South Family YMCA Thunderbolts Swim Club

Does your child have team spirit and a love for swimming?  

Then they should join the South Family YMCA Thunderbolt Swim Team!!!

Our YMCA Swim Team provides a great opportunity for youth swimmers ages 5 to 17, develop individual swim skills and to work together as a team.  Swimmers must be at Minnow lesson level. 

The South Family YMCA Swim Team is an introductory competitive swimming program where boys and girls strengthen their stroke technique, endurance and get the opportunity to compete against other youth from YMCA’s all over the state of Minnesota. 

This fall we are introducing our swimmers to USA Swimming in order to inspire and enable our members to achieve excellence in the sport of swimming and in life.

All coaches working with the South YMCA Swim Team have a competitive swimming background, and have had previous coaching experience.  Coaches lead by example and stress the importance of team spirit, motivation, self esteem and confidence building. 

The Thunderbolts are part of the MN YMCA Swim League that functions under the guidelines of YMCA National Swimming.  The team also swims in the MN Swim USA league.  Swim meets are run under USA Swimming rules with some addendums approved by the MN Swim League to accommodate age group swimming

We offer three sessions throughout the year and practice 3 to 5 days a week, depending upon the swimmer's level.   The swim team is divided among various skill levels to provide the right level of instruction and training.  These levels include:

• Mini

• Novice

   

• Age Group

   

• Junior

   

• Senior

   

Summer Program Information:

·         50 Meter Long Course Outdoor Pool &  25 yard short course Indoor Pool

·         Season runs June 9th - August 3rd 2008

·         3 Saturday morning meets (we host 1) for the YMCA league; 9 weekend meets for USA Swimming league.

Summer Practice Schedule:

·         Mini: M-W-F 8-9:30am (9:45-10:15am Optional)

·         Novice :  M-W-F 8-9:30am (9:45-10:15am Optional)

·         Age Group: M-F  8-10:15am & T/TH 5-7:30pm

·       Juniors:  M-F  8-10:15am & T/TH 5-7:30pm

·     Seniors: M-F  8-10:15am & T/TH 5-7:30pm

Volunteering:

Volunteer involvement is always needed and appreciated throughout the season.  Contact the swim team manager, coach or call the Aquatics Department if interested in volunteering. Our swim team families are very active in providing support and resources for our team. 

You must be a YMCA member to participate.

See you in the pool!

Questions?  Feel free to contact Lindsay Mondick, Aquatic Director at

651-259-1463

Program Objectives

The South Family YMCA Swim Team will:

·        Provide training and competition to all swimmers;

·        Provide opportunity to learn sportsmanship and team cooperation;

·        Encourage a wholesome physical and recreational outlet;

·        Provide opportunities for social and emotional development;

·        Develop swimmers who are self-reliant, intelligent, mature, and who will present a good personal and team image in competition.

·        Enjoy the experience and most importantly, have fun!

Questions? 

Feel free to contact Aquatic Director Lindsay Mondick, at 651-259-1463

Summer Pricing:

-Single Swimmer: $170

-Any Additional children get a 15% discount in the family

-Financial Assistance is available for those families who apply

 Additional Costs:

• USA Swimming Registration $50 for full year, $30 for seasonal
• USA Swimmers are required to pay for meet fees for USA meets only

   

The YMCA welcomes all who wish to participate and annually raises funds through our Y Partners campaign to help make that possible. Please let us know if we may serve you or your family in this way.

                                Swim Team

Summer 2008

Long Course

“Everybody

 

swims…

 

Everybody

 

wins.”