Mid-Maine Dolphins Swim Team

Requires full payment for the season and is due at the time of registration.

• Register via phone at 207-873-0684
• Register online

Financial assistance through our Affordable Access Program is available for full season pay and through the bank draft option. Financial Assistance Application along with one month’s worth of household income information required for processing.

• Register in person only
• Paperwork required

FMI:  Contact Alicia Vannah, Member Services Director at  207-873-0684 or email membership@clubaycc.org

Payments are split as a monthly draft over each of the seven months of the swim season. A small convenience fee is added to this option. Requires a financial agreement to process fees in this manner.

• This option is not available for Junior Dolphins.
• Register in person only
• Paperwork required

FMI:  Contact Alicia Vannah, Member Services Director at  207-873-0684 or email membership@clubaycc.org

Online

Phone 207-873-0684

In Person

All payment options must be complete prior to the athlete entering the pool for any practices and/or meets.

Interested in joining the Mid-Maine Dolphins Swim Team? Newcomers are encouraged to reach out to Coach Colin.

Contact

Coach Colin Reeve, 207-873-0684 or email creeve@clubaycc.org

The Bottlenoses Dolphins group is for new and experienced younger swimmers who can successfully swim at least two competitive swim strokes. Before joining the Bottlenoses, swimmers should be able to swim 50 yds freestyle, 25 yds backstroke, and have the endurance for the 45 min practice. This group will learn drills, and stroke techniques for the four competitive swim strokes (freestyle, backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke), starts, and turns. Swimmers in this group also learn the skills necessary to compete in swimming, such as working with teammates, following directions, and listening to coaches. They will also start learning how to use the pace clock. To move up they need to have 3 legal strokes and demonstrate they have the maturity and motivation to advance to silver.

(Recommended Ages 5-9)

Stripes practice is for new and experienced swimmers who can successfully swim at least three competitive strokes and will continue to develop higher-level swimming skills in all strokes, racing dives and turns. Swimmers also learn the skills necessary to compete in competitive swimming, such as working with teammates, following directions, listening to coaches, using a pace clock, and racing strategies. Even though this group will primarily focus on technique, swimmers should also be prepared to learn about endurance and race pace training. Swimmers in the Stripes group are expected to display an elevated level of maturity both in practice and at meets.

(Recommended ages 8-12)

The Duskers Group is for swimmers who have experience participating on a team and competing at swim meets. Swimmers in this group should be able to successfully swim all 4 competitive strokes as well as having good start and turn technique. A willingness to accept higher levels of swim training and challenges is also necessary for swimmers in this group. Before joining Duskers, swimmers must be able to successfully read a pace clock, demonstrate motivation for competing and improving, as well as have the endurance to swim an unbroken 300 yd freestyle and 200 IM. In this group we will focus on fine tuning technique, meet/race strategy, increase intensity, increase yardage, use video footage and introduce dryland. The Goal of this group is to develop competitive athletes and lay the foundation for mindful swimming.

(Recommended ages 10-13)

The Orcas group is the highest level for the Mid-Maine Dolphin program. Swimmers in this group are expected to set realistic goals based on time standards and work to attain them, demonstrate MMD Handbook time management, maturity, and a commitment to training. Platinum swimmers are expected to attend all practices, within reason, as well as attend the YMCA championship State Meet at the end of the season. Orca swimmers are strongly encouraged to be a member of USA swimming and compete at USA swim meets. Orca swimmers are expected to take on leadership and mentorship roles for younger swimmers on the team while holding themselves to a higher standard. At this level all swimmers are able to do all strokes and have an idea as to what their events are. This will allow for more specific training for those events. Practice yardage and intensity will be increased from Duskers. Dryland will be incorporated in practices. As well as going over video footage from practice and meets.

(Ages 10-18)

Team Questions – Contact Coach Colin Reeve – creeve@clubaycc.org

All groups focus on having fun in a competitive atmosphere, building stamina and endurance, stroke technique, race strategy, and being part of a healthy team. All swimmers are encouraged to compete in YMCA swim meets.

Coach Colin will assign your athlete to a practice group based on their swimming ability. If you do not know what practice group your athlete is in, please contact Coach Colin.