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Youth swimming in Oregon

78 programs in 43 cities. The most are in Portland, Eugene, Beaverton. OpenStreetMap also maps 2,520 public public pools in Oregon.

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Oregon at a glance

Programs listed
78
Cities with programs
43
Most programs
Portland (11), Eugene (7), Beaverton (5), Salem (5), Bend (4)
Mapped to a street address
58% (the rest at ZIP or city centre)
Public public pools (OpenStreetMap)
2,520
By type
Club 72 · League 6

Statewide organizations

  • State association

    Oregon Swimming

    USA Swimming Local Swimming Committee (LSC): sanctioned meets, member clubs and times

    Website (opens in a new tab) ↗

  • High school sports

    Oregon School Activities Association

    State high school athletics association (NFHS member): school sports, eligibility, seasons and state championships

    Website (opens in a new tab) ↗

Names and links from public directories: NFHS member state associations, USA Swimming LSC websites, USA Wrestling state associations, US Youth Soccer state associations.

City guides

Portland 11

Eugene 7

Beaverton 5

Salem 5

Bend 4

Hood River 3

West Linn 3

Albany 2

Coos Bay 2

Lake Oswego 2

Newberg 2

Astoria 1

Aumsville 1

Baker City 1

Bandon 1

Brookings 1

Burns 1

Cascade Locks 1

Corvallis 1

Cottage Grove 1

Dallas 1

Damascus 1

Forest Grove 1

Gold Hill 1

Happy Valley 1

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Youth swimming: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
Learn-to-swim lessons start very young. Competitive age-group swimming commonly starts around age 6 to 8 once a child can swim a length.
Seasons
Year-round club teams train in short-course (fall to winter) and long-course (spring to summer) seasons. Summer leagues run at neighborhood pools.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a youth swimming program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • Leagues and rec programs register by season, often several weeks before play starts. Ask whether teams are balanced by skill and whether every child gets playing time.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as swimming programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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