This squad is aimed at swimmers aged 9-12 who are aiming to achieve County qualifying times in a range of different strokes and events.

Swimmers will start to put more focus on developing their aerobic base with low intensity training over gradually longer distances. Maintaining a high level of skill and technique during aerobic work will be the major focus of this squad.

Swimmers will also spend time further refining their racing skills and completing more advanced drills to improve technique on all 4 strokes.

The squad follows an IM based training programme, meaning an equal amount of time will be spent on all 4 strokes and swimmers will be expected to compete in IM events.

There will also be a large kick focus in this group in order to build aerobic fitness without technique breakdown. Swimmers should aim to be able to complete 100m kick with a board in under 2 minutes.