The Hyack Swim Club has had a successful Age-group program for many, many years. Our swimmers are consistantly amongst  the best in the Province, are ranked Nationally and are the cornerstone of our Senior National group.

Overview: The Junior Provincial is for athletes who have graduated from our Olympic Way Orange and Regional programs and are working towards training competency at the provincial level.

The main focus in this level is improving athlete's ability to swim the four competitive strokes for longer distances as well as advance their fitness level in order for them to progress into the Provincial group.

These swimmers also continue their refining of the competitive starts and turns for each of the four strokes. The concept of training is advanced upon from the concepts taught at the Regional level.

Our objective for the swimmers in this group is to continue the FUN aspect in every practice session started at the grassroots level. We also advance each swimmer's stroke technique, swimming speed, and overall fitness. The performance objective for this level is to advance the swimmer from AA to AAA level.

Pre-requisites: Graduation from Regional or Olympic Way Orange. LMR Champs standard is a performance level recommended for entry into the group. Ages: 10-14

Swimmers’ Commitment and Goals:

1. Attend minimum 85% of practises, always attend Saturday morning practice.
2. Aim for “AA” and “AAA” standards in your age group.
3. Attend as many camps, swimmeets, and social events as possible on your schedule.
4. Commit at the beginning of the season to attend all Hyack hosted meets and Championships meets that you qualify or are eligible for. It is expected that you will prepare for and attend the LMR Championships, BC “AA” Championships, and/or the BC “AAA” Championships should you qualify.
5. Show a desire to train and compete, to set personal and team goals, and to consistently improve. Aim to advance to the Provincial group level.
6. Have Fun!

Parents’ Commitment:

1. Arrange to have your swimmer attend all practices and as many of the other offered camps and events as possible. You are highly encouraged to initiate carpooling with other parents in the group or similar group schedule at this stage.
2. Contact your coach to let them know if your swimmer may miss a practice or event. If possible, an alternate practise may be available.
3. Stay informed by reading and responding to: Notices sent home, emails, website, bulletin board. Communicate with your swimmer’s coach on a regular basis via email, post-practice chat, or scheduled meeting.
4. Parent Participation Program continues. Assist with timing at Invitational meets, further your Officials qualifications, get involved with other events through the year.

Practise Info:

6 x per week, generally 2 hours/practice including 30-45min of dryland/mental skill activities and 1 ¼ to 1 ½ in the water.

There are ‘twin’ groups operating at each pool, each with different day and time options by age. Along with special camps, meets, and social events, the groups from each age option combine to train together on Saturday mornings mainly at CGP.

Team Gear and Equipment Requirements:

Practise: Swimsuit (boys – jammers or briefs, no shorts), goggles, cap (especially girls with long hair), flippers, pullbuoy, paddles, meshbag, waterbottle, athletic shoes and clothes for the fall and spring.

Competition: Hyack Team Suit, Hyack Team Tshirt x2, Hyack “Meet” Cap, Team ‘Hoodie’ or Sweatsuit (optional), Team Tracksuit for “AAA” swimmers.

2008-09 Schedule Options:
Please contact the following for more info:
        CCAC options - Neil at memberservices@hyack.com 
        CGP options - Andrew at lennstrom@hyack.com

* ALL swimmers: September schedule is modified at Eagle Ridge pool to start the year, from September 8 to early October, when CGP and CCAC reopens following yearly maintenance. Check www.hyack.com as September approaches for these modifications.