Practices

Please be on time to all practices. The only exception is when a swimmer is unavoidably late due to the time they are released from school. Practices begin with stretching and a warmup period to prevent injury. Instructions and important information are also given to swimmers at the beginning of practice. When swimmers are late, they miss this important preparation and information.

Likewise, please avoid bringing swimmers to practice excessively early (more than 45 min.) and pick up swimmers promptly after practice (no later than 15 min. after the conclusion of the practice). Coaches are responsible for swimmers during specified practice times only. It is impractical and unfair to expect coaches or YMCA staff to “baby-sit” swimmers before or after practice. When swimmers arrive at their practice site, they are to wait on deck until practice begins. 

Swim Meets

Please arrive at the meet location at least 15 minutes before the designated warmup time unless otherwise specified by coaches. Swimmers need to fully stretch and warm up before competing. In addition, coaches must make relay decisions before the start of competition and they will be unable to include a swimmer who is not present for warm-ups. Maps and directions to the most frequently attended meet locations can be found on the website.