Season Overview
2026 Team registration is now open! Make sure to order your Team T-shirts for swimmers and Parents during registration.
Swim Team and Tryout information for 2026!!
The Brier Creek Country Club Swim Team program provides your child with a fun, social, and challenging summer fitness experience. It is a time to encourage friendships and can provide a fun and social environment for the parents as well.
Swim Team fees: $175 (includes silicone cap AND swimmer T-shirt) + (club tax)
If your swimmer(s) will be new to the Barracudas Swim Team, we ask that your swimmer(s) tryout FIRST, before you register them.
TRYOUTS: for Swimmers New to the Team: Monday May 18th, 2026 - 5:00pm
Please come Monday, May 18th any time, 5-6:30p, for a 5-10 minute Evaluation at the pool. If you cannot make that day, we do evaluations every Monday- Thurs at 6:30pm at the pool. More TRYOUT Info, Dates and times listed below.
PRACTICES begin: Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
Monday thru Friday *Skip Tuesday's once Meets start June 9th
---Afterschool
- Seniors & 11-12's: 4:00pm-5:00pm
- 11-12yrs (who cannot arrive at 4p) 4:15pm-5:00pm
- 9-10yrs 5:00-5:30pm
- 7-8yrs 5:30-6:00pm
- 5-6yrs 6:00-6:30pm FRIDAYS: SPECIAL PRACTICE TIMES: PRACTICE THE SWIMMER'S STARTS
- No 11yrs and up
- 9-10yrs 4:30-5p
- 7-8yrs 5-5:30p
- 5-6yrs 5:30-6p
---Morning practices all Seniors, (Begin Monday, June 15th - 9:30-11:00am)
- and some 11-12's, 10yrs (who swim year round)
when tracked out and/or available in the mornings.
Equipment Swimmers will need:
1.Swim Fins: available at Kiefer Aquatics Store OR online at https://www.swimoutlet.com/products/sporti-essential-floating-swim-fins-color-8201640 (take 1-2 weeks shipping)
2. Goggles: Have a Tinted pair (for daylight) and a Clear pair (when swimming in meet once sun goes down).
3.A swim team type suit for practice and meets. Can use this year's team suit for both practice and meet, or use an older one for practice and new for meets.
SWIM MEETS:
Barracudas will compete in the Tarheel Swim Association League. There will be six competitive swim meets held on Tuesday evenings at 6PM with warm-ups starting as early as 4:45pm.
Meet Warm Ups:
Home – 11-18yr “Hop in” 4:45pm , 9-10yrs Hop in 5:00pm, 7-8, 5-6 at 5:15pm
Away - 11-18yr “arrive” at 5:10pm Hop in at 5:30p, 10- 5yrs Hop in 5:40
2026 Brier Creek Barracudas Schedule:
Tuesday, June 9th - AT North Hills Club
Tuesday, June 16th - Greystone Gators *HOME MEET
Tuesday, June 23th - AT Greenway Club
Tuesday, June 30th - University Club *HOME MEET
Tuesday, July 7th - AT Granite Falls
Tuesday, July 14th - North Raleigh *HOME MEET "Senior Night"
Sunday, July 19th - Championship AT Triangle Aquatics Center (TAC)
Tuesday, July 21st - Swim Team Banquet AT BCCC Clubhouse
For those with qualifying times, a TSA Championship meet at TAC (Triangle Aquatic Center) at the end of the season, on Sun July 20th.
GROUPME APP : For up to date information for Practices, Meets, weather changes, join the GroupME App https://groupme.com/join_group/107538155/m6i58cRu
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: are the core of a successful Swim Meet. We encourage parents to volunteer at the meet when your swimmers are involved. Volunteer Roles: Timer, Runner, Place Judge, Stroke and Turn judge, Ribbon Distributor, and Data Entry of the swimmers times, just to name a few. You can share a Vol Position, and team up with a spouse or friend for the meet!
TRYOUT INFO: for Swimmers New to the Team: Monday May 18th, 2025 - 5:00pm
Monday, May 18th any time, 5-6:30p, for a 5-10 minute Evaluation at the pool. If you cannot make that day, we do evaluations every Monday- Thurs at 6:30pm.
Swimmers need only attend one day, to tryout. It takes approximately 10 minutes per swimmer. Meet the coaches at the pool at 6:30pm, on the day that best fits your schedule if Monday May 18th does not. Coaches will assess the swimmer’s skills and appropriately place them on the Swim Team, Development Team or recommend swim lessons.
Parents, as a safety concern, all swimmers must be able to meet the following requirements to become a member of the Swim Team, practice and compete in swim meets.
**Due to the limited number of swimmers allowed per lane in practices, for safety measures, there is a limit to the size of the team.
Ages
5 & 6yrs:
- 1/2 lap freestyle with some form of breathing to the side, body horizontal in water.
- Float on back for 5 seconds w/o assistance
- Tread water 5 seconds
- Touch the bottom of the pool with their hand
7yrs-18yrs:
- 1 lap freestyle
- 1-backstroke, breast or butterfly with good form
- Float independent on back for 5 seconds
- Tread water 5 seconds
- Can they touch the bottom of the pool with their hand
- Then place their feet on the bottom and push up to the surface?
Swimmers who are near completion of skill requirements and/or require strength and conditioning prior to joining the rigors of the swim team practice may be invited to join the Development Team. Swimmers who the coaching staff believes are still too weak in their strength, abilities and stroke efficiency will be guided to Swim Lessons in preparation for the Development Team.
