The first session runs from September to end of December, and the second session runs from January until the end of May. Swimmers are welcome to join at the beginning of either session.
Each practice is a combination of land and pool training time. Land time is used to work on skills that will be beneficial to the swimmers in the pool, such as warm-up, flexibility, strength, or routine choreography.
Pool time is spent working on specific swimming or artistic swimming skills and creating a routine.
This program is designed for swimmers who are new to the sport of Artistic Swimming.
Swimmers will work on becoming more comfortable in the water and working on the basic skills artistic swimming in preparation for competitions. This group will compete in 4 competitions during the season.
They will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
Age: Swimmers 10 years old and younger Land-Training: 1 hour Pool Time: 4 hours Days: Wednesday & Sunday Evenings (Times TBD at start of the season) Description:
Provincial Stream 11-12 (PS 11-12)
This program is designed for swimmers are new to the sport of Artistic Swimming. Swimmers will work on becoming more comfortable in the water and working on the basic skills artistic swimming in preparation for competitions.
This group competes in 4 competitions during the season and will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
Age: Swimmers 11 & 12 years old Land-Training: 2 hours Pool Time: 4.5 hours (+ 2hrs for duet/ 1.5 for solo) Days: Sunday Evenings & Wednesday Evenings (Times TBD at start of the season)
Provincial Stream 13-15 (PS 13-15)
This program is designed for swimmers who have experience with Artistic Swimming. Swimmers will work on skills artistic swimming in preparation for competitions.
This group competes in 4 competitions during the season and will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
Age: Swimmers 13-15 years old Land-Training: 2 hours Pool Time: 5.5 (+ 2hrs for duet/ 1.5 for solo) Days: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings (Times TBD at start of the season)
Provincial Stream 16&Over (PS 16O)
This program is designed for swimmers who have experience with Artistic Swimming.
Swimmers will work on skills artistic swimming in preparation for competitions. This group competes in 4 competitions during the season and will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
Age: Swimmers 16 years old and up Land-Training: 2 hours Pool Time: 5 hours (+ 2hrs for duet/ 1.5 for solo) Days: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings (Times TBD at start of the season)
National Stream 13-15 (NS 13-15)
This program is designed for highly motivated athletes looking to compete at the highest level of competition in the province.
This group competes in 5 competitions during the season (both provincially and nationally) and will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
Age: Swimmers 13-15 years old Land-Training: 2.5 hours Pool Time: 6 hours (+ 2hrs for duet/ 1.5 for solo) Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
National Stream Junior (NS Junior)
This program is designed for highly motivated athletes looking to compete at the highest level of competition in the province.
This group competes in 5 competitions during the season (both provincially and nationally) and will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
Age: Swimmers 16-18 years old Land-Training: 2.5 hours Pool Time: 6 hours (+ 2hrs for duet/ 1.5 for solo) (+ additional time if swimming more than one team) Days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
National Stream Senior (NS Senior)
This program is designed for highly motivated athletes who would like to continue to compete in artistic swimming.
Levels of competition vary with commitment level. Swimmers will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
Age: Swimmers 18 years old & older Land-Training: 2.5 hours *optional Pool Time: 2hrs for duet/ 1.5 for solo Days: Days/times will vary
Masters
This program is designed for highly motivated athletes who would like to continue to compete in artistic swimming. Levels of competition vary with commitment level.
Swimmers will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show. Age: Swimmers 18 years old & older Land-Training: 2.5 hours *optional Pool Time: 2hrs for duet/ 1.5 for solo Days: Days/times will vary
Learn to Swim Age: Swimmers 5-7yrs old Land-Training: 10min Pool Time: 50min Day: Sunday Evenings from 5:15-6:15pm Description: This program is designed for swimmers with little to no swimming experience.
Swimmers will work on becoming more comfortable in the water and begin trying artistic swimming skills.
They will perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
AquaGo Program
Age: Swimmers 7-10yrs old Land-Training: 30min Pool Time: 1hour Day: Sunday Evenings from 5:00-6:30pm OR Wednesday Evenings from 5:30-7:00pm* Description: This program is designed for swimmers who have experience swimming.
This program follows the AquaGO levels set out by our NSO Canada Artistic Swimming.
This program focuses on introducing swimmers to Artistic Swimming skills. They will perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show. *You can choose which day of the week/time works best for your family’s schedule
Pre-Competitive
Age: Swimmers 8+yrs old
Land-Training: 30min
Pool Time: 1.5hours
Day: Sunday Evenings from 4:30-6:30pm
Description: This program is designed for swimmers who have experience with Artistic Swimming. This program focuses on introducing swimmers to competitive Artistic Swimming skills, introducing more challenging figure and routine skills, and preparing swimmers to move into the Competitive stream. They will perform in the club Winter Show, the club Showcase/Competition, and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
All Abilities
Age: All Ages Land-Training: 10min Pool Time: 50min Day: May vary, please contact asf.reccoordinator@gmail.com for more details. Description: This program is designed for swimmers with differing cognitive or physical abilities and would benefit from one-on-one or small group practices.
This program consists of an evaluation day and the opportunity to perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
ADULT Learn to Synch
Age: 18+ years old Pool Time: 1.5hours Day: Sunday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm Description: This program is designed for new recreational adult swimmers who want to stay active and learn new skills.
The focus is on fitness and introduction to artistic swimming skills. They will perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
Advanced Rec
Age: Swimmers 10yrs and up
Land-Training: Optional
Pool Time: 2hrs for duet/ 1.5 for solo
Days: Days/times will vary
Description: This program is designed for previously competitive swimmers who would like to continue to stay active in artistic swimming, but do not wish to compete. Swimmers will also perform in the club Winter Show and End-of-the-Year Water Show.
