THE OFFICIAL HOME OF
THE DOBSON DOLPHINS
Dobson Dolphins Swim Team
OUR MISSION
The Dobson Dolphins Swim Team is open to children ages 5 through 18/entering senior year who live in or around the Dobson Ranch area. Practices are held four days a week during the summer months at the Dobson Ranch Los Altos Recreation Center and the team participates in various local competitions and championships.
OUR GOALS:
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to develop a level of performance to get kids ready for competitive participation
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to cultivate a strong sense of team spirit, a positive attitude about themselves and provide individual achievement and recognition
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to help our children be safe and have fun swimming for the Dobson Dolphins
GROUP TIMES
High school: 6:30-8 am
ages 13-14: 8-9 am
ages 11-12: 9-10 am
ages 9-10: 10-11 am
ages 5-8: 11-11:45
Weekday practices are Monday-Thursday with optional meets on Saturday mornings
IS YOUR CHILD READY FOR THE DOBSON DOLPHINS?
SWIM LESSONS VS SWIM TEAM​
The main goal of lessons is to teach your child the basic breathing and swimming stroke techniques to survive in the water. In swimming lessons, your child learns skills, such as entering and exiting the pool safely and moving in the water without any assistance. Plus, your child learns how to coordinate mental instruction with body movements which will help them to succeed throughout their life.​You can consider the swim team as the second level after learning basic yet essential water-safety skills through swimming lessons. In detail, a swim team includes swimmers who train together and compete against other teams. To participate on the swim team this season, swimmers ages 5-6 must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle unassisted. Swimmers ages 7-18 must be proficient in all 4 strokes - freestyle, back, breast, and butterfly. The goal of swim team practices is to improve swimming skills and master swimming techniques.​
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