Newport Yacht Club Sharks:
Ages 7 to 18 (with exceptions made for 5-6 years old based on ability), must be able to swim one length of the pool with continuous freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and beginning butterfly. This team is divided into age groups, practices five days a week, and has five swim meets during the season.
Practice Times: May 12 to June 23 (No Practice on Monday, May 26) Practices are held Mon-Fri.
- 5:45-6:15pm 8&u
- 6:15-7pm 9-12 year olds
- 7-8pm 13 and up
Practice Times: June 24 to July 26 (No practice on July 3 & 4) Practices are held Mon-Fri.
- 8-8:30am 8&U
- 8:30-9:15am 9-12 year olds
- 9:15-10:15am 13&up
MIDLAKES SWIM LEAGUE
The NYC belongs to the Midlakes Swim League which consists of 27 teams from Seattle and the Eastside. Midlakes Swim League’s stated purpose is “to provide opportunity for its members to promote competitive swimming for its youth.” You may learn more about Midlakes by visiting the website:www.midlakesswimleague.org.
Midlakes has five divisions and NYC falls in Division V with other similar-sized teams. Division V teams compete in only one (“A”) meet each week, whereas teams in the other four division compete in two (“A” and “B”).
League and Division Championships
The summer swim season concludes with the Midlakes Division (“B” Champs) and League Championship (“A” champs) meets. The Division Championship meet brings together all swimmers who have not bettered the division disqualification time in at least one event. For example: Your swimmer swims a 50 freestyle in 31.70 seconds. The disqualification time is 31.80. Your swimmer may not swim that event at the Division Championship meet but qualifies to swim the event at the League Champs. If your swimmer does not swim the other strokes faster than the disqualification times, she may swim them at the Division Champs meet. Your swimmer may be eligible to swim at both championship meets, in different events.
The Midlakes League Championship meet is for swimmers who have bettered the division disqualification time in at least one event. The Championships are usually preceded by the girls’, boys’, and seniors’ preliminary meets. The top 16 fastest swimmers in each event advance to swim in the Midlakes League Championship Finals Meet. Swimmers may swim in only three (3) events total (no more than 2 individual events and 1 relay), whether all at Division, League, or a combination of both.
When forming relay teams to compete at championship meets, the coach will select those swimmers with the fastest split times. For example, the coach will form a 200 free relay with the 4 boys aged 9-10 with the fastest 50 free times. Likewise, when forming a girls 15 & over medley relay, the coach will select girls with the fastest 50 free, 50 back, 50 breast, and 50 fly.
NOTE: When preparing the line up for the championship meets, the coaches assume that your swimmer (if qualified) will attend these events unless you otherwise notify them. If, for any reason, your swimmer will not attend the Division or League Championship meets, please inform the coaches prior to the entry deadlines as changes cannot be made after entries are turned in to the league. Entry Deadline for Division Champs is the Monday prior to the meet date (July7th this year). The Entry Deadline for League Champs is the Friday before the first prelim meet (July 11th this year). Entries are due in the morning both days.
