Garden Hills Shark Pups

If you already have a SwimTopia account (from any team including other Garden Hills teams), please log in before registration opens to be sure you remember your password and have no issues logging in.

If you are new to SwimTopia, please create your account in advance, to save time during registration, by going to https://my.swimtopia.com/.

Registration:

• April Session opens 3/15 at noon
• May Session opens 4/15 at noon
• June Session opens 5/17 at noon (note this is a date change!)
• July Session opens 6/15 at noon
• A registration button will be posted on the home page when registration opens.
• Swimmers will register for and attend a specific practice group (12 swimmers per group) within their session.
• Swimmers can register for more than one session each season, but only one practice group per session.
• Register early to get your first choice!
• When groups are full, a wait list will be available through the online registration system (see below).
• Swimmers do not need to be a member of the Garden Hills pool to participate.

Readiness Requirements:

• All swimmers must be comfortable in the water. They should 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 
• Swimmers should be willing to learn to float face down and move through the water independently.
• Swimmers who need coaxing or one-on-one instruction are encouraged to take private lessons in order to gain confidence in the water and learn the basic skills needed (click HERE for more information about lessons).
• Final discretion for placement on the team rests with the coaches.

Please note: 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.

Fees:

• $125 per session per swimmer for Sat-Sun practice groups (6 practices)
• $225 per session per swimmer for Mon-Thurs practice groups (12 practices)

Wait List:

If a session is completely full, or your preferred practice group is full, you will be see a message during registration, along with a link to register for the wait list. If a spot opens up, we will contact you with registration instructions.

Your swimmer's name will be added to the wait list in the order in which you register. If you register for the wait list and later decide you are no longer interested, please email  [email protected] as soon as you can, so we can offer any openings to the next person on the list. 

Refunds:

Because each session is so short, it is difficult and disruptive to fill spots after a session begins. Therefore we will not be able to offer refunds if your swimmer voluntarily withdraws after the first day of practice.

• 7 days before the start of the session: Full refunds will be given only if we are able to move a swimmer from the waitlist into your spot. Otherwise, we will give a partial refund of $150 for weekday groups/$75 for weekend groups.
• 6 days before the start of the session through the first day of practice: Partial refunds of $150 for weekday groups/$75 for weekend groups will be given only if we are able to move a swimmer from the waitlist into your spot.
• Refunds of $18 (weekday) or $20 (weekend) per remaining class will be given to any swimmer who is determined by the coach to not yet be ready for the program.
• Payment processing fees are non-refundable.
• No refunds for voluntary withdrawal will be given after the first day of practice for the session.