Swim Team Info

The Tidal Waves teach the fundamentals of swimming like stroke technique. We expect that swimmers who join our team have a basic knowledge of each stroke. Read more about the other skills we encourage in our blog post.

Our only requirement is that they swim unassisted from one end to the other (25 meters) with a legal stroke. This shows us that they are comfortable swimming in the deep end and that they have basic swimming skills.

If you're not sure if your swimmer is ready, check out our swim lessons! Swim lessons are taught by our coaches and gives new swimmers the opportunity to join the team when they learn the skills needed.

Absolutely! We understand swimming with a big group of swimmers can be intimidating. They are more than welcome to try the team out for a whole week to see if they like it!

In fact, if you're looking for more info about joining a swim team, check out our blog! We even have a full interview with one of our parents as well as a short video why you should chose to swim!

We don't require you to be at any practices or any meets to be on the team because we pride ourselves in being a low commitment sport. Meets are fun events that allow swimmers to have fun and race while also allowing the coaches to see how the swimmers are progressing with their strokes. However, according to our swim league, if you chose to attend meets, you must be present at the practice prior to each.

In order to swim at champs, you are required to attend one home and one away meet over the course of the season.

This is a common question for all parents starting their children on a swim team. It doesn't matter what suit your swimmer wears...there is no specific style we require. Tight suits cause swimmers to spend less energy, so we recommend you get a tight suit.

Click here to read out blog post about tight suits.

Click here to see our recommended swim suits.

Goggles are an essential part of the sport of swimming. It's not just a comfort item, swimmers need goggles to see the bottom to make sure they are swimming on the right side of the pool and don't hit the wall with their heads.

We made a list of the top goggles for younger swimmers that you can check out.

Caps are optional but are strongly recommended for those with longer hair so that it stays out of the face. Tying hair into a bun just doesn't work for competitive swimmers.

During swim meets, we get together with another team and race each event. This is a great way to see how much your swimmers are improving are arguably the most exciting part of the season!

Swim meets are typically between 2 and 2.5 hours long, depending on the size of the teams who compete. Tuesday and Thursday meets do not begin before 6:00pm and Saturday meets typically finish before 12:00pm.

All swimmers must live within the Brunswick City School district in order to participate in meet according to the Cuyahoga Valley Swim League. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this, please reach out to us!

Learn more about FHTW meets, read more here.

Absolutely! We have a large number of parents who do this exact same thing. Because this is the development's pool, we need to be out of the pool deck in a timely manner so please be on time for pickup.

2024 pricing:

Residents of FHPOA:

• First child: $120
• Second child: $110
• Third child: $100

Non-residents:

• First child: $140
• Second child: $130
• Third child: $120

2024 pricing includes the cost of champs.

This price covers everything for the season including ribbons for participating in meets and awards at the end of the season.

Each swimmer will receive a Tidal Waves shirt with the registration fee! Additional spiritwear can be purchased at the beginning of the season which helps us offset our costs.

In order to have home meets, we need timers, clean up/set up help, and concession donations. They are very low commitment positions and only last a maximum of two hours.

According to our membership requirements, families must volunteer in at least two positions over the course of the season.