Cane Bay YMCA Kraken Swim Team
The Cane Bay Family YMCA Swim Team offers an all-year-round opportunity for swimmers ages 7 to 18.
The Cane Bay Kraken Swim Team is a competitive program run through the Cane Bay Family YMCA.
Team Eligibility and Try-Outs
The Cane Bay Krakens welcome swimmers from any town and school. The team is for anyone ages 7 to 18 who can swim a full length length of the pool doing front crawl stroke(freestyle) without stopping, with their face in the water turning head to the side to breath most of the time. Swimmers are also required to swim a full length of backstroke without stopping. The swim team is not the place for those who need swimming lessons. Swimmers not meeting minimum requirements will be referred for swimming lessons and participation in the swim team at a later time. All swimmers will need to try out prior to registering for the team. Coaches will have the final decision on who participates on the team.
TRY-OUTS are required prior to registration. Please reach out to the Aquatics department to set up a tryout time.
Practice Groups:
Groups will be based on their ability not just age. We put great focus on technique.
PRACTICE TIMES
The team practice times have been modified from the prior season and are reflected below:
| GROUP | PRACTICE TIME | DESCRIPTION |
| MINI KRAKEN | 4:15 PM TO 5:00 PM | MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINING THE TEAM. AGE IS NOT A DETERMINING FACTOR |
| TWEEN KRAKENS | 5:05 PM TO 6:00 PM | MUST BE ABLE TO DO BREAST STROKE AND BUTTERFLY KICK.HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARMS AND TIMING FOR THOSE STROKES. SWIMMERS ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE BOTH BACK AND FREESTYLE TURNS. SWIMMER MUST BE ABLE TO SWIM 1500 YARDS IN 1 HOUR |
| KRAKENS | 6:06 PM TO 7:35 PM | SWIMMERS ARE ABLE TO SWIM ALL STROKES LEGALLY AND COMPLETE ALL TURNS LEGALLLY. SWIMMERS ARE ABLE TO SWIM AT LEAST 2500 YARDS IN 1 HOUR. |
MEETS
The Cane Bay Krakens will participate in multiple meets of varying styles through out the year. Sign-ups for all meets will be done electronically, through Team Unify. Please watch emails, newsletters, and Facebook for meet sign-up deadlines. If you have not responded by the deadline, we will assume your child is not competing and therefore will not enter him/her in the meet. MEET FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE MONTHLY FEES. There is a wide range of meet fees based on the size and type of meet. Therefore, parents will be required to pay meet fees with a deadline, individually, for each meet the swimmer is planning to compete. Again, if the fee is not paid by the deadline, we assume the swimmers will not be attanding the meet.
FEES
A $50 registration fee is required for all NEW swim team members.
| MINI KRAKEN | $65 PER MONTH |
| TWEEN KRAKEN | $75 PER MONTH |
| KRAKEN | $85 PER MONTH |
The Cane Bay Kraken Swim team is a program of the Cane Bay Family YMCA. Please be advised that all communication internally and with other YMCAs or coaches, must go through the head coach or the Auqatics Director.
Although not a requirement, we urge all swim team families to join the Cane Bay family with a membership. Membership has the benefit of using the entire facility and allowing access to reserving lanes in the pool for extra practice at no extra cost.
Please email [email protected] OR [email protected] with any specific questions.
NO REFUNDS