Life Time Oregon Swim Team

Our team is a year-round competitive USA Swimming team offering high quality, professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities. The goal of our team is to promote a lifetime of wellness through the sport of swimming in a safe and inclusive environment. 

Life Time Oregon Swim Team Weekly Update: 9/3/2023

Danny Weinberg

Greetings!  

 

We are excited to begin our fall swim season on Tuesday, September 5 th . This email will contain important information regarding our upcoming season.  

 

  1. TEAM WEBSITE: Please bookmark the   OFFICI AL LIFE TIME SWIM OREGON TEAM WEBSITE . This is where all swim team information will be posted. Please check it regularly. Practice schedules, tentative meets, and information about team apparel can all be found on our site.  

 

  1. SPORTS ENGINE: Most families have done this already, but everyone should have received an email from SportsEngine prompting the creation of an online account . Please do this as soon as possible . If you cann ot find this email , please let me know and I will resend it. You will use this log-in to receive communications, update swimmer information and register for meets. Once you’ve created an account, please confirm that all information is correct. Please also update the T-shirt size for your swimmer.  

 

  1. PRACTICE SCHEDULE: A practice schedule can be found on our website. Please review it. We ask that, if possible, swimmers show up 5-10 minutes before the practice time. We like to use this time to meet and prepare swim mers for the practice. If you signed up for a certain day but have a conflict you are welcome to make up that practice on a different day during that week. Please email beforehand if you will be coming on a day that you did not originally sign up for.  

   

  1. BILLING: Most of you were billed for the swim team on September 1 st . A few f amilies registered later and may have seen this charge on a different day. Moving forward, swim team fees will always be billed on the first of every month.  

 

  1. ADMIN FEES: Additionally, all families will pay a once per season admin fee. This fee covers various expenses li ke T-shirts, swim caps, meet awards, additional gear, etc. This is a $75 cost for swimmers on our USA Team (Bronze + Silver), it is a $50 cost for swimmers on our Development Team. The USA Swim Season runs from September through July of 2024. The Development Teams season runs from September through May of 2024. At that point Development Team members will be encouraged to join our Summer Swim Team. Admin fees for the current season will be billed in October.  

 

  1. USA SWIMMING REGISTRATION: All swimmers in our Bronze/ Silver Groups (USA Swim Team) will need to register with USA swimming. More information will be sent to families regarding this in the coming week .  

 

  1. PRACTICE EQUIPMENT : Swimmers must provide their own equipment. All equipment can be purchased online via our team store .  

  1. Development Team: Swimsuit ( F- competition appropriate one-piece suit, M-brief or jammer), Water Bottle, Swim Cap -Optional for swimmers with short hair (each swimmer will receive one latex cap , silicone caps are an extra cost ) , Kickboard, Training Fins .  
  • USA Team: Swimsuit (F- competition appropriate one-piece suit, M-brief or jammer), Water Bottle, Swim Cap-Optional for swimmers with short hair (each swimmer will receive one latex cap, silicone caps are an extra cost), Kickboard, Training Fins, Pull Buoy .  

 

We are excited to start our fall team next week! We understand that many of our families are new to the sport and we are here to help you make a smooth transition into the sport. Please reach out with any questions you may have! We are committed to not only providing an amazing swim team experience for our athletes but for our f amilies as well.  

 

See you at the pool!  

 

Coach Danny