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École de natation (Discovery) |
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This group is designed to help children feel safe and confident in the water. Through playful activities, they learn to float, glide, breathe correctly, and discover the basic movements of swimming in a fun and supportive environment. |
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Débutants (Foundation) |
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Swimmers start learning the fundamentals of swimming in a more structured way. The focus is on basic technique for freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke, breathing coordination, and enjoyment of movement in the water. |
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Poussins (Development) |
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This stage focuses on developing proper swimming technique across the four strokes. Swimmers improve coordination, learn starts and turns, and begin building endurance while maintaining good technical foundations. |
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Pupilles (Transition) |
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A key transition group where swimmers consolidate all four strokes and increase endurance. Emphasis is placed on refining starts, turns, streamlining, and race preparation, bridging the gap between learning and performance. |
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Espoirs (Talent) |
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This group is aimed at motivated swimmers with a competitive mindset. Training focuses on technique perfection, speed, endurance, race strategies, relays, and physical preparation both in and out of the water. |
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Élites (Performance) |
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The high-performance group for competitive swimmers. Training intensity is high, with a strong focus on strength, speed, competition skills, and achieving individual performance goals at national and international levels. |
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| Group | Activities | Strokes | Competition | Dry Land | Material | Key Objectives (Evaluation) |
| Ecole de natation (Discovery) |
Water confidence Fun Floating Gliding |
Freestyle basic movement Breaststroke basic movement Backstroke basic movement |
No | No |
Kickboard Fins |
Comfort in water Basic propulsion First movements Breath control |
| Débutants (Foundation) |
Learning the basics Water games First strokes Breathing |
Freestyle technique basic Breaststroke technique basic Backstroke technique basic |
Yes | Yes |
Kickboard Fins |
25 m freestyle 25 m breaststroke 25 m backstroke (with fins) Safe dive |
| Poussins (Development) |
4 strokes Technique Turn Start |
Freestyle technique refinement Breaststroke technique refinement Backstroke technique refinement Butterfly technique basic |
Yes | Yes |
Kickboard Fins Pullbuoy |
Turn correctly Start correctly 100 m freestyle (endurance) 2x25 Breaststroke (technique) 50 m Backstroke (technique) 12.5 m butterfly |
| Pupilles (Transition) |
Mastering 4 strokes Turn Start Coordination Breathing |
Freestyle technique & endurance Breaststroke technique & endurance Backstroke technique & endurance Butterfly technique refinement |
Yes | Yes |
Kickboard Fins Pullbuoy |
Turn perfection Start perfection Streamline - 4 strokes 2x200 m freestyle (endurance) 2x50 Breaststroke 2x50 Backstroke 25 m butterfly |
| Espoirs (Talent) |
Endurance Perfection technique Turns Relay Start |
Freestyle technique & endurance & speed Breaststroke technique & endurance & speed Backstroke technique & endurance & speed Butterfly technique & endurance & speed |
Yes | Yes |
Kickboard Fins Pullbuoy Paddles |
100 m freestyle (F:1:25, M:1:20) 2x100 4 nages (1 technique, 1 speed) F<1:30 50 m freestyle (F:35, M:33) 50 m Breaststroke (F:48, M:45) 50 m Backstroke (F:43, M:40) 300 m freestyle (endurance) |
| Elites (Performance) |
Strength Competition skills Speed High intensity Regional/national focus |
Freestyle (force, endurance, technique, speed) Breaststroke (force, endurance, technique, speed) Backstroke (force, endurance, technique, speed) Butterfly (force, endurance, technique, speed) |
Yes (mandatory) | Yes (mandatory) |
Kickboard Fins Pullbuoy Paddles Snorkel |
4–5 trainings National & international competitions Individual time objectives |