Training
The team has up to 21 practices per week that swimmers can attend. Our regular practice schedule is as follows, please read below about membership requirements for the various pools:
The schedule can be downloaded here.
Anyone with a YMCA membership is more than welcome to come and try out any of our Westmount or Downtown practices. Visitors and anyone without a Y membership who is interested in joining us for a practice or to try us out, please let us know through the contact page and we will make arrangements for you.
The core of our team is at the Westmount YMCA, however we are close to our two satellite pools, whose swimmers register to compete with us if they choose to. The various pools have different membership requirements.
Westmount Y: Swimmers must be a member of the YMCA, preferably Westmount, and be a registered member of the team (download form here). There is an annual $80 program fee for the masters program that the Y is responsible for collecting.
Downtown Y: Swimmers must be a member of the YMCA, preferably Downtown. The masters practices are staffed and run by the Downtown Y, it is not necessary to join the club to train here, however, if downtown swimmers wish to compete with the team, we ask they join the club.
YMHA Snowdon: The YMHA is a private Y centre and to train here regularly, there are two options: be a member of the YMHA (it is not necessary to be a member of the team) or take advantage of their Masters Swim program by paying a seasonal fee of $125 (Westmount Masters swimmers only), the current season is Sept 19-Dec 21. If swimmers decide to compete, we ask they join the club.
2012 Summer Schedule:
Please see the post in our news section for all the details regarding the schedule, costs, etc.
Parc Jean Drapeau outdoor practices:
The team takes advantage of this fabulous local facility each summer and is run on a user-pays basis to cover lane rental costs. We typically swim outdoors for the 3 months June-August, the 2012 season is being arranged and will be announced around March/April. Non team members are welcome to join us.
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