Swim Team
Our USA Swimming team is a top competitive swimming club in Minnesota. We provide high-quality, professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities. Schedule a tryout with our coaches to get started.
Summer Swim Team
June 10th - August 8th, 2024
Registration Opens March 22nd at 9am
Swimmers who have completed swim lesson levels 501, 601, Developmental 1, and Developmental 2, are qualified to register for Summer Swim Team.
- Practice is for 1 hour Monday through Thursday (times TBD)
- Option to participate in 2 fun, Life Time intersquad swim meets
USA Swim Team Levels
Developmental I
Life Time Members: $115/person per month
Non-members: $130/person per month
Note: Requires additional yearly registration with USA Swimming prior to competing.
Kids in the Developmental Team are exploring the possibility of competitive swimming. They learn the basics of freestyle and develop a foundation for competitive breaststroke and backstroke along with racing turns.
Requirements
- Ages 5–12 years old
- Completion of Life Time 601-level program or equivalent
- 25-yard butterfly with legal finish
- 25-yard breaststroke with legal finish
- 50-yard legal backstroke with proper body position and finish on back
- 50-yard legal freestyle with rhythmic, bilateral breathing
Developmental II
Life Time Members: $115/person per month
Non-members: $130/person per month
Note: Requires additional yearly registration with USA Swimming prior to competing.
Designed for the swimmer who has completed Developmental I and looking to reinforce legal technique, turns, and finishes, and increase swimming efficiency.
Requirements
- Ages 7–13 years
- Focus: drills/technique (85%), endurance (15%)
- Swimmers will be tested on their 100 free, 100 back, 50 breast, and 50 fly
- A legal freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly with the desire to progress
Bronze Team
Life Time Members: $135/person per month
Note: Life Time Membership required for participation, along with additional yearly registration with USA Swimming prior to competing.
Our entry-level competitive Bronze Team helps swimmers become proficient in the four swimming strokes. Practices focus on stroke technique with fun sets designed to develop endurance and get swimmers excited about racing.
Requirements
- Ages 7–13 years old
- Participation in at least one Minnesota Swimming, Inc., sanctioned swim meet per season
- 3x50-yard freestyle on 1:20 interval
- 100 IM on 2:30 interval
- 3x50-yard backstroke on 1:40 interval
- Legally complete a 50-yard swim of every race
Schedule
Practice held up to four times per week for one hour at our Plymouth club location.
Silver Team
Life Time Members: $155/person per month
Note: Life Time Membership required for participation, along with additional yearly registration with USA Swimming prior to competing.
Swimmers on the Silver Team continue to work on stroke technique with the addition of race strategy as Silver Team members begin competing more frequently.
Requirements
- Ages 7–13 years old
- 3x100-yard freestyle on 1:50 interval or 5x100-yard freestyle on 2:00 interval
- 200 IM on 4:15 interval or 3x100 IM on 2:10 interval
- 100-yard backstroke on 2:10 interval or 2x50-yard backstroke on 1:15 interval
- Racing start
- Understands intervals and reads pace clock
Schedule
Practice held up to four times per week for one hour at our Plymouth club location.
A typical practice will run between 1,500 and 2,000 yards and cover every racing stroke and distance (including the 500-yard freestyle).
Gold Team
Life Time Members: $175/person per month
Note: Life Time Membership required for participation, along with additional yearly registration with USA Swimming prior to competing.
Swimmers on Gold Team have considerable experience in competitive swimming. They may swim up to 4,500 yards in a 90-minute practice time and prepare for longer races like the 400 IM, 1000 freestyle and 200 backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
Requirements
- Ages 11–18 years old
- 8x100-yard freestyle on 1:30 interval
Schedule
Practice held up to five times per week for 90 minutes at Life Time Swim Maple Grove.
Platinum Team
Life Time Members: $185/person per month
Note: Life Time Membership required for participation, along with additional yearly registration with USA Swimming prior to competing.
Swimmers on the Platinum Team are experienced swimmers that will continue to develop their stroke technique, but their focus on high-level competition will demand more stamina training. Practices will have extended main sets that require a strong aerobic base.
Requirements
- 8 x 100 freestyle on 1:35 interval
Schedule
Practice held up to five times per week for 2 hours at Life Time Swim Maple Grove.
Senior Team
Life Time Members: $200/person per month
Note: Life Time Membership required for participation, along with additional yearly registration with USA Swimming prior to competing.
Swimmers on Senior Team have achieved Champ (State) times. They are expected to manage a practice of 6,000 yards and be at six practices per week as well as attend swimming competitions at the coach's direction. They will do dryland activities beyond the two-hour swim practice and utilize fins, paddles and snorkels.
Requirements
- Ages 13–18+ years old
- 8x100-yard freestyle on 1:20 interval
- 8x50-yard flutter kick on 0:55 interval
Schedule
Practice held up to six times per week for 2 hours at Life Time Swim Maple Grove.