About Grown-Up Swimming
Grown-Up Swimming started in Atlanta, GA with a group of teams that wanted to have as much fun swimming as their kids have in summer league. That movement has grown-up (not apologizing for that pun) to provide a low-pressure, high-fun swimming environment for hundreds of people of all ages and abilities. Literally: start swimming for the first time since college or high school, swim competitively for the first time ever, or take a break from your 6,000 yard Masters workouts to have some fun.
Meet structure
Sprint Meet
The blazing-fast 25s will allow you to get back to your 10 & Under days with some short races!
Traditional Meet
After warming up with the 25s, we will get back to the basics and swim the events and distances you have come to know and love at a swim meet.
Nashville Sprint Meet
Some leagues (Nashville) don’t want to waste their time swimming long races like the 50s. So they just do the 25s. And yeah, maybe a 50 IM.
Olympic Meet
Cue the fanfare! Some of our leagues partake in Olympic festivities every four years in our own special way by swimming long course meters! We will stick to 50s (one lap) except for a 100m (two laps) freestyle.
FAQS
Grown-Up Swimming? What the heck is that?
A goofy league for folks 18 and over who want to have a laid-back atmosphere to race and be social.
Kinda like slow pitch softball?
Exactly, or summer league swimming for grownups.
Cookouts? Are there really cookouts?
Yep, most of the host pools will run a grill and concession stand at the end of the meet for all of your caloric needs!
We can’t just leave the kids at home…
Bring ‘em! We need them as timers, and most meets will start off with a “multi- generation” relay, so you can even swim with them!
What are the team requirements?
Eh, there aren’t any other than a team name, contact information for a Team Captain, and a pinky promise that everyone can make it down the pool without floaties. Though...that would be a fun race format. In all seriousness, you can have 4 people on a team or you can have 60.