Gators Kickoff Short Course Season

Gator President

The Greenwood Gators have begun a new season! Our swimmers have been back in the water for a few weeks as we kick off our Fall/Winter Short Course Yards season. The practice and meet schedules are posted on the Gator Calendar, and we are only 5 weeks our from our first meet of the season. We hosted a parent meeting Saturday September 10 with early season details and a 2022 year in review summary. We also have a Swimming 101 New Parente Meeting scheduled Friday September 16 at 6:30 pm in the GCHS Cafeteria. This is a great opportunity for new parents to learn all about competitive swimming, what to expect at practices, meets, and anything else you might want to know. Hope to see all our new Gators parents!

On the coaching front, we are sad to say goodbye to our head coach of the past 5 years, Ray Onisko, as he moves back to Michigan to be closer to his family. We wish Ray nothing but the best and would like to thank him for all he has helped the Gators accomplish during his time at the Swamp! We are, however, excited to annouce the promotion of our own Lucas Kovacs to head coach! We also welcome back coach Abbi Sheets who will continue to work with our Developmental groups. And former Gator/Woodman Luke Beasley is joining our staff as an assistance senior and junior coach. 

We want to recognize our Gator athletes who accepted the challenge of the Kids Tri for Kids triathlon at the end of August. This is a fun triathlon race for ages 14 and under, where the athletes compete in a swim/bike/run format in the lazy river at Freedom Springs, and then around the grounds of Freedom Park. This year we had 6 Gators compete in the event. Congratulations to Yoni Lueken, Jacob McCoy, Nick McCoy, Lila Phillips, Lucas Phillips, and Samey Sheets on their awesome hard work at this event! Also thanks to the Gator parents who volunteered to help run the event.

As always...

  • If you have any questions, please reach out to your parent liaison via the GroupMe chats

  • Visit Elsmore Swim Shop for all your Gator spiritwear as well as general swimming gear!

  • Visit SwimOutlet for all your swimming gear needs. If you visit through this link Gators receive rewards that we use to purchase shared swim equipment!