Équipes  │  CNDie


École de natation (Discovery)

 

 

       

 

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.

       

 

Débutants (Foundation)

 

 

       

 

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.

       

 

Poussins (Development)

 

 

       

 

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.

       

 

Pupilles (Transition)

   

 

       

 

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.

       

 

Espoirs (Talent)

   

 

       

 

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.

 

       

 

Élites (Performance)

   

 

       

 

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.


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