Registration is currently open for returning swim team members only (please check your email for link to Team Snap)

• • • Prior to May 19 & 20, 2025, registration is open for returning swim members only; any new swimmers to BHAC must first complete a swim evaluation.
      
    • Refunds will only be made until June 1, 2025.

ALL NEW 10 and under swimmers (have not swam on BHAC Swim Team, or any other swim team, in previous seasons) must complete a swim evaluation PRIOR to registering for the team.  This includes those who swam on pre-team last year. 

• Please do not register new swimmer until after they have successfully completed evaluation for swim team; Refunds can not be issued until September 2025.

NEW SWIMMERS (interested in their children trying out for Swim Team OR Pre-Team)

• All kids required to complete an evaluation, which will determine if they are ready for swim team, pre-team, or recommended for lessons.
• Please do not register your child until they have passed an evaluation with our coaches.  Refunds will not be provided until September for those who register prior to evaluations and do not make the team.  
• There is no limit as to the number of swimmers we can have on the team.  If your swimmer meets the requirements for swim team there will be a spot available for them!  
• Swim team requirements – any BHAC children 4-18 are eligible for swim team provided they can swim a full length of freestyle and backstroke safely and comfortably without assistance (doesn’t have to be perfect or even pretty…that’s why you join the team!) 
• If they are 7 and under, and not quite ready for swim team – we have a Pre-Team with a requirement of swimming the width of the dive well in freestyle and backstroke, safely and comfortably without assistance and can tread water in the deep end. Pre-team will start week of June 16.
• Any questions, please contact BHAC Swim Team Chairs – Laura O’Brien or Kristen Grake @ bhacswimteam@gmail.com

•   NEW SWIMMER EVALUATION DATES/PRACTICE START DATES
  • Monday, May 19 and Tuesday May 20:  New Swimmer evaluations for SWIM TEAM  @ 4:00 – 5:00 PM; Sign up genius will be emailed.
  • Monday, May 19 –  First Day of Swim Practice for 9 and up swimmers  (must be fully registered in Team Snap)
  • Wednesday, May 21 – First Day of Swim Practice for 8 and under swimmers (must be fully registered in Team Snap)
  • Monday, June 16 – Pre-team practices begin (Mon, Wed. And Fri)
  • NOTE : Any NEW 10 and under swimmers – who have not swam on BHAC swim team MUST do an evaluation and be approved and registered for swim team prior to attending swim practice (includes those who swam on pre-team last season)

SWIM TEAM PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Monday, May 19 through Friday, June 13 (M-F)

• 8 & Under: 4:30-5:00 pm
• 9-10: 5:00 – 6:00 pm
• 11 and up: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

NO PRACTICE – Friday5/23, Memorial Day 5/26, and Friday 6/13 (last day of school for BPS)

Monday, June 16 through Friday July 25 (M-F)

• 13 & Up:  7:00 am – 8:30 am
• 11-12:  8:15 am – 9:45 am (includes 15 min of drylands)
• 9-10:  9:30 am – 10:45 am (includes 15 min of drylands)
• 8 & Under (A Group):  10:30-11:30 am ** (includes 15 min of drylands)
• 8 & Under (B Group): 11:30-12:00pm **
• PRETEAM : 12:15-12:45 PM (M,W,F only)

*     Practice times are subject to change

**   8 and under groups will be determined by coaches – posted on Friday June 13.

2026 Dual Swim Meet Schedule – TIMES TBD

• Thursday, June 18: BHAC @ Farmington Glen Aquatic Club (away)
• Monday, June 22: BHAC @ Beachwood Recreation Association  (away)
• Thursday, June 25: Forest Hills Swim Club @ BHAC (home)
• Monday, June 29: BHAC @ Huntington Woods Athletic Club (away)
• Monday, July 6: Bloomfield Hills Swim & Tennis @ BHAC (home)
• Thursday, July 9: Cranbrook Swim Club @ BHAC (home)   – SENIOR NIGHT

Click here for directions to all swim clubs.

2026 Mini-Meets

• Saturday, June 13:  8 and under mini meet @ Woodside Athletic Club (WAC)
• Saturday, June 20: 11 & Up Relay Meet @ BHAC – get your Hawaiian gear ready for our team hosted – luau meet!!  
• Saturday June 27:  9/10 Mini Meet @ Farmington Glen Aquatic Club (FGAC) 

2026 Finals Meets

• B Finals: Saturday, July 18 @ SURF  (11 and up – AM; 10 and under – PM)
• A Finals: Saturday, July 25 & Sunday, July 26 @ BWRA

2026 Special Events/Parties

• Blue & White Meet/Time Trials – Saturday May ? @ 9 am – 12pm. 
• 10 and Under Party – Thursday, June ? @ 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm
• 11-14 Party – Wednesday, June ? @ 5:00pm – 7:30 pm
• 15 and up Road Rally – Tuesday, July ? @ 5:45-9pm.
• Pancake Breakfast and Team Pictures- Wednesday, June ? @ 8 am – 11 am
• SENIOR NIGHT  – Monday July 9 before/after SURF meet (Senior parents – bring your tissues!) DJ, dance party, pasta!!
• Banquet – Sunday July 26 @ 6:30-10:30pm

** We do have a few non-meet chair positions open which would fulfill your volunteer obligation for the season.  If you are interested in learning more, please email Laura and

Head Coach:

Nick Valice

Assistant Coaches:

Steve Drinkert

Hi everyone.  This is coach Steve.  Here is some information about me – I recently completed my 23rd year of teaching for the Dearborn Public Schools.  I’ve also completed over 20 years of coaching swimming in the vicinity of Birmingham, plus coached for many summer swim seasons in the area.  If memory serves me correctly, this will be my seventh season coaching at BHAC.  This is a great group of swimmers, coaches, and parents to work with.  I look forward to meeting the new swimmers and parents.  To the returning swimmers and parents, I have been working on my puns since last summer.

To wrap up my bio, I wanted to share some words of wisdom that came from an ancient Greek philosopher named Mediacrates.  He said, “In the world of gallons, be a litre.”

We have updated and attached our 2025 BHAC Swim Team Handbook.  This is a great resource for new swim families that are trying to navigate the first year of swim team.  There are lot of events and meets that take place over an 8 week period of time, and this will help provide an overview of our team and what to expect at a typical swim meet and throughout the season.  On the last page, we have included a list of our meets with all the start/warmup/arrival times.  Please refer to this or team snap schedule to see when/where each meet will take place.