Maidenhead
Marlins is a competitive swimming club based at the
Magnet Leisure Centre in Maidenhead. The Marlins offer
competetive opportunities at Club, Junior League, National
League, County, regional and National Championships.
Club nights are Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Magnet
Centre.
However depending on age and ability there are a number
of other training sessions throughout the week at
the Magnet Centre, St. Pirans School and Eton College.
The club caters for a broad age group of swimmers with
the youngest club members being 7 years old, right through
to the Masters age groups which start at 19 years plus.
Entry to the club is via the stroke development program (starting
at age 5) which is run in conjunction with the club,
or for more accomplished swimmers, via a competitive assessment.
The club consists of a number of ability graded stroke
development groups and a number of competitive training
squads. In the younger groups the focus is purely on
stroke development and teaching the fundamental skills
required to prepare the swimmers for competition. As
the swimmers progress through the groups the emphasis
moves towrds competetive performance training including
stroke refinement, starts and turns, race planning and
speed endurance.
Members of the stroke development groups swim twice
a week dependant on ability.
Members of the club development squads swim 2 - 3 times
while the members of the competitive squads are expected
to train a minimum of 5 times a week.
All swimmers are expected to represent the club in
competitions when invited.
The Marlins principal poolside staff are all ASA qualified.
 
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