All training squads within Swim Swansea are focused around the Long Term Development of the athlete. Every stage of the program has a major emphasis on the technical development of all 4 strokes, and important swimming skills - underwater fly kick, sculling, rotation, co-ordination etc.

The Technique and Skill Development Squads these squads are the 1st squads within the Swim Swansea LTAD structure. Everything that is taught in these groups is based around technical development. Skills in all squads are developed throughout the progression through the squads. The program is designed around teaching technique on 1 stroke per week.

Week 1 Freestyle

Week 2 Breaststroke

Week 3 Backstroke

Week 4 Butterfly

Although we teach technique on 1 stroke per week, this is only on the main theme for each session. Multi stroke work is done every session during the warm up and swim down. Kick is also a major area in these squads.

Advanced Skill and Training Squads these squads continue to build on the technique that has developed in the previous squads, a annual training program is now introduced

Annual Training Plan