Rain or Shine - tryout signup at bottom of page, please read info prior to signing up

Sunrise Sharks new swimmer tryouts will be held on Saturday March 15th at 12pm at Rusch Park Pool, RAIN OR SHINE. Please arrive ten minutes early to check in. All swimmers new to the team, even with previous swim team experience, must attend tryouts. We are currently accepting new swimmers at any swim level ability, but swimmers MUST be comfortable in the water. If your swimmer can't let go of a kick board but is happy in the water, we'd love to meet them! It is recommended to have your child in comfortable swim wear and cap & goggles if you have them. We will have team caps and competition goggles on deck for purchase.

To be prepared for registration: please bring a copy of your child's birth certificate or passport, along with one check for the volunteer deposit. Deposit checks do not get cashed if volunteer requirements are met. Our swim season runs four & half months, April 1st thru July 28th. Practice is Monday-Thursday in the evening, with additional morning practices Monday, Wednesday & Friday starting June 9th. Swim meets are on Saturday starting in May and going thru July. All practices and meets are optional, you are not required to be at every one. Please see below for a full list of registration fees, a complete registration-including birth certificate or passport is required before your swimmer may enter the water for practice:

•Sunrise Sharks park district registration fee for one swimmer $275

each additional swimmer is $234

High School Swimmer discount registration fee $210

•NorCal Swim League (NCSL) registration fee - per swimmer $20

•Sunrise Sharks fundraising fee - per family $40

•Sunrise Sharks volunteer deposit - per family $300 not cashed if volunteer requirement is met-please note, we do want this deposit, we need volunteers and will work with your family the best we can to ensure the volunteer requirement is met.

•Sunrise Sharks picture fee - per swimmer $10

picture fee includes a memory mate of team photo, individual photo, 4 wallets & 4x6 magnet-additional prints and photo items can be purchased later

***please note, swimmers age is determined by how old they will be on June 15th

Tryout Signup HERE

This session is highly recommended for new swimmers; new swimmer try-outs are on March 14th & 16th.

Participants will learn the concept of the butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle drills geared toward creating an efficient, fluent stroke. Open to new and returning swim team participants. The Stroke Clinic is not intended as swim lessons for new swimmers.

Pre-requisite: Students should be water safe by themselves.

$48 per session.

Clinic is held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, at Rusch Park.

Click appropriate link below to be directed to the SRPD website for more info and to register. 

Session 1: March 3rd-12th

ages 4-6yr old registration link - 6:00pm-6:30pm

ages 7-10 yr old registration link - 6:30pm-7:15pm

ages 11-18yr old registration link - 7:15pm-8:00pm

Welcome back Shark Families, lets get ready for the Polar Plunge! This is an event for our returning families only. Parents will be able to get assistance with returning swimmer registration, pay fees & submit the volunteer deposit to ensure their registration is complete, prior to first day of practice. Swimmers will be able to take the plunge into the non heated pool with their shark friends & warm up with hot coca after

Sharks gear will be available for purchase, custom cap orders can be placed and get a head start on our team store with delivery before the season starts!

11am - arrive and prepare for the plunge...

11:15am - Polar Plunge!

11:30am - hot cocoa

11am-12:30pm - registration & Sharks gear ordering

Returning swimmer registration opens January 4, 2025

A registration link will be emailed to all returning families, please do not share the link, it is only for returning swimmers.

New swimmers, including siblings, will need to attend tryouts in March. If you do not receive the returning swimmer registration email at end of December, please reach out to us!

All Sharks are welcome and encouraged to attend. Sharks board meeting is at Rusch Park, 6:30pm in Rusch Room 1, by the gym. Day, time, location can change, please check back here for updated information. We hope to see you there!