The Weddington Swim and Racquet Club Wahoos Swim Team competes in the Greater Charlotte Swim League (GCSL). For 2026 the Wahoos will be competing in Navy Division against the following swim teams:
Hunter Oaks
Millbridge
Lawson
The Reserve
The Wahoos will also have two non-division meets (Foxcroft East and Fort Mill YMCA).
Time Commitment
- Swim season consists of team practices and swim meets. While swimmers are encouraged to participate as frequently as possible, attending all practices and meets is not mandatory. The Wahoos team understands that kids often have overlapping and competing schedules with other sports and activities. We have lots of multi-sport and multi-activity swimmers on the team.
- Practices
- The summer swim season begins in mid-May with daily afternoon practices
- Practices switch to the mornings when the school year ends
- Swim Meets (races)
- There are 8 opportunities to race each season. Six meets plus one time trial and one relay carnival are held in the evenings on Mondays and Thursdays.
- The 2026 GCSL season starts June 1 and concludes with the June 28 All-star meet.
- We have 6 dual meets as part of the league schedule on Monday and Thursday evenings in June.
- A new Relay Carnival will be held on June 22 - details are forthcoming.
- Our first meet is a Time Trial (Thursday, May 28), held at our pool. Its purpose is to give every swimmer an opportunity to record a time for each event the swimmer has legal strokes.
- Select swimmers may be invited to the All-Star team and compete at the All-Star meet at the end of the season. For the 2026 season the All-Star meet will be held at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center on Sunday, June 28th at 9:00 AM.
- There are 8 opportunities to race each season. Six meets plus one time trial and one relay carnival are held in the evenings on Mondays and Thursdays.
Practice Times
The summer swim season begins May 18th with afternoon practices from 4:00-6:30 (10 and under from 4:00-5:00. 11 and over from 5:15-6:30). Practices switch to the mornings when the school year ends from 8:45-11:00 (10 and under from 8:45-9:45. 11 and over 9:45-11:00). The coaches will work to communicate any changes as timely as possible so parents and swimmers can make plans.
Eligibility
- Current members in good standing of the Weddington Swim and Racquet Club are eligible to join the Wahoos swim team.
- We do not require try-outs to join the team, but swimmers must be able to swim 25 meters unassisted to compete in a meet.
- A swimmer may only swim for one GCSL team, regardless of Division.
Registration Fees
- Registration fees include practices, meet participation and a latex swim cap for each swimmer. Team T-Shirts are guaranteed for swimmers registered by April 15th.
Please note: a $3.30 technology fee will be applied to each athlete. - Fees for 2026 are:
- First swimmer - $125
- Second swimmer - $100
- Each additional swimmer - $75
Age Group Assignment
- Age Groups are based on the swimmer's age on May 31st.
- A swimmer will remain in that age group the entire season, regardless of a mid-season birthday
Additional Swim Meet Information
At a dual meet, each swimmer may swim a maximum of 3 individual events and 2 relays. The Wahoos coaching staff will determine if a swimmer's stroke is legal before entry in an event.
| Age Group |
Freestyle Meters |
Backstroke Meters |
Individual Medley Meters |
Breaststroke Meters | Butterfly Meters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6U | 25 | * | * | * | * |
| 7-8 | 25 | 25 | 100 | 25 | 25 |
| 9-10 | 25 | 25 | 100 | 25 | 25 |
| 11-12 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 50 |
| 13-14 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 50 |
| 15 -18 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 50 | 50 |
* As strokes are mastered, 6 & Under swimmers may swim in the 7-8 age group events.
