2024-2025 Swim Season

The 2024-2025 Season start date is currently TBD as we await the opening of the Ginny Smithers Pool. 

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.

 

Tryouts:

The 2024-2025 Season Tryouts are currently TBD as we await the opening of the Ginny Smithers Pool. 

  • Swimmers can attend only one tryout session. If they do not pass, they will need to try again next season.
  • Swimmers can come to the pool to try out anytime between 4:30-5:15 pm. Swimmers will be assessed on a first come first serve basis.
  • Tryouts only take about 10 minutes, so I ask a guardian to be present with swimmers to leave after tryouts.
  • Please see the table below for the the days tryouts will be offered
  • If you would like to receive information about tryouts, please email: Somerville Y Swim
 
 
 
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).
 
Head coach has the final say on if a swimmer will be granted a spot on the team. 

 

Tryout Results:

 
Swimmers will not find out if they had a successful tryout right away. Rather, the swimmer’s guardian will receive an email to let them know the results of their tryout. 

 

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.  Yearly we have many 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 2024-2025 season will be $650. 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.

2024-2025 Swim Team Payment Form