Outpace Swimming

Outpace Swimming logo

Squads

Freyberg Pool:

Monday & Wednesday evenings 6:30-7:45 PM

Kilbirnie Pool:

Wednesday mornings 6:00-7:15 AM
Book your Free Trial

Who

For any swimmers, triathletes, masters and open water swimmers who can swim 400m. Freestyle faster than 10 minutes. If you are not sure, please email me to arrange a trial or a One on One lesson.

Squads will help you to develop efficient swim technique, improve fitness and work towards individual goals through innovative and targeted coaching methods. 

Sessions

Two sessions each week is highly recommended to make progress.

Mondays 6:30 PM at Freyberg pool: 
75 minute sessions to focus on improving your stroke through targeted drills and swim sets.

Learn More

Skills include:

  • Swimming Drills to improve:
    • Coordination & Breathing timing
    • Head position
    • Posture & Alignment
    • Balance and Rotation
    • Recovery & Entry
    • Catch, Pull through, Acceleration phases, Reach & Distance Per Stroke (D.P.S.), Rhythm & Stroke rate
  • Stroke efficiency (minimize drag, maximize propulsion, increase distance per stroke, maintain then increase paces while holding D.P.S.):
    • Ability to hold constant number of strokes at a steady pace throughout swim sets
    • Increase your distance per stroke (D.P.S.)
    • Maintain your D.P.S. while increasing repetitions then distances
    • Swimming faster while maintaining best technique
    • Find the right balance between D.P.S. and stroke rate
  • Depending on the season, the session may  include other strokes and open water skills

Equipment:

For your training sessions, you will need a pull buoy, flippers and hand paddles (starting with small sizes is preferable if you are new to them). You can buy your swimming gear from Outpace shop at the lowest price!

Wednesdays 6:00 AM at Kilbirnie pool OR 6:30 PM at Freyberg pool :
75 minute sessions specifically designed to develop your fitness to the next level and teach you the skills needed to get the most out of your sessions.

Learn More

Skills include:

  • Pace awareness (maintain constant & steady pace, descending sets, threshold sets)
  • C.S.S (Critical Swim Speed) / Threshold test to find out individual swim paces and base interval for endurance sets (Outpace calculator)
  • Measure progress using intervals and stroke counts
  • Improve threshold / endurance
  • Increase repetitions and distances throughout the year and towards goals
  • Other strokes and open water skills depending on the season

Equipment:

For your training sessions, you will need a pull buoy, flippers and hand paddles (starting with small sizes is preferable if you are new to them). You can buy your swimming gear from Outpace shop at the lowest price!

2021 Term Dates

Join the squads anytime during the school terms or the year!

Sessions are during the school terms with usually a specific clinic during the school holidays. There is no training on public holidays. See more details about the clinics here.

Open Water clinic:Mon 18 to Sat 23 January
Term One:Mon 25 January to Wed 14 April (No swimming on Mon 8 February and Mon 5 April)
Strokes and Tumble turn clinic:Mon 19, Wed 21 & Fri 23 April
Term Two:Mon 3 May to Wed 7 July (No swimming on Mon 7 June)
Outpace “Not just swimming” clinic:Saturday 17 July
Term Three:Mon 26 July to Wed 29 September
Spring clinic:Mon 11, Wed 13 & Fri 15 October
Term Four:Mon 18 October to Wed 15 December (No swimming on Mon 25 October)

Pricing

Choose your plan: Pay Per Term or Pay As You Go

Term Plans (Term 4 bookings will open on 27 September)

Choose between 1 or 2 weekly sessions at either Freyberg or Kilbirnie pool – Join in before each term.

Pros: Your place is automatically booked and secured every week.

Cons: No credit or refund available for missed lessons. You have to rebook your place before each term starts according to availability.

1 weekly session
(Based on $15 per 75 min session)
2 weekly sessions
(Based on $14 per 75 min session)

Pay As You Go (Term 4 bookings will open on 27 September)

​The Pay As You Go system gives you the flexibility to book your sessions when you need them (according to available places). Book your sessions in advanced using our booking system and simply cancel or reschedule the ones you cannot attend. That way you will not be charged for the sessions you cannot attend!

Pros: You are only charged for sessions you attend.

Cons: You are responsible for your own bookings, rescheduling and cancellations. Sessions have an expiry date. Places are limited with no guarantee of a place in every session.

Important: Before buying 10 or 20 sessions, click the “Casual Session” button below and select the location to ensure available places

All session fees are exclusive of pool entry fees

Sessions expiry

  • 10 sessions: 4 month expiry from purchase
  • 20 sessions: 6 month expiry from purchase

​

2021 ©
barefoot web design