Eagle Club Swimming - Private School Athletics

Welcome

Welcome to Eagle Club Swimming

Welcome to Eagle Club Swimming
Welcome to the home of the Eagles! Our mission is to foster a culture of excellence through the Eagle Way, where student-athletes develop grit, ownership, and sportsmanship. Whether your swimmer is taking their first strokes or competing at a national level, we provide a structured pathway for growth, health, and performance.

The Eagle Way: Our Core Values

Participation in Eagle Club Swimming is a privilege that requires self-discipline and dedication. We model five core values in every practice and meet:

Compassion • Fairness • Honesty • Respect • Responsibility

Our Programs
Overview

Our Programs

We offer a comprehensive aquatic journey across four distinct pillars:

Swim School: Foundational skill development for our youngest swimmers
Development Squads: Technical refinement and an introduction to competitive swimming for elementary and middle school
Competitive Squads: High-performance training for athletes aiming for local and international meets (Invitationals, Singapore national age group events, IASAS)
Water Polo: Team-based strategy and skill building for beginners through advanced players

Overview

Swim School

Welcome to the Eagle Swim School!

We look forward to helping your child improve their swimming skills while having fun as they progress through our Eagle Club program.

Register here through SchoolsBuddy

Open to	Elementary school students (kindergarten through fifth grade)
Lesson times	Mondays to Fridays Kindergarten to fifth grade: 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. (Lesson time is 45 mins)
Expected contacts	One to two times per week
How to join	Register your child based on their grade level and on the day you wish for them to attend. Registration opens from August 21, 11:00 p.m. to August 24, 2025. Students will have time with the swim school teachers to place them into levels 1-5 based on ability.

There is no longer an evaluation process for new students, evaluations will happen during the first 1-2 weeks of the season.

Goals: To develop water confidence, teach vital water safety skills and correct stroke technique for a lifetime of safe, fun swimming.
The Eagle Swim School follows a 5-Level structured curriculum based on stroke development and water literacy skills. Our skills-based program provides a step-by-step pathway to swimming proficiency with mastery. Please see below for each level’s Skills Progressions and Advancement Goals.

*Swimmers who can successfully and consistently demonstrate the Level 5 Skills and Advancement goals can be considered for the Development Squad and Competitive Squad.

For more information on the Eagle Swim School program please contact swim school manager, Scott Ng or email swiminfo@sas.edu.sg.

Competitive Swim Squads

Competitive Swim Squad

This is where commitment meets culture.

Our Competitive Squads are built for swimmers who are ready to do more than just participate: they are ready to show up, step up, and be part of something bigger than themselves. These squads represent the heart of our program, where performance, character, and team culture come together.

We expect our athletes to embody the SAS core values of Compassion, Honesty, Fairness, Respect, and Responsibility — in the way they train, compete, and support those around them.

Swimmers in this stream are expected to demonstrate maturity, accountability, and a genuine commitment to the process. This means embracing early mornings, meeting the demands of training, and understanding that growth comes from consistency, discipline, and a willingness to be challenged.

Entry Requirements:

Demonstrated commitment to swimming and a desire to compete
Ability to meet the technical and physical demands of squad training
Readiness to attend early morning sessions
Positive attitude, coachability, and willingness to contribute to a team environment
Consistent attendance and the ability to balance training with academic responsibilities
Ability to swim all four strokes to a World Aquatics standard
Demonstrated race skills, including starts, turns, underwaters, and pacing awareness
Ability to sustain quality across repetitions of stroke within a training set, maintaining technique under fatigue

Training Expectations:

Middle School Competitive: Minimum of 4 sessions per week (including 1 morning session)
High School Competitive: Minimum of 5 sessions per week (including morning sessions)

Athletes are expected to meet training standards, maintain consistency, and represent the team at competitions throughout the season.

This is about becoming the kind of athlete who leads with integrity, shows up for their team, and embraces both challenge and growth. It’s about taking ownership, supporting others, and pursuing excellence with purpose.

New swimmers? Please watch out for try-out day notifications or contact swiminfo@sas.edu.sg.

Schedule

Calendar will be available soon.

