Later in the season, you may optionally buy fins, hand paddles, pull buoys, kick board, etc. We have many of these at the pool and you should try them out first before deciding to buy. We occasionally organize group buys of swim suits and T-shirts during the year. Club members also receive discounts at one of the Sports Experts stores in Ottawa. There are two coaches for each group, who design workouts to meet the needs of their swimmers.
Most people arrive about ten minutes early to do on-deck stretching.
About 10 minutes at the end is reserved for warm-down. The coaches vary sets depending on lane, time of year, emphasis, and interest. This varies considerably depending on the type of workout, time of year, and lane. In a one hour swim, it is common to swim 2000 to 3000 meters. While this may sound like a lot, I've seen swimmers start the year barely able to swim a few laps and end it routinely swimming 1500-2000 meters each practice.