Shrimps
Coached by Donna Read, Carrie Clarke, Justine Frost and Paula Stewart
Shrimps can swim a minimum of 10m.
We swim on Thursdays 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm at Dorking
Sports Centre: please arrive by 5:55 and wait for your teacher.
Shrimps has a team of qualified teachers: Donna, Justine,
Paula and Carrie who are ably assisted by Senior Squad
swimmers Seb Fox (Club Captain), Rosie Holden, Duncan Fennemore
& Kim-Sue Strudwick. There are lots of additional helpers, many
of whom are working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award. The
Squad Rep. is Nick Wilkes (liasion between parents, coaches and the
club).
In Shrimps the teaching focuses on development of good technique
on front and back in an atmosphere of disciplined fun: children are
encouraged to be aware of safe behaviour in and around water. We
aim to build confidence in the water: first in the small pool,
progressing to the main pool where, ultimately, children will swim
full lengths in the top group. As well as working on their strokes
children will have lots of fun with flotation, rotation and
submersion; the top groups will develop confidence in deep water
and this will include diving.
Swimmers move between groups according to their ability and
personal progression. Accomplished "Top Shrimps" move to Penguins,
generally once they have attained their 50m or 100m distance award.
In Penguins training increases to one and a half hours
per week: please see the Penguin Squad information.
Please note the following dates:
| Start spring term |
Thursday 5th January 2012 |
| Half term |
No swimming Thurs 16th February |
| End spring term |
Thursday 29th March 2012 |
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| Half term |
| No swimming Thurs 7th June |
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| End summer term |
Thurs 19th July 2012 |