Team Development

Swim BC Fees
The money is used for various purposes including: financial support for our athletes (Provincial Team Programs); administrative support for our members; registration fees to our national body (SNC) and insurance for our members.

2024-2025 SwimBC Fees
Non-Competitive Swimmer - $51.75  (swimmers will pay a upgrade fee when they participate in 2 or more swim meets against other teams)
Competitive Swimmer - $163.00

Swim Meet Surcharge
To support our athletes striving for high performance goals we have included a 25% surcharge on all swim meet entry fees. This money goes directly to pay for coaching costs to in province meets such as Invitationals and SwimBC Championships meets.

Team Development Fees
This fee will be billed based on extra team initiatives such as bringing in specialists for swimming technique, sports psychology, nutrition and motivation. These initiatives can also include swimmer incentives, team socials, team travel for camps and training opportunities. The fee will be decided during the Winter Session of each year once we have each season planned.
Annual Team Development Fees by Group:
Introductory Groups – up to $75.00
Intermediate & Advanced Groups - $120.00-350.00

Family Discount
For families with 3 or more swimmers, the first two swimmers will pay their full fees and there will be a 20% discount for each swimmer with the least amount of group fees.

Withdrawal from the Team
If a swimmer is to withdraw from a sessional program they will be charged the full amount of the program after the second scheduled week of the program.  If a swimmer is to withdraw from a monthly program, families must give one month’s notice.