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Competitive Program
Where does your
swimmer belong?
Windsor Aquatic Club
offers a 'SEARS™ I Can
Swim' Program for novice swimmers starting at the
age of 5 years old. I.C.S.
is a recreational swim program designed for children 5 thru 9 and starts
with instructions in the basics of swimming then progresses though various
skills and technical levels. The next I Can
Swim Assessment days are scheduled for late
March/early April at the Adie Knox Herman Recreation Complex Pool which is
located at 1551 Wyandotte
Street West in Windsor. This assessment takes
approximately 15 minutes, while one our coaching staff watches your child
swim and determines which 'stage' of our program your swimmer fits into.
(NOTE: ICS
Stages are NOT the same as Aqua Quest levels.)
The Windsor Aquatic
Club Competitive Program offers Junior,
Age Group, TAG, Senior and Teen / Pay As You Go programs
and is designed for swimmers that want to go beyond the recreational level
and want to swim competitively, while continuing to develop their swim skills
and techniques in a team environment. The club also offers a Two Week Free Trial program
during the entire swim season. This allows our certified coaches, at
all pools, the time needed to evaluate your skills and determine the
appropriate level of training. This trial period also allows your
family the opportunity to determine whether the schedule will fit your
lifestyle prior to making any financial commitment to the club. The Two Week Free Trial program is
for the competitive program ONLY and does not include the Teen /Pay As You
Go program.
Teen / Pay As You
Go
Teen swimmers purchase
a card for $100.00 that entitles them to 20 hours of coaching, any time
during the week and can be renewed as often as desired. Teens will swim at the level of the
swimmer's expertise with the appropriate WAC swim level and with that swim
level's coach. (A qualified coach will assess the swimmer to determine the
appropriate level of training.) This program requires an annual
registration fee of $35.00.
Please Note: The Two Week Free Trial program does
not apply to the Teen program. There are no refunds for unused, lost
or stolen cards.
Senior
Senior swimmers are
high school or post secondary students that exhibit a high level of
swimming and workout ability. These swimmers are expected to be mature,
responsible, dependable and have a year round
commitment to the Windsor Aquatic Club. Seniors practice up to six days a
week where workouts are two to three hours per day including dry-land and
weight training. These swimmers compete at Regional, Provincial,
National and International competitions. In recent years, WAC has
produced several Olympic and Paralympic
competitors. The swim season begins in September and training will
continue until July 31st, 2007.
TAG
TAG swimmers are
between 12 to 16 years of age who exhibit a high level of swimming
technique and strategy. This group of swimmers will be demonstrating
an increase commitment to competitive swimming. TAG swimmers practice
up to six days a week where work outs are one and a half to three hours per
day. These swimmers compete at Regional and Provincial competitions.
The swim season begins in September and training will continue until
July 31st, 2007.
Age Group
Age Group swimmers are
between 10 to 14 years of age which exhibit good swimming skills.
Time is spent equally between developing swimming skills and improving
stroke techniques. They are offered practices up to five days a week
which include a work out of one and a half to three hours per day.
These swimmers compete at Regional competitions. The swim
season begins in September and training will continue until June 30th,
2007.
Junior
Junior swimmers are between
8 to 12 years of age which exhibit good swimming skills. Time is
spent on refining stroke mechanics and introduction of competitive training
skills. They are offered practices up to five days a week which
includes a work out of one to two hours per day. These swimmers
compete at SEAL meets in order to introduce them to competitive swimming.
The swim season begins in September and training will continue until
June 2nd, 2007.
Competitive Program Fee Structure
& Training Schedule
What’s
the right level for you?
We invite you to join us and jump in the water - free of charge! Our
coaching staff will gladly let you swim and train with them for a two week
period (Junior to Senior programs only) while they assess your skill level
in order to ensure that you are placed within the appropriate group.
The WAC I Can Swim
program offers five 'stages' of practice with swimmers being placed
according to their skill level. A free single swim evaluation by our
coaching staff will ensure that the swimmer is placed in the appropriate
stage.
For additional information regarding our swim programs or other general
club inquiries, please call 519-971-7479.
We train at the
following locations:
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Adie Knox Herman
Recreation Complex
Home Pool & Office:
1551 Wyandotte Street
West
Windsor, ON N9B 1H6
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Essex Centre for the Arts,
Aquatics & Recreation
242 Talbot Street North
Essex, ON N8M 2E2
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University of Windsor
St. Denis Centre
2555 College Avenue
Windsor, ON N9B 3P4
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Want
to register?
Print out and complete the
following forms and either drop them off at our office or send them by mail
to the address below:
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attn: Windsor Aquatic Club Office
c/o Adie Knox Herman Recreation Complex
1551 Wyandotte Street West
Windsor, Ontario
N9B 1H6
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