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Registration Open! 〰️

Welcome back Parkwood Piranhas! We are excited to get back in the pool for the 2025 Summer Season. Access our team page here

The Piranhas are in the largest division of the Durham Summer Swim League (DSSL) which consists of 17 teams in Durham, NC. If you have questions, or you are not already on the swim-team mailing list and would like to be added, fill out the contact form to be notified about team updates. We will alert you when registration opens.

Parkwood Piranhas

Practices

  • Sun, May 18 - Meet & Greet @ the pool

  • Mon, May 19 – First day of practice (pending pool inspection)

  • Wed, June 11 – last day of afternoon practices

  • Thurs, June 12 – first day of morning practices

Meet Schedule

  • Sat, May 31 – Instrasquad Meet

  • Sat, June 7 – Woodcroft Meet

  • Sat, June 14 - Duke Faculty Club Meet

  • Wed, June 18 – Eno Valley Meet

  • Sat, June 21 – Hope Valley Farms Meet

  • Sat, June 28 - swim meet rain make-up

  • Sun, July 6 – DSSL Champs Meet @ Greensboro

Other Events

  • June 22 - Annual Swim-a-Thon fundraiser

  • June 26 – Piranhas Talent Show

  • July 7 – End-of-Season Awards Banquet

2025 Summer Schedule

Age Groups

Floaties

8 & Under w/less experience

Floaties are children with limited swimming ability. They will work on becoming familiar with various strokes, swimming the length of the pool, etc.

Swimmies

8 & Under w/more experience

Swimmies develop a working knowledge of all four strokes. They will build the endurance and strength necessary to compete in a meet.

Guppies

8 & Under w/most experience

Guppies work on being able to swim 3 strokes legally. They begin to master diving from blocks.

Ages 9-10

Increase the knowledge of all strokes and be able to swim all four strokes legally. Be able to dive off the blocks and perform legal flip-turns, including backstroke turns.

Ages 11 & up

Improve competitive swimming technique, dives, flip turns, and overall athletic capabilities. Learning doesn’t stop when you get older!

Practices are Monday-Friday. If a practice time does not work for your swimmer, please let us know and our coaches will do their best to accommodate them in a different practice slot.

Afternoon practices are scheduled to start May 19. Practices will switch to mornings on June 12 when Durham Public Schools let out for summer.

If you are new to the team, please attend your age group practice time for the first day of practice. If your age is 8 & under and you are not sure which group your swimmer is in, please attend the 5:20pm practice time and our coaches will evaluate and appropriately place your swimmer.

Practice on Memorial Day (May 26) will be on the morning schedule. There is no swim team practice on July 4. There will be a morning swim practice on Saturday, July 5 for final preparation before Champs on July 6.

Afternoon Practices

May 19-June 11, 2025

  • 4:15-5:00pm

  • 4:45-5:45pm

  • Floaties (less experienced): 5:20-6:00pm

    Swimmies (more experienced): 5:20-6:00pm

    Guppies (most experienced): 5:30-6:15pm

  • 6:00-7:00pm

Morning Practices

June 12-July 5, 2025

  • 6:00-7:15am

  • 7:00-8:15am

  • 8:00-9:15am

  • Floaties (less experienced): 9:00-9:45am

    Swimmies (more experienced): 9:00-9:45am

    Guppies (most experienced): 9:15-10:00am

Registration

Swim team registration for the 2025 season is $250 per swimmer. All swimmers receive a team shirt and team swim cap with registration.

Parkwood Swim Club members receive a $100 discount* per swimmer.

All swimmers who participate in meets will also need to register with Swimmingly ($18) for the 2025 season.

Swim team scholarship assistance is available. Click here to apply.

*Applicable membership discounts are automatically applied on the final checkout page when memberships and swim team registration are purchased in the same transaction. If a 2025 couple or family membership has already been purchased, your discount code was emailed to you. Please see our membership plan page for complete details.

Head Coach Robbie Mohney

Robbie has been a longstanding fixture at Parkwood, demonstrating unwavering dedication to ensuring the success and enjoyment of our team.

More from Robbie:
”This will be my 15th year on Parkwood (8 years swimming and 7 years coaching). My family moved to Parkwood when I was 2 years old, but I didn’t join the team until I was 11. At first, I was not a good swimmer - in fact, during my first few years I was usually close to last place, but the culture and fun of the team brought me back each summer! I continued to swim during the summers, eventually making the Cardinal Gibbons High School team. I was a sprinter and also swam breaststroke and butterfly. I currently coach the Jordan High School swim team (this was my 4th season). Outside of Parkwood, I work in the aesthetics field as a project manager, working on energy based biomedical devices.”

Piranhas Swim Together

We also know life is unpredictable and sometimes families need a hand. Our hope is that participating in a summer swim team is an accessible experience for any child. This is made possible through the contributions of our Piranhas family near and far.

Please consider donating to our swim team scholarship fund today!