Youth Swim Team

Our Siouxland YMCA Swim Team is designed to help young swimmers, ages 6-14, develop their skills in all major competitive strokes. This program emphasizes stroke introduction and aquatic conditioning, with a focus on improving endurance and refining technique. Participation in our swim team fosters physical fitness and encourages a lifelong love of swimming.

Who Can Join? This program is ideal for swimmers aged 6-14 who meet the following requirements:

• Can swim 50 yards continuously.
• Can tread water for up to 1 minute with ease.
• Have mastered a 25-yard stroke in freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, and breaststroke.
• Are familiar with breast and butterfly kicks on both front and back.
• Have experience with flip turns and open turns.