What do you offer that other teams don't?
- SUSA offers a professional coaching staff that facilitates a fun and interactive way for kids to make lifelong friendships and learn and grow as individuals. Our Summer Team Coaching staff has more than 30 years of combined experience! Every member of our coaching staff is trained in stroke development and technique, goal-based season planning, and racing strategies.
- SUSA is the only summer program in Southern Utah that has a year-round option for those who fall in love with the sport.
- Most other sports programs don't offer four hours per week of coaching and training. Other sports may be "cheaper," but per hour, you get more bang for your buck with SUSA!
What can my child expect to learn in the SUSA summer team?
Swimmers can expect to learn how to swim all four competitive strokes, know how to do proper streamline, racing starts, and turns. They will also learn all about competition in both the swim meets and through relays. We want to make the swim meets and competing as fun and interactive as we can! We encourage our kids to do their best in every race. We firmly believe that -- no matter what place or time they achieved -- each swimmer who has done their best has won.
Swimmers who complete our Summer Team program will be prepared to continue swimming in our year-round team as well. Those who do our summer High School Prep will be prepared to swim with their high schools (that start at the end of September).
REGISTRATION
How do I sign up?
Registration is simple.
- On the homepage, click on the "Join SUSA" button at the center-right of the screen. Follow the prompts and enter all information completely.
- If your child has not previously swam with SUSA, read the group descriptions. Based on the qualifications for each group, make your best guess. An assessment is required for all potential level D swimmers.
- If you are not sure of which group to choose, you may contact Kate (714-450-5293) for information about doing an assessment prior to registering.
How much is registration?
We have four registration periods -- the first for Returning members, then Early Bird registration, then General Registration, and finally Late Registration. General registration for 2025 is $310 for the summer (plus processing fees).
What does the summer registration fee include?
Your registration fee pays for:
- pool time,
- professional coaching,
- meet fees, uniform (t-shirt and cap),
- awards and team activities.
- It also includes the administrative fees (online registration fees, insurance for meets, supplies, and processing fees).
The registration does NOT include a swimsuit, and our fees do not include the suit simply because some of our swimmers can use their suits from last year. The required suit is any plain black suit with no stripes, patterns, or markings (other than the logos). You can purchase these on our website or at one of the group placement tryouts.
SWIM MEETS
Are meets required?
Meets are highly encouraged to mark your athlete's progress throughout the summer and to test the skills that they have been taught in practice.
How do I sign up for meets?
All of our meet sign-up is done online. You can sign up from any computer, but you must be logged in to do so. The deadline for signing up for a meet is the Wednesday BEFORE THE MEET or as listed on the event information. No entries will be accepted after the deadline.
Click on the meet you wish to attend, Click Attend/Decline and choose "Yes, my child will be attending this meet." Your child's coach will sign him/her up for events and relays (they generally ask the swimmers what they want to swim at the meet).
All results will be posted online as well.
Why do you ask for volunteers at meets?
It takes a lot of people to run meets -- people to help with computers, officiating, timing, staging, awards, setting up, taking down...much more than what our small staff can do alone. In order to hold meets, we need help from parents! If we had to hire people to help, summer team dues would be close to $450 per swimmer -- or we would have to not hold meets at all. Please help us keep those fees down by helping at meets!
What can I do to help at meets?
Click this link for a description of meet volunteer jobs. To sign up, just click on the "Job Signup" tab on the right-hand side of the Meet name.
Where are the meets?
All of our meets are local at the Sand Hollow Aquatic Center or the Washington Community Center.
Meet signup is done online. Swimmers are encouraged to attend all the meets.
What do I do if I signed up for a meet but cannot go?
If your child is signed up for a swim meet and is unable to make it, be sure and let their coach know as soon as possible! Having "no shows" is costly, takes up time and is inconsiderate to the other swimmers. For morning-of cancellations, please contact Kate at 714-450-5293 by the cutoff time listed on the meet information on the website.
How are relays assigned?
Relays are assigned by age, gender, and attendance. We want all swimmers to participate in the relays, which teach team spirit and give swimmers a chance to bond with teammates.
What is a DQ?
To ensure fairness for all athletes, rules have been established for each stroke, as well as for starts and turns. When a swimmer violates one of these rules, an official will disqualify ("DQ") them. We try to help the swimmer understand the reason for the DQ and, more importantly, understand that it is part of the learning process.
Our league has determined that teaching the rules is important -- especially as most of our swimmers eventually move on to year-round competitive swimming or high school swimming. In these venues, the rules are more stringent.
How do I find results from the meets?
Log in to the website and click "My Account" on the left.
WHAT NEXT?
What if my child wants to continue after the summer team ends?
SUSA offers a top-quality, affordable year-round team for those swimmers who wish to explore their talents further. Our club team is a championship program geared toward building swimmers up from stroke foundations to the highest levels of swimming in the country. Some of our swimmers have competed at national-level meets, and some have gone on to swim in college. Most of our swimmers are young athletes who have a drive to learn and to succeed. They are setting the cornerstones for future swimming excellence!
What is Select Camp?
We hold a Select Camp at the end of the summer. For more information, click on the Select Camp tab at the top of the page.
