Find out about coach and session details...
Do you have a coach?
Yes. Our Coach is Terry John. Terry is an ASA qualified
Club Coach. He has been involved in swimming, lifesaving,
teaching and coaching for most of his life. He does this
as a hobby. He has been the Coach at the club since 1996.
He does also swim himself and has swum in several competitions.
Will the coach help me with my stroke technique?
Yes. He is most approachable. All you have to do is ask.
Not everybody needs or wants help with their strokes, so
unless you ask he doesn’t know.
Can
I learn to tumble turn and dive?
Yes, just ask. Although diving is a little bit difficult
to organise due to shallow water constraints.
How
are the sessions organised?
Swimmers of like ability are grouped together in the same
lane and appropriate sessions are provided. Each session
has a warm up period, a main set, a contrasting set and
a swim down period.
On Mondays, at Cardiff International Sports Village, there are four 50 metre lanes. The session
is written on the board at the end of each lane.
On Wednesdays, at Cardiff International Sports Village, there are five 25 metre lanes. The session is written
on sheets of paper and placed at the end of each lane.
On Fridays, at Splott
Pool, there are six lanes. This is normally a more relaxed
session, as it is an un-coached session. However, Terry
is quite often there as a swimmer. When he is there, he
provides a session verbally, which because he has to swim
it, is generally easier than the rest of the week.
When swimming in lanes, the swimming is normally done in
a chain – that is, up one side of the lane and down
the other side of the lane. Therefore a lane swims either
clockwise or anti-clockwise. Adjacent lanes should always
swim in opposite directions.
| Monday |
8.30pm - 9.30pm |
Cardiff International Sports Village, Cardiff Bay |
| Wednesday |
8pm - 9:30pm |
Cardiff International Sports Village, Cardiff Bay |
| Friday |
7.15pm - 8.15pm |
Splott Leisure Pool, Muirton Rd, Tremorfa, Cardiff, CF24
2SJ |
Etiquette does come into play
a little bit when swimming in a lane and there are therefore
several Do’s and Don’t Do’s.
In a lane swimmers should endeavour to allow a five second
gap between each swimmer. Always try and leave a gap. Be
aware of other swimmers. If you are holding people up stop
at the end of the pool to one side of the lane and allow
them to overtake. If you are being held up, wait till you
get to the end of the lane where that person should move
to the side to allow you to overtake. Don’t try and
overtake in the middle of the lane, as this is very difficult
in a crowded lane and can only lead to accidents.
Do I have to follow the session?
Everything is negotiable. People attend the sessions for
different reasons and Terry tries to cater for all requirements.
If you are carrying an injury, feeling unwell, feeling unfit
or just having a bad day, allowances can and will be made.
If you do have a problem, then it is perhaps wise to inform
Terry of this before commencing any session.
Are
the sessions structured?
Yes, Terry tries to follow 8, 12 or 16 week schedules which
hopefully lead to a competition that swimmers from the club
are attending. The schedule begins with basic aerobic endurance
and progresses into the different energy systems culminating
in a taper period before an event.
Is every
session coached?
As far as possible. Fridays are generally not coached. Terry
sometimes has to work on call and is therefore not present,
although he does provide a session. This happens, but not
that often.
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