Swim Team Programs

Winter Season September 2, 2025 thru May 21, 2026

Registration (for new members) Opens 9/5/2025

Practice Times Below are for September 2 thru November 7, 2025
For Full Practice Schedules, CLICK HERE.

Payment Options

Monthly (1 to 9 payments): billed on the 15th of each month, 9/2/25 thru 5/21/26

Session (1 to 3 payments): FALL 9/2 thru 10/25/25; WINTER 10/27/25 thru 3/28/26; SPRING 3/30 thru 5/21/26

Payment in Full (one payment for all 9 months; only available during the month of September)

Beginner

$ 63 Monthly
  • $114 Fall Session
  • $287 Winter Session
  • $114 Spring Session
  • $466 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

$ 71 Monthly
  • $128 Fall Session
  • $321 Winter Session
  • $128 Spring Session
  • $522 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

$ 80 Monthly
  • $144 Fall Session
  • $361 Winter Session
  • $144 Spring Session
  • $583 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

$ 91 Monthly
  • $163 Fall Session
  • $410 Winter Session
  • $163 Spring Session
  • $661 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

$ 112 Monthly
  • $203 Fall Session
  • $506 Winter Session
  • $203 Spring Session
  • $819 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 *

$ 156 Monthly
  • $280 Fall Session
  • $701 Winter Session
  • $280 Spring Session
  • $1,134 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/T/W/R 7:30 to 9pm
    Fri 5 to 6:30pm
    Sat 6 to 7:30am
  • Required Equipment: Fins; Tempo Trainers​

Senior Sprint *

$ 156 Monthly
  • $280 Fall Session
  • $701 Winter Session
  • $280 Spring Session
  • $1,134 Paid in Full
  • The primary focus of this training program is the 50 and 100 freestyle events with a secondary focus on the sprint events of the other three strokes. Training includes the use of sleds.
  • Prerequisites:
    Coach Approval (click link below for details)
  • Age:
    Generally 13 or older
  • Attendance Requirement:
    minimum of 5 days/week
  • Required Equipment: Fins; Tempo Trainers​
Prerequisites
M/W/F 5:45 to 7:15am
Tue/Thur 6:30 to 8pm
Fri 5 to 6pm
Sat 6 to 7am

Senior Distance *

$ 156 Monthly
  • $280 Fall Session
  • $701 Winter Session
  • $280 Spring Session
  • $1,134 Paid in Full
  • The primary focus of this training group is the 500 and 1650 freestyles with a secondary focus on the 400 IM and 200-yard events for the other three strokes.
  • Prerequisites:
    Coach Approval (click link below for details)
  • Age:
    Generally 13 or older
  • Attendance Requirement:
    minimum of 5 days/week
  • Required Equipment:
    Fins; Tempo Trainers
Prerequisites
M/W/F 5:45 to 7:15am
Mon/Wed 6:30 to 8pm
Tues/Thurs 8 to 9pm
Fri 6:30 to 8pm
Sat 7 to 8:30am

Olympian

$ 216 Monthly
  • $389 Fall Session
  • $973 Winter Session
  • $389 Spring Session
  • $1,577 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/W/F 5:45 to 7:15am
    Mon-Fri 6:30 to 9pm
    Fri 5 to 8pm
    Sat 6 to 9am
  • Required Equipment:
    Fins; Tempo Trainers

* may combine High School with either Sprint or Distance at these prices:
Monthy $192
Fall/Spring $345
Winter $862
In Full $1,397

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 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 ($80 for the year). – $80 (per year, per family). The $80 fee is our team fundraiser fee and is charged once per school year per family. It covers items and events like new equipment, the holiday party, the end of the year party, the team gift, USA meet 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 15th of the month for monthly payment option, by September 30, 2025 for the Session, and by September 30, 2025 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.
Login or Create an Account to register (opens 9/5/25)