Elite Swimming

The Elite Swim Club is a privately owned competitive swim program based out of Newark Academy in Livingston and Morristown-Beard School in Morristown.

Tryout Dates Set

Tryouts for roster spots for the Spring 2010 Season will be Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at 4:30 pm (tryouts should be concluded by 6:00 pm) at Newark Academy (91 South Orange Avenue, Livingston, NJ 07039-adjacent to the Livingston Mall) for all ages. All Swimmers should arrive prior to 4:30 pm. Swimmers who are accepted into Elite will be notified by a posting on Elite’s website by Thursday, March 25 at 4 pm. Swimmers will need to accept their invitation by Tuesday, March 30^st by 1) sending an email to Head Coach Bill Deatly at eliteswimclubnj@comcast.net and then 2) mailing a non-refundable $200 deposit to the Elite Swim Club 32 Prospect Street, Summit, New Jersey 07901 by Saturday, April 3^rd.

1^st practices start Monday April 5, 2010 or Tuesday, April 6 (depending on the training group the new swimmer is assigned to).

Directions for each training site are posted on the Elite website.

For more information email Bill Deatly, Head Coach eliteswimclubnj@comcast.net. For additional information, check out the team website @ eliteswimclub.org

Information regarding Elite

For Age Group swimmers (generally 14 & Under), the program is designed to combine stroke technique, conditioning and fun in an effort to introduce to the sport of swimming & develop these swimmers into Elite level swimmers. Age Group swimmers placed in the Marlin Teals & Marlin Blacks will train at Newark Academy Monday thru Saturday and at Morristown-Beard on Sundays from Monday, April 5 thru Friday, June 11th. More advanced swimmers are placed in the Wavebuster Teals, Wavebuster Blacks and Wavebuster Gold training group and will train thru approximately July 31, 2010. The Wavebuster training groups are also afforded opportunities to train and compete in long course (50 meter pools vs. 25 yard pools). These age groups will utilize the Springfield Municipal and Summit Municipal “long course pools” for training starting June 1^st.

Elite’s philosophy is that swimming is both a skill and an endurance sport. Thus, considerable time is spent teaching the skills of swimming. The program is set up like a school, with swimmers mastering certain prescribed skills at each level of the program. To progress thru the program, a swimmer will need to master the skills needed plus will need to show a commitment to the sport thru attending a minimum of 70% of the practices.

For Senior Level swimmers (approximately 14 & Older), the program combines stroke technique analysis thru digital technology; strength building and serious conditioning to produce repeated optimum performances and continual development. Senior Level Swimmers (both Seniors and Senior Preps) will train at Morristown-Beard Monday thru Thursday and both Saturday and Sunday. Senior Level Swimmers will also utilize the Springfield Municipal and Summit Municipal “long course pools” for training starting June 1^st.

See “About Elite”

Swimmers and parents can find more information regarding Elite and the team philosophy under the “About Elite” tab on the home page.