Sharks Competitive Swim Team

Join our developmental competitive swim team. This unique experience provides swimmers with personal instruction and training in stroke mechanics, starts and turns. Mt. Prospect Park District belongs to the Northern Illinois Winter Swim Conference, where boys and girls compete within their own age group at swim meets which take place on Saturday or Sunday afternoon/evenings.

A swimmers age group shall be determined by their age at 11:59 PM on December 1 of the current season. Example, if a swimmer is 10 and will be 11 on December 2, he/she would swim in the 9-10 age group through the entire season.

Swimmers must meet mandatory prerequisites on the first day of practice:

  • Ages 5-8 must be able to swim freestyle 25 yards (1 length of the pool) with rotary breathing
  • Ages 9+ must be able to swim 50 yards freestyle and 50 yards of backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly.

If you would like more information, please contact Linda Zalewski at 847-640-1000 ext. 230 or email at lzalewski@mppd.org.

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Sharks Winter Swim Team

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Ages 8 & Under

Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 5:15-6:00 PM | Sunday, 3:45-4:30 PM
October 2-March 3
R $500 NR $525
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Ages 9 & 10

Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 6:15-7:15 PM | Sunday, 4:45-5:45 PM
October 2-March 3
R $550 NR $575
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Ages 11 & Up 

Monday/Wednesday, 7:30-9:00 PM | Thursday, 7:00-9:00 PM | Sunday, 6:00-8:00 PM
October 2-March 3
R $630 NR $655
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HS Boys (September-November & March)

Monday/Wednesday, 7:30-9:00 PM | Thursday, 7:00-9:00 PM | Sunday, 6:00-8:00 PM
October 2-November 26
R $200 NR $225
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HS Girls (December-March)

Monday/Wednesday, 7:30-9:00 PM | Thursday, 7:00-9:00 PM | Sunday, 6:00-8:00 PM
November 27-March 3
R $300 NR $325
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