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2010 Swim Team Meet Schedule
coming soon
SWIM TEAM NEWS
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Sardis Swim & Racquet has provided competitive swimming since 1968 for
children and teens from 5 to 18 years of age. Our swim team
participates in Division I of the Greater Charlotte Swim League and
consistently ranks among the top performers during the regular season
and All Star meet.
Links for Registration Forms:
If you would like to register for the Swim
&/or Dive teams please click on the links below, print
the registration form & bring it to the registration date when it is
announced
2010 Practice Schedule
Beginning June 14th for morning practices |
SARDIS SHARK NEWS |
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All children of members are invited to participate in the FUN of swim team. As a member, everyone can perfect their strokes, make new friends, and participate in an encouraging team environment with the reward of great physical activity. Our goal is to make swimming fun. We accomplish this by having dedicated coaches that encourage team unity, special social events such as the Breakfast of Champions and our end of season banquet and special surprises throughout the season. Parental participation is essential for a successful program: At least one parent is required to volunteer throughout the season. There are opportunities to volunteer at meets, practices and other events. None of the jobs require any outside training except Stroke Judge. Training is offered for that position. In-house training will be provided for starter. Volunteer opportunities will be posted during registration and throughout the season. If you do not sign up for a specific job, you will be assigned. Reminders will be posted at the club. The following information will help swimmers and parents know more about summer league swimming expectations and the meets… AGE GROUP CATEGORIES: The age group a swimmer competes in is determined by the swimmer’s age on May 31. Please note that a student who is older than 18 but is still in high school or just completed high school is still eligible to compete. A student who has completed their first year of college but is still 18 as of May 31 is not eligible. 6 & UNDER (aka "SHRIMPS"): Swimmers will swim one length of freestyle, but their results are not scored as part of the meet. A swim evaluation will be held prior to preseason practice. Swimmers in this age group need be able to swim 20 feet unassisted when practice begins in May. Ribbons will be given for the first through fourth place winners. All others will be given a participation ribbon. 8 & UNDER: These swimmers must be able to swim one length of the pool freestyle, with ease, and be able to demonstrate the capability of one other stroke. 9 - 10: Swimmers in this group should be familiar with all competitive strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly) and be prepared to perfect their form under the guidance of our experienced coaches. It is not necessary to be proficient in all strokes, or to be an expert swimmer. These swimmers may also enter the 100 meter IM (Individual Medley - one length of the pool each of butterfly, back, breast, and freestyle). 11 and UP: These swimmers have the same requirements as the 9-10 group except they must swim two pool lengths (50 meters) for each event entered except IM which will be 100 meters. TEAM SUITS: Team suits are not required, but are highly recommended. They enhance team unity and team spirit. New suits are selected every two years. You may purchase suits during the designated period at sign-ups. Caps and goggles are of great benefit to all swimmers. Caps keep the hair out of their face and mouth while swimming. With long hair, a child needs to wear a cap or a ponytail during meets. Goggles help reduce the burn from chlorinated water. Caps from year round programs and suits with an imprinted high school name are not permitted at summer league meets. PRACTICES: Practices are held in the afternoons before school ends and in the mornings for the rest of the season. It is important to have your swimmer at practice. Please let a coach know when you will miss. Please refer to practice schedule for exact times. MEETS: We swim in the Greater Charlotte Swim League. The meets are held on Monday or Thursday evenings during June. There will be six regular season meets, three at Sardis, and three away. There will be an intra-squad "Ribbon Meet" to score the baseline times for swimmers. There is also an All-Star Meet at the end of the season for swimmers that qualify. In order to swim in the All-Star Meet, a swimmer must have participated in at least two meets during the season and have swum in at least three events per meet. The order of events in all dual meets is Shrimp freestyle, medley relay, freestyle, backstroke, individual medley, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle relay. Meets start at 6:00, so please have your swimmer at the meet by 5:00. Shrimps are welcome to leave after they swim but the older kids are encouraged to stay for the whole meet to cheer on the team. Please bring plenty of dry towels and change of clothes for the swimmers to all meets. Swimmers in all age groups may swim 3 individual events and 2 relays. If your swimmer does not swim in a relay, he/she can only swim 3 events. The IM is considered an individual event. A swimmer may move up one age group in relays only, but each relay team must have at least two swimmers of the proper age for that group. There will be no substitutions if a swimmer of that age group is present at the meet. If a swimmer moves up an age group to swim a relay, it will not count in his/her number of events. Each race of a group of swimmers is called a Heat. Faster heats are usually first. Heat assignments are made by the Hy-tek computer program according to the swimmer’s time. A swimmer from any heat may win the race. Usually the home team uses the odd numbered lanes and the visiting team uses the even lanes. The clerk of course may alter this during the course of a meet for expediency. Ribbons will be given for 1st - 4th place event winners including shrimps. Ribbons are given out to the 1st and 2nd place for relays. Best time ribbons will be given out whenever a swimmer improves his/her times. Heat ribbons winners are given out to swimmers ages 10 and under. All shrimps are given participation ribbons upon completion of their race. All swimmers will receive a participant trophy at the end of season banquet. We are responsible for delivering completed heat sheets to the other team 24 hours before the meet. If you are unable to attend a meet due to illness, please alert a coach as soon as possible. If you are unable to attend for any other reason, please notify the coach at least one week prior to the meet. WEATHER: All teams must report for scheduled meets regardless of weather. Meets can be postponed by mutual consent of the clubs involved. No meet can be postponed until 30 minutes after the scheduled starting times. If the IM has been completed, the meet may be considered completed, if both teams agree. Meets may be made up on any day that is acceptable to both teams.
If you need a swim suit you can
visit the MAC Swim Shop |
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