Equipment

TOOLS IN THE POOL

Kickboard:

A flat rectangular piece of styrofoam used to isolate leg muscles in kick sets.

Pull buoy:

Usually two cylinders of styrofoam tied together with rope and placed between the legs. It enables you to focus on your pull without kicking. (also called pull girt)

Flags:

Triangular pennants alternating two or more contrasting colors suspended on line stretched over each lane; Short course yard pool they are 15 feet from the wall, in a meter pool they are 5 meters from the wall. Used primarily to notify backstrokers the wall is coming!

Lane Lines:

The floating markers which separate adjacent lanes. The first 5 yards (or meters) and the last 5 yards (or meters) of the lane line are usually marked as one solid color. This to alert swimmers for turns. In between the lines usually alternate colors.

Touch pad:

Part of an automatic timing device placed on wall of each lane that will register the time when the swimmer completes the distance. The unit is activated when touched by whatever part of the body that hits it first, be it the hand, head or foot.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING:

Swim suit : Due to health codes even if you are comfortable without one, we can't let you swim without a suit.

Goggles (and a spare pair) : Please have your goggles adjusted before practice.

Water bottle : The most common cause of muscle cramps is due to dehydration. You should be drinking a mouthful or two of water between each set.

Caps (optional)

Towel

Shorts, T-Shirt, Shoes : For dryland work