Barracudas Swim Team

Stroke Clinic Registration is Live!

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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.

Clinic Registration

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.