Advanced Group:

• Membership Info: The Advanced Group is designed to help beginner swimmers transition into more serious swimmers.  The priority of this group is to teach the swimmers how to start training while still focusing on skill development and mastering technique.

• Membership Fees: 

  • ALL Power Cat swimmers are required to be registered with USA Swimming: USA Swimming Membership Info 

  • Participants who show proof of enrollment from a BSSD school pay: $80/month 

  • Participants who are NOT enrolled in a BSSD school pay: $105/month 

  • Or

  • Swimmers can receive a 10% discount by paying for the entire season up-front:

    • • For more information on this, check out our 2025-26 Season Info page.

• Duration: This Advanced Group trains for 11 months during the year.

  • The Advanced Group will not train in August 2026.

• Age Requirement: 9+ years old

• Group Minimum Requirement: Swimmers must be able to legally swim a 100 without stopping or assistance of all four competitive strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly).  Swimmers must be able to complete a 400-yard Individual Medley legally, without stopping.

***All members of the BSPC Swim Team must register with USA Swimming and pay the yearly membership fee.  You can find more information about the USA Swimming Membership Fee by clicking here.***

Advanced 1 and Advanced 2

Beginning with the 2026–27 season, swimmers will be organized into two training sections within the Advanced Group: Advanced 1 and Advanced 2.

Both sections are part of the same membership group and follow the same general practice schedule and fee structure.

Advanced 1

Advanced 1 focuses on building the foundation needed for consistent competitive training. Swimmers will work on maintaining legal technique throughout longer practices, improving endurance, understanding intervals, developing pace awareness, and becoming more independent during workouts.

Advanced 2

Advanced 2 provides an increased training challenge for swimmers who demonstrate advanced technique, conditioning, consistency, and practice readiness.

Advanced 2 swimmers may complete:

• Greater training volume

• Faster or more demanding intervals

• More advanced race-pace sets

• Increased underwater and technical expectations

• More challenging aerobic and sprint training

• Greater expectations for independence and consistency

Advanced 2 allows experienced younger swimmers, especially strong 12-and-under athletes, to receive appropriately challenging training without being moved into Platinum before the timing is right for their long-term development.

Training-Section Placement

Placement in Advanced 1 or Advanced 2 is determined by the BSPC coaching staff. Coaches may consider:

• Stroke technique

• Training ability and endurance

• Practice consistency

• Interval readiness

• Age and physical development

• Coachability and independence

• Long-term developmental needs

Placement is not permanent. Swimmers may move between sections as their skills, conditioning, and training needs develop. Coaches may also adjust lanes or training assignments for individual sets.

Being placed in Advanced 1 or Advanced 2 is not a judgment of a swimmer’s potential. The purpose is to give every swimmer the training challenge and support that will help them improve most effectively.

Fall 2026 Practice Schedule:

*Beginning Tuesday, September 1

Advanced Group

• Monday: 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
  
  

• Wednesday: 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
  
  

• Friday: 5:15 pm – 7:00 pm
  
  

• Saturday: 8:00 am – 9:30 am