Barracudas Swim Team

Barracudas Swim Clinic

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.

Fall Stroke Clinic (Ages 5-18)

The stroke clinic schedule will mimic the actual Barracuda swim team training schedule. Practice will be divided into 2 hour sessions. 1st hour focus on stroke refinements, technique, efficiency, etc…and proper swim team terminology. The 2nd hour will focus on building strength, stamina and endurance. The Stroke Clinic will focus on the best practices and techniques for swimming efficiently of the 4 core swim strokes (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly). The swim clinic will also review best practices and techniques for dives.

Running: to be determined

Practices: to be determined

Cost
New Members – $200.00 + BGC of Newport Membership Fee $30.00 ($230.00)

Current Barracuda Swim Team Members: $200.00

Newport Barracudas Swim Team 2024-2025

Registration coming soon!

10/16/2024 – 03/15/2025

Cost of Swim Team Program

$350.00 (must be an active BGC member throughout the program)

2024-2025 Swim Team Practice Schedule

(Monday and Wednesday 6:30pm – 8:00pm, Thursday 4:30pm– 6:00pm)

Practice will be 3x a week and each practice will be held for 2 hours. Practices will be broken into segments so that swimmers are not only swimming for the entire 2 hours. Practices will include coaching on Fitness, Stroke Techniques to work on refinement and efficiency, Swimmer Stamina, and Endurance.

What to Expect at Swim Meets

Swim Meets typically occur on Saturdays & occasionally Sundays

Home Meets are held at 95 Church Street, Newport, RI, 02840

Away Meets are held at other RIMA BGC Swim League Clubs, locations may include: (Taunton, MA), (Providence, RI), (East Providence, RI), (Fall River, MA)

Newport Barracudas Swim Membership

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Newport County’s Barracudas Clinic 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 Clinic.

Please complete the BGC Member Form below.

Level Descriptions

YELLOWTAIL

immers (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.