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Big changes to the swim team this year!

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This year we have changed the format of our team. We will be running an in house swim team for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Once our new pool is completed we will go back to our regular conference. In the meantime, we will hold intersquad meets and we will have our own conference meet at the end of the season.

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Team Try Outs
If your child is 10 and under and has never participated in the WSSC Swim Team program they will need to try out for our team. Returning swimmers will not need to participate in tryouts. Our 8 & Under swimmers must be comfortable swimming one (1) length of the pool. We will ask them to swim two (2) different strokes, freestyle, and backstroke. Our 9-10 swimmers must be comfortable swimming a full lap (there and back). They will swim three (3) strokes at tryouts. Freestyle, backstroke, and a stroke of their choice. Please keep in mind that while the coaches are looking at your child's stroke that is not the only determining factor for making the team. Our coaches are very well trained and know that many of our swimmers have not been in the water over the winter. They are also looking for swimmers that have the potential to grow over the summer season. The tryouts will be held at the Western Springs pool. A sign-up genius will go out at a later date. In order to tryout, you must sign-up for a specific time through sign-up genius. If your child tried out for the team in the past but did not participate they must try out again.

Junior Waves

This team was created to introduce swimmers that are not quite ready for the competition team to the sport of swimming. At this level, swimmers will focus on improving the four competitive strokes as well as learning the correct starts and turns used in a swim meet. At the end of the season, the swimmers will participate in an inter-squad meet to show what they learned over the season. The Developmental Team is a stepping-stone to the Waves Swim Team for many swimmers. Swimmers do not try out for this team specifically and parents cannot sign them up without being assessed first. The coaches evaluate each swimmer at tryouts and will place a swimmer on Junior Waves if they feel they will benefit from more instruction. What the coaches determine, is the final outcome.

Swim Camp

Swim Camp is for the swimmer that wants to be a part of the Western Springs Waves, practice but not compete in any meets. The camp meets 5 days a week and they will receive the same coaching as any other practice at Waves. Your child must try out for Swim Camp if they have not been on the team in the past.

If your child was on the team last year you may sign them up when team registration opens. If your child is a new swimmer to the team they must tryout for the team, Swim Camp and Junior Waves. 

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Important: You must be a member of the Western Springs Service Club to be able to join the Waves Swim Team.