Overview
Surge Team is where swimmers transition from learning the strokes to training and competing with purpose. Athletes at this level are able to swim all four strokes and are working toward making them legal, consistent, and efficient in a meet setting. This group builds the foundation needed for more advanced competitive swimming.
Focus Areas
- Refine all 4 competitive strokes with legal technique
- Develop consistent and confident flip turns
- Strengthen streamline and underwater dolphin kick off every wall
- Build a strong, consistent kick foundation
- Improve breathing control and timing across strokes
- Develop understanding of body position and reducing drag
- Continue building endurance through longer, structured sets
- Introduce and develop Individual Medley (IM) skills
- Begin learning race strategy and pacing
- Refine starts, finishes, and transitions
- Learn to read the clock and follow intervals consistently
Training Expectations
- Participate in structured practices with increased intensity
- Swim longer distances with fewer breaks
- Attend home and away meets regularly
- Begin swimming events with focus on legal technique and completion
- Demonstrate focus, effort, and coachability
Requirements to Participate
- Swim 100 meters freestyle with controlled breathing (every 3 strokes)
- Perform flip turns (learning and practicing)
- Swim 50 yards backstroke legally
Move-Up Requirements
- Swim 300 meters continuous freestyle with flip turns
- Complete 20 x 25 meters freestyle on 40 seconds or under
- Swim 200 IM legally
- Swim 100 meters of each stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) legally
