Parent Meeting
Posted on May 3, 2026Hello and Welcome to the Cruisers Summer Swim League! Please be sure to join us for our mandatory parent meeting From 6:30 to 7:30 on May 11th at the Castle Rock Rec Center. Thank you!
Welcome to Cruisers Summer Swim!
We are so excited for an amazing season with our new Cruisers Summer Swim League! This league has 5 teams from the Town of Castle Rock, 1 team from Manitou Springs, and 1 team from Highlands Ranch.
The Cruisers Summer Swim League is a community-based recreational swim program built to help young athletes improve technique, gain confidence, and experience the excitement of a team season. The 2026 model organizes swimmers into five teams of approximately 50-75 athletes so that coaching remains personal, team sizes stay manageable, and swimmers receive a strong athlete-centered experience.
Each team will have a dedicated coach, an ocean-themed identity, and a consistent practice location and training time. Across the season, practices focus on the four competitive strokes, starts, flip turns, and meet readiness. The program mission is to inspire a lifelong love of swimming while promoting personal growth, sportsmanship, teamwork, friendship, and community.
Dual meets will continue at Butterfield Crossing Pool, where two meet sessions are planned back to back. This structure keeps the season organized while still preserving the fun, family-centered feel that has defined Cruisers in past summers.
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The program is designed for the following swimmers and families:
- Youth swimmers ages 6-18 who want a recreational team experience with structured coaching and measurable improvement.
- Participants who can already swim one continuous pool length using either freestyle or backstroke.
- Families who value the ability to select a practice time and location that works well with summer schedules.
- Swimmers who benefit from age-based practice grouping and a positive, inclusive team environment.
- Athletes seeking both skill development and the excitement of swim meets, team spirit, and community events.
Swim meets remain at Butterfield Crossing Pool. Two meets are scheduled back-to-back: the first runs approximately 7:00 AM-10:00 AM, and the second begins with a 11:30 AM warm-up and finishes around 1:00 PM. Each team receives four meets and one bye week during the tri-meet cycle.
Program Highlights:
- Practices held Monday through Thursday (1.0–1.5 hours depending on age)
- Friday morning practices are for swimmers competing in Saturday's swim meet.
- Four dual meets per team, plus a championship meet
- Special events including a Family Fun Meet, Pentathlon, and end-of-season celebration
Practice Locations & Times:
Families will choose their team during registration.
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MAC AM 8-10am
- 815am – 930am | 11-12
- 830am – 930am | 10 & under
- 815am – 900am | 8 & under
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REC AM 7-10am
- 7-745am | 8 & under
- 730-830am | 9-10
- 830-945am | 11-12
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Butterfield AM 730-1015am
- 730am 830 | 9-10
- 815-900 | 8 & under
- 900-1015 | 11-12
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REC PM 4-630pm
- 400-445 | 8 & under
- 500-600 | 9-10
- 515-630 | 11-12
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Butterfield PM 330-6pm
- 330-415 | 8 & under
- 400-500 | 9-10
- 445-600 | 11-12
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ALL 13-18 years old/High School Prep Swimmers practice at Butterfield from 1000-1130am. They may register to compete on any team.
- Swimmers who feel more comfortable in the 11-12 practice may swim there, but there will not be as specific stroke training as in the elite swimmer group.
Eligibility Requirement:
Swimmers must be able to complete one continuous pool length using freestyle or backstroke.
Important Dates:
- April 1 – Town of Castle Rock Registration Opens
- April 22 – New Swimmer Tryout & Suit Fitting
- April 28 – New Swimmer Tryout
- May 1 – SwimTopia Team Registration Opens
- May 11 – Mandatory Parent Meeting
- June 1 – First Day of Practice
- June 6 – Parent Volunteer Position Training for Swim Meets
- June 13 – Tri Meet at Butterfield
- June 20 – Tri Meet at Butterfield
- June 27 – Tri Meet at Butterfield
- July 1 – Light Up the Night Swim Meet at Butterfield
- July 11 – Pentathlon Swim Meet at Butterfield
- July 18 – Tri Meet at Butterfield
- July 22 – Family Fun Meet/Learn to Cruise Fun Meet
- July 25 – Tri Meet at Butterfield
- August 1 – Championship Meet
- August 1 – End of Season Party
We look forward to another incredible summer of swimming, teamwork, and community. Please don’t wait to register—spots are limited and programs fill quickly.
See you on the pool deck!
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Help us choose our team names!
Since this is the inaugural year of Castle Rock hosting 5 swim teams, we want the swimmers and families to choose the team names and colors! Right now we have placeholder names, but will update them when teams have chosen their names.
Registration and specific team information can be found on team websites:
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Learn to Cruise
If you have a younger swimmer who is not able to make it across the pool unassisted in April but will be by the end of June, try our learn to cruise option. This option does not participate in swim meets, register on this website, or have parent involvement needs. It will have a coach in the water with the swimmers at the beginning of the season.
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