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Badger Swim Club - Swimming Lessons offers swimming lessons through learn to swim programs, a competitive Age Group Team, and Senior Team elite training for high school and college-bound swimmers. The program includes options for beginners as well as swimmers training at a competitive level.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
Founded in 1956 by John Collins, Sr. as an extension of Badger Day Camp in Larchmont, NY, Badger Swim Club has continued over the years as a swim program connected to its original community roots. The leadership team includes Head Coach John H. Collins Jr., Director of Swimming / Co-Head Coach Jack Collins, and Head Coach - Age Group Team Hakan Eskioglu. The stated mission is to provide a developmental pathway for swimmers ages 6 and up, introducing athletes to the sport at a recreational and local level, progressing them into competitive training, and creating opportunities for success at stages ranging from intra-team meets to the international stage. Badger Swim Club has been recognized among the nation’s premier swimming programs, earning Silver Medal Club Status in the 2026 USA Swimming Club Excellence Program, and the American Swim Coaches Association named the Badger Age Group Team the #3 Team in the Country for teams with 200 swimmers and less for 2025. Badger Swim Club has produced Olympians, NCAA champions, and some of the top age group swimmers in the country, with Badger swimmers earning 11 Olympic medals and 27 World Championship medals, and the program is described as more than a team, but a tradition, a family, and a launchpad for dreams.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
• Ages: 6–18 years old
Founded in 1956 by John Collins, Sr. as an extension of Badger Day Camp in Larchmont, NY, Badger Swim Club has continued over the years as a swim program connected to its original community roots. The leadership team includes Head Coach John H. Collins Jr., Director of Swimming / Co-Head Coach Jack Collins, and Head Coach - Age Group Team Hakan Eskioglu. The stated mission is to provide a developmental pathway for swimmers ages 6 and up, introducing athletes to the sport at a recreational and local level, progressing them into competitive training, and creating opportunities for success at stages ranging from intra-team meets to the international stage. Badger Swim Club has been recognized among the nation’s premier swimming programs, earning Silver Medal Club Status in the 2026 USA Swimming Club Excellence Program, and the American Swim Coaches Association named the Badger Age Group Team the #3 Team in the Country for teams with 200 swimmers and less for 2025. Badger Swim Club has produced Olympians, NCAA champions, and some of the top age group swimmers in the country, with Badger swimmers earning 11 Olympic medals and 27 World Championship medals, and the program is described as more than a team, but a tradition, a family, and a launchpad for dreams.
Last updated June 27, 2026.
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