Newport Hills Swim Team has a long-standing tradition of introducing new and young swimmers to the incredible sport of competitive swimming. For over 50 years Newport Hills Sharks has offered children their first team practices where they develop all four competitive strokes, dives off the starting blocks and race for time. What we are most proud of is the lifelong swimmers we develop. Many have gone on to year-round swimming, high school seasons and even collegiate success. We have a consistent and experienced coaching staff that specializes in swimmer development. These coaches are available for private lessons and individualized coaching.
Whether you are a first-time competitive swimmer or an experienced one we have a program and place for you.
NHSTC Fall Swim Team 2021
We are pleased to announce that Mike Mullen will be returning to NHSTC as the head coach. Andrew Luu and Ella Prado will be assistant coaches.
We will be offering 4 groups: Little Sharks, Novice, Intermediate and Elite in two separate 2-day sessions. Session A will be on Mon/Wed and Session B will be on Tues/Thur. Swimmers can register for one or both sessions, but cannot mix session days without coaches’ approval. Please note we are holding tryouts this year. More information about tryouts can be found at the bottom of this page.
The swim team will run from Sept 20th until Dec 16th; there will be no practice the week of Thanksgiving, from Nov 22nd-25th.
Practice Group, Times and Cost
Little Sharks: Participants are typically 5-8 years old and must be able to swim on their own for 30 minutes. Tryouts will consist of a 25 yard freestyle and a 25 yard backstroke. 18 swimmers is the maximum enrollment.
Novice: Participants are typically 7-10 years old and must be able to swim on their own for 30 minutes. Tryouts will consist of a 50 yard freestyle, a 50 yard backstroke and a 25 yard breaststroke. 24 swimmers is the maximum enrollment per session.
Intermediate: Participants are typically 9-12 years old and must be able to swim on their own for 45 minutes. Tryouts will consist of a 75 yard freestyle, a 50 yard backstroke, a 50 yard breaststroke and a 25 yard butterfly. 30 swimmers is the maximum enrollment per session.
Elite: Participants are typically 11-18 years old and must be able to swim on their own for 60 minutes. Tryouts will consist of a 100 yard freestyle, a 75 yard backstroke, a 75 yard breaststroke and a 50 yard butterfly. 36 swimmers is the maximum enrollment per session.
Tryouts are mandatory for all swimmers for group approval before registering and will be held on:
Saturday, August 28th @11:00am – 12:30pm Sunday, August 29th @1:00pm – 2:30pm
Registration will begin September 1st for swimmers who have completed tryouts and will remain open until the maximum enrollment is reached. If space is still available, we will have follow-up tryout sessions on:
Saturday, September 4th & 11th @11:00am – 12:30pm Sunday, September 5th & 12th @1:00pm – 2:30pm
Any questions can be submitted via email to swimcoach1@nhstc.com.
*All of these dates and times are subject to change due to COVID restrictions.
