Academy Web Specification

Guildford City Swimming Academy

Understanding the Academy

Open to all children of all abilities.
Main objective to make everyone “water safe” providing youngsters with expert technique work to help them become proficient and legal in all four strokes.
All lessons are technique based focussing on co-ordination, breathing patterns, timing, streamlining and underwater skills.
“Learn to train” ethos.
Offering both Competitive & Developmental Streams.
Caring ASA qualified & DBS certified teachers are motivated to help each child reach their full potential.
Inspirational for all levels & abilities.
Unique motivational termly Awards Scheme.
Youngsters aged 4 to 15 years old.
Provision for a wide range of weekly training options starting at ½ hour per week.
Progressions available up to 6 hour slots available every week
6 convenient locations

The Guildford City Academy is considered to be one of the finest swim schools in England with several hundred graduates who have gone on to success at County and Regional level plus many who have enjoyed National recognition.

We have been the National Arena League Junior Champions 2014, 2015 & 2016.

The Academy is the first rung on the ladder of Guildford City Swimming Club and is aimed at pupils aged from 4 years old who want to improve and develop their ability to swim.
We take a nurturing approach to an individual’s personal development and the acquisition of basic aquatic skills is spread over a suitable period and therefore accomplished with minimized pressure.

Membership is facilitated by swim trial and invitation and is renewed at the Club’s discretion each term.

Staff

The Academy employs carefully selected and professionally qualified, DBS checked, ASA Coaches and Teachers who take a nurturing approach to an individual’s personal development. We cater for each child’s individual needs.

Pathways

Within the Academy exists a structured squad system offering swimmers between the ages of four and fifteen flexible pathways for progression that are concurrent with their physical development and shown in the table below.

Squad Options

Competitive Stream

Junior County – Swimmers with the ability and commitment to both train and compete regularly.
Main aim to graduate to either the High Performance or Competitive Development Squads.

Junior County Potential – Swimmers with the ability and commitment to train regularly.
Main aim to graduate to the Junior County Squad.

Junior Competitive Development – Swimmers with the potential and commitment to both train and compete regularly.
Main aim to graduate to either the High Performance or Competitive Development Squads.

Squad	Age Bands	Training Hours	Training Times
Junior County	7-10	5-7	See Schedule
Junior County Potential	7-9	2-4	See Schedule
Junior Competitive Development	9-13	4-6	See Schedule

Development Stream

Junior Development -including Dolphins, Frogs, Tadpole & Penguins

For swimmers who want to develop water skills, keep fit, have fun, make friends. Offers of promotion to the Competitive Stream may be made at any time throughout the year.

Squad	Age Bands	Training Hours	Training Times
Spectrum Competition Pool	9-15	1-3	See Schedule
Spectrum Teaching Pool	4-8	1/2-1	See Schedule
Cranmore School	4-15	1/2-1	See Schedule
Guildford High School	4-15	1	See Schedule
Notre Dame School	4-15	1	See Schedule
St. Catherine’s School	4-15	1/2-1	See Schedule

All squad selections and promotions are made exclusively at the coaches and teachers discretion.