Individualization is the key

We know that not all swimmers are created the same; many of them will be at different stages of their swimming journey:

Strokes, distances, strengths, and ages: we will aim to make it as personalized as possible
Social and emotional well-being are the hallmarks of our program
There will always be a place for your swimmer in the Eagle Club Swimming community.

Core Values

Everything we do in the Eagle Club Swimming community is underpinned by the Eagle Way values below.

COMPASSION • HONESTY • FAIRNESS • RESPECT • RESPONSIBILITY

All of the above Eagle Way values are very important to our community, but one, RESPECT, perhaps helps us the most on our individual and team swimming journey.

RESPECT

RESPECT

Team Rituals and Expectations

Team Rituals and Expectations

As with any strong team, we do of course have certain ways that we encourage our members to behave. Here are some ways you can make a difference to not only your own swimming, but to that of your teammates.

LEAVE the outside world at the pool gate—it’s time to swim
GREET your coach and teammates every practice
THANK and SAY GOODBYE to your COACH when you leave
THANK your TEAMMATES who you have been training with
BE PRESENT WITH YOUR TEAM and support your teammates at meets
BE PUNCTUAL for practices and meets. Anything less is disrespectful
PICK UP and PUT AWAY your swim gear after each practice
ALWAYS bring your WATER BOTTLE (No water bottle? No swim!)

Development and Elementary Swim Squads

Development and Elementary School Swim Squad

Elementary School Squad

Age: Grade three–five
Attendance: Up to four sessions a week
Equipment: googles, swim cap, water bottle, kickboard, pull buoy, short fins.

Definition of the team:

The Elementary Development Swim Squad is a logical extension of our Swim School. Kids who successfully finished Level 7 of our Swim School as well as other young athletes who are able to swim 25m Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and 25m Fly will be invited to join the team and continue mastering their strokes as well as learn to be part of the team.

Goals and expectations:

Good focus and listening skills (coachability)
Positive attitude and learning to be in a team.
Being responsible for equipment. It is essential to have swim caps and goggles, fins and kickboard.
Knowing basic pool rules and lane etiquette.

Swimmers will focus on:

Continue developing all 4 strokes (free, back, breast, fly);
This stage is focusing not only on technique correction but also developing aerobic systems. The volume and intensity will be increasing progressively. By the end of the stage swimmers should be able to cover 1000-1500m per session. Interval type of training will be introduced.
Race skills improvement: turns, dives and underwater. Learn to understand referee commands and basic race strategy.

Middle School Development B

Open to middle school (sixth through eighth grade)
Available contacts: Four swims, no minimum sign-ups – up to four

Definition of the team:

This is our recreational squad for middle school students and it is open for everyone to join.. This is the building technique stage, we continue developing the strokes and polishing fundamental swimming skills. The stroke technique is further developed ahead of endurance training, based on the understanding that the former is an essential precursor to future excellence. We are encouraging our athletes to begin participating in swim meets but with an emphasis on appropriate competition formats. Focus on individuals’ physical, social, and emotional development.

Requirement to join: Swimmers must be able to swim 25m without stopping 3 strokes (fr, bk, br) and be able to do a dolphin kick.

Code of Conduct: Being coachable, punctual to practice, and upholding the Eagle Way Values.

Requirement equipment: Swim cap, goggles, kickboard, pull buoy, fins, water bottle.

Desirable achievement goals:

Being able to swim 4 strokes 50 m without stopping and proper technique.
Being able to swim 100 FR with flip turns and 100 IM
Being able to do FR and BK flip turns
Being able to dive and understand start referee commands

Middle School Development A

Development A

Open to middle school (sixth through eighth grade)
Available contacts: Four swims, minimum two sign-ups – up to four

Definition of the team:

This group bridges the gap between recreational and competitive swimming. It focuses on improving race skills such as starts, turns, underwater work, and stroke efficiency, while gradually increasing training volume and intensity.

Swimmers are encouraged (but not required) to compete and begin developing a better understanding of training structure, pace clock use, and swimming terminology.

