The Aiken Armada Swim Team offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of the Aiken Armada to offer age-specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities.  The Aiken Armada Swim Team is both a YMCA and a USA registered team.  During the months of November through March, the Aiken Armada will be training at Gold's Gym located at 101 Corporate Pkwy in Aiken.

Please call us at (803) 349-8080 to schedule a tryout.  Tryouts are held every Tuesday during practice times so swimmers can see how a practice runs, and coaches can determine the best group placement for each individual. Click Here to send us an email request for more information.

Eels

Beginner level for ages 5 & up and able to swim 1 lap of freestyle and 1 lap of backstroke.  Swimmers will learn all four competitive strokes, starts, and turns legally before moving up to the Stingrays group.


Workout Days/Times: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 5-6 pm

Rate is $60 per month plus Y membership fees
 

Stingrays
Intermediate level in which the four competitive strokes are refined and swimmers gain stamina. To enter this level, swimmers should be able to demonstrate the following skills:

  • Perform four strokes legally or with few errors
  • Perform all turns legally
  • Dive
  • Attentive to coach for the entire practice

Workout Days/Times: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 5:00-6:00 pm

Rate is $60 per month plus Y membership fees

Sharks
Advanced level in which swimmers are highly encouraged to compete and train for meets. Swimmers can choose whether to train 3, 4, or 5 days a week. To enter this level, swimmers should be a minimum of 10 years old and be able to demonstrate the following skills:

  • Perform a legal 200 IM in a meet or routinely in practice
  • 50 free in less than :40 (SCY)
  • Able to swim 1 hour and 15 minute workout without exhaustion
  • Able to swim 3x200 free on 5:00 with some rest (SCM) or 4:30 (SCY)
  • Able to swim 10x50 on 1:20 (SCM) or 1:10 (SCY)

Workout Days/Times:

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 5:45 -7:45 pm*

Wednesdays and Fridays 5-7 pm

*Dryland will be held from 5:45-6:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.  Swimmers will be expected to ready to swim by 6:00.  Swimmers will begin a stretching and dryland routine from 5:45-6:00 and be ready to swim at 6:00.

Rate is $60 for 3 days a week; $85 for 4 days a week; $110 for 5 days a week.