The FORT Wayne Swim Team offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the FORT Wayne Swim 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. Practices and meets are not mandatory; the selected number of days is what is offered, not mandated to attend. It is up to families to determine their level of commitment.
Please call us at 260-637-0340 or Click Here to send us an email request for more information.
| Team Head Coach: Ben Sutton ([email protected]) Head Age Group Coach: Kahler Goldsmith ([email protected]) Lead Summit Site Coach: Mike Kline ([email protected]) Lead HPB Site Coach: Stephanie Jamison ([email protected]) Team Owner/Coach: John Gibson ([email protected]) BRONZE GROUP This group offers practices 4 times per week for 1 hour and 15 Minutes each practice. Athletes in this group focus mainly on learning four competitive strokes and the basics of starts, turns, finishes, and dryland. Most importantly, we want the kids to HAVE FUN and fall in love with the sport. Click here for detailed group description
Bronze Summit Group Coach: Maddie Buckley ([email protected] or 260-458-4884) Bronze HPB Group Coach: Ronda Rhodenizer ([email protected]) SILVER GROUP From the Bronze group, athletes move into the Silver group. We offer practices 4 times per week, with each practice lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes. Athletes in this group will focus on continued stroke work, with a focus on consistency, while introducing developmentally appropriate training. They will fine-tune skills such as flip turns, pull-outs, and starts. Twice a week, this group has a 30-minute dryland session. This is to introduce the fundamentals of coordination, mobility, flexibility, and a broad vision of athleticism. As with all of our developmental groups, we keep fun at the center! Click here for a detailed group description Silver Carroll Group Coaches: Joe Trent ([email protected] or 260-494-8103) Kyle Kresl ([email protected]) Silver Summit Group Coach: Bryce Warner ([email protected]) Silver HPB Group Coach: Ronda Rhodenizer ([email protected])
Gold Group From the Silver group, athletes move into Gold. Athletes in this group are usually at least 9 years old. Gold group athletes will practice 5 times per week with each practice lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes + twice a week will have two 30 minute dryland sessions. This group is exposed to more specific training as they prepare for longer races. Most of these athletes have a state or divisional cut. Click here for detailed group description
Gold Summit Group Coach: Chase Chastain ([email protected]) Gold HPB Group Coach: Ronda Rhodenizer ([email protected])
Middle School Groups We have three training groups here - Red Group: beginning level, White Group: intermediate level and Blue Group: advanced level. Athletes may enter these groups after the completion of 5th Grade or at the discretion of the Gold group coach and Head Age Group Coach. Practices are available 5 times a week for 1 hour 45 minutes each, plus 1/2 hour of dryland 3x per week. During practice, athletes in the Middle School groups work on developing better stroke techniques with drills for all four strokes and increasing their endurance. Technique take precedence over training, while athletes are challenged to think about their stroke while swimming and apply the techniques of the drills worked on in practice to their swim sets. Click here for detailed Red group description Click here for detailed White group description Click here for detailed Blue group description
Blue Carroll Group Coach: Ciana Heaston ([email protected] or at 260-413-2732) Blue Summit Group Coach: Bryce Warner ([email protected]) Blue HPB Group Coach: Stephanie Jamison ([email protected]) White Carroll Group Coach: Kahler Goldsmith ([email protected] or at 260-333-2016) White Summit Group Coach: Bryce Warner ([email protected]) Angelina Rossi ([email protected]) White HPB Group Coach: Stephanie Jamison ([email protected]) Red Carroll Group Coach: Joe Trent ([email protected] or 250-494-8103) Red Summit Group Coach: Chase Chastain ([email protected]) Red HPB Group Coach: Stephanie Jamison ([email protected])
Senior Group Athletes entering the High School / Senior group must display a strong desire to perform at the highest level they are capable of. Training is geared towards individual talents, although a strong aerobic endurance factor is present. Athletes in the High School/Senior group should begin to take personal accountability/responsibility regarding swimming areas - this includes (but is not limited to) consistent/regular attendance, goal setting, nutrition, proper sleep habits, etc. Senior Summit Group Coach: Mike Kline ([email protected]) Senior HPB Group Coach: Stephanie Jamison ([email protected])
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