Capital City Athletics Swim Team Information
Welcome to the team! Capital City Athletics is organized as a nonprofit corporation. The club structure consists of a Board of Directors, professional coaching staff, swimmers and parents. As with many nonprofit organizations, the core jobs (coaching) are paid positions. All other job functions and responsibilities depend on the efforts and work of our Board of Directors and member volunteers.
There is a lot of time, effort and information that goes into running a USA Swimming program. Please do not hesitate to ask if you don’t understand something or need help. Our coaches, Board of Directors, and volunteers are here to answer your questions. Feel free to contact us at admin@ccaswim.com.
Free Trial
We offer a year-round no-obligation FREE one-week trial period for our competitive team. All free trial periods are based on a calendar week. We ask that all prospective new swimmers first participate in our trial week. During this trial, a coach will evaluate your swimmer’s skill and endurance and either place your swimmer in the appropriate roster group or recommend your swimmer complete additional training in our Learn to Swim program.
CCA Registration
All registrations are conducted online; we require all new swimmers to first participate in our free trial prior to registration. Select Trial and Registration under the Competative Team dropown for more information. Registration is finalized once your swimmer has been placed in a training group and the team receives the initial registration fees.
USA Swimming Registration Fee
Each competitive swimmer (excluding Learn to Swim) is required to join USA Swimming on an annual basis. This fee must be paid at the time of registration prior to the swimmer entering the water. The fee covers USA swimming registration and insurance.
FAQs
Practice Suit: Boys should wear some form of competition or training suits and girls must wear one piece training or competition suits. Swim Goggles: Googles are required. You may need to try different brands and styles before you find the 'right' goggles. Prescription goggles can be purchased online as well. Swim Caps: These are recommended for swimmers with longer hair. Swimmers can wear any appropriate cap at practice. Swimmers who wear caps are required to wear a CCA swim cap during swim meets. Every new swimmer is provided their first CCA swim cap for free at registration. Additional caps can be ordered periodically throughout the year.
Practice days are Monday – Thursday evenings, at times communicated through the practice calendar. If your swimmer must leave practice early, please notify a coach prior to the start of practice. Last minute changes to locations and times are communicated via email and app push notification. While a minimum number of practices per week is not required, swimmers are encouraged to attend the majority of the available practices for their own advancement and to benefit team unity. CCA practice participation is required to compete with CCA in any meets.
Practice are primarily held at one of Cheyenne's three high school pools, based on availability. Practice locations are communicated via the practice calendar, and any last minute changes are communicated via email and app push notification. Swim events/meets are hosted locally, regionally or nationally. CCA strives to host several home swim meets in Cheyenne. Our team also travels regularly to regional meets in Wyoming and Colorado. Swimmers may also qualify to swim at elite level national meets held around the country. Upcoming meets and events are posted on the Events page, with details about time and location.
As a competitive swim team, we have scheduled swim meets for each season. Swim meets are a fun and exciting part of swimming on a competitive swim team, and are also the primary method to determine developmental success by the coaching staff which makes them a key component of the season plan. Although not required, athletes and their parents are encouraged to attend meets. Coaches are available to consult about what events your swimmer is ready to compete in and they may also sign up the athletes for events depending upon the season plan and training expectations. Home/local meets are the best meet to 'get your feet wet' at, as they are primarily CCA swimmers competing at a familiar location.
Swimmers can take time off from swimming to pursue other sports and interests, or to take a break and rest. You must email admin@ccaswim.com by the 15th of the preceding month to suspend your swimmer's registration for the next month and have the electronic billing de-activated. Unless approved by the Board, we will not suspend a swimmer’s account for only one month at a time due to administrative fees.
Our coaches are registered with USA Swimming and are required to be excellent at teaching current competitive swim technique, as well as trained in athlete protection and safe sport policy. Coaches encourage your swimmer using positive motivational techniques. Your coach will provide "sets" (different routines during practice) and instruction to continually improve your swimmer's strokes and speed. Coaches are available after practice to talk with you and can be contacted via email. Please do not attempt to interact with the coaches while their practice is in session, as their focus is on the multiple swimmers they are responsible for.
Each family and swimmer is asked to commit to the club, consisting of participating in team activities and participating in volunteer efforts when requested. Capital City Athletics requires volunteerism by parents. In addition to the day to day administrative needs, we also have social events, swim meets, and fundraisers where we need parent volunteers. If your swimmer is participating at a home/Cheyenne meet or state or higher meet, parents should expect to be assigned a position. Every effort is made to ensure the required needs are shared across all families.
E-mail - CCA relies heavily on e-mail to communicate with CCA membership. Please be sure to give us your most updated information and update any changes within your account. Website – ccaswim.com - contains a calendar of practices, events, news/updates, parent information, pictures of the swimmers and coaches, and more. App Push Notifications - Please download the 'Commit Swimming' app for your phone, turn on push notifications and sign in with your account. Push notifications will be utilized to communicate last minute changes and updates. Calendar – The calendar will be available on the website and includes practices, reschedules, swim meets, and special events.
The CCA Board of Directors and coaching staff strive to keep CCA's costs as low as possible, desiring to provide competitive swimming to as many in our community as possible. Please view the Trial & Registration page under the Competitive Team dropdown for a full description of costs and fees. The general participation cost is: - CCA Annual Registration = $50 - USA Swimming Annual Registration = $79 - CCA Monthly Dues - $50
CCA currently bills accounts on the 1st of every month to the payment method attached to your account. This single billing could include any of the following: - monthly dues for the upcoming month - any team gear or merch purchased and prepaid by CCA CCA bills for meet participation fees within seven days following the conclusion of a meet, and are billed to the payment method on file.
financial aid is available to any applicant who shows willingness and commitment to participation as an active member of the Capital City Athletics (CCA) and who would be unable to participate without financial aid. Scholarships will be awarded to offset the cost of monthly dues. Additional funds are available for needs not described that might prevent or hinder a swimmer's ability to practice or compete. Additional funds are subject to approval by a scholarship committee each time. Visit Scholarships under the Competitive Team menu dropdown for more information and application steps.