If you love to swim and want to work on your skills while having fun and enjoying competition, you should consider joining the Woolwich Wave!  Swimmers range from 6 to 18 years of age.  Practices are held at Woolwich Memorial Centre pool in Elmira.

Program Descriptions 

We offer three program levels.  Contact the swim team if you are unsure which level is appropriate for your swimmer.  Once a session begins the swimmers will be evaluated and may be moved to a different level.

Level 1:  Tuesday and/or Thursday from 5:00-5:30 PM.

• New swimmers age 9 and under should register for Level 1.
• Swimmers must be able to unconditionally pass the swim test.
  
• Swimmers are expected to be able to comfortably swim without assistance in the water.  
• Recommend Red Cross Swim Kids 4 or 5.

Level 2: Tuesday and/or Thursday from 4:45-5:30 OR 5:00-5:45 OR 5:45-6:30 PM (3 time slots available).

• New swimmers ages 10-12 should register for Level 2.
• Swimmers must be able to unconditionally pass the swim test. 
• In addition to the swim test, swimmers must be able to swim 2 lengths of the pool, completely unassisted without stopping, front crawl and back crawl.
• Recommend Red Cross Swim Kids 6 or 7.

Level 3: Tuesday and/or Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.

• New swimmers who meet criteria below and are 13 and older should register for Level 3.

• Swimmers must be able to swim 4 lengths of the pool, completely unassisted without stopping, front and back crawl.  

• Swimmers must be able to swim breaststroke and butterfly strokes.
• Swimmers must be able to do flip turns.

Current Session

2019 Fall Session:  Sept. 17th to Dec. 5th (12 weeks)

Upcoming Sessions

2020 Winter Session:  Jan. 7th to Apr. 16th (14 weeks - no practice March Break)

2020 Spring/Summer Session:  Apr. 21st to Jul. 30th (15 weeks)

Winter 2020 Program Fees 

Level 1:

1 night:  $78

2 nights:  $140

Level 2:

1 night:  $105

2 nights:  $187

Level 3:

1 night:  $130

2 nights:  $233