The Pocono Family YMCA Pre-Competitive Swim Team is for children ages 4 to 10 years old that are interested in learning the basic fundamentals of competitive swimming. This 2 times a week Swim Team prepares swimmers for their entry into the Pocono Family YMCA Competitive Swim Team Program. Skills taught include all 4 competitive strokes, racing starts, turns and basic competitive swimming rules. Meets will be available on weekends. Meets are Invitational Meets where swimmer choose their own events and there will be event entry fees. Make sure you check our equipment list to make sure your child has all of the needed swimming equipment. (Click Here)

Performance Requirements: Pre-Competitive Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards of free (front crawl stroke) with rotary breathing & 25 yards on their back.

Swimming Lesson Requirements: Swimmers should have completed Guppy or Minnow Lesson Levels.
FLOATATION DEVICES ARE NOT PERMITTED

Primarily ages 4 - 10
Practice Attendance Goals: 1 - 2 times a week
Required Practice Equipment: Positive Drive Training Fins, Pull Buoy

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FLOATATION DEVICES ARE NOT PERMITTED

*Swimmers on Pre-Competitive Swim Team are not able to swim in any winter or summer league meets such as our Winter Team's Penn Del League or Summer Team's Pocono Summer League meets as well as Districts, States, Jo's, Nationals or any other YMCA, USA meets with out joining one of our Competitive Swim Programs.