It was a busy weekend for our swimmers who got their fill at the Winter Cup at the Clifton Boys’ and Girls’ Club. They joined 15 other clubs in a weekend of fun competition, and swam away with First Places, Top Times, and 13 new Team Records! First Places were earned by Peyton Berg (50 Fly), Christopher Gutierrez (50 Free), and Nathaniel Kern (25 Fly). Other top 3 places were earned by Reese Berg, Nathaniel Kern, and Jordan Maruska. Congratulations to Christopher Gutierrez on earning a new JO time in...

Officially 5 months into our season and NJB continues to impress--this time beyond the waves of New Jersey. Heading out to the NDAC Winter Festival in Montgomery, New York this past weekend, our 37 attending swimmers raised the level of competition far beyond the unsuspecting expectations of the other competing teams. Despite the frigid temperatures outdoors, our athletes finished the weekend able to brag of their plethora of career best times, top finishes, new team records, and new qualifying championship meet cuts. The new year started off strong with 103...

Coaches, swimmers, and their families came out for a fun night celebrating the holidays at our annual Holiday Party. Swimmers joined ranks to compete against one another in a series of fun relays and games, then retired to the party room for pizza, treats, games, and more! Check out the video here! Wishing everyone on our NJB Family a happy holiday and a wonderful New Year!

Hello everyone, As we enter into the Holiday season, a few notes. The schedule for the week off from school is as follows (all are regular times at Blair except where noted): Fri 12/22- Practices Sat 12/23- Practices Mon 12/25- Christmas Day (off) Tues 12/26- Practices Wed 12/27- Holiday Relay Carnival & Party @Blair 6:00-7:00 Relay Carnival 7:00-8:30 Holiday Party Thurs 12/28- Practices Fri 12/29- Practices Sat 12/30- Practices 12:00-2:00 @Blair Senior group: we would like for this group to do double sessions this week. Swimmers should plan on attending...

Berkeley Aquatic Center in New Providence was the site for their BAC Holiday Splash over this past weekend. Athletes from 15 different teams competed across all age groups. The Barracudas had an amazing weekend, with our 35 attending swimmers celebrating Career Best Times, Top Places, some Championships cuts, and even a few Team Records. The swimmers validated all of their hard work in practices by earning Silver and Gold and 65 Career Best Times. Some of these time drops were quite considerable, like Peyton Bates’ 100 Free (-9.31); Peyton Berg’s...

Just a reminder that beginning Monday 11/6 all programs move to Blair Academy due to pool availability at Kittatinny (as listed in the pre-season information). Our regular schedule (Kittatinny/Blair) resumes on 2/6/18. Please check the calendar closely and regularly; there are a few nights where practices will be at a later time due to high school meets, and also for any changes due to weather, rescheduled high school meets, facility conflicts, etc. Any last-minute changes will be sent out via text, push notification, and email. Please make sure you have...

The Barracudas attended the Monster Splash at Berkeley Aquatics in New Providence over the weekend, proving they’ve dusted off the cobwebs and are prepared for some scary-good times this season. The meet was long course, testing the 33 attending NJB swimmers’ early-season training and mental toughness. They proved both with ‘Cudas earning top places and Career Best Times in the process. It is not customary for swimmers to achieve best times early in the season, and certainly not common in long course meets. Despite that, 65 swims were (converted) Career...

Two of our swimmers joined some of the top swimmers in the northeast this past week, competing at the Eastern Zones Senior Championships at the Burt Flickinger Athletic Center in Buffalo, NY. Swimmers’ ages ranged from 14-32 years old and included club and collegiate swimmers from Maine to Maryland. Samantha Russell and Jake Riva made us proud as the announcer bellowed “...from the North Jersey Barracudas!” from the natatorium’s PA system throughout the 4 day meet. Both swimmers did fantastic. Qualifying in 4 events, Sam started Wednesday’s prelims off with...

We are proud of our swimmers who qualified for and competed at this season’s Long Course Junior Olympics at Rutgers last weekend. Jake Riva swam the 50 Free, placing 10th, and a 23rd spot in his 100 Fly during Prelims. Both swims were Career Best times for him in long-course. Sam Russell also had a great weekend, swimming the 50 Free, 100 Back, and 100 Fly, swimming Career Bests in the latter two. Jordan Maruska handled a heavy load with ease, dominating her 100 and 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400...

When 7-year-old Nathaniel Kern finished first in his heat of the 100 Back, he slapped the water and raised his pointer in the air. “I feel like a professional!”, he explained to Coach Julie afterward. That excitement permeated throughout the weekend by our swimmers at the NJ Swimming Silver/Bronze Championships at Berkeley Aquatic Center. Leading the way for NJB was Sean Sharma and Jordan Maruska. Jordan took two First Places (100 Breast, 200 Free) and four other Top-8 finishes at the meet, while earning a JO time in her 100...