Entry Requirements:

Swim all 4 strokes for 50m with proper technique
Swim 100m freestyle with flip turns and 100m IM
Perform freestyle and backstroke flip turns
Execute dives and understand basic start commands

Development Goals:

2500–3000m per session
Strong 200 IM and 400 freestyle with quality turns and underwater phases
Proficiency in all turns, dives, and backstroke starts
Understanding of pace clock and training terminology

High School Development

Open to high school (ninth through twelfth grade)
Available contacts: Four swims
Expected contacts: No minimum sign ups up to four

To Qualify: Swimmers should be able to swim 50 meters of 3 stroke (fly optional)

Code of Conduct: Being coachable, punctual to practice, and upholding the Eagle Way Values.

Definition of the team:

The emphasis for this team is to continue mastering their technique + race skills and improving their aerobic and anaerobic systems. Focus on training rather than competitions, but still provide them lots of opportunities to compete in different sorts of competitions in order to develop a sense of belonging and make them feel a part of the swim community. At this point the knowledge and skills have gained will lead to either excellence or continued participation in physical activity for life. In other words at this stage there are different pathways available, As volume and intensity increase Train to Compete and Train to Win stages become possible, if they decide not to pursue the highest level of competition they can leave the excellence stages at any time and enter the Active for Life stage.

Requirement equipment: Swim cap, goggles, kickboard, pull buoy, fins, water bottle.

Freestyle: A consistent, strong flutter kick with proper body and head position, and rotation. Visible high elbow catch and pull as well as the ability to demonstrate a high elbow recovery phase. Must have some semblance of bilateral breathing. Able to consistently perform flip turns. Must be able to swim a 100 Free without stopping.

Backstroke: A consistent, strong flutter kick on the back with proper body and head position, and rotation. Visible catch and pull, correct recovery phase (thumb out the water, pinky entering first). Must be able to demonstrate a UW dolphin kick off of walls, as well as have an understanding of backstroke flip turns. Must be able to swim a 100 Back without stopping.

Butterfly: Must be able to maintain a consistent and simultaneous dolphin kick throughout the swim. Being able to swim with the correct timing (2 kicks per one arm cycle). Both arms ideally recover above the water, with legs together for a dolphin kick (not breaking stroke). Must be able to swim a 100 Fly without stopping.

Breaststroke: Must be able to display flexed feet during kick cycle (no whip kick), being able to swim with correct timing (1 pull 1 kick). Must be able to swim a 100 Breast without stopping.

Skills: Swimmers should be able to consistently show proper underwater and breakouts past the flags.

Goals: This group will work primarily on technique and stroke development while encouraging a continued love of swimming.

New swimmers? Please watch out for try-out day notifications or contact swiminfo@sas.edu.sg.

Mastering all of these skills and achieving the goals described above will allow young athletes to be eligible to move into our competitive teams should they wish.

The Eagle Way Every Day!

Water Polo

Eagle Club Water Polo

Dive into the thrill of water polo with our inclusive and dynamic program, designed to foster teamwork, skill development, and a love for the sport. Whether you're a seasoned player or just dipping your toes in for the first time, our club offers something for everyone.

Join us in the high school 25m pool on Wednesdays for an exciting afternoon in the pool:

Elementary school session: 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Middle school and high school session: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Led by experienced coaches, our sessions focus on building fundamental skills, game strategies, and promoting sportsmanship in a supportive environment.

At Eagle Water Polo, we believe in the power of inclusivity. Our program welcomes players of all skill levels, backgrounds, and abilities. Whether you're aiming to improve your technique, make new friends, or just have fun, you'll find a home with us.

Cost $150 for the season. Any questions, please contact Andrew Hailey. Registrations open at the start of each season through SchoolBuddy.

Elementary School

Welcome to our Elementary Water Polo Club, designed for students in grade three to five! Our club offers a fun and exciting introduction to the dynamic sport of water polo. Young athletes will learn essential skills such as swimming, passing, shooting, and teamwork in a safe and supportive environment. Our experienced coaches focus on developing water confidence, physical fitness, and sportsmanship. Through engaging drills and friendly matches, students will build friendships and enjoy the thrill of water polo. Join us to dive into fun, improve your water skills, and become a part of our vibrant water polo community!

