Waukee Family YMCA
210 N. Warrior Lane
Waukee, IA 50263

[email protected]
 

Waukee Assistant Coaches

Alaina Beatty Madole 
Cyndi Gershenoff
Alissa Mills
Allie Hofman
Jess Smith
Brett Dietrich
Sami Dixon
Robin Harber

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Waukee Evaluations Fall/ Winter 2024-25

UPDATE 9/9/24: Waukee rosters are currently closed to additional registration. Please consider one of our other practice sites- Walnut Creek or Wellmark. 

Potential new members are asked to complete an evaluation before registration. During the evaluation process, your child will be expected to swim freestyle with side breathing and backstroke. They will also be asked to attempt breaststroke and butterfly if they know those strokes, and jump from the starting blocks.

Evaluation Sessions:

Thursday August 8, 5:30 PM
Saturday August 10, 11:00 AM
Monday August 12, 5:30 PM

Final Evaluation night added Tuesday August 27th, 5:30 PM

Please complete the Evaluation Form before coming to your selected session; instructions for evaluation are at the bottom of the evaluation form.
 

Marlin Prep (Not offered F/W 24-25)

Marlin Prep is a transitional pre-swim team program bridging the gap from swim lessons to our competitive swim team. Marlin Prep, designed for ages 5-14, runs concurrently with DSMY Marlin swim teams.  All swimmers will be evaluated during tryout to determine safety in the water by swimming 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke, and may be referred to swim lessons. Our goal is to determine swim team readiness. We will cover the following:

• Short course (25 yard) emphasis
• Stroke technique & kicking based
• Fine tune freestyle and backstroke, master side breathing
• Introduction to breaststroke and butterfly
• Introduction to flip turns and racing starts
• Understanding of swimming language and practice etiquette

Waukee Practice Schedule

Early Season 1 (September) Start Date: Monday, September 3
Season Start Date: Monday, October 1

*Purple roster group members will be assigned to one of these groups. 
**Fifth practices will be at the Wellmark YMCA when available. 

Practice times are subject to change with October starts and coaching availability.

Fall/Winter 2024-2025 Meet Schedules

All meets will be listed under the Event Registration tab when schedule is finalized.

Season^* Fees

Due to space and time limitations, some practice sites will fill their available roster spots. Swimmers are encouraged to register early to ensure a roster spot. All athletes new to the team must start in September. Returning athletes have the option of an October start. November starts are not offered at Waukee except for athletes competing with their high school team and who have registered prior to September 20.

The DSMY Marlins are a competitive swim team:

• A swimmer’s training season is over after their last qualified championship meet. Training fees after the season championship meet will be prorated for athletes qualified for additional competitions.
• Future roster spots are not guaranteed. Priority is given to athletes competing in a minimum of three meets and families with completed volunteer hours.
• A minimum humber of volunteer hours is set before each season depending on the number of team hosted events on the schedule.

The DSMY Marlin Swim Team is NOT a monthly program. Installment billing is available as a convenience to our families only. The entire season minimum fee will be collected regardless of start date. Installment billing is not available for registrations after Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

Refunds, partial credits, or discounts on registration and meet fees are not available for missed practices and/or meets due to vacations, absence due to temporary illness, voluntarily leaving the team early, lack of attendance, or involuntary separation due to misconduct.

Membership in the YMCA of Greater Des Moines is required for all DSMY Marlin members during their season. Athletes must be current on both their YMCA and Marlin fees to participate in meets.

*Season fees do not include YMCA memberships, USA Swimming membership, or meet fees. Multi-Swimmer Discounts are available at the Practice Site locations only when registering all family members at the same time. (Discount does not apply to or with Senior Competitive Gold/Silver swimmers.) Alternatively, the YMCA offers financial assistance to those in need. Contact your practice site Welcome Center for information.              

** This is the minimum fee to participate in the Marlin swim team program. Swimmers starting after November will still pay this entire amount. November starts may not be available at all practice sites.

High School Participation Fees (Fall/Winter season only)

High school aged swimmers in grades 9-12 are eligible for a special rate schedule when they choose to participate in their high school swim team. Junior high/middle school team participants are NOT eligible.

ALL high school swim team participants must register for the season by September 20th to ensure their roster spot and maintain their eligibility for competition in USA and YMCA meets as well as DSMY Marlin team functions.

2024 High School Girls Season: August 12, 2024- November 15, 2024
2024-25 High School Boys Season: Dates posted after IHSAA updates their site

Financial Assistance

The YMCA of Greater Des Moines offers financial assistance to families making under $50,000 annually. If you would like more information about the financial assistance program please contact Shayna Smith, Waukee Family YMCA Financial Assistance Specialist at 515-868-0518 or by email at shayna.smith@dmymca.org.
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