JUNIOR WHITECAPS: 

Criteria: Athletes should be 7 years of age. They should have knowledge of freestyle, be able to float on their front and back and swim to the end of the pool unassisted. 

Program Structure:
This program is offered for 8 weeks. There are 3 - 8 week sessions throughout the season.
• Swimmers will learn the basics of competitive swimming.
• Introduction to all four strokes: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterly.
•  Basic skills like flip turns, touch turns, stroke transitions, dives, underwater pull, dolphin kick and breathing techniques. 

Session Information and Training Schedule:  
Session I: October 7th - November  27th, 2025 (FULL - wait list started for Session II).
Session II:  January 13th - March 5th, 2026
Session III:  March 24th - May 14th, 2026

• Practices: Twice per week, on Tuesday & Thursday - 5:00-5:30pm. 

• Cost: $150.00 per session. 

NOVA TECH AQUA KIDS:  
Criteria: Athletes should be 8 years or age or older, have knowledge of front & backcrawl and be able to swim a few laps of the pool unassisted (Lifesaving Society: Swimmer 5). All swimmers start in this program.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE: 

Participation:
• Attend sanctioned competitions.  
• An introduction to competitive swimming.
• Keep kids moving, enjoy swimming and develop a love for the sport
• Focus on basic skills, technique, short duration speed
• Multi-stroke development to facilitate well versed swimmers
• Support a learning curve for the rules of swimming in a safe environment
• Learn to race (without disqualification)
• Graduation from this level is done combining skills learned and time achievements at sanctioned competitions.
• Graduation can occur all season, swimmers progress at their own rate.

Training Schedule:  
Swimmers practice twice per week, on Tuesday & Thursday - 5:00-5:45pm and occasionally Sunday's (in Clare) around 1x/month.

Level 1 & 2:
• Keep kids moving, enjoy swimming and develop a love for the sport
• In-house training skills are transferred to a competitive racing environment
• Multi-stroke development to facilitate well versed swimmers with the introduction of greater distances
• Continue to support a learning curve for the rules of swimming in a safe environment
• Learn to race (with a progressive approach to disqualifications)
• Graduation from this level is done combining skills learned and time achievements at sanctioned competitions.
•  Graduation can occur all season, swimmers progress at their own rate.

Training Schedule:  
• Swimmers practice twice per week, on Tuesday & Thursday - 5:45-6:30pm (Level 2: Friday - 4:00-5:00pm) and occasional Sunday's (in Clare) around 1x/month.

AGE GROUP:
Criteria:  Successful completion of the Nova Tech Aqua Kids program or at coaches discretion.  

PROGRAM STRUCTURE:
• Graduates from Nova Tech Aqua Kids are automatically eligible for AA competitions.
• Swimmers at the AA level must achieve qualifying times for AAA meets and East Coast Championships.
• The goals are for swimmers to race similarly skilled swimmers based on entry times and achieve their own personal best times and higher qualification standards.
• Swimmers learn to perform on demand at different times of the year, both in season and out.

Training Schedule:   
• Swimmers practice five times per week (Monday-Friday and Sundays 1x/month) and attend swim meets monthly.