2023 Registration is now open! Info below.
Registration payments can be made by credit card via link above, or checks may be made payable to Chadds Walk Tidal Waves and delivered to Bonnie Willi at 2139 Spindrift Ct.
Registration Deadline is April 30, 2023, but if you need to order swimsuit(s) please do so by April 15 to ensure they make it in time for the first meet.
The 2023 summer swim season is just around the corner and we are excited to welcome all of our returning and new swimmers! Here is some important information on fees, dates, and how we run our team.
The Chadds Walk Tidal Waves Swim Team is a Cobb County Summer Swim League (CCSSL) team open to children ages 4-18 (as of 5/31/23). Registration fees are per child and include ribbons, a team medal, instruction, and participation in four league meets (except the 4-year-olds, who will do practice only). The team is self-sufficient and relies primarily on parent participation. All programs are funded from registration fees and concession profits.
We are happy to once again offer a once a week night practice option for kids who are unavailable during the day. Just like previous years, during registration you will select either morning practice or night practice and cannot switch between them. We are excited to offer a “Rookies” program for our under 5 swimmers who won’t participate in Cobb County meets, but will practice with the team and receive a medal at the end of the season.
Participating in swim team gives your child an excellent opportunity to build endurance, get more comfortable in the water, and be part of a fun, supportive team! It is also a great value for an activity that is daily for 7 weeks. Please remember that swim team is different from private swim lessons. The ratio of swimmers to instructor is much higher and it is not possible to offer as much individual instruction on swim team.
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Swimtopia - https://chaddswalktidalwaves.
We are once again using a website called Swimtopia that will allow you to register & pay online, access practice and meet schedules, sign up for volunteer shifts once posted, and more. No more searching through endless emails to find what you’re looking for—it’s all here.
We also highly recommend downloading the Swimtopia mobile app and enabling notifications, which will allow you to easily access alerts and information for meets, and swimmer results when the time comes. We will again be using the app this year to push out any urgent team messages (weather changes, etc.).
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2023 Tidal Wave Registration Fees
MORNING PRACTICE:
$140 – First Swimmer – ages 5-14 ($125 for each additional swimmer in family)
$45 – Per Swimmer – ages 15-18
*If a swimmer is not a member of the Chadds Walk HOA, then there is a non-member fee of $20 per child.
NIGHT PRACTICE (once per week):
$115 – First Swimmer – ages 5-14 ($100 for each additional swimmer in family)
$45 – Per Swimmer – ages 15-18
*If a swimmer is not a member of the Chadds Walk HOA, then there is a non-member fee of $20 per child.
ROOKIES (morning practice only, age 4-5 swimmers as of 5/31/2023)
$115 - No Cobb County Swim League fees included
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Team Suits and Gear
Our Tidal Wave team suit for the 2023 season will again be the Arena Tropical (Blue), the same as last year, and can be ordered through the registration link. We will not be hosting a team try-on but the suits are already available to be tried on at All-American Swim at 885 Woodstock Road, Suite 400, Roswell GA 30075. We highly recommend trying on at the All-American Swim store prior to registering and then register and place order online via the registration link above for your correct size by April 15. Tidal Wave suits are strongly suggested, but not required.
The cost for female suits is $59.26 and male suits is $43.10.
Swimmers will also need goggles and swim caps (optional). We offer swim caps with the Chadds Walk Tidal Waves logo for our team and there is an option to order a swim cap($10) when you register. Once we run out of swim caps, we will not be placing another order this year, so order quickly if you’re interested!
If your swimmer would like a Tidal Waves t-shirt to wear at meets, you can order one when registering. We will also have the same adult shirts (tanks and regular) as last year available!
Parent Participation
Our swim team relies entirely on parent participation in order to have successful swim meets. Each family needs a representative to volunteer for one shift for each swim meet in which your child is participating. We will be sending out those meet shift sign-ups in the next few weeks once the schedule is 100% final. We also need someone to raise their hand to lead swim meet volunteer sign-ups, someone to serve as meet announcer, and someone to plan the end of year party. Thank you to our volunteers who have already agreed to lead ribbons/scoring and concessions for the second year in a row - we are so grateful! Amy and I will be stepping down from coordinating the team in 2024, so we are on the search for the next coordinator(s). If you are willing/interested, please talk to us early and we can show you the ropes this season!
High school students in search of community volunteer hours may also help the swim team to accrue those hours – just reach out to [email protected] if you can help with any of the above. We quite simply cannot run the team without additional help!
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Practice Schedule
Practices will be held Monday through Friday, rain or shine – we ONLY cancel if there is thunder. If practice is canceled, we will send an email, post a message in our Facebook group & notify via Swimtopia app. Otherwise, assume practice and meets are on.AFTER SCHOOL PRACTICES -Monday, 5/15 - Tuesday, 5/23
4-6 year olds 4:00-4:30
7-8 year olds 4:30-5:00
9-10 year olds 5:00-5:30
11 and up 5:30-6:00
Night practice group, all ages 6:00-6:45 - May 18th and May 25th only
*NO PRACTICE: Last day of School (CCSD), Wednesday May 24th
** FIRST MEET WEDNESDAY, MAY 31st
MORNING PRACTICES: Thursday, May 25 - Monday, June 26*
Practice times
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays (“Regular”) will be:
4-6 year olds 8:30-9:00
7-8 year olds 9:00-9:45
9-10 year olds 9:45-10:30
11 and up 10:30-11:15
*No practice on Memorial Day, 5/29
Practice times on Wednesdays and Thursday 6/1 (“Fun Swim”) will be:
10 and younger - 9:30 - 10:15
11 and up 10:15 - 11:00
NIGHT PRACTICES: Thursday Nights, May 18th - June 22nd
All ages 6:00 - 7:00pm
To help, please see full calendar on the web site homepage.
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SWIM MEET SCHEDULE
Warm-ups begin at 5:30pm for AWAY meets and 5:00pm for HOME meets. Swimmers MUST be present for warm-ups!
Wednesday 5/31 Princeton Lakes at Chadds Walk (HOME) – 5:00 PM warm-up
Tuesday 6/6 Chadds Walk at Penhurst (AWAY) - 5:30 PM warm-up
Tuesday 6/13 Chadds Walk at Indian Hills (AWAY) – 5:30 PM warm-up
Tuesday 6/20 Somerset at Chadds Walk (HOME) – 5:00 PM warm-up
Tuesday 6/27 End of Season Party at the Spindrift Pool! Exact time TBD but it will be in the evening.
* INCLEMENT WEATHER PLAN FOR MEETS! In the event of inclement weather, we will have a make-up meet the following Thursday or Friday at the same time and same place! If we finish at least the half of our meet (through Event 46), we won’t reschedule.
If it is only raining, the meet will be held. If it thunders, the meet will be postponed for 30 minutes and the pool deck must be cleared. Everyone should wait in their cars until further direction is given by the coordinators via email, SwimTopia app, and the Chadds Walk Tidal Waves Facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/
Questions? Contact the Tidal Waves Coordinators (Bonnie Willi and Amy Nadel) at [email protected]