YMCA Swim Teams

Fun and competitve program for youth and teens dedicated to teaching the whole swimmer - spirit, mind and body.  Emphasis is placed on the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.  Team members range in ability but have a common goal of improving as both individuals and as a team.

Wee Gators

Coed ages 5-7     

Cost: $280 

This is a pre-swim team program for children who excel in lessons but are not quite ready for a serious competitive program. Children learn the four competitive strokes, butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle, as well as competitive starts and turns. The program will consist of swim lessons on Friday evenings at the Y from 5-6 pm at which time the swimmers will work on stroke development and technique. On Wednesdays we will practice at West Roxbury High School from 5:30-6:30 and will work on competitive swimming drills, endurance, and speed. Participating swimmers must attend both nights and eligible swimmers may be encouraged to attend an additional practice with the Gators swim team. Swimmers are required to attend all Gators home meets and are encouraged to attend any away meets. Wee Gators season will run from the beginning of September through the end of February and swimmers must be able to commit to attending practices and meets during this time. All prospective swimmers must be able to strongly swim at least 2 lengths of front crawl and backstroke and must attend try-outs before they will be allowed to register. Returning Wee Gators need not try-out.

• Try-outs will be held on Sunday, September 7th from 5:30-6:30. The program will begin on Friday, September 12th at the Y from 5-6.
• For more information please call Lauren Martel 617-323-3200 x  127 or redsoxgrl@hotmail.com.

GATORS Swim Team

Coed ages 8-18

Cost: $380

The YMCA Gators are a competitive swim team that competes with other YMCA's in Eastern Massachusetts.
 The team members range in abilities but have a common goal of improving both as individuals and as a team. Swimmers work to develop all elements of competitive swimming including technique, speed, endurance, and competitive starts and turns. Practices are offered 5 times per week and swimmers must be able to commit to attending three. Over the course of the
season we will have several meets which will be held on Saturdays and Sundays. The Districts and New England's Championships meets for qualifying swimmers will be held in February and March. In order to participate, swimmers must be able to strongly swim at least 2 lengths of the pool front crawl and backstroke.

• Tryouts will be held on Sunday, September 7th from 6-7 pm. For more information please call Christina Baudis 617-323-3200 x 407 or westroxburygators@hotmail.com.