Swim Orlando YMCA

Sharks Group

• Be at least 5 years old
• Be able to swim across the 25 yard pool with basic freestyle and backstroke.
• Be a member of the Central Florida YMCA
• Complete team paperwork: Volunteer form, bank draft, registration forms.
• Practices: 2 times a week for 45 minutes.
• Required equipment: goggles, cap, kickboard, fins

The group is composed of swimmers 5 – 14 years old who are learning the basics of swim team and/or are not yet registered with USA Swimming. Older swimmers will move into yellow or blue as soon as possible.

Sharks is the next step up from swim lessons. In the Sharks group we teach the basics of swim team: how to swim the freestyle and backstroke competition strokes; how to dive; how to be part of a swim team workout. Sharks do not have to register for USA swimming. They swim in Y-League meets with other Central Florida YMCA teams about once or twice a month. When they have learned freestyle and backstroke well, and can follow instructions well, they can move up to Yellow with the head coach’s permission, and upon completion of all USA registration paperwork.