Tide Swimming

Tide Swimming

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Overview

Thinking about joining Tide Swim Team?

Here's what you need to know before you commit!

Swimming on our team is a YEAR ROUND commitment, with a season that runs from September through July. Parents agree to an annual contract. Annual swimming fees are billed in 10 installments. Information about fees is located HERE.

There are three exceptions to the year round commitment (see group summaries below). Novice, Age Group Prep, and Senior Bronze swimmers sign up for seasonal sessions instead of year round. Developmental Silver, Developmental Gold, and Age Group Bronze are year round groups but swimmers can resign with 60 days notice to the Team Administrator.

We host several swim meets during the 11-month season. Parents are required to work in meet support positions, except where noted below. The Service Hours (Volunteer) requirements for each group are indicated below and explained HERE. It is important to understand that most of the meets we host are held in the spring and summer, so that is when parents should plan to work most of their volunteer hours. The schedule of TIDE hosted meets is on THIS page. We are also asked to help other teams staff their meets by providing lane timers so parents should plan to support their swimmer's experience in that way.

ALL of our swimmers must also be members of the YMCA of South Hampton Roads.


PRACTICE SCHEDULES are available HERE

 

PRACTICE GROUP BASICS

Novice (offered at Hilltop, Greenbrier)

  • Minimum age 5 yrs old
  • Offered in sessions: Fall (four payments of $70), Winter (3 payments of $80), Spring (3 paymemts of $62), Summer ($120) for elementary school swimmers only
  • No annual contract
  • No service hours requirement


Developmental Silver (offered at Hilltop, Greenbrier)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $100 monthly payment
  • Swimmers can resign from the team with 60 days notice
  • Parents are required to work a total of 8 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.


Developmental Gold  (offered at Mt Trashmore, Greenbrier)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $126 monthly payment
  • Swimmers can resign from the team with 60 days notice
  • Parents are required to work a total of 15 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.

 

Age Group Prep (offered at Princess Anne only)

  • Offered in sessions: Fall (four payments of $91), Winter (3 payments of $91), Spring (3 paymemts of $76), Summer ($137) for middle school swimmers only
  • No annual contract
  • No service hours requirement


Age Group Bronze  (offered at Mt Trashmore, Great Bridge, Portsmouth)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $163 monthly payment
  • Swimmers can resign from the team with 60 days notice
  • Parents are required to work a total of 25 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.


Age Group Silver (offered at Princess Anne, Great Bridge, Portsmouth)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $210 monthly payment
  • Parents are required to work a total of 25 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.


Age Group Gold  (offered at Princess Anne, Great Bridge)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $247 monthly payment
  • Parents are required to work a total of 25 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.


Senior Bronze  (offered at Princess Anne, Great Bridge, Portsmouth)

  • Offered in sessions: Fall (Sept 5 - Nov 30), Spring (Mar 1 - June 30), and July swimming
  • $205 monthly payment
  • No annual contract
  • No service hours requirement


Senior Silver  (offered at Princess Anne, Great Bridge, Portsmouth)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $231 monthly payment
  • Parents are required to work a total of 25 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.


Senior Gold  (offered at Princess Anne, Great Bridge, Portsmouth)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $269 monthly payment
  • Parents are required to work a total of 25 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.


Pre-National  (offered at Princess Anne, Great Bridge)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $279 monthly payment
  • Parents are required to work a total of 25 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.


National  (offered at Princess Anne only)

  • Year round group with annual contract
  • $289 monthly payment
  • Parents are required to work a total of 25 service hours at Tide hosted meets over the course of the season. Parents can earn credit for timing at other teams' meets when TIDE is asked to provide timers.

 

More detailed information about each practice group is HERE

Registration for current Tide members opens AT 7:00AM on August 2.

Registration for new members opens on August 9.

 **Registered families brand new to TIDE can change their mind and quit the team up through September 16. You will pay the first monthly installment payment on September 1 and your Tide Registration Fee will NOT be refunded. All other contractual obligations will be forgiven.**

 

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