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After having created, developed
and coached the highly successful Olympic Way program, PCS
coaches wanted to create a new program that allowed for improvements
in how children are taught to swim. The outcome of this discussion
is the Lightning Fast Swim Series!
The Lightning Fast
Swim Series has 5 levels and is based on a Swimming
First Philosophy which introduces the techniques
of competitive swimming right from the earliest levels, to
develop improved levels of swimming efficiency and skills.
It is designed primarily for 3 to 10 year olds who want to
learn to swim with confidence, gain endurance and improve
stroke technique. The series is designed by our award winning
Pacific
Coast Swimming coaches and is an innovative skills-based
swimming program designed to be mastered quickly by young
children.
Lightning Fast One - LF1 (Ages 3-6)
(Available only at Gordon
Head and UVic
swimming pools)
Designed for children comfortable in shallow water without
a parent, Lightning Fast One aims at having the child learn
all of the basic swimming movements including body position
in the water leading to stroke development, kicking propulsion,
submersion, exhalation under water, and safe comfortable movement
in shallow water progressing to deep water. Guaranteed small
class size of no more than 4 swimmers per instructor.
Lightning Fast Two - LF2 (Ages 4-6)
(Available only at Gordon
Head and UVic
swimming pools)
Designed for children with good listening skills and who are
comfortable in deep water. All of the skills of treading water,
basic dive entry, swimming 10m on front and back will be performed
in shallow water. This level prepares children for the pre-competitive
levels and will quickly build confidence and their endurance
in the water. It is designed to prepare the child for the
Lightning Fast Three OR entry into Red Cross Swim Kids Level
4. Guaranteed small class size of no more than 4 swimmers
per instructor.
Lightning Fast Three - LF3
(Available at Gordon
Head, UVic,
Oak Bay and Saanich
Commonwealth Place swimming pools)
This level of the Lightning Fast Swim Series introduces the
skills of three of the competitive strokes as well as the
beginnings of turns and dives. Swimmers will become proficient
kickers and understand the feeling of efficient movement through
the water. Guaranteed small class size of no more than 7 swimmers
per instructor. Prerequisite: Lightning Fast Two or Swim Kids
4.
Lightning Fast Four - LF4
(Available at Gordon
Head, UVic,
Oak Bay and Saanich
Commonwealth Place swimming pools)
Level Four will see the swimmer improve their skills in all
of the competitive strokes including breaststroke. Children
will enjoy their increased kicking ability, learn many new
stroke drills, as well as develop an improved endurance and
skill level in swimming and turning. Guaranteed small class
size of no more than 7 swimmers per instructor. Prerequisite:
Lightning Fast Three or Swim Kids 4.
Lightning Fast Five- LF5
(Available at Gordon
Head, UVic,
Oak Bay and Saanich
Commonwealth Place swimming pools)
Lightning Fast Five introduces in-house competitions. Coaches
will aim to have the swimmers complete an 'individual medley'
distance using all four strokes. The children will have fun
learning to use the pace clock and challenge themselves at
their level in the four strokes, turns, starts and relays.
The one-hour lesson per week will introduce some dryland skills
as well. Upon completion of Level Five swimmers will be comfortable
swimming several hundred meters in a session. Guaranteed small
class size of no more than 10 swimmers per instructor. Prerequisite:
Lightning Fast Four or Swim Kids 5.
Many children have already
excelled in the Lightning
Fast Swim Series, with the guaranteed small
class sizes. The emphasis in this program is to learn to swim
through actual swimming. If you are concerned about
the small amount of swimming that takes place in a normal
swim lesson, then this is the program for you.
In addition, all swimmers
will receive a Lightning Bolt Cap and T-shirt and approximately
once per month Lightning Fast swimmers may attend
an optional swim meet to test their newly acquired skills.
Here is a summary of the
January to March 2010 sessions and registration information:
- Gordon Head sessions please register through Gordon
Head phone 250-475-7100.
- UVic weekday sessions, please register through
the club at 250-727-9243.
- UVic Lightning Fast sessions on Saturday mornings,
starting January 16th and go to March 22nd. Register by
phone at 250-721-7982.
- Oak Bay sessions start January 10th and go to Mar
7th. Register at Oak Bay or phone 250-595-7946.
- SCP sessions run January 5th to February 4th. Please
call 250-475-7600 to register
You can find Lightning
Fast swim times on page 2 of our practise
schedules and visit our registration
page for PCS registration information. For more information
on the Lightning Fast Swim Series contact Mark
Lancaster.
Note:
During the Fall 2009 Gordon Head shutdown and consequent
Saanich Commonwealth Place schedule alterations, please
contact PCS General Manager Mark
Lancaster for information on our Lightning
Fast programs at other Victoria pools, including UVic.
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