Club Structure & Pathways
Club Structure
The club structure has been aligned to Athlete Development Support Pathway (ADSP) making sure swimmers receive the right type and volume of training for their given stage of development showing the club provides a holistic approach to swimmer development. More about the ADSP for swimmers can be found on the Swim England website HERE.
Our Pathways
All swimmers who join stingrays are invited for a trial regardless of their age or ability. The Head Coach will then decide on the best placement of each swimmer within the programme. Swimmers progress through our squad structure based on ability, attitude and attendance, as decided by the head coach with input from assistant coaches. All swimmers in competitive squads are expected to compete for the club, attend a high percentage of training sessions and abide by the swimmers code of conduct.
Club Pathway
For swimmers seeking an active lifestyle and participation pathway. Swimmers in this pathway will attend 1 to 3 sessions per week. The pathway focuses is on enjoyment, fitness and the health and social benefits that come with this level of participation.
Competitive Pathway
For swimmers who want to train and compete aiming at County level and beyond. Swimmers in this pathway will swim up to 8 hours a week - enough training to meet swimmers needs whilst maintaining the enjoyment, health and social benefits.
Progressive Pathway
For swimmers who want to train and compete at Regional and National level. A program to allow swimmers the opportunity to reach their full potential, building and developing the physical capacities and infrastructures required to perform at the highest level.
Development Squad
Development Squad gently introduces talent young swimmers into the competitive environment. Swimmers learn movement literacy and develop their fundamental skills which will last a lifetime. "Perfect" practice over speed and distance is the focus, once strokes and skills are learnt volume intensity of training can gradually increase. Swimmers learn stroke discipline, body balance, co-ordination of movements and early development of body weight strengthening through our land-based exercises and games with structured warmups and cool downs.
In Development swimmers will enhance their turns, transitions, break outs, starts and fundamental stroke technique given them the best possible grounding in the sport. Once ready swimmers can progress along any of the clubs’ pathways depending on their individual aims and levels.
Swim School
The Stingrays Swim School offers structured swimming lessons from the age of 4 years until 12 years. It caters for complete beginners or for children looking to improve their swimming fundamentals. Our lessons programme is unique to Stingrays and aims to offer and environment and structure to help children master the basic strokes while offering a range of onwards pathways including a pre-competition skills squad to help with the transition into competitive swimming.
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- 27 Mar 2024Gold for Samuel at Welsh Nationals
Many congratulation to Samuel Stanford-Jason who brought home a gold breaststroke medal at the Swim Wales National Championships in Swansea. - 26 Mar 2024Winchester March Level 1 Long Course open meet report
Last weekend saw several of our swimmers compete in our first Level 1 meet of the season held in the new 50m Pool in Winchester. This was a great opportunity to compete in a new location against some of the best swimmers in the south east region. - 24 Mar 2024Navigating Puberty: Optimising the Physical Development of Young People
Human bodies are amazing, capable of adapting and evolving over time. Puberty creates the largest changes and challenges for the body which can have long lasting effects. Understanding what happens during maturation and how we can make sure the body grows effectively is vital for development into physically functional adults and can be the make or break time to becoming an elite athlete. This talk will explore what changes occur during puberty and how appropriate training can help this development, allowing us to lead physically active lives without pain or perform to our sporting best. - 22 Mar 2024Winchester Spring Qualifier
Good luck to those swimming at Winchester this weekend. - 01 Feb 2024Salisbury Stingrays AGM
The Chair of the Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that the next AGM will be held at Five Rivers at 7pm on Monday 4th March. - 28 Jan 2024Counties Age Group weekend 3 – 800’s report
The third weekend of the Wiltshire County Championships saw the 800’s being held at Marlborough college. We only had four swimmers competing, but all swam well gaining 3 personal best times and winning 3 medals. - 24 Jan 2024Counties Age Group weekend 2 report
The second weekend of the Wiltshire County Championships was held at the Link Centre in Swindon. Saturday was the last day of the Age Group competition and some more great swimming ensured more County Champions, more medals, and more best times from our amazing swimmers. - 16 Jan 2024Counties Age Group weekend 1 report
A fantastic first weekend of the Wiltshire County Championships for the 10-13 age groups held at the Five Rivers Leisure Centre saw 6 of the Stingrays swimmers crowned as County Champion. The total medal haul of 14 Gold, 20 Silver and 16 Bronze medals was an amazing achievement and there were several swimmers making finals and swimming lifetime best times. - 11 Dec 2023Stingrays Staffing Updates and Christmas Wishes
2023 has seen many successes for club swimmers at county, regional and national levels. - 01 Dec 2023Trowbridge November Level 3 open meet report
Competitions are now coming thick and fast, and last weekend saw our second Level 3 meet in a row with many of our swimmers taking part in the Trowbridge meet.