Want your child to learn to swim, develop endurance, improve
their swimming, stay active, cross-train for other sports, or become an elite
athlete? Swimming with the Candus will
achieve these objectives in a safe and fun environment. Program information is being posted on-line
at http://deeprivercandus.blogspot.com and we will be at the Deep River Community Registration Day at the Deep River Arena
on Thursday, September 5, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Questions can also be directed to our email
at deeprivercandus@gmail.com. Out of town participants are
welcome.
New this year
is the move from Thursday to Friday night practice for Competitive and Fitness
swimmers, increasing practice time from 1.5 to 2 hours and making it easier to
get those end-of-week school assignments completed. The number of pre-competitive practices per
week has increased from 2 to 3 with the option of Saturday morning to allow
flexibility of scheduling. A junior
fitness program has been introduced for swimmers who like to swim, but are not
ready to compete. And, the Candu Club is
pleased to offer regular video analysis for all swimmers, providing immediate
deck-side feedback to the swimmer, an opportunity for detailed technique
evaluation by the coaches, and a record of individual improvement.
The club is
offering 5 programs. Learn to swim with
our popular I Can Swim (ICS) program
for kids aged 6 to 10. This program is
currently offered 4-5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays with Session 1 starting
September 24th. We are
collecting expressions of interest (please email the club) for an alternative time
(later Tues evening and Sat morning).
Continue to
develop technique and endurance with our Pre-competitive
program, generally for swimmers aged 10 to 12, those who have completed ICS, or
as preparation before joining our competitive program. These swimmers train 3 or 4 one-hour
practices per week (Mon & Wed 6:30-7:30 pm, Tues 5:30-6:30 pm, Sat
8:15-9:15 am) and have the option of competing in novice-friendly swim meets at
home and away.
In our competitive program, swimmers are
taught all aspects of swimming through the implementation of the Long Term
Athlete Development Plan designed by Swim Natation Canada, training swimmers
towards regional time standards as well as promoting elite provincial and
national swimmers. Competitive swimmers
can train 5 days a week: Mon & Wed
6:30-8 pm, Tue 5-7 pm, Fri 5:30-7:30 pm and Sat 7:25-9:25 am. Competitive swimmers have the option of
attending approximately 15 swim meets as well as regional/provincial training
camps and the Provincial Festivals Competition.
For youth
not interested in competition but still wanting to swim, we now offer two
streams to our Fitness Program. New this
year is a Junior Fitness program for
swimmers aged ~10-13 who will attend the Pre-competitive practices, but are
limited to only one swim meet per year.
Older swimmers can enroll in our Senior
Fitness program and join the competitive swimmers during any two practices
per week. Senior Fitness swimmers can
also participate in one swim meet during the year (typically our Blackfly in
May).
Candus also
offer a Master’s program for adults
(>18 years) in cooperation with the Town of Deep River. Stroke improvement and heart-healthy workouts
are delivered Mon, Wed, Fri 5:30-6:30 pm and Tue 7-8 pm during Adult Swim and participants
can enroll for 3 practices/week (Masters) or 2 practices/week (Master Light).
The start
date for all programs is Monday September 16th, except ICS which
starts the following week on Tuesday Sept 24th. Online registration starts 12:01 am on
September 5, 2013. Please remember to
register at least one week before the program start date, or earlier to avoid
disappointment (younger swimmer program numbers are capped). Join us as small towns make big waves in the
world of swimming!
