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NAC General Questions What is Nashville Aquatic Club? (back to top) NAC is a year round competitive swim program that has been operating in the Middle Tennessee area since 1975. The team is comprised of six practice groups ranging from the entry-level swimmer to the Senior National qualifier. Nashville Aquatic Club aims to develop the character, skills, and desire necessary for each child to maximize his or her potential. Through swimming, we aim to develop physical fitness, self-discipline, and self-esteem, which will assist children in maximizing their personal, intellectual, and athletic potential. Do I need to be an elite swimmer to join Nashville Aquatic Club? (back to top) No. NAC offers a variety of levels in which swimmers can begin. Elite swimmers are the result of knowledgeable coaching and consistent training, which NAC has a long history of providing. Each swimmer, no matter how elite, has started at the beginning where they have learned the basic fundamentals of swimming and a general love for the sport. NAC provides each of its athletes the opportunity to start from the very basics and advance to the most elite level. No matter what your child’s current ability level is, you can rest assured that there is a place for them within the NAC program. How do I determine if Nashville Aquatic Club is right for me? (back to top) First, check out our website at www.swimnac.com. There you will find information about the club’s past, present, and outlook for the future. Second, talk to a current NAC parent! Members currently involved in the program are a very useful and informative resource to find out more about the team. Third, contact one of the NAC coaches by calling the NAC office at (615) 321-3510. You can also inquire about our FREE trial week, which is a great way to see if year round swimming is something your child is interested in pursuing. Swim Team Questions In which group will my child swim? (back to top) Each group is tailored primarily by ability level, but also takes into account the child’s age, strength, fitness, physiological development, and consistency. The following is an outline of our practice groups and the expectations for each: Green Group: This group is our beginner level where swimmers primarily learn proper stroke technique, as well as how to swim each of the competitive strokes legally. These swimmers are encouraged to attend 2-3 practices a week in order to benefit fully from the weekly lessons. Click here for the Green Group Information Sheet. White Group: This group is an extension of the Green Group where swimmers learn stroke efficiency through repetition of skills. Athletes will also be introduced to dryland training, focusing on increased coordination and balance. These swimmers are encouraged to attend 3-4 practices a week in order to benefit the most from the weekly lessons. Red Group: This group is our intermediate level where swimmers will still continue to develop their stroke technique, but athletes will also be introduced to basic training principals. These swimmers are encouraged to attend 4-5 practices a week in order to benefit fully from the seasonal progression of the group. Blue Group: This is the highest level of our age group program. Swimmers in this group continue their stroke technique education, while focusing more on conditioning and training consistently. These swimmers are encouraged to attend 5-6 practices a week in order to maintain their physical and mental progress within the sport. Senior 1: This is the first of our two senior groups where swimmers should commit to attend 6+ practices a week. Swimmers at this stage have made a commitment to the sport and are ready for a higher level of training and competition. Senior 2: This is our most advanced group where swimmers should commit to every workout offered. These Swimmers have developed the skills needed for competition at the regional and national level. Where are practices offered? (back to top) Practices are offered in two convenient locations. The Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex, located just off Concord Road in Brentwood, as well as the Centennial Sportsplex located on 25th Avenue in Nashville. Current Practice Schedules: Sportsplex | Brentwood Do I need to give up other sports if I swim with NAC? (back to top) NAC realizes that young children love to participate in a variety of sports and activities. Most people are under the impression that if you swim year round that you do not have enough time to participate in other sports and activities. This is not the case at all. Many of our swimmers are also very involved in other activities and have found a nice balance that allows them to experience it all. In addition, NAC does not want your child to turn away from swimming because it is the only activity in which they participate. How many swim meets are offered and where are they held? (back to top) Swim meets are a great chance for your child to grow in the sport of swimming. Swimmers not only learn about race strategy and stroke technique at meets, but they also end up gaining self-confidence and experience. In addition, competitions are fun! They serve as a reward for your swimmer’s hard work and an excellent test of their skills acquired during practice. At least one swim meet is offered a month and more often there are two each month. Most of the meets that NAC attends are in the Middle Tennessee area. Others are held in surrounding areas such as Knoxville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Auburn, Louisville, and Bowling Green. What are the benefits of year round swimming? (back to top) NAC recognizes that each of our swimmers must learn good stroke technique at every stage of their development. We believe that swimming correctly needs to be taught before athletes move on to training. We also find that swimmers who learn better stroke technique, will inherently swim faster and smarter races. Naturally, year round swimming will improve swimming ability, but it will also carry over to other aspects of an athlete’s life. Swimmers tend to take the listening, discipline, organization, work-ethic, time management, and goal setting skills they learn in our program with them to the classroom and thereafter to the real world. In addition, swimmers learn to handle successes and failures, which in turn creates superior sportsmanship and self-confidence. What are some of the team’s accomplishments? (back to top) NAC has won the Southeastern Championships more than 30 times, competing against teams in Tennessee, Alabama, and the panhandle of Florida. We have been recognized by USA Swimming as a Gold Medal Club ever year since 2002. Currently we are the only team in the Middle Tennessee area that has ever been recognized as such. NAC has produced numerous Olympians, Olympic Trial qualifiers, World Championship qualifiers, Senior and Junior National qualifiers, Sectional and Southeastern champions, as well as National Age Group record holders. With all of our accomplishments, we recognize that it is the depth of a team, not a few exceptional swimmers that make the program successful. Our depth is something that we attribute to the ability to keep kids interested in the sport and consistently improving. Parent Volunteer Questions How do I find out how many volunteer points my family has earned? (back to top) The easiest way is to log into the SuperMeets system. The status of your points will be displayed. Miscellaneous Questions What is the process/timeline for updating certain files/pages on the site, such as team records, meet psych sheets, etc? (back to top) There are several factors that go into the timing of file updates that are posted on the web. Much of the "data intensive" reports/pages/pdf files require the information to be uploaded to our Team Manager database software. This database allows us to quickly "crunch the numbers" and generate the reports. If the upload files from the various teams or swim meets are not available, which is sometimes the case, then the process becomes manually intensive. If you multiply the number of swimmers by the number of events and then again by the number of swim meets, you can begin to see how much data there is to manage. At this point it becomes a matter of resource availability and priorities. Although we at the NAC will do everything possible to maintain timely information, during meet-intensive seasons updates to the data may be delayed. What is the difference between Short Course (SC) and Long Course (LC)? (back to top) Very simply,short course takes place in a 25 yard or meter pool whereas long course takes place in a 50 meter pool. Short Course is normally noted as SCY for Short Course Yards or SCM for Short Course Meters. Long Course is sometime noted as LCM for Long Course Meters. Short Course season normally runs from late summer/early fall through winter. Long Course usually begins in the spring and extends through the summer months. NOTE: When the pool is set up to begin practice for Long Course, there are fewer lanes available for each group's practice. Therefore, during this period, practice schedules may be adjusted to allow the appropriate number of swimmers/per lane. USA Swimming does not formally endorse any conversion factors between different courses. There are certain situations in which a time needs to be converted. An example of a formula that can be used is: (Meters Time) = (Yards Time) x 1.11 + 0.7 sec. USA Swimming also provides tables that can be used for conversions: USA Swimming Conversion Tables Answers to general time questions can be found at: USA Swimming General Times Questions & Information |
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