COMPETITIVE SWIM TEAM
The YMCA Swim Team offers competitive swimming for ages 6-18 throughout the year. The program promotes youth development, healthy living, the value of hard work, reach for excellence and enjoy the competitive spirit.
Our supportive coaching staff will help each swimmer develop skills along with emphasizing the importance of honor, caring, sportsmanship, respect and responsibility. The fun of going to meets, social events and other activities will keep you and your child busy all season long.
For more information on being a part of the swim team, please email [email protected] or visit our team’s website for more information.
2025 Winter HAGY Swim Team Level Descriptions
Level 1
Ages: 6yr – 12yr
The swimmers are new to competitive swimming. Evaluation criteria include swimming one length (25 yards) of Freestyle with rotary breathing & 25 yards Backstroke without stopping. The practices focus on developing legal swimming technique for all 4 strokes (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly), competitive swimming flip & open turns and learning how to dive from the starting blocks.
Level 2
Ages: 6yr – 12yr
Evaluation criteria include swimming 100 IM, 50 yards of Freestyle with a flip-turn, 50 yards Backstroke with legal turn, and dive from the starting blocks. The practices will focus on proper technique in all 4 strokes and begin introducing swimmers to some speed work.
Level 3
Ages: 13yr – 18yr
These swimmers are new to competitive swimming. Evaluation criteria include swimming one length (25 yards) of Freestyle with rotary breathing & 25 yards Backstroke without stopping. The practices focus on developing legal swimming technique for all 4 strokes (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly), competitive swimming flip & open turns and learning how to dive from the starting blocks.
Level 4
Ages: 10yr – 18yr
Level 4 has 2 different evaluation criteria for different age groups.
- 10-12yr swimmers are required to swim 200 IM under 3:30 and 4 x 100 Freestyle in 1:45.
- 13-18yr swimmers are required to swim 200 IM legally
This group focuses on developing more speed & endurance while maintaining proper technique for each stroke, fast-reaction relay starts, and deeply engrain proper kick & under-water technique.
Level 5
Ages 11yr – 18yr
The swimmers are required to swim 200 IM under 3:15 and 4 x 100 Freestyle under 1:30. These swimmers must be adept at the proper technique of all four strokes. All strokes, turns, and starts will be refined using a variety of training methods and there will be a high focus on building endurance.
Level 6
Ages 13yr – 18yr
The swimmers are required to swim 400 IM under 6:00 and 6 x 100 Freestyle under 1:20. These swimmers must be adept at the proper technique of all four strokes. Training will have a high focus on endurance and will progress at a very high pace throughout the season.
Gator School – Pre Competitive Season
Open to all swimmers who have not been a member of the Hagy Swim Team before. Need to be able to swim a 25 yds front crawl, 25 yds of backstroke without stopping and holding on to the edge of the pool.
