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Swimming with the Sea Lions into a New Season

By Victoria Klassen Competitive is aimed toward
young athletes developing all
strokes, skills, and drills related
he Cornwall Sea Lions Swim
to competitive swimming. There
TClub offers programs for
swimmers of different ages and is a strong emphasis on technical
building
a
full
development
abilities. The swim structure reflects
repertoire of events, and further
the physical and psychological emphasis on fitness. The focus of
development of children, and
the program is on achieving regional
their progression in competitive
swimming. The Sea Lions provide times and provincial times.
the skills and techniques needed Platinum has a range of talented
to develop and grow through the and involved swimmers, primarily
program and to encourage life- 13 years old and up. The objective
long athletes. The 2023-2024 group of this program is to advance
programs are detailed below. swimmers to finals and continue their
enjoyment in the sport. It consists
Sea Pups: Introductory Program
of swimmers who are the most
The program teaches the dedicated and goal oriented. The
fundamentals of freestyle (front program is aimed at advancing . Photos by Chaddycreates
crawl) with a particular emphasis on to Regional, Ontario Swim and knowledge of the sport that I
breathing and breath control. There Championships, Canadian Swim can apply to everyday life,” said
is also emphasis on backstroke, Championships, as well as university Abby. “The group of athletes on our
starts, turns, and an introduction to swimming and scholarships, team, from the very new and young
the rules of the sport. Each practice and beyond. Swimmers have to our more experienced senior
is designed to teach skills and drills demonstrated a commitment to swimmers, we all bond over the
related to the stroke development in these goals through their technical same wins and frustrations. Because
a fun, learning atmosphere. development, training, dedication, of this, not only do I consider the
and their management of the training Sea Lions to be a great team, but
Development is the introductory
competitive program aimed at and swim meet schedule. also family.”
further developing freestyle For more information or for
and backstroke and introducing those interested in trying out for the
breaststroke and butterfly. There is Cornwall Sea Lions, please contact
also an introduction to fitness while Lina at lina_beauregard@hotmail.
keeping fun in the sport. Athletes com.
in this group are mostly 12 years
old and younger. Competitive Abby Chadwick is a Sea Lions
swimmer in the platinum group.
participation is encouraged with
racing opportunities throughout the “Having been with the club for
season. nine years, I have gained skills