April 28 - Practice for the 2025 Sharks Swim Season starts
June 28 - Last "regular season" meet
June 29 - Invitational Meet for qualifying swimmers; Invitational qualifying times are HERE.
July 1 - End-of-season banquet
Important dates and information on registration:
If you're interested in swimming with the Sharks, please read our Parents Guide and team policies before registering: https://www.bccsharks.org/parents-guide
Sharks is open to all families. Families who are not members of the Balcones Country Club simply pay a facility fee of $50 per swimmer.
Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards unassisted to be on the team: https://www.bccsharks.org/swimming-proficiency-pol...
The Sharks team is run entirely by parent volunteers. All families of swimmers age 14 and under are required to volunteer. (Diamond and Platinum sponsors are exempt.) https://www.
2025 Swimmer registration fees and refund policy are here: https://www.bccsharks.org/Team-fee-refund-policy
April 6 - Final swim evaluation at Waterloo on FM 620 at 2:00-4:00pm. All families new to the Sharks must attend (and pass) a swim evaluation and new parent orientation to be on the team. Returning Sharks welcome, but priority will be given to new families. No need to RSVP. Just show up no later than 3:30pm. If your swimmer does not pass evaluation on March 2, they can try again on April 6.
If your swimmer cannot swim 25 yards unassisted, we recommend waiting until next season to join the team, or taking swim lessons prior to the final evaluation date before registering, as there will be no full refunds (refund policy).
April 28 - Practice starts. All practices times are TBD based on your assigned practice group. Practice times are not determined until a couple of days before practice starts b/c we have to determine pool availability, coach availability, and all swimmers need to have been evaluated and assigned to practice groups. Practice is usually around 40 minutes for beginner groups, up to 90 minutes for our most advanced group. After school ends, summer practice times will be an assigned time between 8am and noon. We have limited spots for evening practice between 5:30-8pm for families where both parents work and cannot take children to morning practice; priority is based on volunteering status. More info about practices here.
Most swim meets start early, usually 7:00-7:30am. Swimmers would need to arrive earlier than that for warmup, so depending on the meet schedule, there is a possibility that families would need to arrive as early as 5:00-5:30am.
Meet and event dates and more details are on the calendar (unless stated, all times are TBD). Dates and times will be added to the website as they are decided.
If you would like to be a sponsor, please reach out to our sponsorship chair: [email protected]. Sponsorship levels are here. Diamond and Platinum sponsors are exempt from volunteering. All logos must be submitted no later than March 1, 2025 to be on the 2025 team shirts.
About the Sharks
Welcome to the Balcones Country Club Sharks Swim Team. The 2025 summer swim season will be our 47th year. As a team, we strive to teach kids the sport of swimming in a fun and enriching atmosphere. Our coaching staff and parent volunteers are key in bringing this vision to life.
Our team consists of 170+ swimmers, ages 5 to 17 years old. We are located in Northwest Austin at Balcones Country Club. The BCC Sharks have two swimming pools that we use for training and racing.
The Sharks Swim Team is a member of the non-profit Northwest Swim Circuit – a group of 13 member swim teams. The swim season is about 8-10 weeks long, beginning in April and culminating with our Divisional and Invitational Meets in June. We have an intra-squad Blue & White Meet, followed by 5 to 6 dual or tri meets either home or away. The Sharks season finishes with an awards banquet after the Invitational Meet.
The Sharks is open to members of the Balcones Country Club as well as nonmembers. Nonmembers simply pay a small facility fee.
Please familiarize yourself with our team policies here: https://www.bccsharks.org/parents-guide
Thank you to the coaches, Sharks swimmers and families, sponsors, and friends for an AMAZING 2024 summer season! We had a blast and made a ton of friends! We learned techniques, improved our strokes, dropped time, and broke records! We are the Divisional 4 Champs! See y'all next year!
Want to see how much fun we had in 2024?
Sharks 2024 from Barbara Fortuny on Vimeo.
