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NMYMCA BARRACUDA YOUTH SWIM TEAM

The Barracudas Swim Team is committed to providing an enjoyable and positive experience for swimmers while developing their endurance, skill, physical ability and mental stamina through a supportive and wholesome social outlet that encourages excellence, teamwork, and camaraderie. We are here for fun, teamwork, healthy competition, belonging and empowerment, and for the pursuit of a personal best!

 

This may be through the accomplishment of finishing a practice or swimming at a regional event; we have a place for all!

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We offer structured competitive swim team practices including: stretching, warm-up, technique, endurance, and cool-down. Participants are expecrted to come to practice to work hard and improve skills. While it is not a requirement to participate in the meets, it does showcase the team aspect of swimming; you swim together, you win together!u win together!

  • FALL / WINTER SEASON: September 8th - February 26th

  • Tryouts are ongoing throughout the season. 

  • Please review age group descriptions to determine if your child is able to swim the minimum requirements. 

  • Returning swimmers do not need to tryout. Contact the coach for registration link. ld for the Season.

  • MONTHLY FEES:

    • Full Facility Member - ​

    • Program Member -

BEGINNER

  • Entry point for most new swimmers aged 10 & under onto the swim team unless previous competitive swim experience. Swimmer should be able to swim 25 yards of the pool freestyle, 25 yards backstroke & should be comfortable diving from the side of the pool. 

  • Practice Schedule: Monday - Thursday 5:30pm - 6:30pm

INTERMEDIATE

  • Swimmers at this level can swim all 4 competitive strokes, can attempt to dive from a swim block and should be able to complete 100 yards freestyle without stopping.

  • Practice Schedule: Monday - Thursday 5:30pm - 7pm

EXPERT

  • Swimmers at this level have swum competitively, are committed to a practice & competition schedule and can navigate a full swim practice over 3,500 yards. For swimmers typically aged 13 & up but also for swimmers age 11 & up that are dedicated to growing as an athlete. These are swimmers looking for a serious challenge while having practices tailored to their ability. 

  • Practice Schedule: Monday - Thursday 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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Welcoming All:

 

The Y is made up of people of all ages and from every walk of life working side by side to strengthen communities. Together we work to ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. Our core values are caring, honesty, respect and responsibility—they guide everything we do.

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