Mako Shark

Mako Shark is the highest level within the Propel Swim Academy Curriculum.

This level is designed for swimmers who have mastered their Barracuda skills and are ready to push their endurance, speed, and racing skills to the next level. Mako Shark swimmers train with greater intensity, increased distances, and a stronger focus on race execution.

Like Barracuda, Mako Shark skill tracking happens within regular Ignite Group 1 practices. There is no separate class. Ignite remains your swimmer’s weekly practice, and Mako Shark provides clear benchmarks, progress tracking, and celebration of achievement.

Your swimmer will be taught:

Increased endurance and distances
Building speed and endurance through efficient Butterfly and Breaststroke
Continuous circle swimming and interval training
Racing skills – diving, underwater, breakouts, turns, finishes

How Mako Shark Works Inside Ignite

Swimmers who have mastered Barracuda skills will have Mako Shark skills tracked during their regular Ignite Group 1 practices.
• Skill tracking happens during normal practices
• Once per month, swimmers participate in a dedicated Skills Assessment Day
• Progress is updated in your Customer Portal under the Evaluations section
• Milestones and achievements are celebrated

Other Stroke School Levels

Learn More About the Narwhal Class

Learn More About the Orca Whale Class

Learn More About the Barracuda Class

Simplified Summary

Mako Shark at Propel Swim Academy: Mako Shark is the fourth and final level in our Stroke School Program. It runs like a traditional swim practice, but with smaller groups so that Coaches can focus on perfecting each stroke and give individual attention to swimmers. In Mako Shark, swimmers work on building endurance while improving all four strokes, racing dives, flip turns, I.M. turns, and learning racing strategies. Swimmers will practice increasing endurance and speed, especially in Butterfly and Breaststroke. They will also work on circle swimming, interval training, and racing skills like diving and turns. The lesson lasts 60 minutes with a swimmer-to-coach ratio of 15:1. An evaluation is required before enrollment.

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