WASPS POOL TRAINING LOCATIONS

Training Pools

For training purposes the Whitchurch Wasps use a number of swimming pools in and around the Whitchurch area :

Whitchurch Swimming Centre

White Lion Meadow
Whitchurch SY13 1BA
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Market Drayton Swimming Centre

Newtown Road
Market Drayton TF9 1JT
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Christleton High School Swimming Pool

Village Road
Christleton
Chester CH3 7AD
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Wem Pool - Wem

Swimming Centre
Bowens Field, Wem,
Shropshire SY4 5AP
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Ellesmere Swimming Pool

Elson Road
Ellesmere
Shropshire SY12 9EU
01691 622027
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Training Sessions

Mondays	6.00pm	–	7.00pm	Wem (other than bank holidays)
Tuesdays	6.00pm	–	8.00pm	Whitchurch
Thursday	7.00pm	–	9.00pm	Whitchurch
Friday	8.00pm	–	9.00pm	Whitchurch
Saturday	7.00am	–	9.00am	Whitchurch
Sunday	5.00pm	–	7.00pm	Christleton

Documents

Lane Structure

Lane placement is based on a judged by results meritocratic basis. At regular time trials – held throughout the year - swimmers are tested on 50M times in all strokes. .

STROKE CLINIC : This is the lane in which all of our young swimmers start. Swimmers in training these sessions must be aged 13 or under. To move up to lane 5 swimmers must achieve 3 of the Lane 5 qualification times, plus Wasps Challenge 1.

LANE 5 : Lane 5 swimmers must be aged 13 or under To move up to Lane 4 swimmers must achieve 3 of the Lane 4 & 1 of the Lane 5 qualification times .

LANE 4 : Swimmers must be aged 13 or under . To move up to Lane 3 swimmers must achieve 3 of the Lane 3 & 1 of the Lane 4 qualification times; be able to swim 1200m in 20 minutes (T20); and have achieved the Wasps Challenge 2.

LANE 6 : This lane is for swimmers over the age of 14 who have not achieved the necessary qualification criteria required for Lane 3. .

LANE 3 : To move up to Lane 2 swimmers must achieve 3 of the Lane 2 qualification times and be able to swim 1350m in 20 minutes (T20) .

LANE 2 : To move to Lane 1 swimmers must achieve the qualification times in a minimum of 2 strokes andbe able to swim 1450m in 20 minutes (T20)

LANE 1 : You’ve now arrived – National and International Stardom beckon.

Wasp Lane Qualification Criteria - Post July 2007

	50m Back	50m Breast	50m Fly	50m Free	T20 FC
Lane 1 (2+ Lane 1 Times & T20)	34 sec	38 sec	33 sec	30 sec	1450 sec
Lane 2 (3+ Lane 2 Times & T20)	38 sec	40 sec	36 sec	32 sec	1350 sec
Lane 3 (3+ Lane 3 Times & 1 Lane 4+ Time & T20)	42 sec	46 sec	43 sec	35 sec	1200 sec	Wasp 2
Lane 4 (Aged 13 or Under, 3+ Lane 4 Times & 1 Lane 5+ Time)	47 sec	52 sec	50 sec	39 sec	N/A
Lane 5 (Aged 13 or Under, 3+ Lane 5 Times & Wasp 1 )	52 sec	59 sec	58 sec	46 sec	N/A	Wasp 1
Stroke Clinic (Aged 13 or Under)
Lane 6 (Aged 14 or Over & not achieved Lane 3 Qualification)

WASPS CHALLENGE 1

Demonstrate correct starts, turns and finishes in all strokes
Achieve Competitive Start Award
Swim 200m in less than 3 min 55 sec
Swim 800m in 19mins

WASPS CHALLENGE 2

Swim 200m Individual Medley in 3:15.00 or less and one form stroke: Frontcrawl 2:52.00; Backstroke 3:10.00; Breaststroke 3:37.00; Butterfly 3:17.00.
800m Frontcrawl in 12:50.00 minutes or less