Badger Age Group Team

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual. It's easy to have faith in yourself and have discipline when you're a winner, when you're number one. What you've got to have is faith and discipline when you're not yet a winner ! (from Vince Lombardi)

About Us

The Badger Age Group Team is part of the Badger Swim Club based in Larchmont New York. Badger Swim Club is the only USA Swimming Gold Medal Club in Westchester County. The USA Swimming Excellence in Club Swimming Program is a voluntary program that identifies and recognizes USA Swimming clubs for their commitment to excellence in operation, performance, and the support and development of USA Swimming. Badger Swim Club is a member of Metropolitan Swimming.

The 10 & Under Badger Age Group Team is a specialized Age Group Swim Program based out of the New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, New York, The College of New Rochelle and the Carver Center in Port Chester/Rye, New York. Children from ages 4 to 10 are introduced to competitive swimming and eventually coached to reach their individual potential in swimming. Proper form is reinforced through drills. Endurance and interval training is introduced. Swimmers are introduced to all aspects of swimming including self-respect and respect for others, commitment, goal setting, strategies in achieving goals, and sportsmanship.

10 & Under Programs
If you have questions about any of our 10 & Under Team Programs, please contact our Parent Representative at (914) 299-8020 during the hours of 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm only by phone, email is best at this link anytime Allison Garces, who will answer all general questions regarding the team and placement on the Badger Age Group Team.

The 11 & Over Badger Age Group Team is based out of the New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, New York, Carver Center in Rye/Port Chester, College of New Rochelle and SUNY Purchase in Purchase, New York. If you have a swimmer that is 11 or older, please contact Kip Fierro for more information. Kip's 11&Over Program Information .

Most competitive swimmers completing this program have continued with Badger, swimming in High School, and have been awarded college scholarships. Several Olympic Gold Medalists have been produced from the Badger Programs.

If you are looking for information about the Badger Summer Camp or the Badger Sports Club, please call John Collins at (914) 834-1084 or visit www.badgersportsclub.com for more information.

Maps of Badger Practice Locations: Carver Center (Port Chester, NY), New Rochelle High School, & College of New Rochelle. When entering the building for practice at New Rochelle High School, please enter off of Clove Road just a smidge (maybe 80 feet at the most) north of Otsego Avenue, go through the double iron gates and down the stairs on your left. Enter the building at ground level.

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Badger Age Group Coach Carle' Fierro Named "Age Group Coach of the Year"

Badger 8&U Boys do it Again, #1 in the USA and three Metro Records !

Junior Olympic Records Smash as Bagder Wins It's Third Consecutive Overall Team Title: 2007, 2008 & 2009 at The Metropolitan Junior Olympics !

Coach Carle' Fierro Named "Age Group Coach of the Year" : I am proud to announce that my mother, Carle Fierro has been elected "Metropolitan Age Group Coach of the Year" by her peers and fellow coaches. This distinguished award is thanks to all of our hard work as a staff, but more importantly to all the hard work put in from our dedicated swimmers and parents. This year our relay dominance and solo performances were rewarded with more than just medals. I hope you will join me, a proud son and employee, in thanking and congratulating Carle for all her hard work. Don't forget to congratulate the swimmers and parents who put in efforts to achieve the rankings that we as a team have aspired to reach this season. On another note with the season drawing to a close I would personally like to thank my mother for the opportunity to work with such brilliantly motivated children and parents, thank you all. Congratulations Carle....Even more swimmingly than usual....Chris Dewey

