The Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team (Typhoon Swimming) is one of the up and coming YMCA swim teams in Central Connecticut! With a growing roster of over 60 swimmers (ages 5—18 years) from Hamden, North Haven, Bethany and the surrounding communities, the Typhoon swim team is a fully sanctioned YMCA swim team that participates within the YMCA Yankee Cluster League. In this league, swimmers have the opportunity to compete in tri, dual, and championship YMCA swim meets with the Hamden North Haven Typhoons.

While our YMCA swim meets are separated by primarily age, our practice groups are separated by both age and ability level. Our Hamden North Haven YMCA Swim Team consists of four groups that practice regularly throughout the week (Silver, Gold, Junior, and Senior). The swim team practice groups are designed to bring out the maximum potential of every swimmer through in-water practices as well as dry-land practices.

With the separation of the groups, the primary goals are to make sure all swimmers are learning and improving with their peers during practice, and no swimmer feel out of place during our swim team practices! The only way to consistently meet this goal is to have some of the best coaching staff in Connecticut! While we are a growing team, we still provide significant individual attention to each and every one of our swimmers! We, as a coaching staff, pride ourselves in proper stroke and racing technique, and strive for our swimmers to reach their fullest potential through having fun!

Along with the practice philosophy above, the Hamden North Haven Swim Team has one of the most supportive and involved Parents’ Associations in Connecticut. While working hand-in-hand with the coaching staff, the Parents Board acts as the swim team’s support system and continuously strives to look for ways to improve the swim team. The board organizes Typhoon swim team equipment, fundraisers, team-building events, banquets, and many other activities that truly benefit the entire swim team community!

With a growing coaching staff, an increasing number of swimmers, and a supportive parents’ association, Swimming in the Hamden, North Haven, Bethany, and surrounding community has never been more fun and inviting to all athletes!