Competitive By request

Bravo Swimming: racing, year round

The USA Swimming registered competitive team our swimmers move up to, with weekly practices and a meet calendar that runs from the local level to Junior Olympics, Nationals and beyond. For young swimmers of every ability.

USA Swimming registered · year-round practices · meets from local level to Nationals.

Three young swimmers with medals and gift bags on a numbered podium beside the pool, parents watching from behind

Where the ladder hands over to the team

Vaquitas and Seals are the last two rungs of the learn-to-swim ladder, and they exist to hand a swimmer over to the team ready. By the time a child gets there, the strokes are legal and the turns are honest. What changes on the team is the volume, the clock and the calendar.

Bravo trains at two pools with full-length lanes: Florida International University in North Miami, and the Miramar Aquatic Complex.

In short

USA Swimming registered
Year-round, weekly practices
Local meets through to Junior Olympics and Nationals
Young swimmers of every ability

What you get

What comes with every session

Officially sanctioned

Bravo Swimming is USA Swimming registered, which is what makes the times count and the meets available.

A season that runs all year

Practices run year round rather than in terms, alongside a seasonal lesson program for swimmers still coming up.

Full-length water

Bravo trains at FIU in North Miami and at the Miramar Aquatic Complex, both with full-length lanes for race distances.

A route in from our own pool

Around 90% of our regular swimmers reach team entry level. Vaquitas and Seals are the two levels that get them there.

On the ladder

The levels this runs through

Part of the same 11-level progression the whole school runs on, so nobody starts again when they move.

See the full ladder

Level 5 · All strokes

Vaquitas

Ages 6+

Level 6 · Pre-team

Seals

Ages 6+

Common questions

What people ask before they book

What is the difference between Miami Swimming Academy and Bravo Swimming?

Miami Swimming Academy is the swim school: 11 learn-to-swim levels, from a first parent-and-me class to Seals, taught by our coaches. Bravo Swimming is the USA Swimming registered competitive team our swimmers move up to once the strokes are legal and the turns are clean. Bravo trains year round at FIU in North Miami and at the Miramar Aquatic Complex.

How does my child join the swim team?

Through Vaquitas and Seals, the last two levels of the ladder, which exist to hand a swimmer over to the team ready. By the academy’s own estimate, around 90% of our regular swimmers reach team entry level. Swimmers join after a conversation with us, so tell us their age and their best times, if they have any.

What meets does the swim team compete in?

The meet calendar runs from the local level to Junior Olympics, Nationals and beyond, and because Bravo Swimming is USA Swimming registered, the times count. Practices run year round, every week, for young competitive swimmers of every ability in the Miami area.

Next step

Ask about a practice

Swimmers join the team after a conversation with us. Tell us their age and their best times, if they have any.

Call (786) 558-1237 info@miamiswimmingacademy.com