Junior 1 & 2

Please have your swimmer arrive ready to swim with a form fitting swim suit and goggles.

Swim Suits: We recommend one piece “racer back” suits for girls and jammers for boys (shown below) so that swimmers can focus on their technique rather than adjusting their swim suit or being weighted down by bulky fabric.

Goggles are really important for getting kids comfortable with putting their face in and correct head and body position for strokes.  We have two affordable options for juniors at just $15/ pair you can buy them from the coach before practice out of the on-deck team locker room.

Caps: We also recommend that swimmers, particularly those with long hair, get used wearing a swim cap as this also makes it easier to focus on technique. 

Training Equipment: Any additional training equipment will be provided by the team. If your swimmer is keen and you are looking for a swim related Christmas present a kick board would be a great addition to their swim kit.  More information on equipment purchases below.
Junior 3
Practice Gear: Swimmers should come prepared to every swim practice with a form fitting swim suit (racer back for girls and jammer for boys), goggles and caps for those with long hair.  Swimmers should also rent from the team or purchase a swim kit which includes: mesh equipment bag, fins, paddles, pull bouy, snorkel, ankle band and kick board. More on equipment below*.
Dolphins 1 & 2

Practice Gear:  Swimmers MUST come prepared to every swim practice with a form fitting swim suit (racer back for girls and jammer for boys), goggles and caps for those with long hair and a water bottle.  Swimmers should also rent from the team or purchase a swim kit which includes: mesh equipment bag, fins, paddles, pull bouy, snorkel, ankle band and kick board.  More on equipment below*. 

Competition Suits / Caps:  Competitive Swimmers are also required to have an all black race suit for competitions (we would go with something more flashy but suit supplies are limited currently).  If you are purchasing a new suit this year we are directing everyone to place their order for an all black Finis, Skin Back, suit (girls) or Finis Jammer (boys) directly through the GoSwim.ca website using the coupon code QD2022 to align your order with our team account.  You will pay GoSwim.ca directly and items will be shipped directly to your home address.  We have submitted an order for printed caps and look forward to having those in before Christmas

 

Swim Suit Sizing Guide:

Suit Size Kids Clothing Size
30 14yr 
28 12yr
26 10yr
24 8 yr
22 6yr

 

*Training Equipment Rentals

We have a limited supply of team rental kits (8) and they will be distributed on a first come first serve basis.  If you wish to rent ($10/month) please reply to this email with: your name, your child’s name and the group they swim with.  I will reply with next steps for kit pick up and payment.

*Training Equipment Purchases

Training and Racing Caps are avaiable from Coach Andrea for $15/cap. Racing caps are red logo on white cap, Training caps are red logo on black cap for 2022.

If you prefer to purchase your own personal swim training gear you are welcome to purchase from any supplier of your choosing: for example you may find cheap lesser known swim brand equipment online through decathlon at www.decathlon.ca  or for tried and true competitive swim brands you can purchase online through out team account at GoSwim.ca (a small, friendly, family run business out of Ottawa), whom we are working with for our team caps this year, using coupon code QD2022, for our team account.  Or you may find wider selection at the largest swimming outlet in Canada: team-aquatic.com.  

From the GoSwim.ca shop we recommend the following items:

Training Equipment

  

If you have any swim equipment questions, please feel free to email your questions to our head coach Andrea at [email protected] or myself, Beth Kuijpers.

 

See you at the pool,

Beth