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Swim Team

SWIM TEAM – BERKELEY BREAKERS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Interested in joining the BHCP Breakers swim team? We are excited to begin a great summer season in 2024! A special welcome to all our new team members and we look forward to seeing our returning swimmers!

The Breakers’ season consists of 8 dual meets, plus a Championship Meet. The mission of the Coaching Staff is to help each swimmer maximize their ability through swimmer-specific training and competition. The coaches seek to work with children and parents to create a positive environment where personal excellence, honesty, and commitment are fostered and expected. Together we seek to instill a lifelong love of swimming and achieve our highest potential in swimming and life. Many of the swimmers who start out on the go on to compete at the YMCA, high school, and college levels.

Every new swimmer is welcome on our team, regardless of ability or prior experience. Our coaches will make the final decision regarding specific team placement based on your child’s swimming ability and with your child’s best interest in mind. Those who do not make the team will be asked to join our swim lessons and clinics program, designed to develop swimming skills in a non-competitive environment. While a Berkeley Heights Community Pool at the YMCA Membership is not required to register for the BHCP Breakers Swim Team and related activities, outside of Breakers Team events, all Swim Team members 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult when visiting the pool, regardless of their swimming abilities.

SWIM TEAM QUALIFICATIONS

• The team is open to youth ages 6-17. Swimmers MUST be at least 6 years of age by June 1, 2024 in order to participate.
• All swimmers under 8 are required to try out for the Swim Team.
• Please note that tryouts for the 2024 summer season have been cancelled. All interested swimmers are asked to attend the first practice on June 17 at 10:15 AM.
• Children ages 9-17 do not need to try out but must demonstrate proficiency in both front crawls and backstroke through consistent forward motion and rotary breathing, swim 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke consecutively, touch the bottom of the pool, jump into deep water and safely resurface, be able to tread water for 1 minute while demonstrating stamina and efficient body motion throughout the duration of the evaluation.

REGISTRAION

Swim Team registration is based on member, and non-pool member pricing and includes signup fees, BHCP Breakers Team T-shirt + Swim Team Cap. Swim Team branded bathing suits are optional purchases.

NON-POOL MEMBER REGISTRATION
POOL / Y MEMBER REGISTRATION

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Daily practice (M-F) starts Monday June 17

 

8 & under: 10:15-11:00am
9 & 10 years old: 10:15-11:15am
11 & older: 10:15-11:30am

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Tryouts Thursday June 16, 4:30pm
  • First Practice Monday June 17, 10:15am
  • Ice Cream Social & Parent Meeting on Monday June 17 @6:00pm
  • End of Season Celebration TBA (Tentative Date – Thursday July 25 4:00pm)

MEET SCHEDULE

  • Monday June 24 9:00am (Home)
  • Thursday June 27 6:00pm (Away)
  • Monday July 1 9:00am (Home)
  • Tuesday July 2 9:00am (Home)
  • Monday July 8 9:00am (Home)
  • Wednesday July 10 9:00am (Away)
  • Tuesday July 16 6:00pm (Away)
  • Thursday July 18 6:00pm (Away)
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  • Divisional Champs Monday July 22 8am to 2pm
  • Meet of Champions Thursday July 27 – 8am to 12pm

COACHES

Mandy Zajdzinski
Caden Wong
Sarah Devlin

QUESTIONS

If you have any questions, please contact Brian Bartone, Associate Executive Director, at brian.bartone@thesay.org. 

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In 1886, we were founded as the Young Men’s Christian Association, but today, we are The Y; an association that values, and is made stronger by, its diverse people. We stand for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility — For a better us. We are committed to creating equal opportunity for all regardless of gender, age, disability, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive culture in which our four core values — responsibility, honesty, caring and respect — are integral to everyday operations.

Each year, as one of the area’s leading 501(c)3 charitable organizations, the Summit Area YMCA serves more than 15,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the New Jersey communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Our history is rooted in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those in need.

Please note that the section of Maple Street closest to the Summit YMCA will be closed from approximately 7 AM to 11 AM on Sunday, May 5, for our Mother’s Day 5K. Please use Cedar Street to access the public lot that is next to our building.