Clover Hill Hurricanes

Swimmers are expected to attend morning practice. Alternate make-up evening practices are offered Tues/Thurs 7:30-8:30pm (all ages - 3 lanes only)

The Clover Hill Hurricanes offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Clover Hill Hurricanes to offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.

*All returning swimmers should have received an email at the end of last season with your swimmer's practice category. You can check also check your swimmer's category -the parent should log into their own SwimTopia account, navigate to the "My Account" section, and then select the child's name from the list of family members to access their swimming history and details.

*All new swimmers MUST attend an assessment on Tuesday May 26, 2026 from 4:30-5pm to be assigned a practice category. (If they cannot attend this day, they may come Sunday May 31, 2026 from 4:30-5pm. Please be sure to have your swimmer notify the coach that they are being assessed for team and not pre-team if you attend the Wednesday session. Practice categories will be assigned after your swimmer's assessment date.)

Category 1 (Developmental Group) - Our Developmental Group will run Monday-Thursday 11:30-11:55 starting June 17th. This development group will run like group swim lessons for our youngest swimmers that need help learning to swim.

Category 2 (Pre-Team) - This is our pre-team where we provide coaches in the water to support our youngest swimmers. This group is for swimmers ages 4-9 who are comfortable in the water and can swim a few yards, but maybe not the whole length. The coaches’ primary focus in this group will be teaching your swimmer freestyle, backstroke and how to tread water. Some swimmers may learn breastroke. Practices will be Monday-Thursday from 11:00-11:30 starting June 17th.

Category 3 - This is our novice training group. The coaches’ primary focus in this group will be teaching your swimmer all four competitive strokes, including starts and turns. Regular attendance at practice will help your swimmer maximize their potential. Swimmers in this group should be able to swim 25 Meters of Freestyle and Backstroke unassisted. 45-minute practices will be held Monday – Friday 10:15-11:00am.

Category 4 - This is our intermediate training group. The coaches’ balance refining stroke technique with improving your swimmer’s endurance and feel for the water. In this group swimmers will be introduced to longer sets in addition to continuing and building upon the stroke drills. Admission into this group is by coaches recommendation. 60-minute practices will be held Monday - Friday 9:15-10:15am.

Category 5 - This is our advanced training group. The coaches’ focus is on improving your swimmer’s endurance and feel for the water. In this group practices will consist of longer sets along with some drill work. Admission to this group is through coaches recommendation. 75-minute practices will be held Monday – Friday 8:00am-9:15am.