2026 SWIM & DIVE OVERVIEW
Ben Franklin Swim Club is the proud home to both champion swim and dive teams for children 5 to 18 years old. We continue to show great success and participation within the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association (PASDA). Healthy summer fun, balanced with solid skills development and competitive spirit, shape our approach. We offer varying levels for kids of all ages: Swim Lessons, Jr. Dolphins, Swim Team, and Dive Team.
Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2026 Swim & Dive season. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
All families are expected to register in advance of start of first practice. Non-members as well as members of Ben Franklin Pool are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Swim Lessons: Four Sessions of 30 minute group swim lessons for children who are unable to swim on their own. Click here for more info on Swim Lessons.
Junior Dolphins: An introduction to swim and/or dive team for children who are able to swim independently. For swimmers, they are comfortable in the water, but do not know competitive swim strokes and cannot swim the full length of the pool repetitively. For divers, they are comfortable jumping off the side, but may not know how to dive or be comfortable jumping from the board yet. Children in the Jr. Dolphins program may have the opportunity to compete in meets if they are able to.
Swim Team: Our competitive summer swim team for children 5 – 18 years old who can independently swim the length of the pool without stopping repetitively on an interval. If you are unsure of your child’s ability, they can try the swim team, but may be asked by the Head Coach to move to Jr. Dolphins if he/she is not ready.
Dive Team: No experience necessary and open to all divers who are able to comfortably jump from the 1 meter diving board and safely swim independently to the wall.
Teams are populated by age and skill levels of swimmers and all swimmers will be afforded every opportunity to participate. A healthy balance of summer fun, solid skills development and competitive spirit lead our approach. Practices will begin May 26th and run Monday – Friday until June 24th. Beginning June 25th, practices will be in the mornings.
Questions? Email BFSC Board Swim & Dive Director Todd Dellinger at: [email protected]. As this is a volunteer position, emails are not regularly checked but will be reviewed and responded to on a weekly basis thru start of season, when correspondence will shift to GameChanger (directions will be given prior to start of season and at parent orientation meeting).
