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Competitive Swimming

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Sailfish Swim Team
Want to take part in one of the healthiest sports in the world?  The
Sailfish Swim Team is a great way for kids who love the water to
take their swimming to the next level and learn the thrill of
competition.  The Swim Team focuses on developing good
sportsmanship, building endurance, and improving technique, as
well as speed.  Come give it a try, whether you're headed for the
Olympics or just want to be part of a supportive, enriching
experience.  Throughout the season, the team will compete in
approximately 8 meets, culminating with the state championships at
the end of the season.  
Swimmers must be a YMCA member in good
standing and be willing to participate in fundraising events.  

Sailfish Club
This program is an introduction to Sailfish Swim Team for the
young swimmer who is able to complete 25 yards of freestyle and
backstroke but isn't sure he/she is ready to join the team.  Skills
taught:  Improving freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, starts, turns,
understanding workouts and intervals.  

Sailfish Stroke and Splash
Prerequisite:  Minnow level or above; previous Swim Team
experience not necessary.  This program is an introduction to
competitive swimming.  Participants will learn how to read a
swimming work out and intervals, will work on stroke technique,
starts and turns, and participate in team building activities.

Competitive Swim Camp
Former college national champion, Hodding Carter will instruct the
swimmer who wants to improve his/her strokes and learn how to
swim faster.  Swimmers will be filmed above and below water and
their strokes will be analyzed for enhanced performance. All
swimmers will receive a DVD of their stroke analysis. Come
prepared and you will be swimming better, smarter and faster by
the end of the week.  Activities will include stroke work, heart
rate-based training. Lectures and presentations will be provided on
training, nutrition and visualization in addition to dry land training,
and games.  Ages 9-19

Maine Masters Swimming
Prerequisite:  19 years of age or above. This program is designed
for swimmers who want to work on stroke technique and/or
endurance.  Registration with Maine Masters is required to swim
competitively.  All swimming abilities are welcome.  
Click on this
link to visit The "Maine Masters Swim Club" website.  
Program Information
General Aquatics
Parent/Preschool
Youth Aquatics
Competitive Swimming
Homeschool Swim
Aquatic Fitness
Adult Aquatics
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A Midcoast Tradition Since 1916
2008 - 2009
Practice Times:

Red Group
M/W 4:00 - 4:45 pm
F 5-6 pm (optional)

Blue Group
T/Th 4:00 - 5:15 pm
Friday 5-6 pm (optional)

Yellow Group
M/W/F 4:00 - 6:00 pm
T/Th 5:15 - 7:15 pm

Green Group
T/Th 4:00 - 6:00 pm
M/W/F 5:15 - 7:15 pm
Check out the
Sailfish Swim Team's
new website at
www.pbaysailfish.org
Masters Swim Clinic
December 6th & 7th
Details are on our What's Happening page