Barracudas Swim Team

Online Registration for Barracudas Spring Stroke Clinic is now LIVE!

The Barracudas Swim Team

is part of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts league (RIMA), this league is composed

of other Boys and Girls clubs and swim clubs and is opened to any member ages 5-17.


This swim team is a developmental swim program run by trained coaches to help swimmers' become stronger competitors in a safe, fun and encouraging environment. Swimmers learn how to hone in on their strengths, set and strive toward goals as well as gain confidence in and outside of the pool.

Newport Barracudas Swim Team 2024-2025

Stay tuned for the 2024-2025 schedule!


Cost of Swim Team Program

  • $450.00


2024-2025 Swim Team Practice Schedule

  • To Be Announced
  • Practice will be 3x a week and each practice will be held for 2 hours. Practices will be broken into segments so that swimmers are not only swimming for the entire 2 hours. Practices will include coaching on Fitness, Stroke Techniques to work on refinement and efficiency, Swimmer Stamina, and Endurance.


What to Expect at Swim Meets

  • Swim Meets typically occur on Saturdays & occasionally Sundays
  • Home Meets are held at 95 Church Street, Newport, RI, 02840
  • Away Meets are held at other RIMA BGC Swim League Clubs, locations may include: (Taunton, MA), (Providence, RI), (East Providence, RI), (Fall River, MA)

Newport Barracudas Swim Membership

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County's Barracudas Swim Team is CO-ED and consists of Club members, ages 5-17. The Club has three levels of swimmers, and if you are unsure which level your child should participate in, please review the level descriptions below.


All participants must become a BGC member prior to joining the Barracudas Swim Team.

Please complete the BGC Member Form below.


BGC Member Form

Level Descriptions

YELLOWTAIL


Swimmers (ages 5-8) at this level must be able to swim 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke. They may have little to no swim team experience, but during the season, further improvements will be made with freestyle and backstroke, will learn how to dive, and practice breaststroke, butterfly and flip-turns. Additionally, swimmers will be taught the fundamentals of swimming competitively.

RAINBOW


This swim level consists of swimmers (ages 8+) who

need additional coaching/swim stroke instruction in order to become a BLACK FIN swimmer. 









BLACK FIN


Swimmers (ages 9+) at this level must be able to swim all four strokes (i.e. freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly) with proper technique and understand the regulations of swimming competitively. Practice time will focus on stroke technique, developing competitive strategies, and enhancing their endurance in the water.



RED FIN


This swim level consists of swimmers who are faster and more experienced than swimmers at the BLACK FIN level. This group has a greater focus on challenging swim sets during practice, with a moderate emphasis on continued stroke enhancement. 





Questions?

Please contact our Director of Aquatics and registered USA Swim Coach,

Sheryl Watson, at swatson@bgcnewport.org.

Interested in joining the Newport Barracudas Swim Team?

Please complete the form below.

Barracudas Swim Team Inquiry

We are an official USA Swimming Foundation Swim Lesson Provider!

Share by: