2025 NEW SWIMMER EVALUATIONS
Sunday, May 4th at 3:30 pm - New Swimmer Evaluations will be held at Parkway South High School (801 Hanna Rd; Manchester, MO 63021).
- A Sign-Up Genius will be made available prior to the evaluation date so swimmers can sign up for a time to attend the evaluation.
- Come to the parking lot at the north end of the school where the tennis courts, gym, and pool are located.
- All new swimmers must be evaluated.
- If new swimmers are not available for this evaluation, they will be evaluated on Tuesday, May 27 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Cool Dell.
2025 SWIM PRACTICE SCHEDULE
A swimmer's age group is determined by their age on May 31, 2025. Anyone 18 or under on that date may swim in the Gateway league.
MODIFIED SCHEDULE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON
Tuesday, May 27th: Evening Practice (4:30 to 6:30 pm)
4:30-5:30 pm Evaluations / Re-evaluations for new swimmers
5:30-6:30 pm Group 3 ( age 7 - 11 who are proficient in all 4 strokes)
Wednesday, May 28th: Evening Practice (4:30 to 6:30 pm)
4:30-5:00 pm Group 1 ( age 6 and under)
5:00-5:30 pm Group 2 ( age 7 - 10 who are not proficient in all 4 strokes)
5:30-6:30 pm Group 3 ( age 7 - 11 who are proficient in all 4 strokes)
**Note: Group 4 (age 12 and older) will not begin practice until Friday, May 31
Thursday, May 29 : NO PRACTICE
REGULAR SCHEDULE (starts Friday, May 30 with daily practices Mon - Fri)
| SWIM PRACTICE GROUPS | REGULAR PRACTICE* | LATE PRACTICE** |
|---|---|---|
| Group 3 (age 7–11 who are proficient in all 4 strokes) |
7:30 - 8:30 am | 8:15 – 9:00am |
| Group 4 (age 12 & over) |
8:30 - 9:45 am | 9:00 – 10:00am |
| Group 2 (age 7–10 who are not proficient in all 4 strokes) |
9:45 - 10:30 am | 10:00 – 10:30am |
| Group 1 (age 6 & under) |
10:30 - 11:00 am | 10:30 – 11:00am |
SWIM MEET EXPECTATIONS
Swimmers are expected to participate in all meets and the Conference Championship unless there is a specific need to miss or an emergency. Swimmers will be required to compete in at least three meets. Kids will not be allowed to just practice and not participate in meets.
The Gateway Conference has swim meet attendance requirements for swimmers to swim in the Conference meet. The conference swim meet is July 11th (11 and over) and July 12th (10 and under). Please put this on your calendar. We would like ALL CDragon swimmers to swim this meet and help us defend our title.
2025 DIVE TEAM PRACTICE SCHEDULE
**For the 2025 season, dive practices will begin Tuesday, May 27th.
During the first two weeks of the 2025 summer dive season, practices will be held in the evenings from: 4:30-5:30 pm or 5:30-6:30 pm, your choice.
After these first two weeks, divers will move to morning practices. After you register on Sportsengine, please email Coach Faddis with your requested morning practice time. If you need a specific time, please register early:
Group 1: 7:30 – 8:30 am
Group 2: 8:30 – 9:30 am
Group 3: 9:30 – 10:30 am
“Group 4” swimmers who need to dive at the 9:30 dive practice should leave swim practice 15 minutes early to be at dive practice on time. Please do not be late.
There is NO late practice schedule for the Dive team on Tuesdays following a swim meet. We will follow our normal practice schedule.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTE
For kids who dive from 8:30 - 9:30, and then swim in Group 2 from 9:45 - 10:30, there is a short gap between their practices. There is NO supervision outside the pool gates. We strongly encourage that these children stay inside the pool gates and wait for their Group 2 swim practice to start. This should give them plenty of time to get caps and goggles on and be ready to get in the water at 9:45.
