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Chester Gators

 

Young swimmers are welcome to join the Chester Gators. Skilled coaching staff will help your child with stroke technique and endurance while incorporating the four core values of caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility into their workout regimen. With YMCA Swim Teams, everybody swims, everybody wins.

Ages:

5 - 18 years old

Contact:

You may contact Aquatics Director, Marcus Fowler, by email at fowlerm at ymcarichmond dot org or by phone at 804.414.0465.

FULL SEASON & HALF SEASON

Day(s):

1 day per week: Mon, Tue, Wed, or Thu
2 days per week: Mon, Tue, Wed, or Thu
4 days per week: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu

Start Date(s):

Full: 9/10/12
Fall: 9/10/12
Winter: 1/7/13

End Date(s):

Full: 3/16/13
Fall: 12/15/12
Winter: 3/16/13

Registration Date(s):

Facility Member: 7/15/12 - 9/11/12
Community Member: 7/15/12 - 9/11/12

Registration
Fee(s):

Full Season:
Facility Member: $375 (2 days), $540 (4 days)
Community Member: $540 (2 days), $750 (4 days)

Half Season:
Facility Member: $125 (1 day),  $190 (2 days), $280 (4 days)
Community Member: $240 (1 day), $280 (2 days), $385 (4 days)

Half Season: (white and green groups)
Facility Member: $125 (2 days),
Community Member: $240 (2 days)

Contact:

You may contact Aquatics Director, Marcus Fowler, by email at fowlerm at ymcarichmond dot org or by phone at 804.414.0465

Additional Info:

Swimmer levels are determined by the coaches and will be determined during practice. Our coaches may invite younger swimmers into a different practice time depending on swimmer skill. Our program is designed to be progressive, and we expect some swimmers to move into higher groups throughout the season.

GREEN GROUP

Ages:

6 years and younger

Day(s):

Monday and Wednesday or
Tuesday and Thursday

Time(s):

6 - 6:30 p.m.

Additional Info:

Swimmers must be able to swim the entire lenght of the pool withour stopping, and must be comfortable on their back. This group is for new/novice swimmers.

WHITE GROUP

Ages:

8 years and younger

Day(s):

Monday and Wednesday or
Tuesday and Thursday

Time(s):

6 - 6:30 p.m.

Additional Info:

Swimmers can swim 25 meters freestyle and 25 meters backstroke using proper body position and breathing technique. It is designed to new and novice swimmers. This group is for new/novice swimmers.

RED GROUP

Ages:

10 years and younger

Time(s):

5 - 6 p.m.

Additional Info:

Swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters freestyle and 25 meters backstroke, but still need improvement on breast stroke and butterfly.

BLUE GROUP

Ages:

10 years and younger

Time(s):

5 - 6 p.m.

Additional Info:

Swimmers must be able to swim 50 meters freestyle, 50 meters backstroke and have a mastery of butterfly and breaststoke.

BRONZE GROUP

Ages:

11 years and older

Time(s):

4 - 5 p.m.

Additional Info:

Swimmers must be able to swim 50 meters of each stroke.

SILVER GROUP

Ages:

11 years and older

Time(s):

4 - 5 p.m.

Additional Info:

Coach's invitation

GOLD GROUP

Ages:

13 years and older

Time(s):

4 - 5 p.m.

Additional Info:

Swimmers must be able to swim 100 meters of each stroke.

SWIM LEAGUE RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
To view the latest swm meet results, visit our YMCA Swim League Meet Schedule and Results page.