City of Opelika 2026 Summer Swim Team
FUN * FAMILY * FAST
Our Philosophy
Swimming is a life long skill and your first experience on a swim team should be positive, fun, educational, and exciting. While still competitive – the goal of the Summer Swim Team is to grow the swimmer’s joy and love for the sport.
Practice length with depend on age and ability, and will focus on distances swum within the ARPA system (25s – 100s). We’ll have game days, team socials, and other fun experiences all while working hard and making lifelong friends.
IMPORTANT: This program follows ARPA rules and main competition focus will be the ARPA District and State Meets in July. We do host and attend several swim meet in towards the end of May and into June, but to swim at the ARPA District and ARPA State Meet for Opelika Swim Team you must be an Opelika resident, attend school in Opelika, or Opelika needs to be the nearest city with a swim team if your city does not.
Team Requirements
Requirements / Registration / Evaluation
In order to join the summer swim team the swimmer needs to be able to swim 1 lap freestyle (25 yards) unassisted. Swimmers not able to swim the lap freestyle should sign up for Summer Blast Swim Lessons (registration opens May 16th for swim lessons).
Evaluation Dates will be April 25th from 4:30 – 5:30p and 26th from 11:30a – 12:30p pm. Evaluations are for new swimmers only.
Swimmers who have been on swim team previously (including Pups pre team) or attended CAMP OST do not need to participate in the evaluation.
For the evaluation swimmers will be asked to:
- Tread Water for 15-20 Seconds in 6 feet deep water
- Touch the bottom of the pool in 6 feet deep water
- Kick 25 yards of freestyle / backstroke
- Swim 25 yards of freestyle / backstroke
The evaluation only takes 10-15 minutes and will be done in groups.
Cost for summer swim team is 150.00. New swimmers do not pay registration fee until after passing evaluation.
General Practice Schedule / Attached Calendar
May 5th – 5:30p Parent Meeting at SportsPLEX
2025 Summer Swim Parent Meeting
May 6th – May 22nd (Kids still in school).
Monday through Thursday 4:30 – 5:45p
NO PRACTICE MEMORIAL DAYMay 27th – July 25th (Kids out of School).
See attached Calendar Below.Summer Practice Schedule (May – July)
Summer Meets:
- Thursday June 5: Opelika (OST) Hosts Auburn (AUB) and Valley (VST)
- Thursday June 12th: OST (OST) Hosts Tallassee (TTS)
- Monday June 12th: OST at Prattville (PSL)
- Thursday June 26th: OST Host Tallassee (TTS), Talladega (TALL), and Prattville (PSL)
- Friday / Saturday July 11th and 12th: OST hosts ARPA District Meet (must be eligible per APRA rules)
- Friday / Saturday July 25 and 26: APRA State Meet in Albertville (must qualify)
APRA State Qualifying Times:
2025 ARPA Swimming and Diving Qualifying TimesSwimmers are required to attend 2 meets.
Parent Requirements
Parents are required to help run our home swim meets.
We will have online volunteer sign up. We need parents to Volunteer for 1 meet!
Volunteer Needs:
- Organize / Label Ribbons
- Timers (this is a big one)
- Head Timer
- Paper Runner
- Bull Pen (help get 10 and U organized)
- Hospitality