AEROBIC SWIMMING

In addition to the regular training programme Gladstone Groper Members can improve their swimming strokes and build up stamina by participating in the National Aerobic programme. 

Aerobic swimming is distance swimming.  The main aim is:

•  to provide an incentive for swimmers to earn points for the Club and possibly win a National Aerobic Trophy for the Club

To record aerobic points a swimmer must complete five swims in each stroke, throughout the year, in 400 meters and 800 meters.  One recording per month of any same stroke and distance. 

Long swims are also part of the programme and are done in freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. They are 1500 meters, ½ hour, ¾ hour and 1 hour.

All Members are challenged to participate and have a lot of fun and fellowship recording each other’s times.

Participating in this programme also increases skills and allows the opportunity to gauge one’s own Personal bests, etc.