Year-round LJCC Swim team

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Send questions to Director of Athletics Kirsten “Coach K” Thomas or Assistant Director of Athletics Kiera Horton.


Training groups

We will break swim practice into four different ability levels: white (ages 6 and under), green (ages 8 and under), black (ages 9-12), and gold (ages 13+). We will focus on teaching individual medley stroke refinement (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly) and compete against other pool clubs in our community while doing our best to beat our individual best times.

White (ages 6 and under)

  • Requirements: Must complete 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke, and be able to do breaststroke and butterfly for a short distance.
  • Skills taught: Streamline, proper head and body position, proper kick and pull patterns for all four strokes, plus starts and turns.
  • Practice times are 4:30-5:15 p.m.

Green (ages 8 and under)

  • Requirements: Must be able to complete a legal 100 IM and 100 freestyle.
  • Skills taught: Proper head and body position, proper technique for each stroke, continue technique development for starts and turns, introduction to swim intervals.
  • Practice times are 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Black (ages 9 and up)

  • Requirements: Proficiency in all four strokes, starts, and turns. Basic understanding of interval training, along with the ability to do 10x 100 free in 1:40.
  • Skills taught: Continue technique development for all strokes, turns, and dives. Continue interval training and intro into race strategy, aerobic and anaerobic training implemented.
  • Dry lands workout twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15-5:30 p.m.; lap practice is 5:30-6:30 p.m. 

Gold (ages 13+)

  • Requirements: Proficiency in all four strokes, starts, and turns. Basic understanding of interval training along with the ability to do 10x 100 free in 1:40.
  • Skills taught: Continue technique development for all strokes, turns, and dives. Continue interval training and intro into race strategy plus aerobic and anaerobic training implemented.
  • Dry lands workout twice weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:50-5:15 p.m.; lap practice is 5:15-6:30 p.m. 

Practice information

  • Swimmers must wear appropriate swimming attire (no board shorts or two-pieces).
  • Goggles and a towel are required. 
  • Swimmers with long hair must have hair pulled back with a swim cap. 
  • Swimmers cannot swim in the pool before practice.
  • Swimmers must be suited and on deck on time for practice and ready to swim. We need to use every second of our limited time.
  • Good behavior is expected from swimmers during practice. Swimmers are watched and evaluated on the characteristics of respect, responsibility, honesty, and caring. It is important for swimmers to maintain these characteristics throughout the year during practice and at swim meets. Coaches have the authority to remove disruptive swimmers.

The coaches

Between them, Coaches Miriam Sokol and John Besse have more than 60 years of experience in the LJCC aquatics program.