Middle School

Join our Middle School Water Polo Club for an exhilarating experience tailored to students in grade six to eight! Our program focuses on advancing water polo skills, including strategy, teamwork, and endurance. Under the guidance of experienced coaches, players will refine their swimming, passing, and shooting techniques through structured drills and competitive games. The club fosters a sense of camaraderie and sportsmanship, encouraging students to challenge themselves and grow as athletes. Whether you're new to the sport or looking to enhance your skills, our club provides a supportive environment for all levels. Dive in and be part of our dynamic water polo community!

High School

Join our High School Water Polo Club for students in grade nine to 12! This club focuses on improving your water polo skills, teamwork, and fitness. Our experienced coaches will help you enhance your swimming, passing, and shooting techniques through engaging drills and friendly games. We emphasize sportsmanship and camaraderie, creating a supportive environment for all skill levels. Whether you're new to the sport or looking to get better, our club is the perfect place to develop your abilities and have fun with water polo. Dive in and become part of our high school water polo community!

Coach

Registration (New Families)

Registration For New Families

Please find the updated fee and program details below:

Squad	Fee	Contacts Per Week	Relative Cost Per Session*
Swim School	Unchanged structure	Choose from 1-3
Elementary School Squad	Seasonal $300	4 (60 mins)	$7.50
Middle School B	Seasonal $350	4 (90 mins)	$8.75
Middle School A	Seasonal $425	5 (90 mins)	$8.50
Middle School Competitive	Seasonal $600	6 + Land training (90 mins)	$8.50
High School Development	Seasonal $350	4 (90 mins)	$8.75
High School Competitive	Seasonal $775 (Season 2 cost is $200 for club membership for 2 sessions per week)	7 + Land training (90 mins)	$9.60

*Based on a 10 week season if you attend all sessions

Note: Saturday training duration is 2 hours

For new families Click here on how to register

Swim Meets

Eagle Club Swimming provides a tiered competitive pathway, ensuring every swimmer has an appropriate environment to test their skills:

• Internal Meets (Friday Night Lights/ club nights) "home" events at SAS. These focus on participation, personal bests, and building team culture for all levels.

International schools invitationals- Phoenix invitational, our own Eagles invitational and the UWC Dragons Den. Appropriate for elemetart school squad through to high school competitive. This also includes our end of the school year Eagles Aquatics championships open to 10-18 year olds. These meets all vary in entry requirements.
Dual and tri meets. We also run ad hoc competitions against other international schools. These are usually open to certain age groups and we encourage younger and developing swimmers to take part.
ACSIS (Local Leagues) and IASAS (regional conference) Competitive championship meets against other Singapore international schools. These foster school spirit and age-group racing. These are school representative teams and selection based. Not available for elementary students.
SSPA/Swim Faster: Sanctioned time trials where athletes aim for national proficiency standards and certificates. Great for development squads and middle school swimmers looking to register sanctioned times.
Invitational & International Meets (e.g., ISB Splash): Travel opportunities for development and competitive squads to compete against regional talent.
National Championships (SNAGs): High-level, qualifying-only events for experienced athletes at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

Types of Meets

Types of Swim Meets

Open Meets: These are open to anyone, like our own Eagle Invitation Meet. Sometimes a time must be entered, excluding swimmers from swimming an event for the first time.
Qualifier Meets: Swimmers must qualify in each event in order to enter. If you do not qualify, you can't swim. We do not ‘fudge’ qualifying times!
Tier Meets: Standards are also used, but often swimmers can actually be too fast for a meet. This allows for a smaller meet with swimmers of similar ability such as our May Madness Meet.
Selection Meets: IASAS and ACSIS-swimmers are selected to present the strongest team for a meet's criteria at a representative level for SAS.
Club Nights: Open to Eagle Club Swimming team members with different events each time. These are perfect for our novice swimmers.

Entering Meets

Below is the process for entering meets:

First you will receive a meet notification email from the coaching team, which will have all the upcoming meet’s details including date, time, location and the events that can be entered. Only swimmers who the meet is appropriate for will be invited.

Please discuss with your swimmer what they’d like to swim or contact your coach and ask for advice if you are not sure. Then confirm your participation and choose your swimmer’s events in the Google Form provided.

