Program Pool Access Change Room Notice

Maintenance in the access change room near the program pool is scheduled on 4/12/2023, starting around midday. The bed will be temporarily unavailable. If you need a change room bed, we suggest considering an alternative day or be mindful that the expected time is estimated and may change. An alternative hoist is available. Thank you for understanding and cooperation.

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Continue on your swimming journey and pathway feed from our SAALC squads into Marion Swimming Club Performance Squads or our Fitness & Social Squads. A focus on keeping kids in sport and promoting healthy, active lifestyles for years to come.

Program levels

Coaches assess and progress children through the program levels, based on their individual ability.

Level Description

Junior 4

 

Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 16 students

  • Continues to improve swimming technique on all strokes
  • Prepares students for squad and competitive swimming
  • Increasing endurance
  • 100m Freestyle
  • 100m Backstroke
  • 50m Breaststroke
  • 25m Butterfly
  • Tumble Turns & Racing Dives

Junior 3

 

Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 16 students

  • Continues to improve swimming technique on all strokes
  • Prepares students for squad and competitive swimming
  • Increasing endurance
  • 200m Freestyle
  • 200m Backstroke
  • 100m Breaststroke
  • 50m Butterfly
  • Tumble Turns & Racing Dives
 

Junior Development

Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 16 students

 
  • Continues to improve swimming technique on all strokes
  • Prepares students for squad and competitive swimming
  • Increasing endurance
  • 200m Freestyle
  • 200m Backstroke
  • 100m Breaststroke
  • 4 x 25m Butterfly
  • Correct Turns for each stroke & introduction to Medley Turns

Competitive Squads

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Level Description

Junior 2

Performance squads

Marion Swimming Club

  • Criteria Time - 50m Freestyle and a Form Stroke (Butterfly, Breaststroke or Backstroke)
  • 8 x 50m Freestyle on 1:00
  • 6 x 50m Medley Combination on 1:10
  • 4 x 50m Kick on 1:20
  • Race Starts
  • All Turns - Including Medley Switch Turns
  • Consistent Racing
  • Competed in a 200m Freestyle and Medley

Junior 1

Performance squads

Marion Swimming Club

  • Endurance development over 50m for all strokes with endurance swim incorporation
  • Complete Breaststroke with timing
  • Successful execution of survival backstroke for 50m
  • Introduction to side stroke
  • Introduction to basic butterfly arms
  • Correct starts from wall for all strokes
  • Development of successful Tumble Turns from one stroke to another

Junior Excellence

Performance squads

Marion Swimming Club

  • 10 x 100m Freestyle on 1:30
  • 8 x 100m Medley on 1:50
  • 6 x 100m Kick on 2:10
  • FINA Ranking Points in 3 Events (in at least 2 different strokes)
  • Skill Acquisition
  • Consistent Racing

Bronze Squad

Performance squads

Marion Swimming Club


  • 12 x 100m Freestyle on 1:20
  • 10 x 100m Medley on 1:30
  • 10 x 100m Kick on 2:00
  • FINA Ranking Points in 2 Events
  • Backstroke to Breaststroke Cross Over Turn
  • Consistent Racing

Silver Squad

Performance squads

Marion Swimming Club

  • FINA Points

Gold Squad

Performance squads

Marion Swimming Club

 

Non competitive squads

Coaches assess and progress children through the program levels, based on their individual ability.

Level Description

Super Squad

 

Ages: 5+ years
Class size: 16 students

  • Continues to improve swimming technique on all strokes
  • Swimmers who are confident in the water and want to swim, but don’t want to start competitive swimming
  • Fun, non-competitive class environment
  • Increasing endurance
  • Pathway into MSC non-competitive fitness squads available

Maroon Squad

Senior Pathway Squads

Marion Swimming Club


 
  • MSC non-competitive fitness squad
  • 8 x 100m Freestyle on 1:40
  • 6 x 100m Medley on 2:00

Senior Performance

Senior Pathway Squads

Marion Swimming Club


 
  • MSC non-competitive fitness squad
  • Training for sports such as Triathlon, Surf Life Saving etc.
  • 10 x 100m Freestyle on 1:30
  • 8 x 100m IM on 1:50
  • 6 x 100m Kick on 2:10

Swimming Lessons Information

You can now enrol online!

Please note Adult, Access and Private is not available to enrol online. Please use the enquiry form below.

For help with online enrolments please see the guide "How to Enrol Online".

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  • Watch Around Water policy

    At YMCA Victoria we are a Watch Around Water endorsed aquatic safety organisation. The following information is the new watch around water policy launched in centre from 1 September 2019.

    Watch Around Water is a set of industry guidelines outlining the minimum supervision requirements of young children at all affiliated aquatic venues.

    Children under 5 years old

    All children MUST be accompanied into the centre by a person over the age of 18 and supervised within arms’ reach, at all times in the water.

    All children MUST wear a pink wristband supplied by YMCA staff to help identify their age while swimming.

    Children will not be admitted without a full fee paying parent/guardian who must also be in the water at all times. Groups will not be admitted entry where the number of parents/guardians supervising a group of children under 5 years exceeds the ratio of 1:2 (effective 1 September 2019).

    Children under 10 years old

    All children under the age of 10 MUST be accompanied into the centre by a person over the age of 18. All children MUST be actively supervised by an adult over the age of 18 at all times. The adult must have a clear and active view of the child with no physical or structural barriers between them (this includes tech and devices).

    All children MUST wear a yellow wristband supplied by YMCA staff to help identify their age while swimming. Groups will not be admitted entry where the number of parents/guardians supervising a group of children under 10 years exceeds the ratio of 1:4.

    Birthday parties

    All children under the age of 10 MUST be accompanied into the centre by a person over the age of 18 and handed over to the supervision of the birthday party leader (staff member).

    All birthday party participants must wear a BLUE wristband AND an age based wristband (pink or yellow) to identify their participation in a party (effective 1 September 2019). The adult guardian of the birthday party child MUST remain accessible and actively supervise the group at all times.

    At the conclusion of the birthday party the child/children will remain in the supervision of the birthday party leader and supervising parent until physically handed over to their supervising parent/guardian.

    Visit the watch around water website

    For more information visit the Watch Around Water website.

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