W H A T   I S   M I D D I E S  S W I M M I N G ?

The Middies Swim Team, a year-round USA Swimming co-ed club team sponsored by the YWCA, is an age-group program for swimmers six years and older.

The Middies program is based on the philosophy of encouraging each swimmer to strive for excellence and to be the best you can be.  It is our belief that  the process of achieving is as significant as realizing the achievement itself, thus we strive to instill in our swimmers the team concept of support for each and every swimmer on the Middies Team.

Not everyone will be a "super star", but the benefits: self discipline, goal setting and achieving self motivation, honesty, self-confidence, team camaraderie, academic structure and strength, physical fitness and development, and friends - all gained from the "swimming experience" are valuable tools for life.

The Middies program also has a unique reciprocal concept of "Middies teaching Middies".  As our swimmers progress through the program, the older, more experienced swimmers return to the novice levels and share their knowledge and expertise with our age-groupers, through teaching stroke techniques and the sharing of meet experiences.  Our Middies tradition of excellence continues to strengthen the foundation of the team:  We always remember where we began our elite swimmers were once novices too.