The YMCA team is part of the Rails Swimming club program. The YMCA team practices with the club team and participates in the club meets. However, members can also swim in YMCA-sponsored meets throughout the club season. This YMCA meet schedule can be found below. For specific practice and club meet information, please visit the Club page.
YMCA Meets
The YMCA team allows athletes to compete in additional meets throughout the season. These meets are structured differently than club meets including offering a wider range of events which allows athletes to experience new distances for each stroke. There is also a qualifying meet at the end of the season where athletes have a chance to qualify for the YMCA State meet in Marshalltown, the same pool in which the high school athletes swim the State meet.
Each YMCA meet is unique. The hosting YMCA sets the warm-up and start times, where the team holding area is, if there are concessions and other details about the meet. As Rails Swimming receives this information, we’ll post it in the YMCA Meet Schedule section of this page under the host YMCA’s name as a link titled Meet Information. Be sure to check back often so you have all of the information you need about each meet. This is also where we’ll post the Meet Results for each meet.
Requirements & Fees
Athletes pay the standard $120 fee to be a part of the club team. There is no additional charge if they are already a YMCA member. All members of the YMCA team must be YMCA members. If the swimmer is not already a YMCA member, they have to become one by November 13th in order to participate in the YMCA meets. Youth memberships (for athletes 9 and up) are $15 a month and family memberships (for athletes under 9) are $63.50 a month for 1 adult with children or $75.50 for 2 adults with children. The YMCA also offers financial assistance for those in need and these memberships may be canceled anytime after the end of the season. Visit www.dmymca.org for more membership information.
YMCA Meet Schedule
| Type | Date | Opponent(s) | Where |
| Meet | 12/3/2011 | Walnut Creek & Waukee | Valley High School |
| (Meet Results) | |||
| Meet | 12/11/2011 | Boone | Boone YMCA |
| (Meet Results) | |||
| Meet | 1/7/2012 | Newton & Ankeny | Newton YMCA |
| (Meet Results) | |||
| Meet | 1/14/2012 | Ankeny, Boone, CRSP | Ankeny YMCA |
| & RVFT (Meet Results) | |||
| Meet | 2/4/2012 | Riverfront, Boone | Riverfront YMCA |
| & Waukee (Meet Results) | |||
| Sectionals | 2/12/2012 | Sectionals Meet | Ankey YMCA |
| *Date Change | (Meet Results) | STQ=Y State Qualifier | |
| State | 3/3/2012 | State Meet – Boys | Marshalltown |
| (Qualifying Times) | |||
| State | 3/4/2012 | State Meet – Girls | Marshalltown |
| (Qualifying Times) | |||
| Regionals | 3/31 – 4/1/2012 | Midwest Regionals* | Rochester Rec Center |
| Rochester, MN | |||
Start times have not been determined for all meets. Once they are shared, they will be posted under the host YMCA’s name as a link titled Meet Information. This link will include all the details you need about the meet.
*Note: The Midwest Regionals meet is not a YMCA meet. You have to qualify by hitting the cut-times for this USA Swimming meet during a YMCA meet or another club swimming event. To read more about the MidWest Regionals meet, including current qualifers, click here.
