Capital Area Aquatics Swim Team Registration & FAQs

• All registrations will be "pending" in our system until after approved in the system.  
• Please watch your email for a "welcome" message, after you register.
• Our team does not offer private swim lessons, learn-to-swim programming, or programs for adults. All swimmers on the team must be independent in the water and able to participate in a group setting.
• If you are getting an error message when you try to register indicating that your account is inactive, please enter the site through the registration link for your location, scroll down and click the "Continue or Check Status" button, and THEN log in using your username and password. (In other words, don't click the "Sign In" link at the top of the home page on our website first and try to log in; your account is inactive if you have no active swimmer with us, but you can register by using the correct registration link.) 
• Our expectation is that swimmers will participate in all or most practices each week and in the recommended number of swim meets each season for their group. 
• Swimmers need to purchase a team suit and the swim gear for each practice group by the end of the first week of practice. The required items for each CAA location and practice group are posted here. You can order the team suit and the required swim gear from our team store (click here) and items will be shipped directly to you. Parkas, backpacks, goggles, and other items are also available from our team store. 
• We strongly encourage swimmers to wear a CAA team swim cap but do not require it unless you are in the Silver, Gold, and National Development groups. You can order our team swim cap and team shirts from our CAA Square Store (click here). These items will *not* be shipped; they will be dropped off for you to pick up at your CAA location. 
• All of our pools are outdoor and heated during the winter months. 
• On our practice calendars,"SW" indicates swimming and "DL" indicates dryland (dryland workouts are offered for Silver, Gold, and National Development groups). Click the Practice Schedules tab for the practice schedule for your CAA location and group. Swimmers are required to attend both dryland and swim practices for groups that offer them. 
• All swimmers on our team are eligible to compete in swim meets. Our meet schedule is posted here and meets are added as they are sanctioned by USA Swimming. Swim meets occur approximately once a month and are held in the Austin area, with some meets held in other cities.
• For groups with designated training days, you may not switch days (if your group is MWF, you can only come on those days and may not switch to other days).
• The CAA team registration fee is billed annually in August or when you join. Starting in August 2022, swimmers will register with USA Swimming directly and pay USA Swimming for its annual membership fee. All swimmers on the team must be registered with USA Swimming to practice with our club and compete at meets. Registration with USA Swimming opens on September 1st.
• Membership on our team is month-to-month; you do not have to enroll for any predetermined time period. Withdrawals must be received via an email notice by the 25th of the current month to withdraw for the following month. Swim team dues are not prorated around personal absences (camps, vacations, and so forth). Swim team dues may be prorated for members joining during the month.  
• Swim team dues are billed to the payment method on file in your account on the first on each month. Fees for swim meets are billed when entries are submitted to the meet host. Swim meet fees are not refundable for any reason.
• You do not need to be a member of a pool or neighborhood to swim on our team at any of our locations.  
• Registrations will be accepted until groups are filled. We recommend registering early to secure your spot and also so you receive team communications before practice begins. However, we will accept registrations at any time, space providing, and subject to the swimmer demonstrating the entry requirements for the group at a swimming evaluation and at one practice for the indicated group.
• If you are a new swimmer to USA Swimming, we will need your birth certificate or passport as proof of legal name and age.  
• The coaches reserve the right to change a swimmer's group based on swimming ability and/or readiness to participate in the group, and to dismiss swimmers who do not meet our minimum eligibility requirements for the group. 
• The team reserves the right to dismiss members who register for swim team without an evaluation, who do not meet our minimum eligibility requirements.