Your child must be able to swim 25 metres (the length of Steveston Pool) unassisted – any stroke.  However, it remains at the discretion of the Head Coach if the child is ready for a competitive swim program.

Given the short season of Summer Swimming, we do not offer a “learn to swim” program for new swimmers.  During the month of July, we try to offer a limited, in-house program for young siblings of existing swimmers, called Tater Tots.  This program is dependent upon coach and volunteer availability.

Yes, he/she does need to be assessed by our coaches, as each swim club organizes their training groups differently.  However, if your child has official best times in any of the competitive swim strokes, please bring those with you to the assessment.

The Head Coach will place each child in the appropriate training group based on the results of the swim assessment, and past performance, if applicable.  Training groups are based on age and swim ability, and the Coaches’ discretion.

No.  Children are placed by the Head Coach in groups that are appropriate for their swim ability, age level, and work ethic.

On the weekday mornings, practices are scheduled anytime between 5:45-8:00 am.  Depending on the training group, your swimmer may have from 0-3 practices in the morning.  In the evenings, practices are scheduled between 3:30 and 9:00 pm.  Most training groups have evening practices 4-5 times per week.  On Saturdays in May, practices are only scheduled in the morning.

Our pool availability changes each month of our season, so the practice times for each group will also change each month.  Our aim is to have the May practice schedule available no later than the last week of April.

Practices are generally one hour in the pool, and 15-30 minutes of warm-up or dry land practice, prior to the pool time.  Warm-up and dry land times are set by the coaches according to the age and training ability of each group.

Consult our website on a regular basis to find out about practice times, special events, swim meets, and all other important information.  Email notifiers are often sent out by the club, and the individual coaches. Once the swim season starts, we also post information on a board outside Steveston Pool. 

Please refer to the Parent Participation Opportunities document posted here.  If you feel you may not be able to fulfill your hours by signing up for the jobs listed, please contact a member of the Executive and we will help you find jobs that might work with your family commitments.  Our Volunteer Coordinator works with individuals and families about how best to complete your volunteer hours.

On-line sign-ups for the meets will be posted on-line.  Information and reminders to sign up are also sent out via the electronic notifiers.  Follow the directions as provided via the notifiers.  If you have questions about which races you will be doing, please ask your coach.  Dates of all the meets are posted and cut off dates for registration are also included.  An electronic confirmation is sent out asking you to check your child’s days and events for the specific meet.  

You may attend as few or as many meets as you want.  If there is a conflict you may also choose to go to one or both days of the meet.  As a competitive club you are encouraged to attend as many meets as you can.