CST Membership & Training Groups
Thank you for your interest in the Chehalem Swim Team!
Below is information regarding membership with the Chehalem Swim Team. If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact our Head Coach, Lalanya Fisher headcoach@cstsharks.com
How to join
Schedule a tryout by contacting Head Coach Lalanya Fisher at headcoach@cstsharks.com. Tryouts are scheduled monthly.
Chehalem Swim Team Structure
The Chehalem Swim Team is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization. We are a parent-run, coach-led organization which relies heavily on parent volunteers to be successful. Coaches are the only paid employees. All dues, fees and time go toward what is needed to support the team and swimmers.
The coaching staff are responsible for everything in the pool; tryouts, practice schedules, swimmer placement, dryland and swim training, and choosing events for individual swimmers at meets. They are all USA swimming certified and paid employees of the club.
The CST Board of Directors are responsible for all administrative, business and operational activities of the club. They are all volunteers who put in many hours to ensure our swimmers have every opportunity to compete.
Chehalem Swim Team Squads & Monthly Dues
The Chehalem Swim Team offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Chehalem Swim Team to offer age specific training for all of our athletes, geared towards challenging each individual and developing them to the best of THEIR abilities.
| High School Training Groups | Monthly Dues | Days per week |
|---|---|---|
| Senior II | $170 | 6 days |
| Senior I | $130 | 4 days |
| HS Recreation | $120 | 3 days |
| 11&Over Training Groups | Monthly Dues | Days per week |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | $145 | 6 days |
| Development | $115 | 4 days |
| Entry | $90 | 2 days |
| Elementary Training groups | Monthly Dues | Days per week |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | $120 | 5 days |
| Development II | $90 | 3 days |
| Development I | $86 | 3 days |
| Precompetitive Elementary Training groups | Monthly Dues | Days per week |
|---|---|---|
| Precomp 3 | $75 | 6 days |
| Precomp 2 | $75 | 4 days |
| Precomp 1 | $75 | 3 days |
- The placement of a swimmer in any squad requires a tryout and coach approval. Swimmers returning to the team after time away are not guaranteed a spot in the same squad they were in when they left.
CST Training Groups
The following describes the requirements for each respective training group within the Chehalem Swim Team.
Precompetitive 1 & 2
Max Practice: 2 per week, Min Practice: 2 per week
Entry Requirements:
- Fundamental understanding of Freestyle and Backstroke
- 20 yards Freestyle, Backstroke, and Flutter Kick in streamline and superman
Squad Goals:
- Solidify freestyle and backstroke mechanics, kicking, rotation and freestyle side breathing.Introduce progressions for breaststroke and butterfly with body motion, scull, pull, and kicks. Practice ready positions, underwater streamlines, flipturns, stroke counts, and circle swimming. Dive progression towards the racing start certification
Meet Requirements:
- Swimmer’s are not required to compete at meets until they are ready
Precompetitive 3
Max Practice: 2 per week, Min Practice: 2 per week
Entry Requirements:
- Performance of correct Freestyle and Backstroke stroke mechanics 4x20 and kick 6x20
- Learning underwater streamlines, flip turns, and stroke counts for backstroke
- Demonstrates basic understanding of breaststroke and butterfly stroke mechanics
Squad Goals:
- Ability to use streamlines, flipturns, and circle swimming for safe training sessions
- Legal progression for all four competitive strokes.
- Dive progression towards the racing start certification
Meet Requirements:
- Swimmer’s are not required to compete at meets until they are ready
Elementary Development I
Max Practice: 3 per week, Min Practice: 2 per week
Entry Requirements:
- Understand basic drills and can perform the fundamentals of swimming of all four strokes.
- Competitive progression on correct turns and racing starts
- Understands circle swimming and can safely swim training sets with distances of 50’s.
Squad Goals:
- Legal in 3-4 strokes for 50’s, and can swim a 100 Free comfortably
- Learn to read the clock for interval send offs
- Challenge sets for aerobic growth including kick sets, 50’s and 100’s
- Racing Start Certified
Meet Requirements:
- Attend at least all CST home meets to practice racing and get feedback
Elementary Development II
Max Practice: 4 per week, Min Practice: 3 per week
Entry Requirements:
- Consistently demonstrating legal proficiency in 3-4 strokes.
