Champions are Made Here
The Competitive Swim Team at the St. James is designed for athletes committed to taking their swimming to the next level. With practices multiple times a week, this advanced training focuses on building technique, endurance, and race strategies.
In addition to in-water workouts, athletes gain a competitive edge through strength and conditioning sessions led by expert trainers using state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring a well-rounded approach to performance improvement.
With a focus on year-round development, this swim program offers the structure, intensity, and support needed to excel in competitive swimming. Athletes will refine their skills, build strength, and gain valuable experience in a dynamic, high-performance environment—preparing them to compete at their best.
Strength and Conditioning
As we approach swimming, our coaches think it is not only vitally important to the overall growth of an athlete within the sport but in also in helping establish healthy habits out of the pool. For this reason, we are excited to offer our own dedicated Strength and Conditioning program.
The program is overseen by Performance Director Mateus Manoel - Mateus directs sport training programs through a refined, data-driven approach that enhances athleticism, improves performance, and reduces injury risk for clients of all ages and levels. With more than a decade of experience across MLS clubs, the U.S. Men’s National Team, and elite athletes from major pro leagues, he brings advanced expertise in strength and conditioning, sport science, recovery, and return-to-play, supported by degrees in kinesiology and exercise science and NSCA-CSCS certification.
The athletes are led on field by Christopher Skibinski - Chris is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with experience supporting a wide range of collegiate teams at Catawba College and Division I athletes during his internship at Longwood University. He also completed the EXOS summer performance internship and holds a bachelor’s in kinesiology from Longwood and a master’s in sport management from Catawba.
More information about the philosophy and background of our S&C please follow this link
Pricing - Discounts - and More!
Pricing is for a full 36 week session. The annual admin fee covers various registration costs (PVS fees, webpage maintenance, etc.), but includes your athlete's shirt, cap, and various STJ related registrations. Including our annual Pumpkin Plunge, various clinics, and in house swim meets. This results in a total of $200 worth of savings.
We also have discounts available:
Early Bird Discount: Available during the first two weeks of registration opening
Multi-Athlete Discount:
- 2 athletes - 10%
- 3 athletes - 15%
- 4 athletes - 20%
- 5 athletes - 25%
PVS Volunteer Discount: 15% on one registration for any parent volunteers acting as a PVS/USA Swimming certified volunteer. Email swimming@thestjames.com with questions on how to become one.
Fall 2025
Ages 5-18
Sept 8th - May 22nd
Schedule
- Practice 2-5x / Week
- 1-2 Swim Meets / Month
Pricing
Athletes can either pay in bulk or select to be billed monthly.
2x a week: $213 per month - (only available for 10+under athletes)
3x a week: $320 per month
4x a week: $415 per month
5x a week: $509 per month
All registrations have an annual $410 Admin Fee
Practice Schedule
Athletes register for the number of practices and specific days they practice each week, but are free to choose AM or PM practices on their scheduled days.
| Age Group | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 & Unders | PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | No Practice |
| 9-10s | AM: 6:30 - 7:30 PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: No Practice PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: 6:30 - 7:30 PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: No Practice PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: 6:30 - 7:30 PM: 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: 7:00 - 9:00 AM (Optional Make-Up Practice) |
| 11-12s | AM: 6:30 - 7:30 PM: 4:30 - 6:00 or 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: No Practice PM: 4:30 - 6:00 or 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: 6:30 - 7:30 PM: 4:30 - 6:00 or 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: No Practice PM: 4:30 - 6:00 or 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: 6:30 - 7:30 PM: 4:30 - 6:00 or 6:00 - 7:00 | AM: 7:00 - 9:00 AM (Optional Make-Up Practice) |
| 13-18s | AM: 5:00 - 6:30 PM: 5:00 - 6:00 *Strength & Conditioning* | AM: 5:00 - 6:30 PM: 4:30 - 6:00 | AM: 5:00 - 6:30 PM: 4:30 - 6:00 | AM: 5:00 - 6:30 PM: 4:30 - 6:00 *6:00 - 7:00 Optional Strength and Conditioning* | AM: No Practice PM: 4:30 - 6:00 | AM: 7:00 - 9:00 AM (Optional Make-Up Practice) |
*All 13-18s are encouraged to attend Strength and Conditioning practice on Mondays.
