Our Swim Team Programs
Here at CPD, we have 2 types of swim team programs: TEAM Sports and CPD Swim Club
Team Sports competes at a local level against other Chicago Park District Team Sports Swim Teams.
- Every athlete registered with team sports can participate in local swim meets at no additional charge.
- The entries for these meets are inputted by your local swim coach
CPD Swim Club is an elite-level swim team that travels outside of the city to compete. It consists of the top athletes from all local Chicago Park District Team Sports Swim Teams. These athletes compete with each other at USA Swimming-sanctioned meets under CPD Swim Club.
- Team Sports athletes do not have to practice with CPD Swim Club to part-take in these USA-sanctioned swim meets.
- All Chicago Park District athletes are welcome to register and compete at USA Swimming-sanctioned swim meets under CPD Swim Club via the CPDSwimClub team website if the athlete(s) have a valid USA Swimming athlete membership and for an additional fee per meet. This season runs from September to early March for our short course season and June to early August for our long course season.
- Athletes that swim in USA Swimming-sanctioned meets have the opportunity to qualify for Illinois Swimming State Championships, Central Zone, Sectional, Jr Nationals, and even the Olympic team trials. All times achieved at USA Swimming-sanctioned meets are recorded on a national database for qualifying purposes.
