YAWAMA Dragons Swim Team
  New National Qualifiers
Congratulations to our newest National qualifiers.  Madison Goforth and Joacob Ramsey made cuts in the recent couple of meets.  Madison at the Howard Jones Senior and Jacob at the Albany June Long Course.  Great accomplishment for both of them as they continue the long line of Dragons getting qualified for our YMCA Nationals.

Quebec Cup Results
Alice Luo recently ventured to Montreal and compete4d in the Quebec INternational meet.  Many of the best swimmers in the World were there including Michael Phelps.  Alice finished first in the 50 breast and 2nd in the 100 breast and finaled in all of her swims.  Her Dragons team mates are very proud of her.

New Team Records
Several new team records have been set since the start of the long course season.  The following have set individual or relay team records - Madison Goforth, Amber Chase, Emily Stevens, Samantha Oliszewski, Julia Bush, Eric LoPrete, Steven Dowdle, Tate Wegehaupt, Jacob Ramsey, Jared McAravey, Sam Jewett, Logan Kleditz and Eugene Tan.

Stroke and Turn Ofiicials Needed
YAWAMA Dragons are well known and represented as volunteers at meets we go to.  Two officials we have will be graduating their children this year.  We need for some of you to step up and become officials.  Teams are starting to invite only teams that have great timers and officials as it makes the meets run better.  We count on others to help at our meets at Linfield - we need to continue our great name.  If you have questions please contact Deb Mandeville.

The Wall of Honor
The Wall of Honor continues to evolve with the addition of the YMCA National Qualifiers.  We are happy to honor those athletes that have led the team from the past and set examples for those in the future.  Thanks to Sherwood Swimming Association for their generous donation to the board.  

Participation in YAWAMA Dragons builds lifelong skills. We have open tryouts for the team on any Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Come on down and join the excitement.

Swim Season
There are two swim seasons a year, the short-course runs from September to March and the long-course from April to August.

Practice
For details visit Swim Team Practice Schedule.

Swim Meets
For information visit Swim Team Meet Schedule.

Additional Swim Team Information
Meet Results, Best Times and Club Records
For local and national swimming information, visit Swim Team Links.
College Swimming 101
Swimming Terms

Coach Information 
Coaching Staff
 

Costs
Swim Team cost varies depending on your practice group. There is also a cost for swim meets. In addition, all swimmers must be registered with USA Swimming. This national organization seats swimming standards in the United States, provides insurance coverage, provides training for officials and sanctions swim meets. Our team is a member of Oregon Swimming Inc., a member of USA Swimming. There is a yearly fee that includes a subscription to Splash magazine.

For further information, including costs and schedules, contact Deb Mandeville at 503.862.4014 or dmandeville@ymca-portland.org

Joining
For information, visit Try Outs.
Once you have worked out with the team and have decided to join, there is paperwork to complete. For more information, visit Training Groups.