Swim & Dive Apparel Requirements:
- Team Swim Suit (Order from Varsity Shop)
- Swim Cap (w/ Booster Fee)
- Seaholm Warm-Up (Order From Varsity Shop)
Eligibility Criteria for Meet Participation
- Please see your coaches for questions or clarifications
In-Person Practice Equipment - Require
Swimmers are required to bring the following equipment to every practic
- Goggles
- Snorkel
- Water bottle
- Floating Fins
Label Your Gear
- To keep track of your equipment, it’s a good idea to label it, especially your snorkel. A Sharpie works great.
Vacations
- One of the major challenges of the Boys Swimming & Diving season is the fact that three major school recesses occur during the course of the season: Thanksgiving Recess, Winter Recess, & Mid-Winter Recess
- Collectively, they represent over 25% of the season. Though we don’t hold practice over the Thanksgiving holiday, we do hold practice during the other breaks because missing a quarter of the season would be detrimental to our athletes’ success
- The Winter Recess is perhaps our most intense training period. Without classes and meets we are able to have more focused practices throughout the break. This gives our swimmers who come into the season a bit out of shape the chance to play a little catch-up. It also allows the coaches to spend extra time on technique
- The League Championship Meet is a focal point for our team and our performance at that meet determines our standing in the League
- For many of our athletes, it is also their best and last shot at achieving a state-qualifying time standard and is perhaps their final meet for the season. So attending all of the Mid-Winter recess practices is imperative in order to achieve their respective goals for the year!
- The OAA League Meet (2/21/24 - 2/23/24) will be held over Mid-Winter Recess. ANY SWIMMERS/DIVERS WHO ARE ON VACATION AND NOT AT THE LEAGUE MEET WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO SWIM/DIVE AT THE STATE MEET
Swimming Varsity Letter Requirements
A swimmer must meet all of these requirements in order to earn a varsity letter:
- Have the recommendation of the coaches
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Have successfully attended and completed 90% of all scheduled practices
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Turn in all school items signed out, or have paid for missing items prior to the banquet
And one of the following:
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Set or tie a school record
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Place top 16 in the league, Oakland County, or state meet.
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Seniors who are ineligible under the above and who have been on the team for three consecutive years
