Little AquaGO

AquaGO! is a nation-wide recreational program from Canada Artistic Swimming. This program is perfect for children who would like to explore the water, and is a great way for them to get introduced to the water in a fun and safe environment! In this program swimmers will progress through 6 different levels and receive rewards for their progress. Each lesson will have a land and water portion, and will include skills from the four pillars of this program: Swimming Fundamentals, Artistic Swimming Skills, Athletic Abilities (both on land & in the water) and Flexibility. They will learn important basic land and water skills that will give them the foundations for any aquatic sport they might choose to try in the future! Swimmers will get all this while making new friends and enjoying the fun aspects of ‘playing’ and ‘dancing’ in the water that comes with the sport of artistic swimming! Swimmers will develop their musicality and creativity, and create a small routine that they will show at one of our club's watershows.

Little AquaGO classes are 1 hour 1x/week and are for kids ages 5-7 who would like to be introduced to artistic swimming in a recreational setting. This age range can be adjusted based on skill level (ie. some 7 year olds may swim up to AquaGO if they have more swimming experience). No artistic swimming experience required. Swimmers must be comfortable in deep water with or without a lifejacket before registering for this program. There will be one coach for every three swimmers. Coaches will instruct from in the water to further aid in learning and skill development.

AquaGO

AquaGO! is a nation-wide recreational program from Canada Artistic Swimming. This program is perfect for children who would like to explore the water, and is a great way for them to get introduced to the water in a fun and safe environment! In this program swimmers will progress through 6 different levels and receive rewards for their progress. Each lesson will have a land and water portion, and will include skills from the four pillars of this program: Swimming Fundamentals, Artistic Swimming Skills, Athletic Abilities (both on land & in the water) and Flexibility. They will learn important basic land and water skills that will give them the foundations for any aquatic sport they might choose to try in the future! Swimmers will get all this while making new friends and enjoying the fun aspects of ‘playing’ and ‘dancing’ in the water that comes with the sport of artistic swimming! Swimmers will develop their musicality and creativity, and create a small routine that they will show at one of our club's watershows.

AquaGO classes run for 1.25 hours 1x/week and are for swimmers ages 8-12 who would like to be introduced to artistic swimming in a recreational setting. This age range can be adjusted based on skill level (ie. some 8 year olds may swim down to Little AquaGO if they are less experienced swimmers). No artistic swimming experience required. Swimmers should be comfortable swimming at least 25 meters before registering for this program. There will be one coach for every six swimmers. Coaches will instruct from on land and in the water to further aid in learning and skill development. 

Teen Rec.

This program is designed for swimmers age 13-18 who are new to the sport OR artistic swimmers who want to stay active and do NOT want to compete. If your swimmer is outside of this age range and interested in the program please reach out to the head coach to see if it is the right fit at novasynchroclub@yahoo.com. This group will practice for 2.5hrs twice/week from September through May and participate in Nova's December, March and May Watershows, as well as the Alberta Artistic Swimming Recreational Event in April.

This program is for individuals who are 13-18 in 2024. If you are outside this age range and interested in the program please reach out to the head coach at novasynchroclub@yahoo.com.

9-10 & Novice 11-12 (2x/week)

This program is for swimmers born in 2014 and 2015 OR swimmers in their first year of competitive born in 2013 and 2012. These swimmers train 2x/week from September - May. They are typically new to artistic swimming, or have completed an AquaGO or pre-competitive session. This team will attend local meets and 1-2 out of town competitions. Competitions are a great way to expose swimmers to other clubs and routines in the province. They are high energy and offer an opportunity for swimmers to show off their positive sportsmanship!

Any child who is only 8 years old as of December 31, 2024 is not eligible to compete in this age category.

11-12 & Novice 11-14 (3x/week)

This program is for artistic swimmers born in 2012 and 2013, and swimmers in their first year of competitive artistic swimming born between 2010 - 2013. These swimmers train 3x/week from September - May. These swimmers can be new to artistic swimming or have a few years of AquaGO, pre-competitive or competitive experience under their belt. This team will attend local meets and 1-2 out of town competitions. Competitions are a great way to expose swimmers to other clubs and routines in the province. They are high energy and offer an opportunity for swimmers to show off their positive sportsmanship!

It is possible that your child can swim down to 9-10s or up to 13-15s from this age category. However, this decision is decided by the Head Coach based on registration numbers, average team age and swimmer preference following registration.

13-15

This program is for swimmers born in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Swimmers in this age category train 3x/week from September - May. They compete at local meets and 2-3 out of town competitions (depending on the year). Competitions are a great way to expose swimmers to other clubs and routines in the province. They are high energy and offer an opportunity for swimmers to show off their positive sportsmanship!

It is possible that your child can swim down to 11-12s or up to 16-20s from this age category. However, this decision is decided by the Head Coach based on registration numbers, average team age and swimmer preference following registration.

16-20

This program is for swimmers born from 2004 - 2008. Swimmers in this age category train 4 times/week. They will have 1 optional Wednesday/month off as well as opportunities for individuals and the team to talk to the coach about other training accommodations around exams or other special events. This team will compete at local meets and 2-3 out of town competitions (depending on the year). Competitions are a great way to expose swimmers to other clubs and routines in the province. They are high energy and offer an opportunity for swimmers to show off their positive sportsmanship!

It is possible that your child can swim down to 13-15s from this age category. However, this decision is decided by the Head Coach based on registration numbers, average team age and swimmer preference following registration.

Little AquaGO & AquaGO

This is a free 1hr class for swimmers age 5-13 who would like to try the sport of artistic swimming. Coaches will be available to work with your swimmer and give families feedback on what class may be the right fit for their swimmer. Swimmers should be comfortable in deep water with a lifejacket before registering for this program.

NOTE:  We will not hold spots in our AquaGO classes for free trial swimmers in our regular classes, all registration is on a first come first serve basis.