BUILDING THE WHOLE SWIMMER
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Breakers Swim Club is a popular and successful swim club currently based at Craigie Leisure Centre, in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The Club offers a variety of squads ranging from stroke development through to our High Performance team catering to athletes competing at a National Level.
We have a strong partnership with WAIS, with a number of our athlete alumni having been offered either full scholarships or Training Agreements. Our coaches liaise with the High-Performance coaches regarding swimmer talent and pathways with the view to ensuring we have the appropriate aspects in place to support the success of our swimmers. This approach optimises the potential for our athletes to achieve success while providing ongoing development and mentoring opportunities for our coaches.
OUR VISION:
To be an exceptional swimming club of choice, that inspires a lifelong love of swimming.
We deliver on our vision by developing, promoting and sustaining a united club culture that adopts a whole of Club approach to inclusiveness and diversity that inspires each and every member to fulfil their own greatest potential.
BUILDING A WHOLE SWIMMER
Our club aims to develop and sustain a holistic approach to the health and fitness of our athletes and all aspects of their wellbeing.
Breakers Swim Club offers a program that focuses on the sustained growth and development of athletes in consideration of their own personal requirements (open water, stroke specialist, sprinter / long distance) towards ensuring they have the best opportunity to achieve their potential, and take forward a life-long love of swimming.
Our holistic approach includes;
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Education programs - Wellness - (mental & physical), nutrition, injury prevention and management etc.
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Promoting a 'mental game' focus
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Facilitating broader access to technical workshops through the WAIS Partnership
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Encouraging athletes to be accountable, and to take ownership of their progression along their respective pathway
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Providing opportunities to access programs which complement squad training, such as land-based strength and conditioning programs.
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Breakers Swim Club has helped some of the best athletes in the country identify and unlock their potential. Watch this video to hear former Breakers Head Coach, Harry Clark, and successful athletes Iona Anderson and Sam Carmignani, who both set out on their successful swimming pathways at the club, talk about their passion for the sport. These fundamentals continue to underpin the club's ethos, where we offer a safe and fun environment, challenging our athletes to be the best they can be.
A short film By Ethan Battle