Summer 2024 Fees & Registration

For the month of April, registration is $165, including all practices, dual swim meets, a silicone team swim cap with your swimmer's name on it and all CASL City Meet fees.  There is a family discount for each additional swimmer ($165, $150, $134, $91), with a family max of $540.  We will also be selling team t-shirts, extra swim caps, and apparel through the registration portal.

For registrations after April 30, all fees increase by $10, there will be no further sales of team merchandise, and swim caps will not be personalized.

Online Registration will open April 1!

Equipment Needed

In addition to goggles, your swimmer will need a kickboard for practices to fully participate in kick drills, etc. It is also highly recommended that each swimmer have fins. The coaches would like the newer swimmers to have long fins for safety so that they can easily make it across the pool as they begin getting tired throughout practice. The more experienced swimmers should have short fins for use in drills.  See our SwimOutlet store for equipment choices...

Summer 2024 Practice Schedule

All practices will be held at Ooltewah Swim Center -- located at 6849 Mountain View Rd, Ooltewah, TN 37363

Get an Early Start! May 20th - May 24th Only

• Monday - Friday 3:00-4:30 pm or 4:30-6:00 pm generally ages 13 & up summer only swimmers, depending on skill level
• Monday - Friday 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm ages 8 & under summer only swimmers, depending on skill level
• Monday - Friday 6:45 pm to 7:30 pm ages 9-12 summer only swimmers, depending on skill level
• All SETS Year Rounders should keep their regular practice times this week.

Normal practice times listed below are Monday through Friday

Morning Practice beginning May 27th (Memorial Day) through the end of the season (July 11th):

• Summer Only Swimmers are invited to 10:30 am - 11:30 am practice (NO SETS Year Round Swimmers Please)

Evening Practice beginning May 27th (Memorial Day) through the end of the season (July 11th) open to All Tidal Waves:

• More Experienced Swimmers generally ages 13 & up - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
• Newer Swimmers generally ages 12 and under - 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
• No Evening practices on Swim Meet Nights

If your younger swimmer can keep up with the older kid practice, speak to the coaches about your swimmer changing times.  Likewise, if your older swimmer is new and needs more stroke instruction, the coaches might suggest a change as well.
 

No practice requirement for summer swim team
All practices are optional, but coaches advise you attend at least four practices per week to see improvement in your swimming times.  We seek to build a great team atmosphere where the kids know one another, and the great swimmers can serve as an example to the new swimmers.  So we encourage all swimmers to come enjoy practices with the Tidal Waves.