We are a year round swim team with competitive and non competitive options. If you are interested in competing, we attend one swim meet a month. Tuesday-Friday 4pm-6pm is our usual practice times at Hamilton Recreation Center. Between the months of Feb-May during the High School Swim Season, our times shift from 5:00pm-6:30pm, note this could change in the future.

If you think our swim program is for you, please fill out our SFSL Swim Team Tryout form and we will schedule you as soon as we can! If you have more than one swimmer, please submit a tryout form per swimmer.
*Note: We are currently holding black cap tryouts (April 2024) and plan on opening all cap tryouts in May 2024.

For tryouts, we ask that swimmers are water safe in the following before trying out: 

• Able to float on their back for at least 30 seconds
• Comfortable being fully submerged under the water
• Can swim without assistance for at least 25 yards
• Have a fundamental understanding of the four strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly

In our team, we have three groups of swimmers: 

• White Cap– 6-10 years old. Practice focuses include refining freestyle and backstroke technique and introducing full breaststroke and butterfly stroke. Swimming 12-50 yards at a time, 500-1,500 yards total practice. Practices for 1 hour and 30 minutes with 30 minutes of dryland, and 1 hour in the water. 
• Orange Cap– 10-13 years old. Practice focuses include refining all four strokes, and introducing endurance training. Swimming 50-100 yards at a time, 1,500-3,000 yards total practice. Practices for 1 hour and 45 minutes with 30 minutes of dryland, and 1 hour and 15 minutes in the water.
• Black Cap – 13-18 years old. Practice focuses include strength and endurance training while maintaining and fine tuning stroke technique across all four strokes. Swimming 50-200 yards at a time, 3,000-5,000 yards total practice. Practices for 2 hours with 30 minutes of dryland, and 1 hour and 30 minutes in the water.

What to bring:

• A swimsuit appropriate for swim team
• Workout clothing for stretching & drylands
• Goggles
• Swim cap
• Towel
• Water bottle

Membership dues & Fees*:

• $135/month are collected monthly
• $100/swimmer SFSL Annual Equipment Fee
• Service commitment of 20 hours per year
• USA Swimming Athlete Renewal Fee  
  

  *Unfortunately, we aren’t able to offer summer/vacation holds. We’re only able to place your swimmer on hold for a doctor-certified health event or family emergency.

Practice times are generally Tuesday to Friday from 4:00pm to 6:00pm at Hamilton Rec Center. This may change depending on pool availability. Between the months of Feb-May during the High School Swim Season, our times shift to 5:00pm-6:30pm.