The Guppies is the preparatory team, where children learn how to become competitive swimmers. Assessments will be held on Monday, May 11 for all guppies. Guppies must be able to swim the width of the shallow end of the pool confidently and with minimal assistance. Coaches reserve the right for a swimmer to wait until the following year to become a Guppy. The Guppy season is shorter than the Dolphin season (5 weeks) and practice is shorter as well (30 minutes). The Guppy program is not for learning to swim. Children are expected to be able to swim already, including putting their faces in the water and not being afraid. The program is for learning to competitively swim. Instructors will work with the swimmers to learn the competitive strokes (primarily freestyle and backstroke) so that they can eventually transition to the Dolphin team.
Practice Schedule
Guppies
First Day of Practice/Assessments
Monday, May 11, 2026-Wednesday, May 20, 2026 (no Friday practices)
- 4:15-4:45pm
Tuesday, May 26, 2026-Thursday, June 11, 2026 (no Friday practices)
- 8:45-9:15am
2026 Meet Schedule
- 5/30 vs Dove Tree at Dove Tree @ 9am
- 6/20 vs. Forrester Woods at DEV @ 9am
Guppy Mom
Interested in helping with the Guppy program at Devenger?
We will need at least one Guppy mom, and one helper for the 2026 season. This role will mostly be to help facilitate the treats after each meet and end of season party.
Interested? Please reach out to [email protected]