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Recreational For girls aged 6 - 12 years old. Basic skills required are: ability to swim 2 lengths or more, ability to glide or float on her front and back, and a level of comfort in deep water. Recreational athletes will learn the basic skills of synchronized swimming in a fun, no pressure environment. Throughout the session swimmers will participate in the Star Program, after completing star level 3 swimmers are encouraged to move to the Tier 1 competitive program or the pre-competitive program. Recreational Session 1: Start Date: OPTION 1: September 14th, 2009 OPTION 2: September 18th, 2009 End Date: OPTION 1: December 17th, 2009 OPTION 2: December 18th, 2009 Times: OPTION 1 Mondays & Thursdays 6:30 - 8:00pm (6:30 - 6:45 stretching) OPTION 2 Fridays 2:45 - 5:00pm (2:45 - 3:00 stretching) Cost: $177 (includes athlete registration with Synchro AB) Recreational Session 2: Start Date: OPTION 1: January7th, 2010 OPTION 2: January 8th, 2010 End Date: OPTION 1: April 22nd, 2010 OPTION 2: April 23rd, 2010 **Both groups will participate in the year end Watershow dates TBD Times: OPTION 1 Mondays & Thursdays 6:30 - 8:00pm (6:30 - 6:45 stretching) OPTION 2 Fridays 2:45 - 5:00pm (2:45 - 3:00 stretching) Cost: $177 ($170 for returning athletes) For girls interested in swimming competitively in the future, the pre-competitive program offers girls the opportunity to participate in competitions through out the year as exhibition swimmers (pre-swimmers). Basic skills required are: Previous experience in recreational program OR strong swimming skills. Athletes participating in this program will train twice a week from September to April while learning the skills necessary to pass the Tier 1 test (Testing in April will be available). Athletes will also have the opportunity to build routine skills through the development of a routine for presentation at Club Watershows as well as optional competitions through out the year. This full year program is meant to introduce swimmers to synchronized swimming as a competitive sport, the girls have the opportunity to pre-swim at competitions (swim without competing in front of a panel of judges to help warm-up the panel for competition) so that they may enjoy all the fun of competitions, without the pressure of actually competing. Pre-Competitive: Date: September 14th - April 23rd Time: Mondays 6pm - 8pm (6-6:45 dryland training, 6:45 - 8 pool) Thursdays 6pm - 8pm (6-6:45 dryland training, 6:45 - 8 pool) Fridays 2:45pm - 5pm (2:45-3 stretching, 3-5 pool) Cost: $80/month Plus one time Registration Fee of $70. Includes Club Cap and Registration with Synchro Alberta and Synchro Canada. Competitive For girls aged 7 years old and up. Basic skills required are: ability to swim 100 metres (four lengths), and comfort in deep water. The competitive stream encompasses all athletes in Tiers 1-5. Competitive athletes swim from September through May and usually participate in between 3 and 5 competitions throughout the year. Athletes may compete in a number of categories including – solo, duet, team and figures events. Note: All athletes are placed in Tiers by the level of the Stars they have completed. Athletes without prior Synchro experience usually start in Tier 1. Competitive 2008/2009 Season Date: September 14th - April 23rd (tentative depending on competition schedule) Time: Mondays 6pm - 8:30pm (6-6:45 dryland training, 6:45 - 8:30 pool) Thursdays 6pm - 8:30pm (6-6:45 dryland training, 6:45 - 8:30 pool) Fridays 2:45pm - 5pm (2:45-3 stretching, 3-5 pool) Cost: $100/Month (Swim Suits, Team Uniform, Travel, and Competition Entry Fees Extra) Plus one time Registration Fee of $130. Includes 1 Club Swim Suit, 1 Club Cap, and Registration with Synchro Alberta and Synchro Canada. |
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