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DUBUQUE YMCA DOLPHINS SWIM TEAM

ROOKIE WEEK SWIM TEAM TRYOUTS

It’s time for swim season! Interested in joining our Dubuque YMCA Dolphins Swim team for ages 5-18? Free open tryouts will be held starting at the Dubuque YMCA!

Rookie Week is free and will be offered:
● Monday, October 2, 2023 (boys and girls, ages 5-10)
● Tuesday, October 3, 2023 (boys and girls, ages 11-18)
● Thursday, October 5, 2023 (boys and girls, all ages 5-18)

Upon arrival, your swimmer will be evaluated by coaches.  Your swimmer will then be referred to either swim lessons or the swim team.

Items to bring: swimsuit, towel, and goggles.

Questions? Please contact Dave at dbaker@dubuquey.org or 563-556-3371

TEAM INFORMATION

PARENT HANDBOOK

To become a part of the Dolphins Swim Team the following must be completed:

  1. If you are new to the team, you must be evaluated by the coaches; rookie week is our evaluation week. If you miss rookie week, contact us to set up an evaluation.
  2. Your child must have a monthly membership that stays current throughout the entire season; this is a requirement from the National Y.
  3. You must pay the program fee before the start of practice. Payment must be made in full when you register. If concerned with making payment, please contact Dave Baker, dbaker@dubuquey.org. The required information, from the Parent Handbook in pages 9-11, must be turned in by specified due dates.

*YMCA Annual Membership Fees:
Youth-8th Grade: $19/monthly
High School: $19/monthly
Membership fees can be paid monthly with a credit card on file.

*Dolphin Program Fees:
Swim Team: $249.00
High School Boys: $124.50


2023/2024 SWIM MEET SCHEDULE

  • November 18: Swim Meet @ MACR (Pentathlon Meet)
  • November 21: Intersquad meet at regular practice time
  • December 2: Swim Meet @ Maquoketa
  • December 9: Swim Meet @ HOME, Dubuque Community Y
  • December 16: Swim Meet @ North Scott (Davenport)
  • January 6: Swim Meet @ HOME, Dubuque Community Y
  • January 13: Swim Meet @ Rockford, IL
  • January 20: Swim Meet @ Muscatine (1000 Free)
  • January 27: Swim Meet @ HOME at Dubuque Community Y (1000 Free)
  • February 11: Sectional Meet @ HOME at Dubuque Community Y
  • March 2: Boys State Meet @ Marshalltown
  • March 3: Girls State Meet @ Marshalltown
  • March 22: Regionals Meet @ Linn Mar, Cedar Rapids (1000 Free)
  • March 23: Regionals Meet @ Linn Mar, Cedar Rapids (AM- 12 & under, PM- 11 & up)
  • March 24: Regionals Meet @ Linn Mar, Cedar Rapids (AM- 12 & under, PM- 11 & up)

Participants will feel a sense of team belonging which will help them develop good leadership skills, self-esteem, and individual successes. In addition, Swim Team participation:

  • Offers meaningful experiences for swimmers of all levels.
  • Presents a competitive program that focuses on all of the strokes. 
  • Promotes a life-long activity that stresses goals.
  • Develops and helps build the swimming technique of all participants in an atmosphere of fun.
  • Serves as a stepping stone from ‘learn to swim’ programs into competitive swimming.
  • Maintains swimmers’ interest and fosters quality technique and a lifelong participation in the sport

For more information about our Dubuque YMCA Dolphins Swim Team program please contact our Y at 563.556.3371.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information, please contact Dave Baker at dbaker@dubuquey.org or visit the Dubuque YMCA Dolphins Facebook page for team updates.

HELPFUL LINKS

iowaymcaswimming.org
ymcaswimminganddiving.org