Practice Group Descriptions 

BRONZE Practice Group 

Bronze is our entry level group with swimmers in 4th grade and below. Our primary focus is on developing stroke technique, building good habits, and having fun. In addition to learning all four strokes, we introduce racing starts, turns, and learn how to swim in a lane with others. Bronze group swimmers swim three days/week for 1 hour and are encouraged to swim in a couple meets over the year to have goals to work towards in practice to introduce them to the world of competitive swimming in a supportive environment. 

SILVER Practice Group 

Our Silver group, with swimmers in 5th-7th grade, works to develop all four strokes. Swimmers begin to work on maintaining their form over longer distances in freestyle. We continue to develop our efficiency in backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Greater emphasis is placed on underwaters - developing strong underwater dolphin kicks and breaststroke pullouts. Silver swimmers swim 2-3 days/week for 1 hour and we encourage our swimmers to swim regularly in meets, in general about 1/month. Swimmers are sometimes deciding at this age what their ‘main’ sport is. We support this group playing multiple sports and developing overall athleticism. 

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GOLD Practice Group 

Our Gold group is generally 8th grade and up swimmers. Our Gold group's focus is building stronger strokes and endurance and developing stronger technical skills. The expectations for this group are 2-3 days/week for 1 hour. Some swimmers in this group are preparing to compete for their high schools and others use swimming as a complement to another sport. Others are looking to work their way up to the Platinum Gold group. We strongly support our swimmers in pursuing their goals and emphasize communication so we can help realize those goals. 

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GOLD PLATINUM Practice Group 

Platinum Gold is our highest level of swimming. Swimmers in our Platinum group are competing to place in State meets, working to achieve qualifying times for Futures and Junior Nationals and establishing a foundation to compete in college. Swimmers are committed to swimming 5-6 days/week for 1-2 hours as well as supporting their swim training with dryland workouts. We are always working on stroke refinement and building speed and endurance to compete in 100s and 200s of stroke as well as 200 and 400 IM’s and occasional distance events. Swimmers are expected to compete in meets over the year, generally 1/month with a focus placed on championship meets. 

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SILVER PLATINUM Practice Group 

Platinum Silver is our advanced middle school age group. This group is a more advanced group of Silver, with similar goals but generally a higher level of time commitment, at least 3 days/week. Depending on space and coach approval, these swimmers can practice with the Gold Platinum group, in an age-specific lane.  

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Homeschool Practice Group 

Our Homeschool practice group allows families to attend team practice in the daytime hours. Bronze, Silver, and Gold swimmers are all invited to attend. Homeschool group swimmers swim three days/week for 1 hour and are encouraged to swim in a couple meets over the year to have goals to work towards in practice and see all that hard work pay off! NOTE: SUWC is a Hope Scholarship Provider. If you are using Hope funds to cover team practices, please email both Coach Erica ([email protected]) and Andria Leach, ([email protected]), to reserve your reserve your spot. Then when your funds are available in August, Andria will work to apply those funds to team. EPSC is also planning on becoming a Hope Scholarship Provider and will send out that information later in August also (to use Hope funds to pay EPSC Team Fees).

High School Prep (August - October)  

High School Prep allows High School swimmers who are not interested in year-round team to join the rest of the team at practice in order to improve technique and build endurance before the HS swim season begins. Requires the first installment of the Gold payment plan only, with no full-year commitment expectation. Swimmers may upgrade to season-long Conditioning or Competitive Options at any point if desired.