Summer Swim Team

REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 6, 2010 @ 9:00 am

Patriot Aquatics

Patriot Summer Swim League

Practices

Children are placed in groups according to age and ability.  We have eight different training levels and have between ten and twelve coaches on the deck at all practices.

Practice Goals

Please keep in mind that this is not meant to be a swim lesson.  Although most of the practices are meant to be instructional, they are applied in a large group setting in which swimming fast and racing

are encouraged.

The use of swimming drills and equipment such as kick boards, fins and noodles are used to aid in the learning process in a

fun atmosphere.

Team Competition

One of the goals of this program is to

promote a sense of community as we compete on teams that are made up of the other families that live in our neighborhood.  In that effort we would like for all swimmers to have the same team suit and wear their team t-shirts at competitions.

Swim Meets

We have two kinds of swim meets. 

The first series of competitions are dual or tri

meets in which two or three teams compete. 

These meets are low key and meant to

introduce the swimmers to competitive

swimming.  Swimmers are grouped in heats according to their best time.  The faster

 swimmers are in the later heats. 

All swimmers receive ribbons each time they

race according to the place in which

they finish.

At the end of the season we have the

championship meet in which all teams

compete.  This meet is run in a more formal manner with officials and automatic timing equipment.  In addition, team scores are kept and the League Champion is determined.

A trophy is awarded to the

League Champion and kept in the home

elementary school of the winning team. 

After four years we have had three different League Champions.

Awards

All children are awarded a participation

trophy.  At all of the Dual and Tri meets

ribbons are awarded for every swimmer in every race.  At the Championship meet we

not only award heat ribbons for every race

but we also award top 8 awards for

each event.

Parent Involvement

We ask for help from parents at all meets.  We need timers and parents helping to distribute awards at each meet.  We may need help at other times and we will let you know.

Team Outfitting/Pictures

We will schedule team outfitting as well as a picture day for each team.

No Practice

As you know, here in Florida we have

unpredictable weather events. 

Please always plan on attending practice as the inclement weather usually

 passes quickly.

There will be no practice on Monday-Memorial Day, May 24th.

Registration

Registration begins on March 6th, 2010.  Regular registration times will be from 9am-6pm on Monday, Wednesday &

Friday; from 12-6pm and on Tuesday,

Thursday & Saturday;  from 11am-5pm.

Dates

The Patriot Summer Swim League will dive into action starting May 17th at the Lake Brantley Aquatic Center.  Kids ages 5-12 may join their neighborhood team for practice 2 times per week.  Competitions will be held on Saturdays and on August 7th the teams will meet to determine the Patriot Summer Swim League Champion.

COST

Cost is $159 for the first child.  Each

additional child is $ 139.  Free team t-shirt is

included with registration!

Practices                         Teams

Mon& Wed                      Apopka

     Mon & Wed                    Sweetwater

  Tues & Thurs                   Sabal Point

Mon & Wed                      Wekiva

                                    Tues & Thurs                      Bear Lake                                     

  Tues & Thurs                    Longwood/

                                                             Altamonte Springs

All teams practice from 7-8pm on their specified days.             

Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines came for a training sessions with our Summer Swim Leagues