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Oops! Did your STAR swim cap decide to take a dive into the pool or tear apart during practice? No worries, swimmers and families! Great news! Replacement swim caps will now be billed directly to your STAR account. Just ask any coach for a cap, and you're good to go! Here's the fun lineup of caps available for all team members: Latex caps: $5 ♂️ Silicone caps: $10 ♀️ Dome caps: $20 ♂️ Happy swimming!
STAR Swim Team loves having parents support their children during practice. ❤️❤️❤️ You're welcome to come and watch, but please remember to stay off the pool deck! It is important to remember that USA Swimming insurance doesn't cover accidents if someone who isn't insured is on the deck. For everyone's safety and peace of mind, please: Sit in the stands at Hamline, Parkview, St Kate’s or Como HS pools Stay behind the benches at Oxford Sit in the cabanas at Highland Lastly, please don't talk to the coaches or swimmers...
STAR Puts Athletes First ***New 2025 MAAPP required to be implemented by all LSCs and Clubs byeginning January 1, 2025*** STAR Swim Team and USA Swimming’s top priority continues to be keeping our athletes safe. No form of abuse, including child sexual abuse, has a place in our sport. As a part of our continued commitment to safeguarding our athletes, USA Swimming has enacted enhancements to our Safe Sport policy requirements. The Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy (MAAPP) addresses one-on-one interactions, social media and electronic communications, travel: local and team,...
STAR Swim has the unique opportunity to allow swimmers practice and training time in a variety of pools. We want to be sure that swimmers and families know that while the pool might seem like “home” for your swimmer – we are Guests at each Pool. The Coaching Staff has worked hard for many years, even decades, to create a great relationship with the pools that STAR uses. No pool is required to rent pool time to STAR, but they do because we are considerate guests. Here are some friendly...
To All Minnesota Swimming Parents, Coaches, and Athletes USA Swimming is trying very hard to protect all USA Swimming Members. This initiative is called Safe Sport. As the Safe Sport Chair for Minnesota Swimming I am encouraging all Teams to place these videos on their Team web site and asking them to encourage their members to view them. For Parents: http://www.praesidiuminc.com/armatus/reference_parents.php For Athletes (Parents should view first): http://www.praesidiuminc.com/armatus/reference_athletes.php For Coaches and Non Athlete Members: http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2193&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en
