Laker Swim Try-Outs

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Laker! All of our potential future Lakers go through a personalized tryout process with our coaching staff. This gives our coaches an opportunity to see the strengths of each swimmer and to ensure proper training group placement.

Please contact our admin team to schedule an in-group or individual tryout. To expedite the try-out process, please provide us with answers to the following questions for every interested swimmer:

  • What is your swimmer's age/grade level?
  • Has your swimmer belonged to another team, or have they swam competitively before?
    • If yes, do you have access to their best times? Can you provide these times for us?
  • Does your swimmer know all four competitive strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, & butterfly)?

For swimmers with prior competitive experience, our coaching staff uses their previously achieved times to help identify the best training group match. In cases where this match is immediately clear, our admin team might proceed directly with registration. If a swimmer is on the cusp of qualifying for more than one training group or if our coaching staff would like to see the athlete in person before making a final decision, an in-group tryout is scheduled, allowing the swimmer to attend a trial practice session to ensure they're a good fit.

Some training groups at Laker Swim do not require previous competitive experience for entry. For these groups, if swimmers meet the minimum placement requirements, an in-group tryout is essential to verify that the athlete's current skill level is suitable for that training group.

Swimmers who do not meet placement requirements for the training groups at Laker Swim will be encouraged to join Dragon Swim Academy, the lesson and pre-competitive program at Windermere Laker Aquatics. Swimmers at Dragon Swim Academy range in age from 2 to 17, and work in either group or one-on-one settings to establish the skills required for transition to Laker Swim.

Our next open try-out will be held at Windermere Prep on: TBD

We look forward to hearing from you!