How many events? More than 3 swims in a session is too much for most kids, but 3 is about right.

Coaches will review all entries before approving them.

Meet Entries

Don’t be late! Deadlines are set by the meet host; not us. Coaches check and approve each swimmer’s entries before we email the meet entry file to the host. We will contact you if there are any issues. We are not able to make changes after the deadline.

Beware meet fines! Singapore Aquatics meets often have fines for either pulling out of an event (scratching), or not showing up at all. Without a medical certificate, entry fees are forfeited. All meet entry payments and fines will be made through SchoolsBuddy.

Meet information: Reporting times, heat sheets, or meet programs are sent out only to those entered following a team leaders’ meeting (usually held on a Thursday afternoon).

Accreditation passes for certain meets, such as those at OCBC Aquatics Centre need to be collected from the High School pool office BEFORE the meet—normally on Thursday afternoons or Friday mornings.

Singapore Aquatics requires athletes to register and pay an annual membership.

At a Meet

Watch, enjoy, and support: We love to have supporters at meets! It goes without saying that you are always welcome to watch your swimmer practice at school.

Post-race feedback: Please limit your post-race feedback to congratulations and other positive comments based on the effort of your child, not the race outcome or time.

Leave it to the coach: The coaching staff will see each swimmer after their race and give constructive feedback. Please remind them to check in with us!

Many ways to win: We see some great things come out of races with times that are not personal bests (PBs). Turns, streamlines, starts, breakouts, pacing, etc. are all things we are looking at in each swim. It’s great if we’ve been working on one of these points and they show improvement.

A marathon, not a sprint: It is not until the swimmer is much older that the outcome (final result) might be the focus, but even then, we are looking at improving all of these above aspects.

What To Bring

Goggles: Make sure you have a spare that you have worn before – never a brand new pair for a meet!
Towels: Realize your swimmer will be there awhile, so pack at least two.
A DRY Change of Clothes: For after the meet (to remain dry in a swim bag they must be in a separate compartment or Ziploc bag!).
Something Warm to Wear: Swimmer’s gym areas can be COLD, especially when you’re WET!
Deck Sandals/ flip flops: There’s plenty of ways to pick up infection and get injured around the pool. MUST wear flip flops on EVERY pool deck - inside or outside!
Something to sit on: Example: Yoga mat, old blanket, or anything that will be comfortable to sit on.

Food: It is better to bring snacks. They usually have snack bars at the meets, but the lines are often long and most of the time they sell a lot of junk food. Suggestions for items to bring: Drinks: fruit juice,sports drink; snacks; granola bars; fruits; yogurt; cereal; sandwiches. Once you have attended one or two meets this will all become very routine.
Sunscreen: Many of our meets are outdoors so we need to take sun protection as seriously as our swimming. Get a waterproof type and put it on before you get to the meet (it needs time to soak in). Put it on again after a couple of hours.
INHALERS/MEDICATION: If your child is asthmatic, this is the most important thing they own. Different environments have different triggers that can set off an attack. Please let one of the coaches know if they should have something to hand – especially epi-pens!
Baby or Talcum Powder: To "dust" the inside of a swim cap or to help put on tech-suits which are VERY tight.
Toiletries: Swim shampoo, conditioner, hairbrush, comb, contact solution, feminine products, deodorant, etc. in case you like to shower after meets.
Ear Drops: (For those prone to ear infections). Typically a vinegar/alcohol solution in a glycerin base - you don’t want to deal with swimmer’s ear. Use after practice and meets.
Extra Plastic Bags: For keeping things dry (various sizes)
Entertainment Items: Books (for reading and school work), phone/iPad (with earphones), small games, playing cards , Uno, etc. There’s lots of time between events! REMEMBER; do not leave expensive electronics in the swimmer’s rest area!

A Successful Meet

Success is knowing that 100% effort went into executing skills that have been practiced.

Success is finishing and doing something better than last time.

Success is having fun!

Even the pros make mistakes. We celebrate growth, and work hard to fix mistakes that were made while performing. Without these mistakes, we won’t improve.

