1.        Do I have to be a good swimmer to join the team?

All you need to be able to do is swim 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke. (This is the length of Y’s indoor pools)

2.        Do I have to tryout?

    Yes, we hold swimmer evaluations to help us place swimmers into appropriate groups. We will have these in August & September for the winter season and April for the summer season, or by appointment.  Please contact head coach Brad Isham brad.isham@ymcastaff.org

3.        What if I’m involved in other sports?

    Most of our swimmers participate in other activities, too. Our practices are usually offered extra days a week to allow for more opportunities to participate.

4.   Are meets held every weekend?

    No, and it is up to you how many meets you enter based on your schedule. We usually offer 2 weekends per month October – February.

5.      What are the benefits of being both a YMCA and USA Swimming team?

Being both a YMCA and USA Swimming team allows our swimmers to participate in a variety of meets and at different competitive levels. We compete in local YMCA meets, as well as YMCA Nationals.  Our swimmers also compete in local USA Swimming meets, as well as State and National meets. Whatever the swimmer’s goal, there is a path available to them.

6.      How convenient are practice times and locations?

All practices are held at Countryside YMCA in Lebanon. We have an 8 lane 25 yard pool as well as an 8 lane 50 meter outdoor pool.  This offers our swimmers excellent access to and flexibility of training time, with no interruption of scheduled practice times throughout the season for non Torpedo events.

7.      What is the parent volunteer commitment for the Torpedoes?

For a program of this size, we ask our parents for a minimal volunteer commitment. Currently, we host 1 invitational meet, 1 high school meet and 1 championship meet during the winter season. Parents are asked to work 4 half-day sessions between our invitational and the high school invitational meet and 2 sessions during the championship meet your child attends.

8.      The Torpedoes have an excellent tradition of successful swimmers in all strokes and distances as well as a great track record of sending swimmers to college.

Our swimmers have had success at all levels.  Swimmers in our program will have the opportunity to swim in all events in order to expose them to all aspects of swimming and develop their talents to their highest potential.  Our program philosophy is the long term development of the swimmer so many are excited and given the opportunity to continue to swim in college

9.      Do I have to be a member of the YMCA to join the Torpedoes?

Yes, every swimmer on the team must be a member of the Countryside YMCA with that comes the many benefits for a family of a YMCA membership