JCC Sea Stars Swim Team
Prepare for competitive swim by building skills, stamina, and friendships through weekly coached practices focused on strokes, starts, finishes, and relays.
Questions? Contact Kellagh at kfrank@columbusjcc.org
Pre-Competitive SWIM Team
Thursdays | October 9th – March 26th | 5:30pm | 60 mins | For ages 5 -10
JCC Sea Stars Pre-Team is perfect for children who are looking for the next step after Learn to Swim, are interested in Swim Team, or are looking to increase their performance before the next summer rec season.
Swimmers will learn all the basics of competitive swim, fine tune all competitive strokes, starts and finishes, and most importantly be part of a strong team. Sea Stars build lasting friendships, practice independence, endurance, and challenge themselves each practice. Sea Stars Pre-team brings the fun, as well as opportunities for friendly competition between teammates. Coach’s will provide updates on your swimmer’s technical progress throughout the season.
Monthly: $85/month JCC Member | $141/month Community
Fall Session 1: 10/9 – 11/13: $140 JCC Member | $231 Community
Fall Session 2: 11/20 – 12/18: $94 JCC Member | $154 Community
Jake Zuckerman, Swim team coach
Coach Jake joins the JCC as our new Head Swim Team Coach, where he will lead the transition of our pre-competitive youth team into a year-round competitive program and help launch our new adult Masters swim team.
Originally from Highland Park, Illinois, Jake began swimming in high school after a knee injury ended his hockey career. He went on to swim at the NCAA Division III level at Oberlin College, specializing in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle, and setting several pool and conference records along the way.
Inspired by his own coach, who built a thriving club program from the ground up, Jake is passionate about creating opportunities for both youth and adult swimmers to grow their skills, confidence, and love for the sport. Outside the pool, Jake continues to challenge himself as a marathoner and triathlete, and he’s excited to grow our competitive swim community here at the J.