All About Competitive Swimming

[Swimtutor]

That is amazing. Keep up the good work.

[Wolfgirl]

How good is good?


Can anyone post some good timings for local 6 yo girls for front crawl and breaststroke?

Or provide links to local swim times for young kids?

People who have seen my girl swim say she is good.

I only have some US and Canadian timings for comparisons.
(Over there, their 6 yo girls are doing 22-24s for 30m frontcrawl, while my girl is doing 29s)

My girl started at a public pool since 3.5 yo and her coach advised me to send her for competitive swimming at clubs… so I enrolled her in APS.
However, APS assesses her and places her in Learn To Swim program as she needs to improve her backcrawl and learn butterly.

I do some stamina training for her on a week day (covering only 800m-1km) and she has 2 stroke training sessions on weekends.

Any suggestion on how I can help her while she progresses with her strokes?

[IMIM]

swimironkids:

Check out todays Straits Times under Sports - 16th Aug 2012

Darren Lim age 13 fastest boy in town!
His sister Shana Lim is the 50m backstrokes national record holder

Wow, where do these duo trains?

[swimironkids]

IMIM:

swimironkids:

Check out todays Straits Times under Sports - 16th Aug 2012

Darren Lim age 13 fastest boy in town!
His sister Shana Lim is the 50m backstrokes national record holder

Wow, where do these duo trains?

They both trained at Singapore top elite club :Swimfast aquatic club (SAC)
You want to join...hehe..nah joking only!

[Wolfgirl]

My girl has just been invited to join APS Junior competitive squad.

Will be increasing her training to min 3 x 2h a week.
When she settles into her routine in P1 next year, and if she is able to, will increase it to 4 or 5 x 2h.

Commitmment is really important, expecially from parents. I am afraid I am the one who can’t take it. hahahaha

[IMIM]

Yes it's the parents who's the chauffeur , assistance coach, masseuse , training partner...etc...lol

APS is a legend already................

[Shaolin8]

Hi Wolfgirl,

is your daughter called Rain, who won the APS 30m freestyle for 6 yrs old girls at 29.63 seconds?
my son won the same meet at 28.97s for boys 6 years old.
Can you share how you going into this competitive meet mode?
My son is going to Pri1 too next year, and the school does not have swimming on its curriculum for Pri1.
Cant afford the Aquatic Club. Too expensive.

[Wolfgirl]

Shaolin8:

Hi Wolfgirl,

is your daughter called Rain, who won the APS 30m freestyle for 6 yrs old girls at 29.63 seconds?
Yes, My girl is Rain.

my son won the same meet at 28.97s for boys 6 years old.
Your son is Alexander? FP or ACJC? My girl is at FP under coach Ding Yi at the moment.

Can you share how you going into this competitive meet mode?
My girl used to learn at a public pool. Her instructor advised me to send her to train in a club. I cannot afford swimming clubs like CSC/SSC and SSA does not have 5 y.o. teams at that time, so I enrolled her in APS. APS assessed her and put her into station 5. That is why she is eligible for their novice meet (station 6 and below).

My son is going to Pri1 too next year, and the school does not have swimming on its curriculum for Pri1.
My girl's school does not have swimming even as a CCA. Not sure about enrichment or PE syllabus.

Cant afford the Aquatic Club. Too expensive.
Aquatic club: You mean clubs like Chinese Swimming club? Yes. They are expensive. My expert swimming friend recommended APS (he used to teach there) and that APS trains kids as well as swimming clubs.

[swimironkids]

http://www.finaworldcup.com.sg/


FINA/Arena World Cup 2012
10 & 11th November at Singapore Sports School
Ticket at $20 or $30 for both days

Bring your kids, motivate them watching world class swimmers in action!

[swimironkids]

Shaolin8:

Hi Wolfgirl,

is your daughter called Rain, who won the APS 30m freestyle for 6 yrs old girls at 29.63 seconds?
my son won the same meet at 28.97s for boys 6 years old.
Can you share how you going into this competitive meet mode?
My son is going to Pri1 too next year, and the school does not have swimming on its curriculum for Pri1.
Cant afford the Aquatic Club. Too expensive.

I hope you dont mean SAC - Swimfast aquatic club ?
Being the top club in Singapore, as far as I know the fee for their Junior Competitive for 5times a week (530-8pm) is very cheap.
If I were to conduct the class myself at that fee, I think I will end up eating grass..lol
Anyone interest in joining SAC or requires more details can PM me!