Our Squads
As an ASA registered Competitive Swimming Club our squad programme is geared towards developing competitive swimmers. Fitness only swimmers are catered for, but they will receive the same training as competitive swimmers. Our Swim School, iSwim, feeds into our main squad programme.
Our training lanes are divided into 5 squads, Each of our squads are named after famous swimmers and are aligned to the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) programme for swimmers. Moves between squads are based on achieving current squad aims as set out in the Club Handbook, competitive swim times achieved, physiological development and on available spaces:
| THE ADLINGTON ACADEMY |
| FUNdamental phase |
| Age 5-9yrs (minimum entry ability 50m / 2 lengths on front and on back) |
| Squad Coach: Amanda Powell |
| Lane Coaches: Helen Smith, Steve Bond |
| JACKSON SQUAD |
| Swim Skills Development phase |
| Age 7-11yrs |
| Squad Coach: Denise Hunter |
| Lane Coaches: Sarah Whitcombe, Glen McArthur, Oggs Wayman, Katie McHale, Jess Frayne |
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| FOSTER SQUAD |
| Swim Skills Development phase continued |
| Age 8-12yrs |
| Squad Coach: Helen Smith |
Lane Coaches: Sue Cameron, Jen Durlston-Powell, Elvira Dunn-Coleman, Ken Niepold
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| THORPE SQUAD |
| Train to Train phase |
| Age 11-15yrs |
| Squad Coach: Sarah Whitcombe |
| Lane Coaches: Sue Cameron, David Boothby, Ken Niepold, Oli Cox, Keith Hunter |
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| PHELPS SQUAD |
| Train to Compete / Train to Win phases |
| Age 14-24yrs |
| Squad Coach: Sue Cameron |
| Lane Coaches: Phil Jagger, Jon Leggett, Keith Hunter, Robin James |
Click here for the Long Term Athlete Development Plan - Swimming