Cosumnes River Aquatics

Joining CRA

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Thank you for your interest in CRA Swimming.  CRA is in the Sierra Nevada LSC of USA Swimming.  Swimmers are required to register with the LSC on either a seasonal or annual basis, and to pay monthly dues to the team.  Please see the Registration page for cost and benefit details.

CRA is a competitive swim team.  As such, it is expected that swimmers joining the team will have a basic level of skill and conditioning, and that they are willing to put forth the effort and commitment required to swim at the competitive level.  Each swimmer must try out with a coach and meet the minimum swimming requirements for their group/level before joining the team. 

Tryouts are offered on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:45 pm at the CRC pool. (Occasionally, seasonal try-outs are offered via a flyer.  Please refer to the times listed on the flyer when attending these try-outs.)  Please contact the registrar at registrar@craswimming.com before trying out.  Use the link in the right-hand column to view requirements for each group/level of swimming. Note that the ages are approximate.  At the coach's discretion, swimmers may be moved up or down in the age group levels.  Practice schedules will be posted on the Swim Practice page.  Please see the Pool Facility page for pool location.

CRA attends meets as a team approximately once each month in the local area.  However, USA Swimming meets are available most weekends throughout the year, and swimmers may attend as few or as many meets as they like.  Each family is responsible for signing swimmers up and paying for their desired meets and events.  This can be accomplished online for most meets.  Alternately, you may mail in your registrations.  The team meet schedule and instructions for signing up for meets will be posted on the Swim Meets page.

Meets run Saturday and Sunday or Friday night through Sunday depending on the event schedule. Summer is the long course season with most events taking place in 50 meter pools.  The rest of the year is short course with events taking place in 25 yard pools.