There has been some confusion regarding which meets Development Squad swimmers should be entering.
Development squad swimmers should be targeting Level 3 & 4 meets with the occasional Level 2 meet. This is so that swimmers are competing at a suitable standard and level in accordance to their present ability and training programme. This level of meet will also allow D squad swimmers to reach finals and possibly win medals, which is a great boost to their confidence and over all development before moving up to the higher level meets in the future.
In recent years the club has grown in its membership and it is not always possible or practical for the whole club to attend the same meets. The club fully understands that some families have siblings in different squads and it is not always practical to have children swimming in different meets on different weekends as this has an impact on family time, if you have this problem please contact Nikki and she will be happy to offer some advice.
The following meets over the next four months are the ones Nikki would like to recommend swimmers in the D squads enter should they have the necessary qualifying times. These meets have been planned so that swimmers have the opportunity to rest between meets, as over competing can hinder the development of a young swimmer.
- Tiger Bay Level 3
- Avalon Level 2/3
- SE Regional Development Meet L4
- Gloucester Open Level 3
- Cardiff Bay Sprint meet Level 3
The current fixture list shows you which coach is going to which meet in the right hand colum, NT = Nikki Thompson / DV = David Vine / DH = Dave Haller, this is intended to be a guideline for parents as to which squads meets are aimed at and which squad coach will be attending the meet.