AQUATICS
Pre-Fins Group
Sundays, 1:30 – 2:45 PM & Fridays, 4:00 – 5:20 PM Frances A Lewis Lap Pool • Ages 5-10
Beginner Swim Team
Pre-fins is a great way to keep your child active this year while introducing them to Dolphin Club swim team program! Practices are run as a hybrid between a swim team practice and group swim lessons. This gives the swimmers more personal attention from our coaches to improve their strokes, while also giving them a taste of the competitive swimming world. We will be holding fun intra-squad meets at the JCC throughout the year. The Pre-fins program emphasizes learning, fitness, and fun!
Pre-Fin swimmers will learn the basics of all 4 competitive strokes in an encouraging atmosphere. The coaches focus on teaching proper stroke technique, introducing starts and turns, and developing the joy of swimming using games, activities, and challenges. The interpersonal skills necessary to compete in the sport of swimming will also be taught – working with teammates, following directions, listening to the coaches, and having fun. We will wrap up each session with a fun intra-squad swim meet held at the Weinstein JCC. This will give each swimmer a taste of the excitement and fun of competing in a real swim meet!
September 14 – November 21
Practice Recommendations 2 practice sessions a week are recommended but not required. Each practice session lasts 45 minutes. Swimmers can expect to work up to swimming 500 to 1,000 yards per practice session.
Pre-requisite for the Pre-Fin Group includes ability to complete a 25 yd freestyle and backstroke without assistance.
$ 300 member | $ 340 nonmember $ 275 Kids’ Place participant
Dolphin Club Swim Team
Fall Season: September 7 – November 22( no practice 9 / 22, 9 / 23, 10 / 22) Ages: 7 – 18
Make friends and waves in the water all year round!
There has been something special happening here at the Weinstein JCC with the Dolphin Club Swimming program. With the“ Fin Family”, athletes can experience competitive swimming in an environment that facilitates self-confidence, teaches patience throughout a process, and encourages positive relationship building. Families now have the option of month-to-month payments! For more information visit the swim team website at teamunify. com / vadcst
Please contact Coach Bridget Burkot at bburkot @ weinsteinjcc. org to set up a free evaluation / tryout to see which level is the best fit for your swimmer!
Level 1
Sundays, 2:45 – 3:45 PM Mondays – Thursdays, 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Level 1 is our introductory Dolphin group for 9- to 12-year-old swimmers as well as advanced 7- 8-year-old swimmers. The Dolphin Group focuses on teaching the basics of all 4 competitive strokes and starts and turns in a fun, challenging environment. Coaches will emphasize proper stroke technique, starts, and turns, and building cardiovascular endurance through drills, sets and enjoyable activities. Coaches will work on the interpersonal skills necessary to compete in the sport of swimming – working with teammates, following directions, listening to the coaches, and having fun.
Dolphin Club recommends that Level 1 swimmers participate in monthly area swim meets to assess their progress.
Practice Recommendations 3 to 4 practices a week are recommended but not required. Each practice session lasts 1 hour. Swimmers can expect to work up to swimming 1,500 to 2,500 yards per practice session.
Pre-requisites for the Level 1 Dolphin Group
7 – 8-year-old swimmers must be legal in 3 of 4 strokes, and perform legal starts and turns
9- 12-year-old swimmers must be able to complete a 25 yd freestyle & backstroke without assistance.
$ 405 member | $ 465 nonmember
Contact Allison Zuchowski, Aquatics Director, at 804-545-8640 or azuchowski @ weinsteinjcc. org for more information.
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