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Our Lake Geneva YMCA Ducks Swim Team is a top-ranked, year-round, USA Swimming & YMCA competitive Swim Club in Lake Geneva, WI. Our professional coaches provide expert technique instruction in a positive environment for beginning to national-level competitors from all over southeast Wisconsin & northern Illinois. We offer a number of Duck practice levels depending on age and ability.
Spotted Ducks
The objective of this Swim Team group is to teach the fundamentals and mechanics of each stroke. Swimmers entering Swim Team must be able to swim: 25 yards freestyle, no stopping with rhythmic breathing; 25 yards backstroke, no stopping and not dragging legs; 25 yards flutter kick on front and back with board, dive from side of pool, no feet entry. Swimmer should be able to endure an hour-long practice. This group provides a fun atmosphere and introduces swimmers to competition when ready.
Lake Ducks & Wood Ducks
This Swim Team group is for our experienced competitors who are ready for a more serious level of training and competition. The objectives of this group are to develop stroke mastery, further build endurance, and establish goals and training habits to be successful at end-of-season competitions and prepare to move to the next level of training and competition.
Mallard Ducks
This Swim Team group is for late middle school age and high school varsity-level swimmers who are ready and willing to train for elite level competitions. This group focuses on race preparation, goal setting, aerobic, anaerobic, stroke training, race strategy and pace work. Focus will also continue on the technique and mechanics of strokes, starts, and turns. Swimmers in this group should be committed to attending 2-hour practices daily and attending as many weekend meets as possible throughout the season.
Master Duck Team
This team is for anyone 18 years of age or older who would like to continue swimming with a swim team in Lake Geneva, WI. Practices are 90 minutes long and are at a level that provides a good workout for those who would like to stay in shape, and it also helps provide training for those in Masters Swimming events, Triathlon events, and Open Water swims. This group is hardworking and practices are in a fun and welcoming atmosphere.
Private Swim Team Coaching
For additional instruction and/or to prepare for swim team or refining skills, strokes, turns and starts private coaching for the swim team is available. These sessions will be customized to your goals with a certified Ducks Swim Coach. We will utilize above and underwater video to help make modifications. To learn more about this opportunity please contact our Director of Competitive Swimming, Michelle Upchurch at 262.248.6211 x23.