Aquatics Center
Aquatics Programs
Join the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South at our indoor, heated Aquatics Center at our Taunton Clubhouse, or at outdoor pool at Camp Riverside!
Swimming is a life-saving and life-enriching skill for youth of all ages, and it's
the only sport which can save your child’s life. Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death to children under 14, and so it is crucial that all kids know how to swim at a young age.
Our Aquatics staff is dedicated to safety in and around water for every Club member. All Aquatics staff are trained and certified in lifeguarding, CPR/AED, First Aid & Emergency Oxygen. We have monthly in-service trainings which focus on different areas of risk and prevention, skills drills, and scenarios.
Swim Lessons
Our swim lessons offer a safe, positive, and fun experience for swimmers of all levels. We offer a wide range of swim classes, clinics, and camps for various ages and skill levels - all with affordable prices. For additional information and specific schedules, please see our current session's program guide on the
Taunton Clubhouse
page.
We also offer private swim lessons designed for those who would benefit from 1-on-1 instruction. In addition to private swim, we offer semi-private lessons (up to 3 swimmers) of similar swimming abilities.
In addition to swimming programs for our members, our Aquatics Center is also the home venue for the Taunton High School swim team and our own Tiger Sharks Swim Club.
Tiger Sharks Swim Club
The Tiger Sharks Swim Club is a competitive swim program for kids ages 6 to 17. All four competitive strokes as well as proper race starts, turns, techniques, strategies, and nutrition, are taught to participants. The program utilizes a technique-centered approach to coaching, in addition to speed and mental exercises. Practices typically run from mid-September to mid-March, with competitions beginning in November.
This year the Tiger Sharks traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida for the 2019 Boys & Girls Club National Swim Competition, where they placed seventh overall and won the Team Spirit Award for the third time in three years.
For more information, please visit the team's
website.
Swim Clinics
Swim Clinics help swimmers to advance their swimming game.
Participants gain stroke, dive and turn support, as well as advanced techniques in all four strokes.
Open Swim-
OPEN SWIM SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
We offer open swim to from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. daily Monday-Friday at our Taunton Clubhouse location!
This service is FREE for Club members and $10 per day for non-members. Non-members can purchase a 20-visit pass for $45.
Make a Gift
If you have a passion for swimming and want to help, others learn a life-saving skill, consider giving directly to our Aquatics Department! We are always looking for in-kind contributions for our swim lessons. View our
Aquatics Center Wish List.
For more information about our Aquatics Programs please contact:
Brendan Roy | Aquatics Director | broy@bgcmetrosouth.org
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro South proudly utilizes the
Wave Drowning Detection System to provide our swimmers with an added layer of security to our established protocol of water safety because
safety is our highest priority.
