Swim Groups

The Greater Evansville Aquatic Team offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Greater Evansville Aquatic Team to offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.

Please call us at 812-568-4696 to schedule a tryout, or Click Here to send us an email request for more information.

Group Structure

Bronze

Focus: Introductory group. The group begins learning the basics of learning interval swimming. Majority of practice time is dedicated towards stroke improvement.

Equipment: Kickboard, Training Fins, Pull Buoy, Mesh Equipment Bag

Practices: Offered 6 days a week for 1 hour.

Silver

Focus: Group continues work on skills to improve stroke mechanics, endurance training, racing starts, turns and finishes. Swimmers will begin learning race strategy for competing at various distances and strokes.

Equipment: Kickboard, Training Fins, Pull Buoy, Mesh Equipment Bag

Practices: Offered 8 times a week for 1 ½  hours.

Gold

Focus: Group continues work on skills to improve stroke mechanics, endurance training, racing starts, turns and finishes .A greater amount of time is spent on developing the various energy systems utilized in training for competitive swimmers.

Equipment: Kickboard, Training Fins, Pull Buoy, Mesh Equipment Bag, Pull Paddles, Water Bottle, tennis/cross training shoes, T-shirt and shorts for dryland segments.

Practices: Offered 8 times a week for 2 hours.

Platinum

Focus: Swimmers will enhance skills needed to improve stroke mechanics, endurance training, starts,

turns, and finishes. Swimmers will be instructed on proper athlete nutrition, racing strategies for various distances and events, heart rate training, strength conditioning, flexibility, goal setting, and mental preparation techniques. With-in the group athletes will be divided periodically into stroke and event specific training groups in order to better individualize workouts for specific training needs. Athletes in this group must attend at least 7 practices a week and 3 meets per season.

Equipment: Swim Snorkel, Kickboard, Training Fins, Pull Buoy, Mesh Equipment Bag, Pull Paddles, Water Bottle, tennis/cross training shoes, T-shirt and shorts for strength condition segments.

Practices: Offered 8 times a week for 2-  2 1/2 hours.