If your kid has passed the point of needing annual swimming lessons but can’t get enough pool time, a summer swim team may be a great fit. The summer season usually lasts 5-6 weeks from right after Memorial Day to early July. They are more relaxed than year-round swim teams so if your child misses a few days for camp or a family trip they can still participate.
How to find your team is going to vary and we’ve outlined all the options below based on where you live. Many cities have a community swim team open to everyone. Neighborhood subdivisions and country clubs offer teams typically open only to residents/members.
Swim teams typically offer three options for participation.
- Pre-competitive for kids working on improving their swim strokes but not ready for competition yet. They need to be able to swim approximately 25 yards.
- Competitive for kids that know a couple standard strokes and want to race in local meets.
- Diving for kids that prefer diving over swimming.
Mom Pro Tips:
- Swim team is not a substitution for swim lessons.
- Parents are expected to volunteer during swim meets as there are many roles that need to be filled for them to run smoothly.
- Kids as young as 5 or 6 can often participate in the pre-competitive group.
Kansas Swim Teams
- Fairway Fins practice at Fairway Pool.
- J Jets practice at The J in Overland Park.
- Leawood Lightning practice at Leawood Aquatic Center.
- Lenexa Lazers practice at Sar-Ko-Park Aquatic Center.
- Merriam Dolphins practice at Merriam Community Center.
- Mission Marlins practice at Mission Family Aquatic Center.
- Olathe Cyclones practice at Black Bob Bay.
- Overland Park Waves practice at Youngs Pool.
- Prairie Village Piranhas practice at the Prairie Village Swimming Pool.
- Shawnee Sharks practice at Thomas A. Soetaert Aquatic Center.
- Turner Tritons practice at Genesis North and Turner High School.
Southland Swim Association
- Bluhawk Summer Waves practice at C26 Hub Pool in Overland Park and are open to everyone.
- Louisburg Barricudas practice at the Louisburg Aquatic Center.
- Other swim teams in the league are formed for different neighborhoods HOAs including the Deer Creek Dolphins, Lionsgate Lions, Loch Lloyd Lightning, Mills Farm Mustangs, Nottingham by the Green Gators, Nottingham Forest South Neptunes, and Wilshire Farms Stingrays.
Missouri Swim Teams
- Grandview Sharks practice at The View Pool.
- High Blue Hurricanes (Belton, Raymore, Peculiar residents) practice at the High Blue Wellness Center.
- Raytown Stingrays practice at the Raytown Wellness Center.
- Summer Surge Swim Team practice at the Lee’s Summit Aquatic Center.
- Warrensburg Piranhas practice at the Nassif Aquatic Center.
Lee’s Summit Suburban Swim League
- Swim teams are formed for different neighborhoods HOAs including the Lakewood Cruisers, Oak Tree Farm Lightning, Windsboro Waves, New Longview, Raintree Rays, Bent Tree Bluffs Stingrays, and Winterset Sharks.
Metro B/C Swim League of Kansas City
- Gladstone Gators practice at Gladstone Municipal Pool.
- Liberty Storm Swim Team practice at Liberty Community Center.
- Riptide Aquatics practice at Henley Aquatic Center in Independence.
Northland Conference Swimming and Diving Teams
- Swim teams are formed for different neighborhoods HOAs including the Brooktree Barricudas, Coves Crocs, Clayview Cahunas, Hills of Walden Hurricanes, Kearney Purple Wave, New Mark Stingrays, Old Pike Sharks, Riss Lake Riptides, Thousand Oaks Otters, Walnut Creek Creekers, and Woodneath Farms Whitecaps.
