Our recreation swim team
experience teaches basic
competitive swimming skills,
builds self-esteem, and
improves strokes. It’s a great
way to meet new friends,
stay active, and explore
the swim team program.

Recreation Swim Team Registration Dates
Resident registration began Monday, April 8, 2013 at 10 a.m.
Non-resident registration began Monday, April 15, 2013 at 10 a.m.

 Chandler's six-week summer recreation
 swim team program is designed to develop
 the potential of children and teens who are
 interested in a swim team experience. The
 goal is to enhance the physical and mental
 fitness of all children ages 5-1/2 to 18 who
 participate in the program.

 By giving them a positive experience
 though teamwork, learning good
 sportsmanship, correct stroke technique
 and the rules of the sport, by developing
 positive attitudes and self-esteem from
 their accomplishments, it is hoped that
 they will realize their full potential through
 self discipline and hard work.
    

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

 1. To provide basic competitive swimming
     skills. Participants should already have
     basic beginning swimming skills.
 2. To provide a SAFE, fun and positive
     atmosphere.
 3. Provide opportunities for participants to
     develop their swimming skills through
     organized training and self-discipline.
 4. Allow participants to gain self-esteem
     and confidence through personal
     accomplishments.
  
 This program was also developed to
 allow family participation. Parents are
 highly encouraged to  become involved
 through volunteering their services or
 being supportive spectators.

PROGRAMS OFFERED

 We offer two morning and two evening
 programs. All teams compete in the East
 Valley Swim Conference, which includes
 teams from Apache Junction, Tempe,
 Ahwatukee, Val Vista Lakes, and other
 neighboring teams. Most meets will be
 conducted Saturday mornings unless
 otherwise noted.

 Fee: $51 (Resident)
          $69 (Non-residents) 

TEAM SWIMSUIT (optional):
EV Sports Flier for Dolphins (PDF)
 * To order a swimsuits online, click here
    East Valley Sports and you will be directed
    to their web page.

TEAM T-SHIRT (optional):
   Image to be displayed at a later date

* If you would like to contact the Coach,
   please click Coach Denise

 * DOWNLOADABLE FORMS:
     - Dolphins Team Handbook (PDF)
     - Team T-Shirt Order Form (PDF)
     - Participant Health Card (PDF)
     - Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF)

DOLPHINS PRACTICE SCHEDULE

 Practices held Tuesday through Friday
 June 4 - July 19, 2013
 
 Arrowhead Dolphins practices are
 held at Arrowhead Pool.
     * Ages 5½ to 8 from 8-8:50 a.m.
     * Ages 9 to 10 from 7-7:50 a.m.
     * Ages 11 to 18 from 6-6:50 a.m.
            
 IMPORTANT:  Swimmers are asked to
 arrive to practice 10 minutes early to
 stretch and warm-up. Attendance at
 practice is highly recommended.

SWIM MEETS

 Most swim meets are held Saturday
 mornings from 7:00 to 10:45 a.m. Home
 meets will be hosted at the pool at which
 you practice. Saturday meets will start at
 7:30  a.m. with warm-ups at 7:00 a.m.
 See the  team handbook for the complete
 schedule.
 

 APRA Sports & Aquatics Branch
  Swimmer's Classic Recreational
  Swim Meet

TEAM SWIMSUIT (optional): 
EV Sports Flier for Sea Lions (PDF)
* To order a swimsuits online, click here
   East Valley Sports and you will be directed
   to their web page.

TEAM T-SHIRT (optional):
   Click to view image
  
* If you would like to contact the Coach,
   please click Coach Vicki

 * DOWNLOADABLE FORMS:
     - Sea Lions Team Handbook (PDF)
     - Team T-Shirt Order Form (PDF)
     - Participant Health Card (PDF)
     - Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF)

SEA LIONS PRACTICE SCHEDULE

 Practices held Monday through Thursday
 June 3 - July 18, 2013

 Arrowhead Sea Lions practices are held 
 at Arrowhead Pool.
     * Ages 5½ to 9 from 6-6:50 p.m.
     * Ages 10 to 18 from 7-7:50 p.m.
 
 IMPORTANT:  Swimmers are asked to
 arrive to practice 10 minutes early to
 stretch and warm-up. Attendance at
 practice is highly recommended.

SWIM MEETS

 Most swim meets are held Saturday
 mornings from 7:00 to 10:45 a.m. Home
 meets will be hosted at West Chandler
 Aquatic Center. Saturday meets will start
 at 7:30  a.m. with warm-ups at 7:00 a.m.
 See the  team handbook for the complete
 schedule.
    

