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Make a splash and try out for a Parks Swim Team! Learn competitive swimming strokes, goal setting, sportsmanship, teamwork principals, and improve your fitness. Have fun and be part of a team and compete against other Parks Swim Teams citywide.
NYC Parks offers talented youths ages 6 through 18 an opportunity to join a Parks swim team. Swimmers train for High Point Meets and the Borough Cup Championship.
2024 - 2025 Season Schedule
- Fall 2024: October 15, 2024 – January 10, 2025
- Winter 2025: January 13, 2025 – March 28, 2025
- Spring 2025: March 31, 2025 – June 21, 2025
Program Requirements
Practice sessions are held at least three times a week and emphasize stroke technique, endurance, and speed training, starts and turns, rules, and sportsmanship. You must pass a swim test to be eligible for the team.
In order to qualify for the team, you must:
- be capable of swimming 50 meters freestyle in good form. Swimming 50 meters will not guarantee placement on the team.
- submit a complete online application (signed by a parent/guardian) before trying out
- provide a copy of their birth certificate on the day of your tryout to verify their age
Please note: All swim team participants must be members of an NYC Parks recreation center. Recreation center memberships are free for kids and teens ages 17 and younger. To learn more about becoming a member, please visit our Recreation Center Membership page.
Cost
Free with an NYC Parks Recreation Center Membership. Membership is free for kids, teens, and young adults ages 18-24.
Swim Team Registration Dates
Make a splash and try out for the swim team! To try out, please complete the online registration. Please visit our Tryout Help page and follow our step-by-step guide to registering for a tryout.
Register for Swim Team Tryouts
- First-Time Applicants: Monday, October 7, 2024 – Saturday, February 15, 2025 at noon
- Returning Swim Team Members: Monday, September 23 - Sunday, October 6 at noon
Returning Swim Team Members
Due to limited slots, swimmers who participated in the 2023 – 2024 indoor swim season will be given the opportunity to rejoin the team by completing their online registration between Monday, September 23 - Sunday, October 6 at noon.
Please note: If you are a returning swimmer, you must register for the same swim team you participated in last year. If you register for a new swim team, you will be considered a new swimmer and your application will not be accepted. You can register for a new swim team beginning Monday, October 7, 2024.
First-Time Applicants
In order to enroll with a swim team, all families must first schedule a tryout for their child. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Please note: If you are a new applicant who did not swim during the 2024 – 2025 indoor season and registered during the returning swim team member registration period, your application will not be accepted and you must re-register beginning Monday, September 9 at noon.
Swim Team Events
FMCP: Aquacades Swim TeamStarts 10/15/2024 at 4:00 p.m. Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatics Center & Ice Rink - Dive Pool, Queens | Registration is closed. | |
Constance Baker Motley Gators: Swim TeamStarts 10/15/2024 at 5:00 p.m. Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Manhattan  | Registration is closed. | |
Gertrude Ederle Sea Lions: Swim TeamStarts 10/15/2024 at 5:00 p.m. Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Manhattan | Registration is closed. | |
Roy Wilkins: Piranhas Swim TeamStarts 10/15/2024 at 5:00 p.m. Roy Wilkins Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Queens | Registration is closed. | |
Asser Levy Lightning Swim TeamStarts 10/16/2024 at 5:00 p.m. Asser Levy Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Manhattan | Registration is closed. | |
Asser Levy: Tony Dapolito Aqua Devils Swim TeamStarts 10/16/2024 at 5:00 p.m. Asser Levy Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Manhattan | Registration is closed. | |
Brownsville Stingrays Swim TeamStarts 10/16/2024 at 5:00 p.m. St. John’s Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Brooklyn | Registration is closed. | |
Chelsea: Blue Dolphins Swim TeamStarts 10/16/2024 at 5:00 p.m. Chelsea Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Manhattan | Registration is closed. | |
Metropolitan Sharks: Swim TeamStarts 10/16/2024 at 5:00 p.m. Metropolitan Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Brooklyn | Registration is closed. | |
St. John's Finmen: Swim TeamStarts 10/16/2024 at 5:00 p.m. St. John’s Recreation Center - Indoor Pool, Brooklyn | Registration is closed. | |
Staten Island Shockwaves Swim Team at Wagner CollegeStarts 11/2/2024 at 6:30 p.m. - Spiro Sports Center, Staten Island | Registration is closed. | |
2024-2025 Swim Team tryout RegistrationStarts 2/15/2025 at 5:00 p.m. - Virtual/Online Events | Registration has begun and ends on 2/15/2025. |
Parks Swim Team Rules
All Parks Swim Team members must comply with the following requirements:
- All swim team participants must be members at an NYC Parks recreation center. Membership is free for kids and teens.
- Swim team members must participate in 2 out of 3 training sessions per week. Flushing Meadows Aquacades swim team members are required to participate in 3 out of 4 practices every week.
- Swim team members must arrive on time for training sessions.
- Swim team members must follow the instructions of the coach and team officials.
- Team members must participate in at least two High Point Swim Meets to qualify for participation in the Borough Cup Swimming Championship.
- Swim team members must comply with all facility/pool and competition rules and regulations and always observe safety guidelines.
Contact
For more information, please contact our Citywide Aquatics team at (718) 760-6969 Ext. 0
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