CINCINNATI, OHIO
Welcome to the Sea Wolves
The Sea Wolves is one of the newest and best swim teams in the area. The team is coached by former University of Cincinnati swimmer and Registered Dietitian Aaron Dorfman. In just three years, the Sea Wolves became the small team state champions of Ohio! The Mercy Healthplex Sea Wolves is a year-round USA registered swim team.
The Sea Wolves are……..
- Made to order. Come to as many practices/meets as you like – tailor the program to YOUR needs.
- NOT a fundraising team and we don’t run swim meets.
- Housed in a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility.
- Successful! We won the Ohio small team age group state championship in the Fall/Winter of 2007.
The Sea Wolves is a small team that focuses on technique, endurance and speed training. The Sea Wolves are a non fundraising team and we coach children between the ages of 6 – 18. The season runs through mid March and non-members are welcome to join.
Do you want to learn more about our program? Please contact Aaron Dorfman, Head Swim Coach, at (513) 233-6412 or via email at ACDorfman@mercy.com.
GOLD 1
13 – 14 year olds with four or more JO time standards AND the ability to do the Gold 1 training sets. 13-14 year olds must also make a minimum of five practices a week or they will be moved down to Gold 2.
15-18 year olds are in this training group if they have the ability to make the training set and can make it to a minimum of five practices per week with the Sea Wolves.
15-18 year olds that attend five practices a week and that can make the training set.
13 & 14 year olds with four or more JO time standards and the ability to do the training sets.
Group is designed to prepare swimmers for national and high level meets. This group is dedicated to becoming better swimmers. If a swimmer can do the training sets and meet the age requirements but is doing another sport, they should train in Gold 2 until they are full-time in Gold 1. Morning practices count towards the total of five Sea Wolves practices per week.
• Practice attendance will be kept to monitor the average per week.
• In addition, your child must complete the following sets.
6 x 100s swim freestyle on 1:15
6 x 50s kick with a kickboard on :55
GOLD 2
13 – 14 year olds with the ability to do the training sets. 15-18 year olds are in this training group if they do not meet the practice/training requirements of Gold 1 AND can’t make the Gold 1 training set. 12 year olds can only be in this group if they have five or more JO cuts AND they must complete the training sets.
13-14 year olds with the ability to do the training sets and 12 year olds with five JO time standards with the ability to do both training sets.
15-18 year olds that can’t make the Gold 1 training set or meet the practice requirements.
Group is designed to prepare younger athletes for elite training. For the senior swimmers, it provides a flexible training platform with competitive intervals. Speed and volume training are at the base of this group but there is still a focus on form and technique.
• In addition, your child must complete the following sets.
6 x 100s swim freestyle on 1:25
6 x 50s kick with a kickboard on 1:00
SILVER
11-12 year olds with at least one JO time standard OR the ability to make both of the training sets, 13 and 14 year olds that can make the training sets and beginner 15 year olds (a time share with bronze may be possible if a 10 year old with FIVE or more JO time standards, is physically and mentally mature enough to handle the training AND if he or she can make the training sets).
11-12 year olds with at least one JO time standard OR the ability to make both training sets, 13-
14 year olds that can make the set and beginner 15 year olds that have a strong or accelerated understanding of technique.
Group is designed to take the technique base (strong in all four strokes) and develop a stronger competitive swimmer with a broad range of training. Longer training sets will be incorporated into practices.
• In addition, your child must complete the following two sets.
6 x 100s swim freestyle on 1:35
6 x 50s kick with a kickboard on 1:05
BRONZE
11-14 year olds and advanced 10 year olds
11-14 year olds without individual JO cuts (10 & unders with three to four individual JO cuts).
Group is designed for stroke development and improvement. Heavy volume is not needed for this group.
To qualify for this set, a child must be an 11-14 year old or a 10 & under with three to four individual JO time standards per Ohio Swimming (also must make the training sets).
Qualifying set for 10 & under athletes with three to four JO standards.
6 x 100s swim freestyle on 1:45
6 x 50s kick with a kickboard on 1:10
BLACK
No placement set – for 9-10 year olds two or less JO time standards
BLUE