What is a swim team?

Swim team is a fun, community-based program where kids ages 5 to 18 practice and compete in swimming. Swimmers of all skill levels learn and practice freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly, and participate in weekly meets against other local teams. With a focus on teamwork, sportsmanship, and enjoyment, summer swim teams help kids develop confidence in and around the water.

Who can participate?

Children aged 5-18 who are Mueller residents can participate on the swim team.

When is the swim season?

Swim season begins during the last week of April and finishes the third week of June each year.

Where will practices take place?

We hope to practice at Ella Wooten Pool. We are currently working with the neighborhood Property Owner’s Association on this. Our goal is to establish a pool usage agreement.

When will practices take place?

We are still in discussions with the neighborhood POA to determine practice times. However, we hope to run practices over two hours on weekday afternoons (excluding Wednesdays) between the last week of April and the third week of June.

How are practices structured?

While we are still determining what the practice window will be, we anticipate that swimmers will practice with their age groups. A practice schedule could look like:

4:30-5:00 5 & 6 year olds

5:00-5:30 7 & 8 year olds

5:30-6:15 9 & 10 year olds

5:45-6:30 11-18 year olds

Practices are run by a head coach with help from a few assistant coaches. Assistant coaches are in the water with younger swimmers during their practice times.

How much will it cost to join the swim team?

We anticipate that dues will be $250-$350 per swimmer, with scholarships available for families who need them.

Will you host swim meets in Mueller?

No, we will not be hosting swim meets in Mueller. Mueller swimmers will compete in meets hosted in other neighborhoods.

Why can’t the kids swim at Patterson or Bartholomew instead?

More swim team options means more kids can learn to swim safely. The Mueller swim team will follow a different schedule than the City of Austin swim teams. The Mueller team will practice and compete in May and early June. The City of Austin teams practice and compete from mid-June to mid-July. This allows families to participate in both or choose the schedule that fits them best. We build homes, shops, gyms, restaurants, parks and more here in Mueller, even though there are already homes, businesses, and amenities in the surrounding neighborhoods. We believe our kids should have multiple swim options close to home, too.

Why can’t we do this in Summer 2025?

We would have loved to make 2025 happen! But we are currently working with a Working Group appointed by the Mueller Property Owners Board to put a pool usage agreement in place to enable us to swim in 2026.