Reminder: Piedmont Swim Team tryouts take place Aug. 13-15

Come on in — the water’s fine!

Piedmont Swim Team will host tryouts on August 13 – August 15 at Montclair Swim Club in Oakland. Each swimmer will be given a 30-minute time slot and grouped by age. The expectation is that everyone who tries out will attend all three days.

Swimmers age 8 and under: Tryout expectations include the ability to swim 25 yards of Freestyle (with side breath) and 25 yards of Backstroke. Legal Breaststroke and Butterfly are not required but are helpful.

Swimmers age 9-11: Tryout expectations include the ability to swim a 50 Freestyle (with side breath), a 50 Backstroke, a 25 Breaststroke (with a legal kick), and a 25 Butterfly with basic stroke mechanics.

Swimmers age 12 and older: Legal 200 IM with proper breathing mechanics. Swimmers should be able to complete the 200 IM under 5 min.

If interested, please email joinpst@piedmontswimteam.org.

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