WHY SWIM FOR TRIDENT DEVELOPMENTAL TEAM?
At Trident, our Swim Team focuses on long-term athlete development, nurturing swimmers and fostering character traits for athletic excellence. We promote self-improvement, personal growth, and goal achievement through a structured process.
Our Developmental Team is an integral part of our competitive program, designed for swimmers who are proficient in freestyle and backstroke. This group builds essential competitive skills, refines techniques, and introduces swimmers to meet dynamics, creating a smooth transition pathway to our competition groups. Swimmers in this group are team members focused on building the foundation needed for successful competitive swimming.
TRYOUTS ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION
Please email info@tridentaquaticclub.com to schedule a tryout.
Trident Developmental Groups
GUPPIES
Ages: 5-10
MANDATORY TRYOUT EVALUATION REQUIRED - Swimmers MUST demonstrate proficiency in swimming 25 yards of freestyle without stopping and show competence in backstroke technique.
Program Details: This group is part of our competitive swim team program and focuses on building foundational skills for swimmers who already have established swimming abilities. Swimmers will refine their freestyle technique while mastering backstroke and developing additional skills based on group progress.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is NOT a learn-to-swim program. All prospective swimmers MUST successfully complete a mandatory evaluation before acceptance into the program. Swimmers who cannot meet these requirements should enroll in our Swim School programs instead.
Schedule:
Fridays 5:45-6:45pm @WAGNER
Fridays 5:45-6:45 @ JCC
Note: Schedule and location subject to change each season
Cost: $120 per month
PRE COMPETITIVE
Ages: 6-11
MANDATORY TRYOUT EVALUATION REQUIRED - Swimmers MUST demonstrate proficiency in swimming 25 yards of freestyle without stopping AND 25 yards of backstroke without stopping.
Program Details: This intermediate-level group bridges the gap between Guppies and Novice competitive swimming. Initially, swimmers focus on refining freestyle and backstroke techniques while building endurance. As they progress, breaststroke and butterfly will be introduced, along with Individual Medley (IM) training when swimmers are ready.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is NOT a learn-to-swim program. This is part of our competitive team program. All prospective swimmers MUST successfully complete a mandatory evaluation before acceptance into the program. Swimmers who cannot meet these requirements should enroll in our Swim School programs instead.
Advancement to our Novice group depends on individual ability and progress. Not all swimmers will advance at the same rate.
PreComp practices twice a week for one hour each session.
We offer two PreComp groups, one at Wagner College and one at JCC.
Schedules:
Precomp WAGNER:
Monday 6-7pm & Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm
Precomp JCC:
Tuesday & Thursday 5:45-6:45pm
Note: Schedule and location subject to change each season
Cost: $150 per month
HIGH SCHOOL PREP
Ages: 11-13
Prerequisites: Freestyle (50 yds) & Backstroke (50 yds), Breaststroke and/or Butterfly (25 yds)
MANDATORY TYROUT EVALUTAION REQUIRED.
Program Details: High School Prep is a non-competitive training group designed for swimmers who want to develop their skills for high school swim teams but are not ready for or interested in our competitive level programs. This group provides a supportive environment to build technique, endurance, and confidence in the water.
Swimmers will work on refining all four strokes, improving starts and turns, and building the fitness needed to successfully join their high school swim teams. Training focuses on proper technique, endurance building, and stroke development without the intensity and time commitment of competitive swimming.
Schedule:
Tuesday 6-7pm @WAG
Thursday 6:45-7:45pm @JCC
Sunday 11:30-1pm @WAG
Cost:
$240 per month
PROGRAMS:
SWIM SCHOOL
COMPETITIVE SWIM TEAM
SWIM CLINICS
