Swim Team Programs

Winter Season September 8, 2026 thru May 27, 2027

For Summer Program Information CLICK HERE

Registration Opens 9/15/2026
Practices Begin 9/8/2026

Practice Times Below are for September 8 thru November 6, 2026
For Full Practice Schedules, CLICK HERE.

Payment Options

Monthly (1 to 9 payments): billed on the last day of each month, 9/8/26 thru 5/27/27

Session (1 to 3 payments): FALL 9/8 thru 10/31/26; WINTER 11/2/26 thru 4/3/27; SPRING 4/5 thru 5/27/27

Payment in Full (one payment for all 9 months; only available during the month of September) 9/8/26 thru 5/27/27

Beginner

$ 65 Monthly
  • $118 Fall Session
  • $297 Winter Session
  • $118 Spring Session
  • $482 Paid in Full
  • This program is for any swimmer who is able to swim the length of the pool using both freestyle AND backstroke. The program develops the basic fundamentals of the four competitive strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Swimmers will be introduced to the start, turn and finish of each stroke.
  • Prerequisites:
    Proficient in at least 2 competitive strokes
  • Age:
    Any
  • Max number of Practices:
    1 to 2 times weekly
  • Mon 6 to 6:45pm
    Tues 5:45 to 6:30pm
    Wed 6:45 to 7:30pm
    Thurs 5 to 5:45pm
    Sat 7:30 to 8:15am

Basic

$ 73 Monthly
  • $132 Fall Session
  • $332 Winter Session
  • $132 Spring Session
  • $540 Paid in Full
  • This program is for any swimmer capable of performing any three of the four competitive strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breastroke and freestyle). Swimmers will develop the proper stroke, start, turn and finish techniques for each competitive stroke.
  • Prerequisites:
    proficient in at least 3 competitive strokes
  • Age:
    Any
  • Max number of Practices:
    2 times weekly
  • Mon 6:45 to 7:30pm
    Tues 5 to 5:45pm
    Wed 6 to 6:45pm
    Thurs 5:45 to 6:30pm
    Sat 7:30 to 8:15am

Advanced

$ 83 Monthly
  • $150 Fall Session
  • $373 Winter Session
  • $150 Spring Session
  • $603 Paid in Full
  • Swimmers must be legal in the four competitive strokes. The start and turn techniques and stroke mechanics learned at the Beginner and Basic levels are enhanced and refined. Swimmers will begin participating in short conditioning sets that reinforce proper stroke technique.
  • Prerequisites:
    Proficient in the four competitive strokes
  • Age:
    Any
  • Max number of Practices:
    2 to 3 times weekly
  • Mon 5 to 6pm
    Tues 6:30 to 7:30pm
    Wed 5 to 6pm
    Thurs 6:30 to 7:30pm
    Sat 7:30 to 8:30am
  • Required Equipment: Fins

Junior

$ 95 Monthly
  • $169 Fall Session
  • $424 Winter Session
  • $169 Spring Session
  • $684 Paid in Full
  • This program is designed for younger swimmers who show a high aptitude for the sport, but are too young for senior style training. Yardage increases and practice elements become more structured as the swimmers are introduced to the concepts of training, endurance, pace, and goal setting.
  • Prerequisites:
    Approval of coaches
  • Age:
    Generally 9 or older
  • Max number of Practices:
    2 to 3 times weekly
  • Mon 5:15 to 6:30pm
    Tues 4:45 to 6pm
    Wed 5:15 to 6:30pm
    Thurs 6:15 to 7:30pm
    Sat 7:30 to 8:45am
  • Required Equipment: Fins

