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    • About Us
      • About Us
      • Board of Directors
      • Coaching Staff
      • FAQs
      • Codes of Conduct
    • Programs
      • Sessions & Practice Times
      • Streams & Groups
      • 2025 Swim Meet Schedule
      • Junior Whalers
    • Get Involved
      • Fundraising
      • Sponsors
      • Volunteering
    • BCSSA Information
    • Registration
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Coaching Staff
    • FAQs
    • Codes of Conduct
  • Programs
    • Sessions & Practice Times
    • Streams & Groups
    • 2025 Swim Meet Schedule
    • Junior Whalers
  • Get Involved
    • Fundraising
    • Sponsors
    • Volunteering
  • BCSSA Information
  • Registration

Fall & Winter Season Streams

Competitive Stream

Developmental Stream

Developmental Stream

Athletes have competed in the previous Summer Season and intend to continue competing in the upcoming Summer Season. They must be able to handle increasing intensity and complexity in training sessions.

Developmental Stream

Developmental Stream

Developmental Stream

Athletes are familiar with all four strokes, but may need further development and endurance. Athletes intend to improve and strengthen their strokes and can swim 50 meters unassisted and comfortably.

Junior Whalers

Developmental Stream

Junior Whalers

Athletes will focus on learning basic techniques and introducing swimmers 4 years old and up to speed swimming. Athletes are confident in placing their faces in the water without fear.

Fall & Winer Age Range & Groups

Junior: Typically 7-9yrs

Intermediate: Typically 9-12yrs

Intermediate: Typically 9-12yrs

 Focus is on developing techniques and increasing endurance. Athletes are familiar with the four main racing strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Athletes are confident placing their heads underwater and can swim 25m confidently and unassisted.

Intermediate: Typically 9-12yrs

Intermediate: Typically 9-12yrs

Intermediate: Typically 9-12yrs

 Focus is on enhancing technique, increasing speed, and sustaining endurance. Athletes effectively swim the four competitive strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly, as well as individual medley (IM). They are able to swim 50m confidently and continuously.

Senior: Typically 12+

Intermediate: Typically 9-12yrs

Senior: Typically 12+

 Focus on maintaining technique, speed, and endurance. Stroke techniques are well-established, demonstrating advanced technical ability. Able to swim 200 meters confidently and continuously. Capable of sustaining the complexity and intensity of practices at the senior level.

Summer Season Stream

During the summer, we have daily practices that do not account for separate streams. Please see the Sessions and Practice Times page for more information regarding our summer season!

Summer Practice Times

Coaches' Discretion

 Sometimes, athletes do not fit into a specific group. The Head Coach has the ability to determine the best placement of an individual swimmer and may use their discretion to move a swimmer between groups. 

Questions

Reach out to our Coaching Staff with questions regarding group placement.

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