Competitive Swim Squads
Whether you’re a performance athlete that races at the highest level, or swim for fitness, there’s a Swim Squad to suit your goals! We have squads for all age groups and swimming abilities.
Delivered by the UQ Sport Aquatic Centre, each squad follows a structured training plan, designed to help you further develop your swimming skills across all areas. Want to join a Swim Squad? Get in touch with us to arrange an evaluation with one of our fully qualified coaches.
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The University of Queensland,
Sir William MacGregor Dr,
St Lucia, Qld 4067
Squad details
Junior SwimFit
The Junior SwimFit squad is focused for high school swimmers under the age of 18 who want to continue swimming as a form of exercise to improve fitness and overall health. It is also perfect for swimmers who cannot attend the expected number of sessions of the Development and State level squads but wish to still improve their swimming. Swimmers can actively participate in this program with no expectations to compete or attend a certain number of sessions a week.
Junior SwimFit sessions are run on weekday afternoons.
Development Squad
The Development Squad program is the first progression into squad training. The goal of this program is to continue improving swimming technique over all four competitive strokes, building on the skills and techniques learned previously in the Learn to Swim program. Key outcomes of this squad are to develop a lifelong love of the sport all while building a strong foundation for future competitive swimming success.
Swimmers are recommended to attend three sessions per week. Entry level for the Development Squad is the ability to swim a 100m individual medley with good technique and skills. Swimmers will be considered for progression into the State Development Squad when they can swim a 200m individual medley with good technique and skills. 
State Development Squad
The State Development Squad is a continuation of the skills and techniques learnt in the Development Squad, with an increased focus on developing their aerobic fitness and proficiency in medley and longer distance events. Swimmers will be progressively exposed to more complex drills and swimming sets as well as introduced to basic dry land training.
The goal of this squad is to develop a very high level of technical proficiency and racing skills. They outcome of the program is to develop a technically proficient state level swimmer who has the skills and capacity to swim across multiple events and distances.
State Squad
The State Squad provides a key pathway for committed competitive swimmers wishing to become performance age group swimmers. Squad training will continue to focus on medley based training outcomes and progressively expose swimmers to the expectations of performance age group swimming, including more complex swimming sets and dry land training.
The squad is for swimmers who have acheived a state level of ability, with the goal to reach a national level. Swimmers in this squad will be held accountable to a high commitment level of attending five sessions a week. Coaches will work with each squad member to establish individual performance process goals.
National Squad
The National Squad program is reserved for swimmers who have reached a high performance level with their swimming and are performing at an age or open national level of ability.
Swimmers will be invited to join this squad at the discretion of the Head Coach and will be held to a high level of standard and commitment in their daily training environment. Swimmers are expected to attend a minimum of seven sessions a week, and will have access to two strength sessions in the gym per week. Coaches will work with each squad member to establish individual performance process goals.
UQ Varsity Squad
The UQ Varsity Squad program is targeted towards university students who have a competitive mindset towards sprint events. The goal is to create a fun and social environment, while also challenging the athlete to reach their full potential.
Swimmers require prior experience and an expected level of ability and should be attending three weekday sessions on a regular basis.
Masters Squad
The Masters squad is targeted for swimmers older than 18 years who are targeting specific swimming performance goals. Swimmers in this program will be able to access more individualised coaching support and goal setting, with their practices periodised to target a specific event that they are working towards.
More time throughout the sessions will be allocated towards technical and tactical improvements in a mix of competitive strokes. Swimmers in this group are expected to attend three sessions a week over an extended period of time.
Pricing
| Junior SwimFit/ Development Squad/ Masters Squad | UQ STUDENT (currently enrolled) |
|---|---|
| Casual Entry | $18.00 |
| Direct Debit per week | $26.00 |
| State Development | UQ STUDENT (currently enrolled) |
|---|---|
| Casual Entry | $18.00 |
| Direct Debit per week | $35.00 |
| State Squad/ National Squad | UQ STUDENT (CURRENTLY ENROLLED) |
|---|---|
| Direct Debit per week | $39.50 |
| Varsity Squad | UQ STUDENT (currently enrolled) |
|---|---|
| Direct Debit per week | $31.50 |
Direct Debit Changes
Update your Account Details
The easiest way to manage your account is via the My Account online portal, accessible at the top of the UQ Sport homepage.
Cancel Your Direct Debit Membership
Customers may cancel their Direct Debit Membership, as outlined in the Membership Terms and Conditions, via our My Account platform. Once logged in, click or tap the ‘Dashboard’ tab, and select ‘Memberships’ to process your cancellation request.
Suspend Your Membership
At present, membership suspensions can only be processed by visiting or calling the Fitness Centre at St Lucia.
Direct Debit
| Junior SwimFit/ Development Squad/ Masters Squad | UQ STAFF & ALUMNI |
|---|---|
| Casual Entry | $18.00 |
| Direct Debit per week | $26.00 |
| State Development Squad | UQ STAFF & ALUMNI |
|---|---|
| Casual Entry | $18.00 |
| Direct Debit per week | $35.00 |
| State Squad/ National Squad | UQ STAFF & ALUMNI |
|---|---|
| Direct Debit per week | $39.50 |
| Varsity Squad | UQ STAFF & ALUMNI |
|---|---|
| Direct Debit per week | $39.50 |
| Junior SwimFit/ Development Squad/ Masters Squad | PUBLIC |
|---|---|
| Casual Entry | $18.00 |
| Direct Debit per week | $26.00 |
| State Development Squad | PUBLIC |
|---|---|
| Casual Entry | $18.00 |
| Direct Debit per week | $35.00 |
| State Squad/ National Squad | PUBLIC |
|---|---|
| Direct Debit per week | $39.50 |
| Varsity Squad | PUBLIC |
|---|---|
| Direct Debit per week | $39.50 |
