Five clinics
Clinics by stroke
Each clinic runs six weeks. A level check tells us which ones fit your swimmer.
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- Fall, winter and spring sessions
Freestyle clinic
Body position, a steady kick and breathing to both sides
Swimmers work on a long body line, a kick that starts at the hips, the arm pull and breathing to either side. Each evening is a warm-up, two drills and a set at the swimmer's own pace.
- Ages 7 to 14, Level 1 and up
- Monday and Wednesday, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., six weeks
- Foothill Community Pool
Open - Fall, winter and spring sessions
Backstroke clinic
Flat on the back, a quiet kick and a smooth arm recovery
Swimmers learn to stay flat, keep the head still and turn the shoulders with each arm. Drills with a kickboard and with one arm at a time come before whole-stroke laps.
- Ages 7 to 14, Level 1 and up
- Monday and Wednesday, 5:45 to 6:45 p.m., six weeks
- Foothill Community Pool
Open - Fall and spring sessions
Breaststroke clinic
Kick, pull and glide timed together
The kick takes the longest and gets the most drills. The pull comes next, then when to breathe and glide, and the evening finishes with the two-hand touch at the wall.
- Ages 7 to 14, Level 2 and up
- Tuesday and Thursday, 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., six weeks
- Arroyo Hills High School pool
Open - Winter and summer sessions
Butterfly clinic
A dolphin kick, then one arm, then both
Swimmers build the dolphin kick on the front, the side and the back before the arms join in. Rhythm comes before distance, and coaches stop a set when the stroke starts to break down.
- Ages 7 to 14, Level 3 and up
- Tuesday and Thursday, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., six weeks
- Arroyo Hills High School pool
Waitlist - Spring and summer sessions
Starts and turns clinic
Streamlines, starts from the wall and the deck, and turns
Swimmers practice a tight streamline, starts from the wall and from the deck, flip turns and open turns. Starts from the deck begin only after a coach has watched the swimmer's streamline.
- Ages 7 to 14, Level 3 and up
- Saturday, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., six weeks
- Foothill Community Pool
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Sample sessions.
A clinic evening
What happens in an hour
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Step 1: Check in
Swimmers check in with their coach at the pool gate, set their things on the bench and get in together.
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Step 2: Warm up
A few easy lengths and some kicking set the body line before any drill.
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Step 3: Drill
The coach shows one part of the stroke, swimmers try it a length at a time, and the coach steps in with a note for each swimmer.
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Step 4: Swim a set
The evening ends with a set that puts the drill back into the whole stroke, with rest on the wall.
Who clinics suit
For swimmers who want to work on a stroke
Clinics are for swimmers ages 7 to 14 who can swim a length of the pool and want to work on a stroke. Some are thinking about a club team, and some want to feel steady in a stroke they already swim.
Swimmers thinking about a club team
Swimmers who want to fix one stroke
Swimmers coming back after time away
Ready to pick a clinic?
Register on our enrollment page, or book a level check if you aren't sure which level fits.