EVE DIMAGNO, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS / BRONZE GROUP COACH
January 2022-present, Email: [email protected]
Eve is originally from Lincoln, Nebraska. After completing 4 years on the Swarthmore College Division III swim team, she graduated and moved to Kathmandu, Nepal to direct her study abroad startup program, teach high school, and coach youth swimmers. In both in the United States and abroad, she coached youth teams at all levels, from non-competitive recreational swimmers to internationally competitive age group athletes, some of whom represented Nepal at the 2018 Asian Games and the 2020 Olympics.
Eve strongly believes that it is important to help athletes develop an appreciation for hard work, responsibility, and character in addition to working on their physical and technical skills. She is particularly invested in helping younger athletes cultivate a positive relationship with fitness and competition alongside their love of swimming.
Bronze Group
Swimmer age: 5-11 years old
Description: The Bronze Group is our introductory level to competitive swimming. This group consists of swimmers ages 5 to 11 years old who have had little to no experience. This group is perfect for those who love to swim and are curious on what it takes to get to the next level. Swimmers in this group are placed based on their current abilities and skills of each stroke.
Swimmers with no competitive swim experience or have not attended a USA swim competition will be placed in the Bronze Group.
Bronze Group Requirements & Commitments:
- Must be able to swim 1 full lap of freestyle and backstroke without stopping or grabbing the wall
- Must have basics of breaststroke kick
- Must attend practice 2x a week
- Must wear appropriate swimsuits, swim cap (if long hair) , & goggles & long fins
Bronze Group focuses on:
- Learning to be legal in all four strokes
- How to push off the wall in a streamline
- How to execute proper flip turn & open turn
- Learn circle pattern swimming within the lanes
- Having great listening skills (No talking while coach is instructing, keeping head above water, applying feedback to strokes)
- Being a team player (treating teammates kindly & respectfully)
- Having Fun!
Requirements to Move Up to The Bronze Plus Group:
- Knowledge and skill at all “Bronze” level swim drills
- Must attend practice 2x a week
- Must be legal in all 4 strokes
- Must swim 100 freestyle with flip turns and 100 IM with legal open turns
- Must know how to circle swim
- Must know how to dive and flip-turn
- Must know how to push off the wall in a streamline
- Must have appropriate swimsuits, swim cap(if long hair), goggles, & long fins,
- Have appropriate listening skills
Equipment: Arena Kickboard, Arena Fins, Arena Mesh Bag, and Water Bottle.
