Masters Swimming

EGRA Masters Swimming

Welcome to EGRA Masters Swimming! We are a local Grand Rapids Area Master’s team that practices weekly at East Grand Rapids High School Pool to develop, train, and improve stroke technique and abilities in all four competitive strokes. 

We offer coached training to all 18+ competitive and recreational swimmers, triathletes, and swimming enthusiasts with additional optional opportunities to participate in US Masters Meets. Our group size ranges from 35-50 swimmers per season, and we have swimmers competing locally at triathlons, open water races, and USMS Meets ranging from local, to State and Nationals! Whether you are just looking for a good workout, or you are interested in improving your efficiency for an upcoming triathlon or open water race, come try us out!

Visitors/Drop-Ins: 

Visitors and drop-ins are welcome if we have space in our current season. Please email Coach Josh Dolecki if you are interested in dropping in on a certain date or week. Visitors should be familiar with swimming/USMS and be able to swim a 500 continuous to be able to drop in. Drop-ins cost $10/practice.

Free 3-Practice Try Out Period:

Try out a practice before you sign up for the next session! There are no costs to try-outs, and you can try up to three practices for free (provided that we have space in the current session). Please email Coach Josh Dolecki if you'd like to try out our practices.

Waitlist:

We generally run a waitlist for each season due to demand!

If you are unable to register for our current season, please email Coach Josh Dolecki and asked to be placed on our waitlist. Swimmers will be periodically added throughout the season based on current lane space and average attendance.

Coaching Staff

COACH Josh Dolecki

Josh is the Head Senior Coach for the EGRA Waves, and Founder/Coach of the EGRA Masters Program. He also coaches the East Grand Rapids Girls and Boys Swim & Dive Teams.

Josh has been swimming competitively since the age of eight in both club and middle/high school. He was a four year varsity swimmer at Brandon High School and captain both his Junior and Senior year. He comes from past coaching experience as the head coach of the Deer Lake Dolphins Rec Swim Team out of Clarkston, Michigan and has been with the EGRA Waves for over 15 years now.

He has coached all levels within the program; teaching the foundations of stroke with the Developmental Groups at Wealthy, introducing the competitive elements of swimming and training cycles with Silver and Gold groups as the Head Age-Group Coach, and now uses his years of coaching experience to help the Senior level athletes set goals and reach for the highest level of success. He is also the founder of the EGRA Masters Team, and has grown the program exponentially over the last 10 years. He is proud of his swimmers and athletes, and has guided his swimmers to achieve their highest goals in swimming, anywhere from the local level, to State and National levels.

He graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science focusing on Health and Fitness. Josh is a recognized Masters Coach in US Masters Swimming (USMS) and an American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) certified coach. He has also been involved with Michigan Swimming as a Zone Coach in 2018 & 2019, and recently, the training of triathletes and open water/enduro-swimmers.

Whether your swimmer is new to the sport or looking to advance their competitive training, EGRA Waves provides a positive, structured environment to help them succeed.