Swim Team

Goals

Swimming is an individual as well as a team sport. By joining the swim team, it is our hope that your swimmer will learn the importance of self-improvement through hard work and determination as well as team spirit and unity.

Team Goals

• Learn independence and safety in the water

• Learn stroke basics and age appropriate techniques

• Gain an understanding of competition and swim meet procedure

• Create new friendships and bond as a team

• HAVE FUN!

Age Group Goals

6 & Under

• Establish a working knowledge of:

  • Lane etiquette

  • Head and body position in freestyle and backstroke

  • Breathing technique

  • Streamline starts

  • Breakouts underwater

  • Finishes

• Limit lane rope usage

7 & 8 Year Olds

• Establish a working knowledge of:

  • Head and body position for all strokes

  • Breathing technique

  • Diving starts

  • Breaststroke

  • Butterfly

• Establish an understanding of:

  • Lane etiquette

  • Streamline starts

  • I.M. Order

  • Finishes

• Minimal lane rope usage

9 & 10 Year Olds

• Establish a working knowledge of:

  • How drills and practices carry over to races

• Establish an understanding of:

  • Head and body position for all strokes

  • I.M. turns and breakouts

  • Proper starts and finishes

• Ability to kick in streamline for at least 50 yards

• Ability to swim at least 200 yards without lane rope assistance

11 & Up

• Establish a working knowledge of:

  • How drills and practices carry over to races

• Establish an understanding of:

  • Head and body position for all strokes

  • I.M. turns and breakouts

  • Proper starts and finishes

• Ability to kick in streamline for at least 100 yards

• Ability to swim at least 300 yards without lane rope assistance

 

Important Policies:

Swim Test

Potential members of the Swim Team must be able to swim the width of the pool and float on his/her back. While our coaches are lifeguard certified, swim practices are during unguarded hours for the pool. Swimmers may go unseen for several seconds. There is a major difference between swim team and swim lessons. Lessons are for learning to swim, swim team is for the refinement and continued improvement of the strokes. During the first week of preseason practices, the Coaching Staff will administer a swim test. Any child who does not pass the test will receive a partial refund of dues paid, but are encouraged to take swim lessons

Practices

Swimming is an iterative process and skills build on previous skills learned. Each swimmer is expected to attend practices regularly and participate in swim meets. Attendance will be taken at each practice. If your child misses a practice or two - that's okay! It's the summer and we completely understand your need to be flexible and no notice is required for missing practices.

Swim Meets

You must RSVP via the Events Signup tab above for meets. If you do not RSVP for the meet, your swimmer may not be entered in the meet. Deck entries are not permitted. If you RSVP'd yes for a meet, but something changed, please email the head coach.

Pool Rules

• During practices and swim meets, the swimming pool and baby pool are CLOSED to anyone and everyone except the swim team

• There will be no diving in water that is 3.5 feet deep or less

• All pool rules apply unless otherwise stated by the Head Coach