A bunch of our 14&Under swimmers participated in one last meet of the regular season at Scarlet’s February Extra meet at Rutgers over the weekend. They joined swimmers from seven teams to pit their training against the clock in an effort to grab a few more championship cuts. For their efforts, our Barracudas came home with 9 new team records, a ton of Personal Bests (over 75% of our swims!), top places, and some zone cuts and Upper-Silvers (JOs) as well! First places were nabbed by Jonathan Kern (100 IM*,...

Just a reminder that our schedule (and some locations) changes back beginning 2/7: Mondays @ TVRC are back to our original time-slot of 6:00-8:00 (Junior 1’s are 6-7, Junior 2’s are 7-8, Seniors are 6-8). Tuesdays & Thursdays @ Blair move to KRHS (77 Halsey Road, Newton, NJ) at the same times. This includes lessons on Thursdays. Saturday’s @Blair move to KRHS, but not until 2/19 do to scheduled maintenance at KRHS on the 12th. Notes: Remember to check our calendar regularly, as it is periodically updated. Any last-minute changes...

Our swimmers joined competitors from 8 other teams this past weekend at the NY Sharks Winter Frenzy at the Felix Festa Middle School in West Nyack, NY. The three day event showcased our swimmers' hard work and accomplishments with top places, personal bests, new team records, and more. The Barracudas proved to be the top predators in the water with First Places by Rylee Bambara (200 Free); Reese Berg (100 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Breast, 50 Breast, 50 Free); Zach Bezold (200 Breast); Ty Hollar (50 Back); Jonathan Kern (100...

In what has become known as one of the premier mid-season meets for the region’s finest swimmers, athletes from across New Jersey went head-to-head at Rutgers University for the Holiday Classic XXXIV. There were hundreds of swimmers from 25 different teams competing. Just qualifying for this meet (and getting in) is notable! With most events having dozens of fast swimmers, NJB’s three attending athletes grabbed a few top-16 scoring places, some Best Times, and some big cuts, finishing 16th overall. Zach Bezold earned a Speedo Sectionals cut in the 200...

Hi everyone, There will be some slight changes to the schedule over the Holiday break: Monday 12/20, Wednesday 12/22, Monday 12/27, Wednesday 12/29 - JR, INT, & SR at Blair at the usual times (No TVRC these nights). These changes have been updated in the calendar. Practices will return to normal on January 3. As a reminder, no practices on 12/24, 12/25, 12/31, and 1/1. Wishing all of our families a joyous holiday season, and a healthy and Happy New Year!

It was another incredible weekend of swimming at the Bergen Barracudas’ Snowflake Meet at Rutgers University. Our swimmers joined hundreds of others from 16 different teams in what turned out to be a busy but successful weekend in the Sonny Werblin pools for all. Our ‘Cudas earned Personal Bests, Top Places, State cuts, set new records, and more. Despite the stiff competition, our swimmers finshed in top places throughout the meet, including 20 Top-3 finishes. Reese Berg was on a roll with a 2nd Place finish in the 100 Breast...

Congratulations to all of our swimmers who participated in our 3rd Annual Turkey Trials! They ventured outside of their comfort zone this Thanksgiving morning swimming in either the 4000 Free, 4000 IM, 2000 Free, or 1000 Free. They not only swam for their bragging rights, but also a great cause- our swimmers raised $280.00 for a local charity! Thanks to everyone for your generosity, and to our swimmers for their efforts! Thank you to our swimmers for being so inspiring, to our parent timers, and to our coaches for all...

Our NJB swimmers had another big pay day(s), this time at the Treasure Island Meet at Berkeley Aquatics in New Providence. They joined the likes of swimmers from LifeTime, Sea Wolves, and BAC for another weekend of fast swimming and fun. Over a third of our swims this weekend finished in the top three, including 22 Firsts earned by Reese Berg (100 Back, 100 Free, 100 IM, 50 Fly, 50 Free); Matt Freund (100 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Fly, 200 Free); Ty Hollar (50 Breast); Ryan Juckett (1000 Free); Jonathan...

Our NEW NJB Clothing line is now open, just in time for holiday shopping! Check out the line of T-shirts, Sweatshirts, fleeces, drag suits, backpack, or our NEW PARKA! Feel free to share with family and friends. This store is easily found right on our SwimOutlet NJB Store for your convenience, and will remain open (unlike other stores in the past that were only open for a short period of time) so folks can pick up NJB swag anytime they wish. Note: SwimOutlet recommends ordering before 11/27 for delivery by...

Our ‘Cudas hits the blocks again at this season’s Monster Splash meet at the Berkeley Aquatic Center for Excellence in New Providence. Despite some ghoulish competition from the few hundred area swimmers, our 26 attending NJB swimmers swam 63 personal bests, 7 new team records, 8 First Places, and a ton of scary-good times in their 117 splashes! Firsts were earned by Reese Berg (100 Breast); Jonathan Kern (100 Free, 100 IM, 50 Back); Nathaniel Kern (100 Free, 200 Fly, 200 Free); and Hannah Wilson (400 IM). Other top three...