This Page is for Waltham USA Swim Team!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Short Course Season! Summer Championships will be our last meet of the season occurring from 7/31 -8/2. During the month of August you can sign up for one (or four!) of our Stroke Clinics led by USA Swim Team Coaches.
Practice Times by Age Group
Mini Blues (8 and under)
Tuesdays - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Fridays - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Blue Tide (9 and 10)
Tuesdays - 5:00pm-6:00pm
Wednesdays - 5:00pm-6:00pm
Fridays - 5:00pm-6:00pm
Silver Fins (11 and up)
Tuesdays - 6:00pm-7:30pm
Wednesdays - 6:00pm-7:30pm
Fridays - 6:00pm-7:30pm
Saturdays - 12:00pm-2:00pm
FAQ
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The USA Swim team differs from regular swim lessons because of the team atmosphere, the central focus of racing and improving times, and stroke development. Kids will compete regionally against other USA Swim teams.
USA Swim Team practices will have all the same benefits as lessons but in a team setting. We wanted to give our many, strong, passionate swimmers the opportunity to push past their limits and learn how to excel at swimming competitively.
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Practices are 60 minutes long for swimmers aged 6 to 10, and 90 minutes long for swimmers age 11 and up.
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Tiburon Swim Club long course season runs from early April to the end of July.
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The USA Swim Team will meet inside of Waltham Boys & Girls Club at 20 Exchange St, Waltham, MA 02452
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Each age group has a monthly rate which is charged on the first of the month, or a 15% season discount is applied for those who opt to pay in full.
Mini Blues - $260.00 / month or $884.00 / Season
Blue Tide - $300.00 / month or $1020.00 / Season
Silver Fins - $340.00 / month or $1156.00 / Season
Meet the Coaches
Coach Julie is the head coach of our swim team. She has been with Tiburon Swim Academy for over a year! Before that she led a very successful USA swim team at the British Swim School where she coached hundreds of swimmers. She has been a coach for over 30 years, starting as the assistant for one of the top college coaches in the country. She has also been a high school coach for Div. I Varsity Swim at Mt. St. Charles.
Coach Joshua is the assistant coach for our swim team. He was been with Tiburon since 2022 and has coached swimmers of all levels including parent/child classes! Coach Joshua started taking swim lessons as a baby and joined his first swim team at six years old! He continued swimming on his town swim team, his high school swim team and on a USA swim team! Coach Joshua started with helping to coach for his town’s recreational swim team in 2012. Then in 2014, he started volunteering with Special Olympics Massachusetts teaching lessons and coaching athletes in Milford, MA. In 2018, he started working full time in aquatics teaching, lifeguarding and coaching.
Coach Armond has been at Tiburon since 2021 and is a practice coach for the USA Swim Team here. Coach Armond started coaching as a lifeguard in Boston at Brookline Community Centers about 20 years ago. Since then he has coached everything from introductory lessons up to swim team level. He has also coached basketball, football, soccer, baseball and snowboarding!
Safe Sport Tools & Resources
Safe Sport Coordinator:
Joshua Cohen
To deal with a Safe Sport concern, contact USA Swimming at (719) 866-4578. Contact the U.S. Center for Safe Sport to make a report. Call 833-5US-SAFE (587-7233) or use the online reporting form or find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org/