JAYS Swim Team
Dive into an electrifying year-round USA Swimming team designed for swimmers with advanced skills and high stamina. Practice time is spend on stroke development, start and turn techniques, race strategy, endurance training, and dry-land workouts. Swimmers are able to compete in high-level competition throughout the region, state, and nationally.
Please follow these steps to get registered with the team:
- Complete a try-out with a coach to determine qualification for the Jets or Jolts team groups.
- Sign up for JCC family membership. JCC membership is required to participate on the JAYS team.
- We offer a group discount rate for all JAYS swim team families. The price is $90 monthly and $0 registration fee.
- Register for USA Swimming Membership and become associated with the JAYS team.
- Register using this link only: https://omr.usaswimming.org/omr/welcome/8F204C1A95E1B6
- Complete the JAYS registration in the JCC membership portal.
- Finally, complete the registration on our external team website. The team website allows you to register for swim meets, volunteer positions, and more.
Team Groups
Jets
This group is designed for swimmers who are more advanced in their skills and endurance, moving up from a prep swim team. The minimum requirements for this group are the ability to swim 50 yards of Freestyle and Backstroke, plus 25 Yards of Breaststroke and Butterfly. Time is spent on dry land, stroke, start and turn techniques, race strategy, and endurance training. Five weekly 1-hour practices and three 30 min dryland training sessions.
Jolts
This group is for the more serious swimmers who want to successfully compete in high school, regional, or state level competitions. The minimum requirements for this group are the ability to swim 100 yards of Freestyle and Backstroke, plus 50 Yards of Breaststroke and Butterfly. Five weekly 1.5-hour practices and three 30 min dryland training sessions.
Monthly Team Tuition:
Normal tuition rate is paid 11 months of the year, 50% prorated tuition charged in August every year.
- Jets – $125 per month
- Jolts – $150 per month
Team Registration Fees:
Charged every August, regardless of when you joined the team. Includes new cap each season.
- First-time registration – $100
(includes team suit and team cap) - Annual registration – $50
(includes new season cap, charged every August)
Additional Fees:
- USA Swimming Membership fee – $100
(paid directly to USAS online) - Training equipment and team apparel – $75-150 (goggles, kickboard, pull buoy, paddles, fins, snorkel, shirts, jackets, parkas, backpack, etc. ordered through team store online)
2024-2025 season begins Tuesday, September 3rd
SCHEDULE
| JETS | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Drylands 2:00-2:30 pm. |
Drylands 5:00-5:30 pm. |
No Drylands | Drylands 5:00-5:30 pm. |
No Drylands | Makeup practices as needed 4:30-5:45 pm. | No regular practices scheduled | |
| Practice 2:30-3:30 pm. |
Practice 5:30-6:30 pm. |
Practice 5:30-6:30 pm. |
Practice 5:30-6:30 pm. |
Practice 5:30-6:30 pm. |
| JOLTS | Drylands 2:00-2:30 pm. |
Drylands 5:00-5:30 pm. |
No Drylands | Drylands 5:00-5:30 pm. |
No Drylands | Makeup practices as needed 4:30-5:45 pm. | No regular practices scheduled |
| Practice 2:30-4:00 pm. |
Practice 5:30-7:00 pm. |
Practice 5:30-7:00 pm. |
Practice 5:30-7:00 pm. |
Practice 5:30-7:00 pm. |
JCC Membership Required to join JAYS
The Rays Swim Team
The Rays prep swim team is designed to help young athletes develop a solid base for competitive swimming. The emphasis is on stroke technique, training skills, and how to compete in races, all while having fun at the pool.
Swimmers must be evaluated at the Gliders level or higher in the LKSA SwimRight curriculum and be able to swim 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke, and have a proper breaststroke and dolphin kick. No team suits for Rays. No equipment required for practice aside from goggles, all other equipment provided at the JCC.
2024-2025 season begins Tuesday, September 3rd
Swim Meets
Monthly swim meets are offered throughout the year. Most meets are scheduled on Monday evenings and hosted at the JCC with other teams invited to compete, a few meets throughout the year will be at other pools. The meets allow swimmers to get their adrenaline pumping and race at their fastest to see the growth throughout the season.
Monthly Tuition:
No practices or tuition in August.
- Members – $110 per month
- Non-members $140 per month
Initial Registration Fee:
Registration fee waived if rejoining Rays within 12 months.
- $50. (includes team suit and team cap)
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
2024-2025 season begins Tuesday, September 3rd
| Sunday | Tuesday | Thursday |
| 1:00-1:50 pm. | 4:30-5:20 pm. | 4:30-5:20 pm. |
The first step to join swim team is to complete a try-out with one of our JCC coaches. During the try-out, the coach will determine whether the swimmer qualifies for the prep swim team or competitive swim team. The coaches will generally ask the swimmer to show their proficiency in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, starts, and flip turns. If the swimmer is not ready to join swim team, the coach would recommend getting started with lessons through the Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy.
For more information, contact Sam Neckar, Aquatics Director, at sneckar@jccdallas.org or 214-239-7198.