Join The Glamourhead Sharks

The first training session is free.

Come along to a training session to see what it is all about.

You will find swimmers of all abilities and age groups in this team.
All our sessions are professionally coached And Yes the pool is heated

Dates & Time

Tuesdays/ Thursday 18:30 to 20:00

18.15 for warm up and payment

Where
Wesley College, Prahran (Corner High Street and Punt Road)

Tram 06 or bus 246 on Punt rd

Costs
Swimming: - Single Training Session: $7/$5 conc. Plus gold coin donation for the coach

If you enjoy swimming with us you will need to become a member of the Glamourhead Sharks
which has an Annual membership: $90 and includes AUSSI Masters registration, insurance and administrative costs
NOTE: To be covered by insurance and to be eligible for competitions, swimmers must become a member of AUSSI Masters member. www.aussimasters.com.au

Contact:

Glamourhead Sharks Aquatics Club

PO Box 198, Prahran, Vic 3181

Pool etiquette

Good pool etiquette enables all swimmers to use the water with least discordance. All swimmers deserve to enjoy their swim as much as you. Etiquette becomes extremely important when lanes are crowded.

Leave your ego in your swim bag. Training is not about racing everyone else in the lane. It is about completing the session as well as you can.

Things to remember:

                        • Always swim to the left. Keep close to the lane rope at all times unless instructed differently by your coach.

                        • Swim in single file.

                        • Fastest swimmers leads off, slowest goes last

                        • Be considerate of others in your lane.

                        • Turn in the middle of the wall, not at the sides, so as not to cut off a swimmer

                        • Swim to the wall at all times. Finish each lap and each set at the wall.

                        • Move out of the way of the next swimmer at the finish wall. During the set move to the middle of the lane to allow those finishing to touch the wall and those starting to push off

                        • Always follow coach’s instructions.

                        • Swim 5 seconds apart unless instructed otherwise by the coach

                        • Swim at the intervals set by the coach.

                        • When passing a slower swimmer on a swim longer than 100m, brush their toes if you are close to the end of the wall. The slower swimmer should stop at the wall just long enough to let the faster swimmer past. On longer sets all swimmers should keep close to the lane rope to let faster swimmers swim past and down the middle. Keep elbows high and stroke close to the body. If passing in the middle of the pool it may be necessary to sprint.

                        • Change places with a slower/faster swimmer as necessary,

                        • If stopping and resting, stand close to the lane rope. Leave a gap in the center of the lane for others to turn.

                        • If you become tired, stop. Rejoin the group when you have recovered. Avoid disturbing the timing of the other swimmers who have not stopped and rested. You may slot in where you were or you may need to swim further back.

                        • In longer sessions remember that you need to pace yourself. Swimming flat out for three laps then swimming very slowly for the other 7 because you are tired disrupts the other swimmers. Conversely, taking a rest and then swimming very fast when others are tiring is also not helpful to them or to you.

Overall, swim with your team, not against them