Everybody swims,
Everybody wins!

 

2024-2025 Season
September 30th - February 23rd (tentative)

 

This competitive program offers children and teens the opportunity to work with our trained coaches to improve swimming skills, endurance and promote a healthy lifestyle all while embracing our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Caring and Honesty.

  • Ages: 5 - 18 years
  • Requirements: Swimmers must:
    • Have a YMCA membership
    • Be able to demonstrate the following skills:
    • Can swim 25 yards of freestyle
    • Can swim 25 yards of back stroke
    • Can demonstrate comfort in deep water

Mastery of all strokes is NOT required to join!

 

Registration

Season registration will open three weeks prior to the season start date and all swimmers interested in joining team swim team should contact Lucas Crawford-Nichols, Team Head Coach, using the contact information listed below.

Swimmers are assessed by our coaches using the Northerns Swim Team assessment rubric during their first practice to determine which practice group is the best fit for their current skill level. This assessment will ensure your swimmer is able to find success in the pool during the season. Click here for more information about group requirements.

 

Contact Us

Northerns Swim Team Head Coach
Lucas Crawford-Nichols: 
lcrawford@duluthymca.org or 218-722-4745 x134

Cook County Point of Contact
Karen Runkle:
 krunkle@cookcountyymca.org or 218-387-3386 x610

 

Practice Schedules

We have swim team practices at several locations.  Check our location specific schedules below.

YMCA at the Essentia Wellness Center

(coming soon)

Downtown Duluth

(coming soon)

Cook County

(coming soon)

 

Northerns Duluth YMCA Logo, picture of pike and wave