  APRA Sports & Aquatics Branch
    Swimmer's Classic Recreational
    Swim Meet

TEAM SWIMSUIT (optional): 
EV Sports Flier for Hammerheads (PDF)
* To order a swimsuits online, click here
   East Valley Sports and you will be directed
   to their web page.

TEAM T-SHIRT (optional):
   Click to view image

 * If you would like to contact the Coach, 
   please click Coach Tony

 * DOWNLOADABLE FORMS:
     - Hammerheads Team Handbook (PDF)
     - Team T-Shirt Order Form (PDF)
     - Participant Health Card (PDF)
     - Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF)

HAMMERHEADS PRACTICE SCHEDULE
 Practices held Monday through Thursday
 June 3 - July 18, 2013
  
  West Chandler Hammerheads are held
  Monday through Thursday at Nozomi
  Aquatic Center

 West Chandler Hammerheads practices
 are held at Nozomi Aquatic Center
     * Ages 5½ to 10 from 7:45-8:35 p.m.
     * Ages 11 to 18 from 8:35-9:25 p.m.

  IMPORTANT:  Swimmers are asked to
  arrive to practice 10 minutes early to
  stretch and warm-up. Attendance at
  practice is highly recommended.

SWIM MEETS

 Most swim meets are held Saturday
 mornings from 7:00 to 10:45 a.m. Home
 meets will be hosted at the pool at which
 you  practice. Saturday meets will start at
 7:30  a.m. with warm-ups at 7:00 a.m.
 See the  team handbook for the complete
 schedule.
   

  APRA Sports & Aquatics Branch
   Swimmer's Classic Recreational
   Swim Meet

TEAM SWIMSUIT (optional): 
EV Sports Flier for Sting Rays (PDF)
 * To order a swimsuits online, click here
    East Valley Sports and you will be directed
    to their web page.
 
TEAM T-SHIRT (optional):
   Image to be displayed at a later date

 * If you would like to contact the Coach,
    please click Coach Luke

 * DOWNLOADABLE FORMS:
     - Sting Rays Team Handbook (PDF)
     - Team T-shirt Order Form (PDF)
     - Participant Health Card (PDF)
     - Customer Satisfaction Survey (PDF)

STING RAYS PRACTICE SCHEDULE

 Practices held Monday through Thursday
 June 3 - July 18, 2013
 
  Mesquite Groves Sting Rays practices are
  held at Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center.
     * Ages 5½ to 8 from 6-6:50 p.m.
     * Ages 9 to 10 from 5-5:50 p.m.
     * Ages 11 to 18 from 4-4:50 p.m.
 
 IMPORTANT:  Swimmers are asked to
 arrive to practice 10 minutes early to
 stretch and warm-up. Attendance at
 practice is highly recommended.

SWIM MEETS

 Most swim meets are held Saturday
 mornings from 7:00 to 10:45 a.m. Home
 meets will be hosted at the pool at which
 you  practice. Saturday meets will start at
 7:30  a.m. with warm-ups at 7:00 a.m.
 See the  team handbook for the complete
 schedule.

 APRA Sports & Aquatics Branch
   Swimmer's Classic Recreational
   Swim Meet

REGISTRATION DATES
   
 Resident registration will begin
     Monday, April 8, 2013 at 10 a.m.
     Fee: $51 (resident)

 Non-resident registration will begin
     Monday, April 15, 2013 at 10 a.m.
     Fee: $69 (non-resident)

  Click here to register online.
 
  Inquiries regarding information about this
      program can call 480-782-2756.
   

  INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR
  PARENT(S)/GUARDIAN(S)
  
  Thursday, May 16, 2013
  Times and locations below for each team.
 
  This meeting is to provide parents/
  guardians the  opportunity to meet the
  coaching staff, ask  questions, make
  suggestions, and receive general
  information.
 
   * Arrowhead Dolphins
      7 p.m. at
      Aquatics Office - Training Room
      650 E. Ryan Road, Chandler

   * Arrowhead Sea Lions
      6 p.m. at
      Aquatics Office - Training Room
      650 E. Ryan Road, Chandler

   * West Chandler Hammerheads
      6 p.m. at
      Nozomi Aquatic Center
      250 S. Kyrene Road, Chandler

   * Mesquite Sting Rays
      6 p.m. at
      Mesquite Groves Aquatic Center
      5901 S. Hillcrest Drive, Chandler 

  DOES MY CHILD QUALIFY?
 
  Registration is open to individuals, ages
  5½  to 18 and must have completed the 
  American Red Cross  swimming ability
  equivalent to our Fish class (no exceptions
  can be made). Participants must be able
  to perform, with some proficiency, the
  following strokes: freestyle, backstroke,
  and breaststroke.

