Tryouts for the 2024-2025 season will be held at Takoma Aquatic Center. Swimmers must be registered for tryouts in advance in order to be assessed by one of our coaches. Tryout registration opens May 1st, 2024. Tryouts for the DC Wave Swim Team are for Developmental and Age Group Levels ONLY. There is no cost to try out for the swim team.

2024 NEW SWIMMER TRYOUT DATES!

Thursday, May 16th​

Tuesday, May 21st​

Tuesday, June 25th

Tuesday, July 16th

• Advanced registration is required to attend tryouts. No walk-in's.
• New swimmers looking to join the DC Wave Swim Team must attend at least one tryout session. Current team members do not need to attend tryouts.
• Tryout registration will open on May 1st at www.dcwaveswimteam.com.
• Tryouts are held at Takoma Aquatic Center - 300 Van Buren Street, NW.
• Swimmers will be assessed based on skill, not times or speed. Click here to see what skills swimmers will be evaluated on.

Register for one tryout session per swimmer. Should you need to change your tryout reservation date or time for any reason please email [email protected].

Training group spots are limited. Successful completion of tryouts and recommendation from a coach does not guarantee your swimmer a spot on the team or at your preferred location. Swimmers recommended for the team from tryouts will be placed in a lottery for any open spots in their recommended group. 

Swimmers selected from the lottery will be notified via email and will have 48 hours to register before the next swimmer on the waitlist is invited to register for that spot.

Swimmers not selected from the lottery will be placed on our waitlist. If a spot in your swimmers recommended training group becomes available, we will notify you via email and invite you to register at that time.