Junior Olympian

$ 116 Monthly
  • $210 Fall Session
  • $524 Winter Session
  • $210 Spring Session
  • $847 Paid in Full
  • This program is designed to transition swimmers from the less intense training utilized for younger swimmers to the more mature and intense training required for success in the older age groups. Flexibility to participate in various senior level training will be built into the program to meet the needs of the swimmer and at the discretion of the coaches (i.e. dry-land, extended practices, morning practices).
  • Prerequisites:
    Approval of coaches
  • Age:
    Generally 11 or older
  • Max number of Practices:
    2 to 4 times weekly
  • Mon 6:30 to 8pm
    Tues 6 to 7:30pm
    Wed 6:30 to 8pm
    Thurs 4:45 to 6:15pm
    Sat 6 to 7:30am
  • Required Equipment:
    Fins; Tempo Trainers

High School *

$ 161 Monthly
  • $289 Fall Session
  • $724 Winter Session
  • $289 Spring Session
  • $1,173 Paid in Full
  • The primary focus of this training program is race mechanics and Race Quality Training (RQT) for the standard high school events (50, 200, 500 free, 200 IM and the 100-yard events of all 4 strokes).
  • Prerequisites:
    Legal in all 4 strokes
    free: base schedule of :45 per 50
  • Age:
    Generally 13 or older
  • Practices:
    up to 5 times weekly
  • M/F 5:45 to 7:15am
    M/T/W/R 7:30 to 9pm
    Fri 5 to 6:45pm
    Sat 6 to 7:30am
  • Required Equipment: Fins; Tempo Trainers​

Olympian

$ 223 Monthly
  • $402 Fall Session
  • $1007 Winter Session
  • $402 Spring Session
  • $1,631 Paid in Full
  • This is the most aggressive and competitive program the club offers. Swimmers in this program may partake of all Senior/High School programming. Commitment and attendance are crucial. Swimmers are expected to set short and long term goals, and to take an active role in achieving them.
  • Prerequisites:
    Coach Approval
  • Age:
    Generally 13 or older
  • Attendance requirement:
    min. of 6 practices/week
  • M/F 5:45 to 7:15am
    M/T/W/R 6:30 to 9pm
    Fri 5 to 6:45pm
    Sat 6 to 8:30am
  • Required Equipment:
    Fins; Tempo Trainers

Before Registering

  • If you have registered with us before (for any aquatics program), please use the same log in information you already have created. Please do not create a new account.
  • First time registering? Please try a practice with us first. We strongly recommend you read through our FAQ’s. The Faq’s include details on how to try a practice with us.
  • All participants are expected to participate in a minimum of 4 swim meets. Parents / Guardians are expected to volunteer at least 3 times (30 points). There is a fee of $250 for those who would prefer not to volunteer.
  • All participants must have a current Boys & Girls Club Membership ($15 for the year). If you are a new participant, or your membership will expire during the session you will be signing up for, it is preferred that you pay this online at time of registration. This must be paid no later than the 2nd week of your participation. If you are unsure when your membership expires, please contact Heidi at hwagnerkiser@bgclubs.org.
  • All families must pay the annual participation fee ($100 for the year). – $100 (per year, per family). This fee is  charged once per school year per family. It covers items and events (i.e. new/replacement equipment, team building events, holiday party, end of the year party, team caps, USA registration fees, and coach expenses). This needs to be paid at the time of registration.
  • For multiple registrations, Please remember to click “+Add Another Registration” on the upper right-side of the checkout page of the first child. Otherwise, the 2nd child, 3rd child, etc. discount will NOT automatically occur. Online payments are preferred. NO cash please.
    • If you prefer to:
      • pay by check, make checks payable to GNBGC (Greater Newark Boys & Girls Club) and send check in with child at practice, or mail to GNBGC, 1 Positive Place, Newark, DE 19702.
  • Payment is preferred at time of registration. If you choose to pay later, please do so by the last day of the month for monthly payment option, by September 30, 2026 for the Session, and by September 30, 2026 for the pay in full/full year option.
    • A $5 late fee may be applied to registrations and membership fees not paid by the due date. We reserve the right to refuse services should fees be unpaid.
  • All practices require an RSVP.  Be sure to join our Team App to RSVP for practices. Be sure to request access to the group you register for. If we are at our occupancy limit for any given practice, you may not be able to participate if you have not RSVP’d.
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