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Choosing the right swim school can be overwhelming — especially with so many great programs expanding across the U.S. From nurturing early swim experiences to developing strong stroke technique, the best schools share a commitment to safety, consistency, and confidence-building. Whether you're looki...

Thomas Heilman Blazes To YMCA National Title in 100 Butterfly; Greater Somerset Speeds To Relay Title One of the top age-group swimmers in the country, Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont’s Thomas Heilman highlighted the second day of the YMCA Short-Course Nationals in Greensboro with a victory in the 100-ya...

The YMCA of Central Florida competitive aquatic sports have been disbanded indefinitely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Florida has been hit harder than most states during the pandemic and the YMCA made the decision to discontinue the competitive programs at the 22 YMCA of Central Florida location...

The YMCA Long Course National Swimming Championship will be held July 19 - 23, 2022, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, N.C. Since its debut in 1986, this national tournament has served to highlight outstanding swimming competition and celebrate achievement by young athletes The YMCA Lo...

The Beauty of Swimming: A Sport For Everyone When it comes to swimming, everyone wants to be like Michael Phelps or Katie Ledecky. Gliding through the water like nothing and making swimming look easy. However, swimming isn’t always about being the best. It can be a great source of exercise for peopl...

The YMCA National Masters Meet and the YMCA National Diving Championship will return in 2022. Both events will be held April 7-10, 2022, at the Rosen YMCA Aquatic & Fitness Center, Orlando, Fla.   The National Masters Meet is a supportive and inspiring event for adult swimmers who are YMCA members.....

YMCA Nationals: Daniel Diehl Breaks Five Meet Records; Greater Somerset Claims Team Title With the men's and women's combined team rankings, Greater Somerset County won the 2023 YMCA National Long Course Swimming Championship team title with 920.5 points. York and York County YMCA was second with 83...

A lot of teenagers competed at the 2021 Olympic Trials this year, staking their claims in the future of the swimming world. Many of these teenagers came from USA Swimming-affiliated teams, or other feeder programs. That fact is more important than some people realize. Feeder programs work to get new...

YMCA Championships: Upper Main Line, Spartanburg Close in on Titles The 2025 YMCA Swimming Championships continued from Ocala, Florida, on Friday with the Day 4 finals. The events for the session include the men's and women's 400 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 100 breaststroke, 100 backstroke and 800 free...

By Emily Sampl GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 31. AFTER a long string of championship meets dating back several weeks, one more remains on the schedule starting tomorrow: the YMCA Short Course National Championships in Greensboro, N.C. Many of the country’s top 18-and-under swimmers will be in at...

Description: Under the direction of the Vice President of Aquatics, the Association Head Swim Coach provides leadership and management of all Family Center swim team programming within the Association. The Association Head Swim Coach works with Family Center Vice Presidents, Executive Directors and ...

YMCA swimming programs have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in different ways depending on regions, including the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. The YMCA of Central Ohio has canceled its competitive swimming season, while YMCA of Central Florida went a step further and disbanded its competitive sw...

More than 20 aquatics organizations Wednesday announced the forming of a new group, the Aquatics Coalition, to aid the reopening of swimming pools in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic. The stated goal of the organization is to “help guide states and municipalities across the country in reopenin...

In honor of Black History Month, ISHOF presents the inspirational story of Nate Clark.  The support for nominating Nate Clark to be inducted into the ISHOF, is the 2018 induction of Willie O’Ree into the Pro Hockey Hall of fame.  O’Ree played in only 46 games in the NHL, had four goals and ten assis...

Each year, as part of the Y’s commitment to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility, YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) and the Adolph Kiefer family selects two individuals from submitted candidates to receive the Adolph Kiefer YMCA Youth Character Award. The...

The 2025 YMCA National Long Course Swimming Championships continued from Ocala, Florida. The second day of the meet saw finals in the men's and women's 200 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 backstroke and 200 free relay. Upper Main Line leads the women's meet with 283 points. Lakeland Hills is second...

YMCA Championships Day 5: Upper Main Line, Greater Spartanburg Claim Titles The 2025 YMCA Swimming Championships concluded from Ocala, Florida, with Day 5. Upper Main Line claimed the women's team title with 622 points, followed by Lakeland Hills (510), York and York County (493), Greater Spartanbur...

YMCA Championships Day 3: Jimmy Breeson Takes a First and Second as Spartanburg Leads The 2025 YMCA Swimming Championships continued from Ocala, Florida, with the Day 3 finals. The session included the 100 butterfly, 50 backstroke, 400 IM and 400 freestyle relay. Spartanburg leads the men's meet and...

By Kathleen Hannon On the third day of the 2014 YMCA Nationals, the announcer called out "AND HOW ABOUT THIS AIR?" and received an eruption of applause, stomping, and cheers in response. As busy as she was as Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC) Executive Director, Susan Braman admits she paused in the m...

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 3. MIDDLE Tyger won another combined team title to cap a successful week at the YMCA short course nationals, which concluded tonight with four more national records. Women 200 fly Courtney Weaver and Remedy Rule battled for the win in the 200 butterfly at the YMCA s...