Orange Beach Swim Team

Junior Makos is our pre-team program designed to gently ease participants into the world of competitive swimming. Whether the goal is to perform all four strokes legally or advance to the competitive levels of the sport, our qualified coaching staff will lead athletes through each practice at an introductory pace in order to gain confidence and familiarity.

Each session runs Monday-Thursday for two weeks containing eight, 45-min classes. We utilize Fridays as necessary to make-up lessons due to inclement weather, conflicting swim meets, or coach’s absence.

• Ages 5+
• Experience Required: LTS3 Exit Skills including the ability to to jump and submerge underwater, float on back or tread water for 1 min followed by a 25-yard freestyle swim
• Builds on the independent use and knowledge of basic water safety, skills, and awareness
• Curriculum:
  • common terminology used in the sport
  • basic knowledge of legal technique in all four strokes
  • the beginning stages of dive and turn work
  • a gradual build in endurance