Staenberg Kooper Fellman Campus

JCC Sharks Swim Team

JCC Members & Non Members | Ages 5-18

Our experienced coaching staff works to help team members progress in ability and technique while also encouraging teamwork, leadership, and personal goal setting – skills that can translate into everyday life. Participants will build technique, endurance and speed. All Swim Team participants must have passed a certain level of swim lessons. Swim Team tiers levels are listed below.

Summer Swim Team

May 26-July 10
Practice Time Dependent on Age

Takes place in the Goldstein Family Aquatic Center Lap Pool. High School swimmers are welcome to compete for the JCC Sharks at summer swim meets. Contact Aquatics for more information.

Fall Swim Team

September 23-December 16*
Mondays & Wednesdays

*13 weeks of 24 practices. No practice on 11/25

Takes place in the Indoor Lap Pool. Practice time by level. Registration for Fall Swim Team opens at 10 am on Monday, August 3 for JCC members and Monday, August 17 for non members.

Fall Swim Team Placement Days

Monday, September 14

4:30 pm | Silver Sharks
5:30 pm | Red Sharks

Wednesday, September 16

4:30 pm | Black Sharks
5:30 pm | Gold Sharks

Fall Swim Team Tiers

JCC member: $300
Non member: $360

Silver Sharks

Monday & Wednesday | 4:30-5:15 pm

  • For those new to the program
  • Need to have passed Level 4 swim lessons
  • Learn drills, dives, and turns while building stroke technique and endurance.

Prerequisite for Silver Sharks

  • 25 freestyle w/ side breath
  • 25 back stroke
  • 25 basic breast stroke
  • dolphin kick

Red Sharks

Monday & Wednesday | 5:15-6 pm

  • Past participants still at beginner level
  • Need to have passed Level 4 swim lessons.
  • Learn drills, dives and turns while building stroke technique and endurance.

Prerequisite for Red Sharks

  • 50 Freestyle w/ side breathing
  • 25 back stroke
  • 25 breast stroke
  • dolphin kick
  • basic dive off the wall

Black Sharks

Monday & Wednesday | 6-7 pm

  • Need to have passed Level 5 swim lessons, advanced from Silver/Red Shark.
  • Intermediate sharks build form, speed and endurance to prepare them for competition swimming.

Prerequisite for Black Sharks

  • 50 of all strokes
  • Dive from block or wall
  • Flip turns

Gold Sharks

Monday & Wednesday | 7-8 pm

  • Need to advance from Black Shark
  • Gold Sharks perform advanced drills and swimming greater distances to push them toward their greatest potential as swimmer.

Joining Gold Sharks is by invitation only, you must have a coach’s evaluation to join or graduate.

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402.334.6426

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333 South 132nd Street Omaha, NE 68154

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Aquatics Department
402.334.6473