* 5 year olds are accepted on an exception basis and must attend a swim assessment to ensure water safety and readiness for swim team.  Please email [email protected] to get more information and schedule an assessment.

No Practice:

9/1 (Labor Day), 9/15, 9/16, 9/20-21 (Meet - WAVN), 9/27-28 (Meet - SRN), 10/11-12 (Meet - VJO), 10/24, 10/31 (PM for Halloween), 11/8-9 (Meet - TCA), 11/11 (Veteran's Day) 

Fall second half registration will open for returning members on September 15th at 8PM and for new members on September 17th at 8PM.  Our Fall session always fills up quickly so please register as soon as you can to secure a spot.    

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Link to Registration Page

THE PURPOSE OF THE SEALS

Seals Aquatics/Strawberry Seals exists to help children thrive as confident, fit and technically proficient swimmers.  We nurture a life-long love of swimming by creating an environment where competition, team spirit, personal growth and a strong swim community flourish. We are a competitive swim team that participates in in USA Swimming, Pacific Swimming and the Marin Swim League competitions. Swimmers should have a goal of participating in competitions withing 1-2 years of joining the program. Since basic skills are not taught at practice, swimmers should have a strong foundation of swim lessons prior to joining the team. Swimmers joining at the Seal Pup, Ribbon Seal or Harbor Seal levels may need supplemental swim lessons to advance to the next group.

HOW TO SELECT A GROUP:

1. Determine Skill Level – Novice, Intermediate, or Advanced?
2. Identify Appropriate Group Level based on your swimmers:
   1. Age group (8U, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18)
   2. Skill level (Novice, Intermediate, or Advanced)
   3. Prerequisites
3. Identify B

SKILL LEVEL DEFINITIONS:

Novice: Proficient in freestyle and backstroke. Freestyle proficiency requires sideways breathing. Must be able to swim 25 yards unassisted without stopping. Must be confident and safe in deep water.

Intermediate: Proficient in at least three competition strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and/or butterfly). Can maintain focus during basic interval sets 4 – 12 minutes in duration.

Advanced: Proficient in all four competition strokes and competition turns. Can maintain focus during interval sets 12 - 40 minutes in duration. Swimmers at this level are expected to be focused and model behavior for others.

GROUP LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS & PREREQUISITES: