Welcome to the Sea Turtle Swim Team Page

Come be a part of a great aquatics experience! The Sea Turtle Swim Team is a recreational/competitive swim program run by trained coaches to improve swimmers’ competitive skills and endurance. The Y swim team promotes healthy lifestyles while embracing the four core values of respect, responsibility, honesty and caring.

The 2026-2027 season will begin on September 21, 2026

Returning Swimmers: Practice Monday- Thursday from 3:30-4:30

Try-outs for new swimmers: Monday-Thursday from 4:30-5:30 (September 21-October 1st)

Information for swimmers interested in trying out.

  • Tryouts only take about 10 minutes. A guardian must be present with swimmers during their tryout session.
  • Swimmers can come to the pool to try out anytime between 4:30-5:15 pm on the dates posted above. Swimmers will be assessed on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Swimmers can attend only one tryout session. If they do not pass, they will need to try again next season.
  • Head Coach has final say on whether a swimmer will be granted a spot on the team.

  • Swimmers MUST be able to:

    1. Swim 50-60 yards of front crawl with rotary breathing. Swimmers should be able to complete this without stopping or holding onto the side.

    2. Swim 25-40 yards of backstroke.

    3. Swim 25-40 yards of a stroke of the swimmer’s choice (could be front crawl or backstroke or another competitive stroke).

Tryout Results

Swimmers will not find out right away whether they had a successful tryout. Instead, the swimmer’s guardian will receive an email with the tryout results.  Email results will go out on Friday, October 2nd. If the swimmer has a successful tryout, they can start practice on Monday, October 5th.

Click here to be added to the distribution list and receive information about this season’s tryouts.

Practices:

September- Thanksgiving:
3:30-5:30 pm (split into two 1.25-hour sessions depending on age/ability)

Monday @ YMCA

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday @ Ginny Smithers

Thanksgiving-February:
*Our time slot starts a bit later in the day as the Ginny Smithers (formerly Kennedy) Pool is Somerville High School’s home pool, and the winter season is when they practice.

Monday @ YMCA: 3:30-5:30 pm (split into two 1.25-hour sessions depending on age/ability)

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday @ Ginny Smithers: 5-7pm (split into two 1.25-hour sessions depending on age/ability)

February-April:
3:30-5:30 pm (split into two 1.25-hour sessions depending on age/ability)

Monday @ YMCA

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday @ Ginny Smithers

Swim Meets

Since it is a competitive team, we do have swim meets.  Throughout the season we have several dual meets (about 2-3 hours long) at either the Ginny Smithers Pool or the opposing team’s pools. They are on the weekends, and attendance is mandatory. We try to get the schedule out during the first month of practice to plan accordingly.
There are 2 additional championship meets that swimmers can qualify by their times for.

Pricing

The price for the 2026-2027 season will be $750. In addition to the fee, you will need to purchase a swimsuit (cost is between $35-$65 depending on the decided upon suit). The YMCA has a long-standing tradition of not denying anyone committed to swimming from doing so. We have various payment plans, sliding-scale fees, and limited financial grants to accomplish this goal.

Financial consideration should not be the deciding factor on whether your child participates.
No child is turned away for their inability to pay.

 

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