09/21/2026
Hello all,
Sending out this message to provide an update about our permit and location situation.
SSSC has plans in place to make a temporary move to the pool Boys and Girls Club Family Center (located at 100 Acorn Street, Springfield, MA 01109 - right behind AIC's track). The pool at this location is 4 lanes and does not have blocks or a diving board, so coaches will make necessary adjustments to programming to accommodate this.
We are in the process of finalizing this agreement with the Boys and Girls Club Family Center, so the TENTATIVE plan is:
There will be NO SSSC activities TODAY Monday, September 21 so that the board and coaches can finalize plans and agreements and move necessary equipment
Pre-season will shift to start on Tuesday, September 22 and will go through Friday, October 2. During this time:
Drop-in tryouts will run from 5:30pm-6:00pm
Learn-to-Swim 1A will run from 6:05pm-6:35pm (9 potential lessons)
Learn-to-Swim 1B will run from 6:40pm-7:10pm (9 potential lessons)
Clinic 1: Individualized training will run from
9/22-9/25 from 7:15pm-8:30pm (4 potential clinic days)
Clinic 2: Starts, turns, and finishes clinic will shift to focus more on turns and finishes due to the lack of access to blocks and will run from 9/28-10/2 from 7:15pm-8:30pm (5 potential clinic days)
The Springboard Diving clinic will be cancelled due to the lack of access to a diving board - members signed up for this clinic will receive additional direct communication from SSSC
The regular season will shift to begin on Monday, October 5
The registration link for the Fall/Winter 2026-27 Competitive Season will be posted/released on Tuesday, 9/22 as long as our agreement with the Boys and Girls Club Family Center is finalized
It is our hope that by the start of the regular season (10/5), we will have clearer information from the City of Springfield and Springfield Public Schools regarding a timeline for return to our home location of Sci-Tech.
Once our agreement with the Boys and Girls Club Family Center has been finalized, we will send out another notification. If anything changes, we will ALSO send out a notification.
We will update the calendar to reflect schedule changes AFTER we finalize the agreement with the Boys and Girls Club Family Center on Monday.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Springfield Sharks Swim Club
Board and Coaching Staff