Welcome to the 2026 Season!
Registration for our July Session opens Monday June 15th at noon! A registration button will be posted on this page when it opens. Please email [email protected] if you have any issues during registration.
All swimmers are expected to attend practice on the first day. Because it is disruptive to the progression of the group, any swimmer who is going to miss the entire first week or more than half the practices will not be allowed to participate. We recommend private lessons or waiting for the next session if our Shark Pups schedule does not work for your family.
Please click HERE for information.
Shark Pups is our junior swim team for 4-8 year olds (age as of 5/31/2026). The Shark Pups team provides an introduction to summer swim team in a smaller, more developmental setting. Swimmers will be introduced to competition strokes and other important swim team skills. The goal of our junior team is to get swimmers ready for our Cool Sharks Swim Team in the future. Shark Pups swimmers are not allowed to move up to the Cool Sharks Summer Team mid-season, however all Shark Pups will be encouraged to join the Cool Sharks Fall Team this August or the Summer Team next year if they are ready!
Practices are structured as monthly sessions of either three weeks (Mon-Thurs, 12 practices) or three weekends (Sat-Sun, 6 practices). Each session is divided into 30-minute practice groups. Please click HERE for the schedule. You may register for multiple sessions, but only one practice group per session per swimmer. There are 12 swimmers per practice group, divided by ability into two smaller groups of 4-8 swimmers, each with a coach. The season concludes with our Mini Meet – a fun opportunity for our Shark Pups to show off their new skills, learn about racing, and enjoy a little friendly competition.
Practices will take place in the shallow end of the pool. More advanced swimmers will be in the middle section, less advanced swimmers in the shallowest section near the steps.
The focus of our junior team is on children who already have some swimming skills but aren't quite ready for swim team. All swimmers must be comfortable in the water and be able to enter the pool and participate without crying or assistance from their parent. Swimmers should be able to fully submerge themselves to blow bubbles and be willing to learn to float face down and move through the water independently. This is not a program for absolute beginners or children who are fearful of learning to swim (coaches won't be able to spend time coaxing children, and one-on-one moments with instructors will be limited by the group nature of the program). Swimmers who need coaxing or one-on-one instruction are encouraged to take private lessons first, in order to gain confidence in the water and learn the basic skills needed for Shark Pups.