It is not who collected the most medals, or even who dropped the most time. The real measure is who learned the most from the competitive experience

The most important part of the meet experience is the team. Sharing experiences, cheering for your teammates, and having fun together—this is what swimming is about.

Meet Results

There are a few ways that you’ll be able to see your swimmers’ results.

The first, and most fun, is watching them swim live at the meet.

Secondly, following each meet the meet organizers send us the full results, which we will send out to you, if your child swam.

Finally there is Meet Mobile. This is a handy little app that gives you access to almost real-time results at swim meets. Time, place, improvement, and splits are all shown. Meet Mobile is available from the App Store and Google Play for a small annual fee. For more information on the Meet Mobile app, please click the link: https://www.active.com/mobile/meet-mobile-app

Travel Meets

Schedule

Competition Calendar

Communications

Communication

Communication at SAS for Eagle Club program information utilizes several channels, primarily SchoolsBuddy and direct email.

SchoolsBuddy is used for session sign-ups, group emails, securing spots for international meets, and general logistics. Coaches send team or swimmer-specific emails, including meet entry invitations using this system.

For broader club updates, a monthly newsletter called The Poolside Press is distributed. This publication is sent out regularly to share accomplishments, announce upcoming events, and provide general information for the entire club. Internal communication for issues like registration questions or practice absences is directed to the EAA office or a specific coach via email.

Contact Us
Lines of Communications

Contact Us

Swimming-related?

Coaches First: Your coach knows your swimmer best. If they will miss a practice, are sick, or have special requirements, please email your swimmer’s coach directly. Coaches will also know which events your swimmer should and should not enter at swim meets—if you are unsure, please ask! You can reach the whole Coaching Team at swiminfo@sas.edu.sg.

Questions about registration or payments? Please email the Eagle Activities & Athletics (EAA) office (eaainfo@sas.edu.sg).

Absences from practice? Please email the EAA Office (eaainfo@sas.edu.sg) before 2:00 p.m. if your child is at school but will miss practice be. Please copy in your child’s teacher and coach too. This helps everyone to know where your child should be.

Please remember your salutations, as well as your ‘please’ and ‘thank you’.

Lines of Communications

As an SAS community member, you will know how we value being able to go to the source and share accurate information (while assuming positive intent) to maintain the highest of standards when interacting and communicating. To help this, please follow the order below when emailing with any comments or concerns.

1) Your swimmer’s coach. You can also reach the whole Coaching Team at swiminfo@sas.edu.sg
2) The Aquatics Coordinator, Andy Hailey (ahailey@sas.edu.sg)
Head Coach Development and Swim School, Julia Antonava (jantonava@sas.edu.sg) or BJ Stewart (bjstewart@sas.edu.sg) in the EAA office (eaainfo@sas.edu.sg)
3) Your child’s School Counsellor/Dean
4) Your child’s Deputy Principal

Equipment and Gear

Please make sure you have the equipment below and bring it to every practice. We recommend all swimmers pack their swim bags the night before, to avoid forgetting anything.

All swimmers: Goggles, swim cap and water bottle.

Elementary Development and Competitive: Kickboard, Fins**
Middle school Development: Kickboard, Fins**, Pull buoy
Middle School Competitive: Kickboard, Fins**, Pull Buoy, Frontal Snorkel
High school Development: Kickboard, Fins**, Pull buoy, Frontal Snorkel, Hand Paddles
High School Competitive: Kickboard, Fins**, Pull Buoy, Frontal Snorkel, Hand Paddles

**Please make sure the fins fit-many of our swimmers feet grow so quickly. This is to avoid cramps.

Team Uniform: We don’t have a team swim suit that is mandatory to wear for racing.
Swim caps: These should be worn at every training session. We will give swimmers team caps for training, warm ups and racing.
Wearing the same swim caps brings us together as a team. Studies show that wearing a team uniform creates increased confidence, greater sense of unity, a sense of team spirit and loyalty, too. These are things that every sports team can benefit from.

Equipment Storage: You may store your equipment at the pool. Please make sure you have a mesh bag to put it all in and a carabiner to hang it up.

Team kit: All Eagle Club Swimming kit is ordered online through a third party. The ordering window opens at the start of each school year.