- Continuous competitive progression on turns and dives
Squad Goals:
- Legal in all 4 strokes for 50’s, complete a legal 100 IM, and 200 Free
- Basic clock reading for interval send offs
- Challenge sets for aerobic growth including kick sets, 50’s and 100’s
- Racing Start Certified
- Achieve an OSI B time
Meet Requirements:
- Attend 1 meet/month to practice racing and get feedback
- Attend ALL CST home meets
Elementary Performance
Max Practice: 6 per week, Min Practice: 4 per week
Entry Requirements:
- Legal in 3- 4 strokes for 50’s, 100 IM, and 200 Free
- Demonstrated the ability to do drills and apply corrections
- Completing 5x100 on 2:15
Squad Goals:
- Legal 50’s in all 4 strokes. Achieve A/B/B+ time standards for their age. 5x100 on 1:45 comfortably.
- Clock reading for different distances and intervals. Legal 50’s in all 4 strokes. Progression in weekly challenge sets
- Working towards a completed 200 IM in competition and 10x100 Free on 2:00
Meet Requirements:
- Attend 1 meet/ month to practice racing and get feedback
- Attend all home meets and meets qualified for
11&Over Entry
Max Practice: 2 per week, Min Practice: 2 per week
Entry Requirements:
- Fundamental understanding of Freestyle and Backstroke
- Can complete 25 yards Free, Back, and Streamline Flutter Kick
Squad Goals:
- Working towards 4 legal strokes and refining technique of known strokes
- Learning Start and Turn fundamentals for competition
- Learning Training Intervals
Meet Requirements:
- Attend all Home Meets
11&Over Development
Max Practice: 4 per week, Min Practice: 3 per week
Entry Requirements:
- 3-4 Legal Strokes
- Can Make 8 x 50 1:10 IMO and 5 x 100 Fr @ 2:00 comfortably
Squad Goals:
- Refining technique and strengthening aerobic capacity
- Working towards greater meet participation and first Championship time standards
- Working towards 12 x 50 IMO @1:00 & 5 x 100 Fr @ 1:45 comfortably
Meet Requirements:
- Attend All Home Meets and meets qualified for
11&Over Performance
Max Practice: 6 per week, Min Practice: 4 per week. Must attend all offered dryland practices, up to 2 per/week.
Entry Requirements:
- Must have at least 1 OSI B+ time or be invited by lead coach
- Can make 12 x 50 IMO @ 1:00 & 5 x 100 Fr @ 1:45 comfortably
Squad Goals:
- Working towards achieving full schedule of OSI Championship qualification times, as well as focusing on achieving NWAG Regional times and Western Zone Age Group Championship time standards.
- Must complete all events in the IMR or IMX track in a single season.
- Working towards making 20 x 50 IMO @ :50 and 10 x 100 Free @ 1:30 comfortably
Meet Requirements:
- Attend a minimum of 1 meet per month (when offered)
- Attend all Championship meets qualified for
HS Recreation
Max Practice: 3 per week, Min Practice: 2 per week
Entry Requirements:
- High School aged swimmers who express an interest in swimming for their HS Team
Squad Goals:
- Swimmers in this squad are maintaining their aerobic conditioning for a variety of reasons but will often join their HS swim team in the Winter.
Meet Requirements:
- Attend as many of CST’s home meets as possible.
Senior I
Max Practice: 4 per week, Min Practice: 3 per week.
Entry Requirements:
- High School aged swimmers who have previous swim team experience and express an interest in swimming for their HS Team.
- Must be legal in all 4 strokes.
Squad Goals:
- Swimmers in this squad are maintaining their aerobic conditioning for a variety of reasons but will often join their HS swim team in the Winter.
Meet Requirements:
- Attend as many of CST’s home meets as possible.
Senior II
Max Practice: 6 per week, Min Practice: 4 per week. Must attend 2 out of 3 offered dryland practices per week.
Entry Requirements:
- Swimmers must have at least 1 OSI 14 year old A time or B+ time for their age and are able to complete 10x100 Free on 1:30 and 10x50 Stroke on :55 comfortably.
Squad Goals:
- Swimmers in this squad have made the decision to pursue competitive swimming as their sport of choice.
- Must complete all events in the IMR and IMX track in a single season.
- Working towards achieving a full schedule of OSI Championship qualification times, as well as focusing on achieving Senior Western Zones and Sectional time standards.
- Working towards making 20 x 50 Stroke @ :45 and 10 x 100 Free @ 1:15 comfortably
Meet Requirements:
- Swimmers must attend at least 1 Club meet per month and attend all championship meets they meet the qualifications for.
