HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
INTERESTED IN OUR HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAM for the 2024-2025 season? REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FROM JUNE 30th to JULY 10th! (see bottom of our home page!)
Participation in a program assessment is required prior to registration. Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to have your skills assessed.
The High Performance Program is for athletes who desire to train and compete at a high performance (national) level. Swimmers practice 5 times per week, refining their technical skills and bringing their performance to the next level.
To be part of the High performance program, swimmers must be experienced athletes who have already competed successfully in the Provincial or National stream. The High Performance program runs from September to June, however, athletes may continue to train during the summer in preparation for High Performance and Provincial team camps or competitions.
Depending on their age, an HP athlete swims in one of 3 categories:
- Youth (13-15)
- Junior
- Senior
Athletes may compete in provincial, national, and international level competitions.
LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development)
GO Capital’s competitive programs are based on the Long-term Athlete Development (LTAD) Framework to help our swimmers reach the greatest heights of sports achievement. The High Performance Program focuses on the Train to Train, Train to Compete, and Train to Win stages. Athletes develop their stamina (endurance), strength, speed, and suppleness (flexibility) while gaining more advanced artistic swimming skills. Mental training is introduced and developed, including goal setting and evaluation, visualization and competition preparation. All competitive athletes train together in a high quality training environment where coaches encourage teamwork and excellence. This program will systematically teach the foundations of technically sound and artistically innovative artistic swimming while also developing important life skills that will benefit all athletes. LTAD focuses in this program are:
Ages 11 – 15 years – Train to Train – continued artistic swimming skill development and competing more seriously.
Junior (15-19) and FINA Senior (18 & Over)
Train to Compete – Optimizing physical preparation, higher intensity training, more individualized training.
Train to Win – Elite competitors competing at the highest level of competition.
Practice Schedule (2024-2025 season)
Please note that this is a TENTATIVE SCHEDULE* based on current expected pool allocations. There may be changes to this schedule based on pool and land space availability.
*IMPORTANT* Please note that university pools typically close for annual maintenance starting in mid-April and athletes will be rerouted during this period. We will strive to communicate any pool schedule changes to families as far in advance as possible.
Holiday and Pool Closure dates
Regular schedules will be modified as required due to pool closures, special events and holidays. In order to accommodate these, practice times, days, and locations may be rescheduled or canceled. These dates will be shared as soon as they become available.
Performances
Participation in GO Capital ASC’s Winter Watershow and End of Season Watershow.
Competitions
Competitions dates and locations for the 2024-2025 season have not yet been confirmed by Ontario Artistic Swimming and Canadian Artistic Swimming. These will be shared as soon as they are finalized.
End of season banquet
High Performance athletes are invited to attend our year-end awards banquet. Tickets will be available for purchase at the end of the season.
Start of season information
Conditioning camp (optional): We expect to offer optional conditioning training time the week of August 26th-29th but are waiting for confirmation of pool availability. The dates, times and locations will be confirmed as soon as possible.
Team placements (mandatory): Team selection is expected to take place between September 3rd - 7th. The exact dates and times will be communicated at a later date. Please note that these times may be different from your age group’s schedule above.
IMPORTANT NOTE RE: SCHEDULE: Note that the club does not have access to all of its regular pools and pool times at the start of the season - athletes should expect that the schedule will be slightly modified for the first few weeks of the season.
Solos and Duets
The club will be able to offer solo and/or duets this season. They will train 2 hours per week from late September to May/June. Extra routine selection and coach assignment will be at the discretion of the Lead Technical Coach. Extra routine assessments will take place the week of September 9th during team practices.
Equipment Needed
Please note that these items are NOT included in the fees and swimmer accounts will be invoiced separately for these items based on specific merchandise needs. The following items will be mandatory:
- Routine suit (included in fees)
- GO Capital ASC cap*
- Club jacket*
- Club T-shirt*
- Club tank top*
- Club bag (back pack)*
- Club spacing suit* (new suit for all athletes for the 2024-2025 season)
- White swim cap
- Black figure suit
- Nose clips
- Goggles
- Practice swim cap
- Yoga mat
- Thera Band (elastic band)
- Plain black leggings
- Plain black shorts (optional)
* To be purchased through the club
Fees
A non-refundable deposit of $250.00 is due at time of registration.
Club fees can be paid in full or in installments based on the fee schedule available during the registration process. Please refer to the GO Capital Artistic Swimming Payment Policy for information related to refunds and withdrawals.
Additional fee - registration with Ontario Artistic Swimming: These fees will be paid directly by families through a separate online registration system. More information on the process for payment will be shared once available. Mandatory fees for the 2024-2025 season will be as follows:
- Competitive athlete fee: $170
- Parent volunteer fee (one per family): $2
* Important * Registration fees DO NOT include travel (hotel, food, transportation), competition costs (registration fees and coach per diem), or additional merchandise. These expenses will be invoiced separately as incurred.
Fundraising
As part of season registration fees, all High Performance athlete families are required to pay a fundraising amount identified annually by the Board of Directors. Any fundraising raised per family will be credited back to the swimmer’s/family’s account. The fundraising amount for the 2024-2025 season will be available on the fee schedule at the time of registration.
Volunteering
As part of season registration fees, all Provincial Competitive stream athlete families are required to pay a volunteer levy amount identified annually by the Board of Directors. This information is available on the fee schedule available during registration. If volunteer commitments are completed, the amount will be credited back to the swimmer/family account at the end of the season. Volunteer requirements include meet volunteering and non-meet volunteering. Exact meet volunteer requirements will be confirmed at the start of season based on whether the club is hosting a meet. See Volunteer Policy for additional information.
Questions?
Do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.
