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Our Role
The Dunedin Swim Coaching Board (DSCB or Swim Dunedin) was established in 2013 to provide continuity of high performance swim coaching services to athlete development swim squads operating out of Moana Pool and oversee the allocation of professional coaching water space.
High Performance Coaching (not a swim club)
Swim Dunedin is not a swim club, but a coaching service that enables swimmers to receive high performance coaching while still remaining members of, and competing for their swimming clubs.
DSCB has a contract with the DCC and Moana Pool to provide high performance swim coaching. New and existing DSCB swimmers will be required to meet certain performance criteria. There will be regular assessments of new swimmers wishing to join DSCB development squads, with initial contact through your swim club, or via our online enquiry form .
Triathlon and Surf swimmers have the option of training in a Surf/Triathlon squad or if they wish to lift their swimming skills they are welcome to join the A Squad after discussion and assessment by the Head Coach.
Our Swim Squad Structure
A-Squad
Open, National Age Group, National Development, Youth & National Squads
- Attend up to 9 sessions per week
- A positive attitude to all aspects of training.
- Competing in regional finals and/or national level.
Timetable below
B-Squad
- Attend 5 sessions per week
- 15 years old or under
- A positive attitude to all aspects of training.
- Training towards and regularly competing in swim meets.
C-Squad
- Attend 3-4 sessions per week.
- 15 years old or younger.
- Able to swim 200 m of Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke and 100m of Butterfly with adequate technique.
- Able to perform competition skills (starts, turns and finishes) for all events.
- Enrolled with a swimming club.
- Maximum one session per day
Timetable below
D-Squad
Development Squad / Transition from club swimming and learn-to-swim to higher level training squads
- Attend 2 sessions with Swim Dunedin and 1 session with a club or 3 sessions with Swim Dunedin per week.
- 15 years old or younger.
- Able to swim 100 m of Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke and 25m of Butterfly with adequate technique.
- Able to perform an underwater somersault both forwards and backwards and dive off the side of the pool.
- Enrolled with a swimming club.
Timetable below
SMTP Squad
- 15 years old or over.
- Able to swim continuously for 45 minutes.
Elite Tri Group
For serious athletes wishing to increase swimming fitness and strength
- Attend 5 pool sessions per week
- 15 years old or over
- A positive attitude to all aspects of training.
- Training towards and regularly competing at competitions.
Swim Dunedin Masters Squad
Swim Dunedin's Masters squad. For more information,
please enquire via email
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Interested in joining a Squad?
Squad Training Timetable
NOTE: To optimize training, swimmers are asked to arrive 15 minutes before the above pool start-time to ensure all squad members are in the water on time. This allows time for coach instructions and pre-pool warm-up.
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Squad training times are as follows: |
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A Squad + Elite Tri |
Senior Competitive | Monday - Saturday mornings |
5.30am - 7.30am
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| Monday - Friday afternoons | 3.30pm - 5.15pm | ||
| B Squad | Junior Competitive | Monday - Friday afternoons | 4.20pm - 6.15pm |
| Wed & Fri mornings | 5.30am - 7.30am (in the door no later 5.15am) |
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| C Squad | Development | Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri | 7.00am - 8.00am |
| Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri Saturday Morning |
5.15pm - 6.15pm 10.00am - 11.00am |
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| D Squad | Development | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri | 4.00pm - 5.00pm |
| Saturday morning |
9.00am - 10am | ||
| STMP Squad |
Surf/Triathlon | Mon, Tue, Wed,Thu, Fri | 7.00am - 8.00am |
| Masters Squad |
Adult Fitness | Tue, Thu | 7.30pm - 8.30pm |