Whitby Swimming's Precompetitive Program is designed to teach the core skills required for competitive swimming. Swimmers will learn the fundamentals of each competitive swimming stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly), dives, turns and how competitive swimming practices and swim meets are structured. This is a fun and rewarding introduction to the sport.  

Please note that our Precompetitive Program is not a replacement for swimming lessons and is not a "learn to swim" program. Space in the program is very limited and placement within the program is not guaranteed.

SPRING 2026:

The Spring precompetitive session runs from April-June 2026. The program is 8 weeks long and will begin on April 18th, 2026. The program will conclude with a precompetitive mini-meet.

There are three precompetitive groups. All practices will take place at Anne Ottenbrite Pool (Iroquois Park Sports Centre).

GROUP 1: Friday 4:05-4:50pm/Saturday 8:05-8:50am

OR

GROUP 2: Friday 5:00-5:45pm/Sunday 7:30-8:15am

OR

GROUP 3: Friday 6:00-6:45pm/Sunday 8:15-9:00am

Spring Practice Schedule for Precompetitive and Intro Group Swimmers:

April 18th-19th (No Friday practices)

April 24th-26th

May 8th-10th

May 15th (Friday practice ONLY)

May 22nd-24th

May 29th-31st

June 5th-7th

June 12th-14th

June 19th-21st

Precomp Mini Meet - June 21st AM

Prerequisites: Swimmers entering our precompetitive program must be able to swim 25m of front crawl, 25m on their back and be fully independent in the deep end. Swimmers must be at least 6 years old to join the precompetitive program.

How to join: Prior to registering, all new swimmers must complete an assessment with one of our coaches. Assessments take about 10 minutes and are free. Please Join our Assessment List to be notified of upcoming assessments. 

Already Joined our Assessment List and still have questions? Contact info@whitbyswimming.ca for more information.