Beechwood Barracuda Swim and Dive Team 2025

Welcome to the summer 2025 Season!!!

Get ready for an unforgettable summer with the Beechwood Barracudas Swim & Dive Team! The Boosters and Coaches are thrilled to invite your children to join us for a season packed with fun, fitness, and fantastic memories. Whether your child is a seasoned swimmer or a diving novice, our team offers a perfect blend of camaraderie, skill-building, and pure enjoyment.

Why Join the Barracudas Swim and Dive Team?

Joining the Barracudas is more than just participating in a sport; it's about making lifelong friends, boosting confidence, and creating lasting summer memories. Our team competes in the Northern Kentucky Swim League (NKSL), providing a friendly yet competitive environment for all skill levels.

Key Dates and Events

• Information Night: Wednesday, May 28th at 7pm at the Lower Deck Shelter. Meet the coaches, learn about the season, and get all your questions answered. Athletes are welcome too!
• Practices Begin: Monday, June 2nd for the Swim/Dive Team; Tuesday, June 3^rd for Little Cudas

Participation Requirements

All pool members in good standing are eligible to join. Swimmers must be able to swim one lap of freestyle and backstroke unassisted. If not, they can join our Little Cuda Swim Team, where they'll receive personalized coaching to improve their skills.  Divers must be able to do a front dive.

Parents are required to volunteer for at least 4 sessions during the season for 1 athlete and 5 sessions for 2+ athletes. Most swim meet 'sessions' involve volunteering for 1/2 of a meet.  For information on the volunteer position options, see the Volunteer Guide in the 'Parents Info' section. Sign up for jobs will be posted on the Team Unify site under 'Events & Meets' in late May.  

At least 1 parent of a diver must attend training for either the edive software (on May 28th at Florence Gov Center at 6pm) or judging (on June 3rd at Beechwood at 6:30pm) so we can staff the meets and rotate responsibilities.  

Practice Schedule

• Diving: Monday – Thursday between 8:00am – 10:00am starting June 2^nd.
• Swimming: Monday - Thursday mornings between 8:00-10:00am starting June 2nd.
  • Ages 8 & under and 9-10: 8:00-9:00am
  • Ages 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18: 9:00-10:00am

• Little Cudas: Tuesday – Thursday from 8:15 - 9:00am starting June 3^rd. The season ends on July 17^th.

Meet Schedule (Tuesdays- Dive; Thursdays- Swim):

Classic & Champ Meets

                           Pool location addresses can be found in the Pool Location tab.

Regular Season meets: Host team warm-ups are 5:00-5:25pm and the visiting team warm-ups are 5:25-5:50pm.  Please arrive 15 minutes before warm-ups begin.  Meets start at 6:00pm.  This is subject to change.

Champ Meet: Beechwood can enter 2 swimmers and 1 relay in each event for this meet, with no single athlete in more than 3 individual events (relays are separate). It is a competitive, prelim/ final format.  The Coaches will determine who is swimming in this meet and communicate this no later than Friday, July 18th.

Classic: Swimmers and divers NOT competing in individual events at Champ Meet are encouraged to compete in the Classic Meet as their final meet of the season.  Swimmers are limited to 2 individual events in this meet.  The Coaches will determine who is swimming in this meet and communicate this no later than Friday, July 18th.

Other Important Dates (all optional)

• NKSL @ Reds Game: Saturday, June 7^th at 4:10pm - https://www.gofevo.com/event/Nkyswim2
• Chipotle Fundraiser: Tuesday, June 24^th 5-9pm
• Championship Breakfast (for Classic & Champ Meet athletes): Monday, July 21^st 9am
• Team Banquet: Sunday, July 27th at 5pm

Registration

Register to be on the Swim, Dive or Little Cudas team through the Registration tab of our Team Unify account.

If you have any questions, please contact Emily Knoll at [email protected] 

GO CUDAS!!!!