Aquazone Little Fish is our focussed classes for Babies and toddlers, Learn to Swim and stroke correction
Aquazone Swim Club is our umbrella name for our Development Squads, Performance Squads and our Adult Fitness groups.
STARFISH
WHO: Babies & Toddlers
AGES: 6 months – 3 years old
Objectives:
- Water familiarity
- Learning through play and song
- Work at swimmers pace & ability
- Challenging swimmers whilst having fun
Skills:
- Submersion & Breath Control
- Returning to the wall
- Back float Progression
- Noodle Swimming – Kicking and digging
Jellies
Who: Foundational Learn to Swim
Objectives:
- Basic water safety skills
- Basic Crawl Stroke Skills
Skills:
- Submersion & Breath Control
- Effective Arm movements – Doggy paddle
- Basic Kicking
- Back float progression
- Front float progression
Puffers
Who: Beginner Learn to Swim
Objectives:
- Body Position
- Basic Fitness
- Basic Freestyle Stroke Skills
- Basic Backstroke Stroke Skills
Skills:
- Breath Control
- Seated Dives
- Push & Glides
- Kicking in streamline & with board
- Back float
- Front float
Turtles
Who: Intermediate Learn to Swim
Objectives:
- Comfortable Body Position
- Water Feel for effective stroke work
- Basic Stroke Work
Skills:
- Breath Control
- Seated Dives
- Push & Glides
- Kicking in all strokes
- Freestyle Stroke
- Backstroke Stroke
- Basic Wiggly Worm
- Basic Breaststroke (Froggy)
Stingrays
Who: Advanced Learn to Swim
Objectives:
- Good Body Position
- Progression on Stroke Work
Skills:
- Breath Control – Breathing 3 in Freestyle
- Seated Dives
- Push & Glides on front and back
- Streamlined freestyle kick on Front
- Kicking with board in all strokes
- Freestyle
- Backstroke
- Wiggly Worm
- Breaststroke (Froggy)
DOLPHINS
Who: Beginner Stroke Correction
Objectives:
- Confidence in a bigger pool
- Coach teaches from pool deck not in the water
- Start using flippers
- Increase Fitness – Swim longer distances
Skills:
- Seated & Introduction to standing Dives
- Freestyle
- Focus: Comfortable Bilateral Breathing
- Backstroke
- Focus: High Hip Position
- Focus: Flutter Kicks on back
- Wiggly Worm
- Focus: Using the flippers they learn to feel the undulation needed for butterfly
- Breaststroke
- Focus: Repeats on kick in order to learn the strength needed to propel forward
MARLINS
Who: Intermediate Stroke Correction
Objectives:
- All strokes refined
- Increase Fitness – Swim longer distances
Skills:
- Standing Dives & maintaining streamline
FREESTYLE
- Focus: Hand Entry & Correct Arm pull shape
BACKSTROKE
- Focus: Hand Entry
BUTTERFLY
- Focus: Streamline Butterfly Kick with the pull down on the arms
BREASTSTROKE
- Focus: Repeats on kick in order to learn the strength needed to propel forward
- Focus: Introduction of timing drills
SHARKS
Who: Advanced Stroke Correction
Objectives:
- Learning to train
- Stroke Specific Drills
- Basic Race Skills
Skills:
- Introduction of the tumble turn
- Racing Dive Start & Backstroke starts
- Effective underwater work for all strokes
FREESTYLE
- Focus: Bent arm recovery
- Focus: Maintaining a long reach
BACKSTROKE
- Focus: Bent arm pull under the water
BUTTERFLY
- Focus: Learn full arm movement
BREASTSTROKE
- Focus: Narrow whip kicks
- Focus: Timing drill progressions
ORCAS
Who: Mini Squad
Objectives:
- Learning how to train in squad format
- Progression of Race skills
- Understanding of Stroke Drills
- Tumble turns
- Racing Dive Start & Backstroke starts
- Effective underwater work for all strokes
Skills:
FREESTYLE
- Focus: Front sculling
- Focus: Maintaining a long reach
BACKSTROKE
- Focus: Rotation
- Focus: comfortable streamlined kick on back
BUTTERFLY
- Focus: Learn full arm movement
BREASTSTROKE
- Focus: The glide
Bronze squad
Swimmers in this group will be taught to develop skills and abilities in all four competitive strokes with the correct technique. They are also introduced to race dives, freestyle turns, backstroke turns, use of the pacing clock and the general rules and etiquette of squad training.
Equipment required:
- Swim Cap
- Goggles
- Fins
- Kickboard
- Drink Bottle
Silver squad
While the main objective of this squad is still stroke development, an increasing emphasis is placed on improving endurance, as well as advancing the development of drills, starts, turns and finishes.
Equipment required:
- Swim Cap
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Goggles
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Fins
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Kickboard
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Drink Bottle
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Pull buoy
Gold squad
While the main objective of this squad is still largely stroke technique, this squad prepares swimmers to compete at school level galas and lays the foundation for competition at the higher levels.
Equipment required:
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Swim Cap
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Goggles
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Fins
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Kickboard
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Pull buoy
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Finis Band
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Finger Paddles
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Drink Bottle
Performance Bronze
Race-specific training prepares swimmers in this group for competition. Specific sets are prescribed to continuously improve speed and endurance, while stroke technique and skill development remain the primary focus.
Equipment required:
- Swim Cap
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Goggles
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Fins
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Kickboard
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Drink Bottle
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Pull buoy
- Finger Paddle
- Hand Paddles
- Finis Band
Performance Silver
A high level of commitment is expected along with a mature and responsible attitude towards training.
Equipment required:
- Swim Cap
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Goggles
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Fins
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Kickboard
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Drink Bottle
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Pull buoy
- Finger Paddle
- Hand Paddles
- Finis Band
- Snorkle
Performance Gold
A high level of commitment is expected along with a mature and responsible attitude towards training.
Equipment required:
- Swim Cap
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Goggles
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Fins
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Kickboard
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Drink Bottle
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Pull buoy
- Finger Paddle
- Hand Paddles
- Finis Band
- Snorkle
ELITE SQUAD
Swimmers in this group are competing at a National or International level. Aquazone is striving to provide both a facility and an environment for athletes in South Africa to pursue the sport at the highest level and are aiming to support this in every way possible.
Adult Classes
Whether you are a novice or advanced, we have a program that suits you. Please see below a list of the kind of level of swimmer we have assisted.
- Competitive: I want to participate in masters galas and other competitive events
- Midmar Training: Swimmers wanting to be fit enough for midmar mile and other open water events.
- Health and Fitness: Swimmers wanting to simply get fit and stay healthy.
- “Old dogs”: Swimmers who feel that as youngsters they were not taught properly how to swim, and who now want to be “old
dogs learning new tricks”.
Swimmers at all levels will have stroke correction given to them.
AquaFit
We’re excited to announce the launch of AquaFit, our new aqua aerobics swimming program starting this November at Kloof Country Club!
AquaFit combines fitness and fun in the water, providing a fantastic way to improve your strength, endurance, and overall well-being. Whether you’re a seasoned swimmer or just starting out, our instructor will guide you through engaging workouts designed for all fitness levels.
Training group standards and progressing into new groups
Download: Why and when a swimmer gets moved up
Aquazone Swim Club’s training group structure is designed to allow progression over time from novice to highly experienced and skilled swimmers. Aquazone has set up some basic expectations for each group. Due to the structure of our program, moves from group to group are not carried out to accommodate more convenient practice times or other member-family preferences but are coaching decisions based on the group standards. The integrity and fairness of the structure is key to the success of our swimmers at all levels.