Swim
We are excited to offer homeschoolers the opportunity to participate in a competitive Junior Varsity and Varsity Swim team!
Ages & Skill Requirements
- Open to 6th graders thru 12th graders
- Athletes must be able to pass an evaluation demonstrating the ability to swim the 4 strokes (Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, & Freestyle)
- Junior Varsity must be able to swim at least 25m of each stroke with appropriate flip turns.
- Varsity must be able to swim at least 50m of each stroke and demonstrate the appropriate flip turns for each stroke.
When
Registration will open in late August. We hold tryouts in September. Season runs from mid-October thru January.
Where
We Practice at the Wilson YMCA
Enter around at the Aquatics Center Entrance.
Practices
Practice will be held:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday
6:00am-8:00am Varsity
7:00am-8:00am Middle School
Swimmers are strongly encouraged to attend 3 of the 4 practices per week.
*The sports physical must be submitted before attending practice.
MEETS
**You will have to travel for meets. Most are in or near Atlanta**
Our meet schedule is TBD, but we typically attend 5 meets during the season. They are usually on Fridays or Saturdays.
Swimmers are expected to attend most of the swim meets. We are a competitive team, not swim lessons.
Uniforms
- For Practice: any competition swimming suit, goggles, & swim cap
- For Meets: any solid black competition swimming suit, goggles, & team swim cap
- One team swim cap is included in your fees.
- Additional team caps may be purchased from a committee member for $7.00.
Gear
The team will have kickboards, swim buoys, & hand paddles for practices.
The Varsity swimmers are asked to purchase training fins and may buy their own hand paddles if they prefer a different model than the ones the team has.
Rules & Regulations
The swim team is a member of the GAPPS league (Georgia Association of Private and Parochial Schools) and as such, we are governed by their rules & regulations, found here.
In regards to swimming, the GAPPS sports-specific rules for swimming follow USA Swimming's guidelines found here.
USA Swimming defers to FINA for types of approved swimwear.
Required Documents and other Requirements
- The sports physical must be submitted BEFORE an athlete attends practice. Physicals are good for 12 months from the date of the exam.
- If you have already submitted them for another Eagles sport this school year please let us know
- We only need you to submit the page where the doctor signs off on your child being fit to participate. You do not need to submit the rest of the sheets to us with your child's health history on them.
- If you can't get an appointment with your regular doctor, many urgent care clinics will do sports physicals on a walk in basis for around $25-50.
- We are members of the GAPPS league.
After you've registered with the swim team you'll have to register with them on their website and pay a fee directly to GAPPS as well.
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We are not currently accepting registrations for this program.