Tidalwaves Swim Team

What Tidalwaves Swim Team does

Tidalwaves Swim Team is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community-based competitive youth swim team serving athletes aged 5 to 18 in Larkspur and Corte Madera, California. The organization is affiliated with the Marin Swim League and operates a competitive swim season running from late February through late June or early July, with registration typically opening in January. Beyond the competitive season, the team offers Fall Swim and Winter Swim practice and conditioning programming, expanding active operations to roughly nine months of the year.

The team's core service delivery runs on the GoMotionApp web-based platform, which provides online team registration, multi-season practice scheduling across locations (College Ave pool in Kentfield, Redwood High School pool, and 395 Doherty Dr in Larkspur), swim meet management including heat sheets, results, and Championship (Champs) coordination, news and announcements distribution, family volunteer commitment tracking with a volunteer buyout option, and achievement records (All-Stars, Terrific 20, Waterdogs, League Top 20). The team also offers private one-on-one swim lessons with Coach Marie as an add-on service.

Tidalwaves' business model is that of a community nonprofit: revenue is generated through seasonal registration fees, fundraising events (notably the Lap-a-Thon), donations, and a volunteer buyout option that converts mandatory family volunteer hours into a cash payment. The organization explicitly operates as an "access-for-all" program, offering scholarships to families in financial need to offset registration, team gear, and event costs. The program is supported by parent volunteers and a small coaching staff.

Name

Tidalwaves Swim Team

Legal name

Tidalwaves Swim Team

Website

https://gowaves.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Tidalwaves Swim Team is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit competitive youth swim team serving athletes aged 5-18 in Larkspur and Corte Madera, California, affiliated with the Marin Swim League.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Competitive Swimming Programs

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquatics Programs (Pools, Swim Lessons, Lifeguarding) (EDALAIAF)

Keywords

• Youth swim instruction
• Competitive swim team
• Swim coaching services
• Youth athletics programs
• Swim league competition

Headquarters

HQ city

Larkspur

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Tidalwaves Swim Team delivers seasonal competitive youth swimming programs for athletes aged 5-18 in Larkspur and Corte Madera, California, including fall/winter/spring swim seasons, a Tadpoles beginner program, league meet participation culminating in a Championship meet, and private one-on-one swim lessons. The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with scholarship support and family volunteer commitments, leveraging the GoMotionApp platform for registration, scheduling, meet management, news distribution, volunteer coordination, and records/rewards tracking.

Product overview

The Tidalwaves Swim Team operates as a youth competitive swimming organization serving athletes aged 5-18 in Larkspur and Corte Madera, CA, affiliated with the Marin Swim League. The organization utilizes the GoMotion App web-based platform as its core technology infrastructure to deliver integrated team management services including online registration for seasonal programs (Fall, Winter, Spring), practice scheduling at multiple pool locations, swim meet management with results tracking and championship meets, news distribution, volunteer coordination, and records/rewards tracking. The platform also supports private swim lessons as an additional service offering. The team is structured as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a family volunteer commitment model and scholarship assistance for families in need.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seasonal Competitive Swim Team Membership Seasonal youth competitive swim team membership covering Fall Swim, Winter Swim, and Spring Swim programs for athletes aged 5-18 in Larkspur and Corte Madera, CA, including structured practices, league meets, and championship (Champs) participation in the Marin Swim League.
• Tadpoles Beginner Swim Program

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Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Broad incumbents

• USA Swimming: National governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. While not a direct competitor, it sets the rules, sanctioned events, and league structures (like Marin Swim League) under which Tidalwaves and comparable community teams operate.
• YMCA of the USA: Operates one of the largest networks of community-based youth swim programs in the U.S., including swim lessons and competitive teams. Comparable to Tidalwaves in serving youth with accessible, community-focused aquatic instruction, though at vastly greater scale and with broader programming.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National nonprofit network that operates youth aquatics and swim programs at many local clubs. Comparable to Tidalwaves in mission (youth development, access-for-all, community volunteer model), though aquatics is one program among many in BGCA's portfolio.

Direct peers

• Bolles School Sharks: Highly decorated competitive youth swim team based in Jacksonville, Florida. Directly comparable as a youth-focused competitive swim organization offering team training, league/USA Swimming participation, and scholarship-driven access.
• North Baltimore Aquatic Club: Elite competitive swim club based in Baltimore that produces Olympic-caliber athletes. Comparable as a youth competitive swim team with structured training, recognition programs, and a tiered development pipeline analogous to Tidalwaves' Tadpoles-through-Champs structure.
• Orinda Aquatics: Bay Area community-based youth competitive swim team operating on a similar nonprofit model with seasonal programming, volunteer-driven operations, and team management technology. One of the most direct regional analogs to Tidalwaves.
• Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics: Bay Area community youth competitive swim team serving Palo Alto and Stanford-area families. Highly comparable as a nonprofit, league-affiliated swim club with multi-season programming and scholarship/access programs.
• Irvine Novaquatics: Competitive youth swim team in Southern California serving the Irvine area. Comparable to Tidalwaves as a community-anchored competitive swim organization with structured training groups, league participation, and team-based recognition programs.
• Crow Canyon Sharks: Bay Area community competitive swim team serving the San Ramon/Danville area. Direct analog as a nonprofit youth swim club with seasonal programming, league meets, and volunteer-supported operations.

Others

• SwimTopia: Provider of the GoMotion web and mobile platform that powers Tidalwaves' team management, registration, and meet operations. Functions as an enabling technology vendor for Tidalwaves and hundreds of similar community swim teams.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gowaves

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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