Practice starts on Monday, November 12, 2007!!
Swim team practice is right after school during the winter season and goes from 3pm-5pm; a bus picks up students from the back school enterance AFTER the normal school buses have left; about 2:40. Look around for other swimmers if you are unsure, they will most likely be gathered back there waiting for the bus as well, so feel free to ask them for help. There is also a swim practice on Sunday night, from 6-8pm; no practice on Saturdays.
Divers practice from about 5 to 6 after school, Monday through Friday.
For most of the teams that the swim team competes against, there is a diving team, though for some of them there are not. Also for away meets, the school does not always have a pool and thus local Ys or other local pools are used, so be sure to check the directions provided so that you do not end up at the school instead of the pool.
Swim meets are after school usually, and there can be one or two meets a week once the meet part of the season starts. Team suits (plain black suits) can be purchased from the althetic office; jammers for guys ($), and one-piece race suits for girls ($); team suits are required and team caps are provided for the swimmers. Divers also need a team suit!
Each swimmer NEEDS a SWIM TEAM JACKET!!! If you do not wish to purchase one for $50 then you can borrow a jacket from the athletic office for the duration of the season, though they must be returned to the office after SCCL Champs at the end of the year, unless you proceed further, then you must turn it in at the end of your swimming year. If you BUY your jacket then you can have your name stiched into the front and it is yours to keep.
Swimmers also need their own pair of fins, though they will not be needed the first week of practice. Fins can be purchased from Metro Swim Shop at: www.metroswimshop.com/product.7530039.html.
Basic Equipment for Practice ::
-- Training Suit; no trunks for guys, etc.
-- Goggles
-- Fins
-- Cap
-- Water bottle or sports drink
Any early dismissal information will be gone over by the coaches during the season!
Hope to see you on deck soon!