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By Olivia Wile, Swimming World Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n

Though the Village People were probably not referring to competitive swimming when they wrote the song \u201cY.M.C.A.\u201d back in the 1970\u2019s, they weren\u2019t quite off the mark. From regional league championship meets that allow swimmers to face friendly age-group competition to challenging but achievable national qualification standards, the Y provides many opportunities for swimmers.<\/p>\n

This is not to discredit USA Swimming, however. At around 400,000 swimmers strong, USA Swimming<\/a> provides its own benefits for athletes.<\/p>\n

Head Coach of the York and York County YMCA John Nelson<\/strong> explains, however, that YMCA swimming has a bit of an edge over USA: \u201cA YMCA can provide USA Swimming, but USA Swimming can\u2019t provide what YMCA swimming can.” So what does a YMCA swim team provide? Read on to find out!<\/p>\n

It’s Easy to Get Involved<\/h3>\n
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Nelson believes there are many reasons that teams are set up for success because of the Y, one of the which is its low cost: \u201cI think one of the biggest benefits of YMCA swimming is the ease of getting involved in competitive swimming. You don\u2019t have a big registration fee.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is perhaps why Olympic Gold Medalist Mark Spitz<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>learned to swim at the Sacramento YMCA back in 1958. There are also little to no fees to compete in league meets in addition to the chance to be matched up during age-group competition. \u201cTwo YMCA teams can duel each other, and they don\u2019t have to pay a fee,\u201d said Nelson. \u201cThey have the structure in place to make it very accessible to the whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head Coach of the Hilliard Ray Patch YMCA Brian Dickmann<\/strong>\u00a0also expresses the value in these league meets. \u201cThe dual meets and association invitationals provide a great outlet for competition on the local level,\u201d said Dickmann.<\/p>\n

The Qualification Standards are Achievable<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Arguably one of the biggest advantages of YMCA swimming are the qualification time standards for the short course and long course national meets. \u201cA huge advantage of that meet<\/a> is that it gets you exposed to a national championship without having to be crazy fast,\u201d explained Nelson. \u201cIf you look at the long course Junior cuts, they are right off of Olympic Trials cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn regards to the comparisons between YMCA and USA Swimming, the times needed to qualify for the Y Nats meet are historically easier to make than Junior Nationals on the USA side,\u201d said Dickmann. \u201cThat really is the only difference at the national level; there have been numerous national age group records set at the meet.\u201d<\/p>\n

He\u2019s right: when looking at the difference in time standards between the\u00a0YMCA National Meet<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0USA Speedo Winter Junior Championships<\/a>, there is a significant gap.<\/p>\n

Despite this gap, Nelson re-emphasizes that the strength of the YMCA National Meet has never been compensated: \u201cA lot of times in the 200 IM the 400 IM, these events are being won with times faster than the actual Winter Juniors. So it\u2019s not like it\u2019s a slow meet by any means.\u201d<\/p>\n

There’s a Strong Team Environment <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Though exposure at this national championship meet is important, head coach of the Sarasota YMCA Brent Arckey<\/strong> says the team atmosphere is everything. \u201cCollege coaches can find times anywhere these days,\u201d said Arckey. \u201cThe atmosphere and team championships are the biggest benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arckey says the YMCA National Meet allow him to bring close to 50 athletes to compete each year: \u201cThere are very few meets that you can bring a large group to and the energy is very high at the national meet. The team atmosphere of YMCA Nationals is biggest draw.”<\/p>\n

Nelson agrees, explaining that YMCA Nationals allows his entire team to have a championship experience. \u201cWe do have swimmers that could go to Juniors, but we only have four or five of those kids,\u201d said Nelson. \u201cThis way we can take 20 kids to a national championship, and I think that\u2019s a big advantage the YMCA has.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dickmann also brings up the element of fun that YMCA Nationals provides for its athletes such as the Athlete Village – a place for swimmers to camp out between events. \u201cThe Athlete Village is a subculture upon itself. The kids really have a lot of fun throughout the week with the different events that are planned, such as the athlete parade,” Dickmann says.<\/p>\n

It’s Fun to Swim at the YMCA<\/h3>\n

From low costs, national exposure, friendly competition and the option to also be involved in USA Swimming, it truly is \u201cfun to stay at the YMCA.”<\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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