Since 2000, TSM has maintained status as a USA Swimming Level 4 and Silver Medal club. For more than 25 years, TSM has consistently operated at an exemplary standard of excellence.

TSM Swim Team

TSM Aquatics is a non-profit organization founded in 1955.

Located in the heart of Santa Monica, California, TSM Aquatics provides comprehensive swim team programs for all ages and skill levels. Whether you're a beginner aiming to improve your technique or an experienced swimmer preparing for competition, our programs are designed to support your growth and passion for swimming. With expert coaching, a welcoming community, and a focus on both personal development and team success, TSM Aquatics is the ideal place for swimmers to excel. Join us and become part of a proud tradition of aquatic excellence.

Team Highlights

  • 4 Olympic Athletes (2016, 2020, 2024)

  • 6 World Championship Swimmers

  • Multiple NCAA Division 1 & 3 commits

  • Multiple National Age Group Top 10 times

TSM swimmer leads the competition in the 200 Fly during the Championship event.

TSM Training Philosophy

Training with a Purpose

Every set has a reason. We build our practices around real training science — energy systems, recovery, and how kids develop as they grow — so the work actually pays off over a full season, not just one good week.

But a plan is just a plan. Our coaches bring years of high-level experience on deck, and most of what makes practice work is reading swimmers in the moment and adjusting when something isn’t clicking. No spreadsheet does that part.

Swim Team Tryout:

We offer swim team tryouts on Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15 PM. Sign up today!

*We require a tryout before registering for the team.

12 and younger swimmers:

  • Must be able to legally swim 25 yards of each stroke (Fly, Bk, Br, Fr)

  • Perform open and flip turns

  • Be able to swim 50 yards of Freestyle with good technique

13 and older swimmers:

  • Must be able to legally swim 50 yards of each stroke (Fly, Bk, Br, Fr)

  • Perform open and flip turns

  • Be able to swim 50 yards of Freestyle with good technique

REQUEST A TRYOUT

Already completed the tryout? Register for the team clicking on the button below!

REGISTER HERE

Swim Team Groups

TSM GROUP PLACEMENT PHILOSOPHY

Group placement reflects where a swimmer is today — not a ceiling on where they can go. It’s not a reward, and it’s never a label. Some of our best swimmers spent real time in our developmental groups before becoming our top performers.

Learn more about Group Placement

Age Group Program

13&Under

A young swimmer in a blue cap and goggles performing a backstroke flip turn in a swimming pool, with spectators and other swimmers on the pool deck in the background.
Age Group 1
Female swimmer in a blue swim cap and goggles swimming in a pool.
Age Group 2
Swimmer in a competitive race, wearing a blue swim cap with 'Tennessee' written on it and goggles, swimming in a pool with orange and black lane dividers.
Age Group 3
A young swimmer in a blue swim cap and goggles swimming freestyle in a pool with black and orange lane dividers.
Age Group 4

Senior Program

13 &older

Swimmer in blue swim cap and goggles swimming freestyle in a pool
Senior 1
A swimmer in a blue cap with white text and goggles, mid-stroke in a swimming pool, with black lane markers in the water.
Senior 2
Swimmer wearing a red swim cap and goggles swimming in open water.
Senior 3
A swimmer competing in a race, wearing a black swim cap and goggles, swimming freestyle in a pool with yellow lane markers.
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