Eligibility Requirements
New for the 2026 Season: The Oakhurst North Torpedoes are excited to expand our community! We are now welcoming non-resident homeowners and townhome owners to join our team. We look forward to seeing new faces at the pool this summer!
Swimmers are divided by age group according to their age as of June 1st of the current year. Age groups at a meet are divided as follows:
| 8 & under | 9-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | 15-18 |
All children who can swim one length of the pool without assistance are eligible to participate. While we are a recreational swim team with swimmers of all abilities, we are nevertheless a competitive swim team, not a learn-to-swim program. If your child can swim one length of the pool without assistance, we’ll be able to make him/her a better swimmer and teach them some of the different competitive strokes.
- For safety reasons, if your child does not know how to swim and cannot swim one length of the pool unassisted, we recommend you enroll him/her in the swimming lessons offered in the community.
- Please check several swimming centers nearby where you can enroll your child(ren) for swimming lessons before the evaluation.
- If your child is not a year-round swimmer but has been part of another summer swim team, NCHS is offering a Stroke Clinic this May. Please click this link for more information.
- Coaches may opt to have 8-and-under swimmers join the Little Torpedoes swim group.