     ♦  5½ to 8 years old - MUST be able to
         swim continuously for 25 yards
         freestyle with rotary breathing

     ♦  9 to 18 years old - MUST be able to
         swim continuously for 50 yards
         freestyle with rotary breathing

  Registration is age specific. The cut off
  date for the age verification is June 1,
  2013. Your child must be 5½ on or before
  this date. You must register your child in
  their age group category despite their
  swimming ability.

  For example, if your child is 7 years of
  age he/she cannot be registered for
  the 9-10 year-old age group.
  

  IMPORTANT: RESIDENT PRIORITY
 
  Priority registration will be given to all
  Chandler residents registering for our
  swimming lesson programs and
  recreational swim teams. 

  Residents will be granted one week of
  priority registration for these programs.
  After one week, the registration  process
  will be open to non residents, if
  sufficient space exists in the program/
  class. 
 
  To ensure all individuals have an
  opportunity to participate in our lesson
  program. Enrollees will only be allowed
  to register for one program per season.

  RESIDENT PRE-VERIFICATION
  REQUIREMENTS
 
  IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
  RETURNING PARTICIPANTS:
  You are considered a returning
  participant if you were enrolled in our
  Recreation Swim Team program prior
  to the 2013 season.

 We have waived verification
 requirements for these participants,
  unless your address changed from
  the 2012 season. If you had an
  address change, verification
 requirements will be imposed. The
 verification document you must
 provide is copy of your City of
 Chandler water bill.

  If registering online, you may send
  an email attachment, fax, or mail 
  verification document. (Follow the
  procedures outline on the right)

  IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR
  NEW PARTICIPANTS:
  You are considered a new participant if
  you were not enrolled in our Recreation
  Swim Team program prior to the 2013
  season.

  Chandler residents utilizing our
  priority registration will be required to
  provide the Chandler Aquatics Office
  proof of residency, age verification, and
  guardianship prior to April 8, 2013.
  Verification documents will include

• A copy your City of Chandler water bill
• Enrollee’s birth certificate, and/or a letter from the state/court for legal guardianship

  PROCEDURES FOR RESIDENT SUBMITTING
  VERIFICATION DOCUMENTS
 
  If registering online, you may use any
  one of the following to submit your
  verification documents:

  EMAIL attachment (PDF or JPEG only)
      Angela.Lorenzo-Clavell@chandleraz.gov

  FAX
      480-782-2560 - Attn: Angela

  MAIL     
      City of Chandler
      Attn: Aquatic Registration, MS 906
      PO Box 4008
      Chandler, AZ 85244
 
  If this information is not received within
  5 business days of registering, the
  participant will be removed from the
  program.
  
  If registering by mail or drop-off, attach
  copies of  verification document(s) to your
  registration form. If this information is
  not received within 5 business days of
  registering, the participant will be
  removed from  the program.
  
  Mail-in and drop-off registration forms
  will be accepted after January 10, 2013
  and will be processed randomly starting
  at 10 a.m. on April 8 for residents and
  10 a.m. on April 15 for non-residents.
 
  Send your registration form, verification
  documents, and payment to:

      City of Chandler
      Attn: Aquatic Registration, MS 906
      PO Box 4008
      Chandler, AZ 85244
    

   Synchronized Swim Camp
   *** This program was eliminated due to
   budget reductions as of June 26, 2010 ***

   Synchronized Swim Clinic
   *** This program was eliminated due to
   budget reductions as of June 26, 2010 ***

  Arizona Desert Dolphins Objectives
 
  Arizona Desert Dolphins strive to:
   * Offer high quality recreational and
      competitive programs in which athletes
      can realize their full potential,
   * Instill a cooperative spirit and good
      sportsmanship,
   * Encourage and develop a well qualified
     coaching staff to meet the needs of the
     athletes,
   * Teach swimmers how to set and achieve
     goals,
   * Develop a pool of well trained volunteers
      and sponsors to support the sport of
      synchronized swimming, and
   * Promote the sport of synchronized
      swimming at the community, provincial,
      inter-provincial, and national levels.
 

  * Arizona Aquatics Club
  * Rio Salado Swim Club
  * Swim Neptune
  * USA Swimming

   480-782-2749    Aquatics General Information
   480-782-2733    Aquatics/Pool Information Line
   480-782-2560    FAX
   ParksAndRec@chandleraz.gov
   

   Chandler Aquatics
   650 E. Ryan Road
   Chandler, Arizona 85286
   Map & Directions
    

   Attn: Chandler Aquatics
   Mail Stop 906
   P.O. Box 4008
   Chandler, AZ  85244-4008