The Helena Family YMCA is excited to continue the growth of its swim program with launching a competitive swim team. The YMCA-USA and USA Swimming swim program is one of the best in the nation. The Dolphins program will be able to tap into all of the amazing lessons and resources available through the national YMCA and USA Swimming program to be the very best for our aquatic’s community. The Helena Family YMCA Dolphins swimmers will also be part of USA Swimming National Governing Body for competitive swimming in the United States. Think Olympics! 

The Helena Family YMCA Dolphins Swim Team is a year-round competitive swimming organization providing instruction and training to swimmers ages 6 and over from Helena, Montana. The Helena Family YMCA Dolphins Swim Team is a place for leadership development, character building, and where kids make lifelong friendships. It is also a place where futures are given a direction. 

Leading the team s Head Coach is Alana Cunningham, Helena Family YMCA’s Senior Program Manager & Marketing Director. Alana brings wealth of experience to the Helena Family YMCA in aquatics as she has been a lifelong swimmer following a Junior Olympic track only being derailed by a shoulder injury. She then switched to coaching, lifeguarding and teaching youngsters the joy of swimming and competing at Carroll College and recently as the assistant coach for the Helena Lions Swim Team.