Aquatics & Red Cross

JCC MetroWest offers a comprehensive year round Competitive Swim Team Program that includes a Pre-Competitive component for swimmers who are not yet up to the challenge of swim meet competition and a USA component for swimmers who want to compete in USA meets in conjunction with our regular JCC Swim League Meets. The team name in West Orange is Metro Express and in Whippany the team name is the Waves.

The program’s mission is to enhance and progress swimming skills while developing a respect for self, team spirit, sportsmanship, work ethic, self-discipline and commitment through healthy competition.

The teams are coed, with swimmers of varying skills and abilities from the ages of 5 years through senior year of high school. The Fall/Winter season begins in early September and ends in March with options to continue on the Spring/Summer Squad through the end of June or July.

Practices will be offered up to six days a week (five days a week for Pre-Competitive) – Sunday through Friday and times will vary depending on the swimmers level of ability and level of commitment. Coaches will assign swimmers to a practice time and indicate the number of weekly practices required after the swimmer skill assessment.

* USA Meet splash fees additional. For more information on this program please contact the Head Swim Coach for your team.
Click here for Waves swim team website

Click here for Metro Express swim team website

The tone of the program is motivating and interactive. Coaches Don and Mel Fink have particular experience in coaching, motivating and developing adult athletes.
Learn proper techniques and train for competition, or join for fun and exercise all while you meet with other adults and work-out.

Swimmers meet:
Cooperman JCC, West Orange
Sundays 8:00-9:00am
Wednesdays 8:00-9:00pm

Lautenberg JCC, Whippany
Mondays 5:30-6:30am
Thursdays 8:30-9:30pm

For more information, in West Orange contact Paula Coleman, CJ ext. 3430, pcoleman@jccmetrowest.org. In Whippany contact Ben Gilbert, LJ ext. 2918, bgilbert@jccmetrowest.org.

Check our fitness schedules for classes.

Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC - Fitness Schedule

Lautenberg Family JCC - Fitness Schedule

Have a question for one of our swim coaches? Email the question to them and they will provide a personal answer. Your question might even be featured on the website!

Danielle McNamara, Head Coach, CJ dmcnamara@jccmetrowest.org

Ben Gilbert, Head Coach, LJ bgilbert@jccmetrowest.org

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