DACA offers the competitive program at De Anza College and Saratoga High School. Please click on the facility link to the left for more information on group practice times, coaches and general group information.

If you have any questions please call the DACA office #408-253-SWIM

When can I move up to the next level?

Moving to the next level in DACA’s program involves several factors. A child’s technical competence, physical stamina, mental preparedness, swim meet attendance/performance, as well as many other subjective factors, all play a role. Your coach is the individual best able to assess a swimmers readiness to make this next step.

Group move up’s for Green/Red, Yellow/Orange, White, and Varsity occur four times a year (December, March, June, and September). The progress of athletes swimming at these levels can be large in both technical efficiency and speed. Group adjustments are made accordingly.

At the two most advanced levels in DACA’s age group program (Blue and Gold) move ups occur only two times each year (after the Far Western Championships in March, and at the beginning of the year in September).

Movement into the two highest levels in our program, the National and Senior groups, occur only at the beginning of each new season in September.

Talk to your coach about your goals on a regular basis. He/she is the person who can help you make that jump to the next level!!