Welcome to the Oakland Undercurrents Swim Team!
Swimmers who are currently practicing with Undercurrents, please be sure you’ve completed this 2026-27 Undercurrents Registration Form.
Interested in Joining Undercurrents?
Younger and Newer Swimmers (Ages 9 and Under)
Thanks to incredible interest in our program this fall, our Development 1 and 2 groups are full. We anticipate spots becoming available in these groups in October or November.
If your swimmer is between the ages of 6-9, can swim one length of the pool with side breathing, and would like to join our team, please complete this interest form. Coach Merideth will email you if and when spots become available in our Developmental Groups.
Undercurrents Interest Form
Experienced and Older Swimmers (Ages 10 and Up)
If you’re interested in joining our Junior or Senior Teams, read through the prerequisites for joining these groups below. If your swimmer is a good fit for either of these groups, please email coachmerideth@gmail.com to arrange a trial practice at Defremery Pool in Oakland.
Junior Team Prerequisites
- Complete a 200IM with legal turns and stroke technique
- Racing dive and backstroke start
- Learning how to use the clock for interval training
- Proper lane and lane-mate etiquette
- Growth mindset- always learning
- Listen, understand instructions, and ask questions
- Comfortable in the water for 1.25 hours
Senior Team Prerequisites
- Ages 13 and up
- Complete a 200IM with refined starts, turns, underwaters, and stroke technique
- B times, approaching A times in multiple events
- Comfortably uses the clock for interval training
- Understand pacing in practice and races
- Balance responsibilities to self, family, school, and sports
- Comfortable in the water for 1.5 hours
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