Elmwood Sharks are pleased to welcome to Emma Daw to our coaching staff! Emma Daw is starting her first season with Elmwood Sharks after moving here from Las Vegas, NV. She has previously held coaching positions with Sandpipers of Nevada, along with Mt. Vernon Country Club and J and M Swim in Alexandria, Virginia. Coach Emma joins the Sharks highly recommended from her previous teams, and brings a strong knowledge of fundamental swimming, preparing athletes for future success. Emma will be leading the Threshers and Reefs groups this summer, and...

Team, A brief recap of what's coming up and a few new announcements. Please take the time to read through. We have a lot going on in the next month and wish for as many people to be a part of these happenings as possible. Event page - with links to all events below Shark Sightings 4.22.24 - Entry deadline for May Flowers is Tuesday, Apr 30 Entry deadline for Crawfish LC meet is May 7 Entry deadline for Tristan Vessel meet is May 14 Hotel reservation deadline for Pensacola...

Team, Summer schedule is posted on our location and schedules tab. Summer schedule starts Tuesday, May 28. A few notes: Tuesday nights are generally left vacant due to summer league swimming mostly taking place on this night. Reefs and threshers will combine 2 practices each week in order to generate more interest and friends amongst our entry level swimmers. Reefs will move to Mon/Wed/Thurs, while Threshers will move to Mon/Thurs. Hammerheads will shift to Mon/Thurs. Blue/Tigers/Makos will add Tues/Thurs mornings by invite only. I will message athletes individually about attending...

Shark Sightings – April 22, 2024 Team, There’s a lot of information in here – please read through! Upcoming meets – Link to event page with meet pages May 10 – May Flowers Invite @ Ochsner – All competitive groups expected to attend We are hosting this meet, and will need our parents to serve in several volunteer capacities. It’s my goal to host 2x1-day meets/year, and for such ventures we will need parents to know how to fill needed positions and help teach others how to do so. Our...

Team - please see the note below from the ES Booster Club regarding elections and upcoming laser tag. Families, We will hold an election for the two open positions Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 5:30pm in the covered outdoor cafe area. If you are interested in filling one of these positions but are unable to attend, please email [email protected] so we may include your name in the elections. If you have any questions about the responsibilities for the position, please email us or reach out to the current committee members...

Sharks Welcome Coach Michael Wolf to Coaching Staff! The Elmwood Sharks are happy to announce Michael Wolf as a new assistant coach. Michael comes to the Sharks and returns to the coaching side after many years in the healthcare, medical education, and corporate fitness worlds. Michael will be assisting Blue/Tigers/Makos groups and taking the lead on Hammerheads after a couple of weeks. Michael is a former assistant swimming coach and head water polo coach at the University of Texas at Austin, and a former head water polo coach at Penn...

Team, Championship meets are upon us (SR State, AG State, LA B meet) so that means it’s time to discuss SHARKS championship t-shirts. Shirt order form - https://take.app/elmwoodsharksboosterclub Athletes committed to any championship will be opted-in for a shirt. 1 shirt per athlete, regardless of how many championship meets they’re entered in. Athletes committed to the meet without a shirt order form will have their sizes taken from the team shirt order placed last fall. We’d rather have parents opt-out than have fewer than a majority with the team shirt....

Team, Practice changes for Feb & March are listed below. Days not listed below will be regular practice schedule. We will have some specific practices with regard to meet attendance in order to generate some team spirit and do some meet type sets/skills in practice. Sun, Feb 11 – SR & AG State qualifiers 12:00p-1:30p Mon, Feb 12 – Morning practice due to Lundi Gras BMT – 8:00am-10:00am Leopards – 8:00-9:30am Bulls/Reefs - 9:45-10:45am Hammerheads – 10:15-11:15a Threshers – 10:30-11:15a Tues, Feb 13 - All groups off due to Mardi...

Team, Linked is our 2024 LC meet schedule. Please review and plan your attendance. Meets provide a lot of motivation for each practice and are a the best way to see improvement. Everyone should swim at least 1 meet in July, and if not in July, the last meet of June. For those that are new, every meet we've been to since September has been in a 25-yard pool (short course yards/SCY). Many meets in the summer are contested in a 50-meter pool (Long course meters/LCM), the same length used...

Team, My apologies for getting this out so late. Here is our Holiday schedule. Major changes from regular practice times are highlighted. This is generally a time where one can do a bit more work - with qualifying for and championship meets 2.5 months from now, it's an ideal time to put some quality work in so we can see time drops when we want to. Please communicate with your coach if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you so much! Beau Mon, Dec 18 – Blue/Tigers/Makos– 4:00-5:45(6:15) Leopards...