8&U Champs: Connor Popp, Hiroki Kaneko, Ryan Lee & MiKayla Klein take home High Point Trophies ! The Badger Boys are once again Top in the Nation this season based upon their recent performances these past few weekends at the 2009 Metropolitan Swimming 8&U Champs and the 2009 Metropolitan Junior Olympics. It was the largest 8&U Champs in the History of the meet, 704 8&U’s competed representing 52 different Clubs from the Metro Swimming area which is all of Long Island, New York City and as far north as Orange County. The 8&U Boys dominated the meet by winning all four 8&U Boys relay and setting 3 new Metro Swimming Records making them the fastest 8&U Team in the History of Metro Swimming and ranking them #1 in the USA.Congratulations to the relay Team of: Austin Graham, Hiroki Kaneko, Ryan Lee and Brendan Egan. 1st Place 100 Free Relay – 1st Place & Metro Record in the 100 and 200 Medley Relays & 200 Free relays. Hiroki Kaneko was 1st Place High Point Champion in the 8 Year Old Boys Division. Ryan Lee was 2nd Place High Point Champion in the 8 Year Old Boys Division. Junior Olympics: Badger took the Over-All Team Title with 3218 points, second place was over 1200 point behind. The 10&U's & 11-12's won their Over-All Team Titles. High Point Winners were 13-14 Boys: Samuel Mo, 11-12 Girls: Beatrix Panitz, 11-12 Boys: Declan Kennon, 10&U Boys: 2nd: Joseph Mo & 3rd, Spencer LaFata. The Badger 10&U and 13-14 Boys won all their relays setting the following Metro Records: 10&U 400 Free Relay Team of: Spencer LaFata, David Bravo, Aristedes Speres and Josh Hendell, 200 Free and Medley Teams of: Spencer LaFata, Joseph Mo, Aristedes Speres and Josh Hendell took JO titles. The Badger Relay Teams dominated the meet as follows: Girls 11-12 Gold 400 Free Relay Team of Ashley McGrath, Kelly Delane Madeline Simone & Beatrix Pantitz. Boys 11-12 Gold 200 Free & 400 Medley Relay Team: David Wright, Liam Egan, Chris Aventuro & Declan Kennon. Boys 13-14 400 Free & Medley Relay Team: Samuel Mo, Patrick Yang Will Rappaport and Charles Barry. Boys 13-14 200 Free Relay Team took Gold and the JO Record: Samuel Mo, Patrick Yang Billy Fierro Joyce and Charles Barry and 200 Medley Relay Team of : Samuel Mo, Patrick Yang Will Rappaport and Charles Barry.

Ryan Feeley closes Junior Pan Pacs with gold medal !

Just wanted to inform you (if you haven't heard) Ryan Feeley, WON the 10K Open Water Swim in Guam at the Junior Pan Pac Meet. It was an unbelievably close race, with the top 5 finishers being within 5 seconds of each other, and the top 3 within 1.7 seconds! He touched out an Australian by .55 to win it. Since it is an inaugural event, he also set the New Meet record. He is the leading article on USA Swimming's web site with his picture on the front page. This is an amazing achievement so congrats again to John Collins and the Feeley family. Ryan currently swims on the Badger senior Team, getting his start on the Age Group Team from 6-10, swimming with Kip Fierro from 11-13 and then John Collins since. Use this link for full coverage: http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en as he is featured on the front page of USA Swimming web site.

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Please e-mail Carle' at CarleProgramDirector@badgetagt.com

Info Maps of Badger Practice Location, You can get directions To these locations by entering your location below the map.: New Rochelle High School.

Maps of Badger Practice Location, You can get directions To these locations by entering your location below the map.: Carver Center (Port Chester), New Rochelle High School, Larchmont (Badger pool), College of New Rochelle.

The Badger Age Group Team Parents Handbook (PDF) is available.

Maps of Badger Practice Locations: Carver Center (Port Chester), New Rochelle High School, Larchmont (Badger pool), College of New Rochelle.

When entering the building for practice at New Rochelle High School, please enter off of Clove Road just a smidge (maybe 80 feet at the most) north of Otsego Avenue, go through the double iron gates and down the stairs on your left. Enter the building at ground level.

If you are looking for information about the Badger Summer Camp or the Badger Sports Club, please call John Collins at (914) 834-1084 or visit www.badgersportsclub.com for more information.