Dynamo Juniors Program 2024-2025
The Dynamo Juniors Program is designed to introduce swimmers to the concept of year-round swimming. Juniors Practice SchedulesRegister Online (Juniors )The Dynamo Juniors Program provides monthly participation.
Juniors registration starts in August and while you can register at any time during the year it does have a set amount of spaces. The number of spaces available will be listed on the registration page. If there are no spaces available there will be a request waitlist add to cart button. You will be contacted when a space becomes available.
Upon placement, your child will be carried over automatically to the following month’s roster, and your account will be billed via our automatic billing system on the 1st day of each month until you submit a withdrawal request. Dynamo Juniors Questions: Heidi Turcotte (heidi@dynamoswimclub.com)
DYNAMO JUNIORS PROGRAM LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS
GUPPY
The goal for this level is to provide the swimmer with increased swimming exposure and confidence. Practice for this level will focus on refining freestyle and backstroke techniques as well as continuing to develop the advanced disciplines of breaststroke & butterfly. There will be an emphasis on kicking, stroke drills, proper breathing, proper body position, and streamlining.
Age: 5-8 years old
Class time: 30 minutes
Requirements: Minimum ability to swim one length of the pool unassisted and demonstrating proper technique in both freestyle (with rotary breathing) and backstroke (with proper head/body positioning). There must also be a basic understanding of the concepts of both breaststroke and butterfly.
Practices: 1-2 days/week.
Practice Options: M-Th (Alpharetta & Chamblee), Tu/Th (Oakhurst)
SEAHORSE
The goal of this level is to provide the basic fundamentals of all four competitive strokes. Practice for this level is focused on the refining technique of all four swimming disciplines with an emphasis on: kicking, stroke drills, rotary breathing, starts, proper body position, and streamlining.
Age: 7-8 years old
Class time: 45 minutes
Requirements: Minimum ability to swim one length of the pool unassisted and demonstrating proper technique in both freestyle (with rotary breathing and bi-lateral breathing) and backstroke (with proper head/body positioning). There must also be a strong understanding of the concepts of both breaststroke and butterfly.
Practices: 1-2 days/week.
Practice Options: M-Th (Alpharetta & Chamblee), Tu/Th (Oakhurst)
DOLPHIN
The goal of this level is to provide stroke refinement, endurance training, and an introduction to flip-turns and starts. This level reinforces the fundamentals of all four competitive strokes and builds on swimming techniques with increased cardiovascular conditioning.
Age: 8-11 years old
Class time: 45 minutes
Requirements: Minimum ability to swim one length of the pool unassisted in all four disciplines. Freestyle must be done with bilateral breathing, backstroke with proper head/body position, and there must be legal butterfly and/or breaststroke.
Practices: 1-2 days/week
Practice Options: M-Th (Alpharetta & Chamblee), Tu/Th (Oakhurst)
SHARKS
The goal of this level is to provide stroke refinement, endurance training, and proper execution of flip-turns and starts. This level reinforces the fundamentals of all four competitive strokes and builds on swimming techniques with increased cardiovascular conditioning.
Age: 11 and over
Class time: 60 minutes
Requirements: Minimum ability to swim multiple lengths of the pool unassisted in all four disciplines. This group continues to emphasize stroke techniques while improving aerobic conditioning.
Practices: 1-2 days/week
Practice time: Tu/Th (Chamblee & Oakhurst) M-Th (Alpharetta)
To ensure that each swimmer has the proper training equipment on a daily basis, we would like each of our swimmers to have the following items.
Dynamo Juniors Required Training Equipment List:
- Mesh Bag: Example: https://www.swimoutlet.com/p/speedo-ventilator-mesh-bag-7535473/?Search=sayt&color=39379
- Kickboard: Junior Size Example: https://www.swimoutlet.com/p/tyr-jr-kickboard-1835/?color=210
- Long Fins: Example: https://www.swimoutlet.com/p/sporti-floating-swim-fins-color-23059/