The North San Diego YMCA Swim Team is comprised of all levels of swimmers, from novice to advanced. The NSDY swim team is a USA swimming team that practices year round and competes locally with other USA and YMCA teams in San Diego.
NSDY strives to build endurance, self-confidence, and discipline through an extensive program of dry-land and water based training under the tutelage of knowledgeable and proven coaches.
We offer Swim Team continuously 12 months a year. The Winter Season runs Sept. 1st through March 31st; summer season runs April 1st through August 30th. The Winter Season schedule will be published August 1st, and the Summer Season schedule will be published March 1st.
In order to join swim team, you must complete a swim evaluation with the Head Swim Coach, Joni Paulsen. You can schedule one with her by emailing [email protected].
Bronze:
1 hour sessions
Monday-Friday from 5:00-6:00 PM
Option of attending 2x or 3x a week
Recommended to have:
- 4 legal strokes
- 50 freestyle, 25 backstroke, 25 breaststroke, 25 butterfly
Equipment needed:
- Kick-board
- Pull Buoy
Silver:
1 hour sessions
Monday-Friday from 6:00-7:00 PM
Option of attending 2x, 3x, or 4x a week
Recommended to have:
- 4 legal strokes
- 3 x 100 @ 2:00 freestyle
Equipment needed:
- Kick-board
- Fins
- Pull buoy
Gold:
1 hour and 30 minute sessions
Monday and Friday from 7:00-8:30 PM
7:00-7:30 Dry land 7:30-8:30 Swim
Recommended to have:
- 4 legal strokes
- 10 x 100 @1:45 Freestyle
Equipment needed
- Kickboard
- Fins
- Pull buoy
- Dry land Apparel
Platinum:
2 hour sessions
Monday and Friday from 6:30-8:30 PM
6:30-7:00 Dry land 7:00-8:30 Swim
Recommended to have:
- 4 legal strokes
- 10 x 100 @1:25 Freestyle
Equipment needed
- Kickboard
- Fins
- Pull buoy
- Dry land Apparel

