Welcome to the North Carroll Sea Lions

Many of you are new to the team this year and many of you are old hats at this exciting

and exhausting fun-filled 9 weeks on which we are about to embark.  For those of you

who have experience in summer swimming programs you may find that this Parent Guide

is still useful, but for any new parents we hope this guide will assist you in understanding 

how our swim team and meets are run.

If the need arises, please feel free to contact the team reps for answers to your questions.

You may also ask questions of the coaches before or after practice, but not during, as they

are extremely busy during practice and swim lesson times. If an emergency comes up, or a

child gets sick on the morning of a meet, please contact Megan Grabowski(text preferred) -

717-476-4300.

Thank you and swim fast Sea Lions!!!!

2022 ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM:

Megan Grabowski-President/CMSL Representative

Annie Wagner- 1^st Vice President

Jennifer Failla – 2^nd Vice President

George Failla - Treasurer

Andrea Loes – Secretary

Nichole McVickor - Lions Liaison

Meet Manager - Jill Ross and Megan Grabowski

Concessions  - Open Position  

COACHES:

Head Coach: Mike Federline

Assistant Coach:  Aiden Grimm

COMMUNICATION:

www.northcarrollsealions.com

This website is our main tool for communication with our parents and swimmers. You will find

directions, order forms, entry forms, calendars and announcements on our website. We have a family

mailbox which we will also put important information in. Please check it daily.

POOL INFORMATION:

Lineboro-Manchester Lions Club
MD 22
District 22-W

P.O. Box 27
Manchester, Maryland 21102

Club Number: 8933 - Chartered: 11 October 1945

Lineboro-Manchester Lions Community Pool

4937 Victory Lane

Manchester Maryland 21102

410 374-2570

www.lmlions.org

2020 Pool Membership Fees

Reduced Early Registration-May 14. 2022

(Received or Postmarked by May 14, 2022)

$425 per family

After May 14th 

$475

 

Per the CMSL bylaws

a.       Membership in the Corporation shall be limited to those pools or pool organizations which

maintain outdoor swimming facilities primarily organized for family recreational swimming during

the summer months. Only children of dues-paying full-family members of such pools or pool

organizations shall be eligible to swim in CMSL competition. A "full-family membership" shall

be defined as one which entitles the head of a household, his or her spouse if residing at the

address, and all children between the ages of 6 and 18 years inclusive, also residing at the

address, full use of the swimming facilities without the payment of any additional dues or fees.

This does not preclude the payment of additional fees for participation on the swim team which

may be required by the pool organization or swim team. Further, no pool or pool organizations

shall have any rules or regulations which would in any way prohibit or discriminate against the

child of any such full-family member so as to preclude the child from swimming in CMSL competition.

Any exceptions to the above requirements must be approved by the Board of Directors by a simple

majority.

Welcome to the North Carroll Sea Lions!

Many of you are new to the team this year and many of you are old hats at this exciting and exhausting

fun-filled 9 weeks on which we are about to embark.  For those of you who have experience in summer

swimming programs you may find that this Parent Guide is still useful, but for any new parents we hope

this guide will assist you in understanding how our swim team and meets are run.

If the need arises, please feel free to contact the team reps for answers to your questions. You may

also ask questions of the coaches before or after practice, but not during, as they are extremely busy

during practice and swim lesson times. If an emergency comes up, or a child gets sick on the morning

of a meet, please contact Megan Grabowski (text preferred), 717-476-4300.

ABOUT OUR TEAM

North Carroll Sea Lions Swim Team has a team with about 50 swimmers and is looking to add more every year.

This year we will swim in Division VII of the Central Maryland Swim League.

Children and parents come to the team for a variety of reasons. Some parents want their children to

be active during those lazy, hazy days of summer; some want a low-key introduction to competitive

swimming, while others are looking for continued workouts during the summer to keep in shape for

the more serious winter swimming. Whatever your reason for swimming this year we can promise

you this: You won’t be bored.

TEAM MISSION

The mission of the North Carroll Sea Lions is to create and provide the opportunity for a fun swimming

experience while building teamwork, swim skills, good sportsmanship and self-esteem in a competitive

swim program.

PHILOSOPHIES

·       Each swimmer is an integral part of the team and has the ability to improve their swimming

skills as an athlete and reach personal; goals through supportive and instructive training.

·       Team building and teamwork are an integral part of our program where both swimmers and

their families are encouraged to be a part of team activities

·       Promoting a love of the sport is tantamount to both the teams’ s and each individuals

success in the pool

·       Swimmers are coached with strong work ethic, support and encouragement.  No swimmer

is made to feel inferior or criticized but rather guided to improve their own swimming skills

and self-confidence in the water

TEAM CONDUCT

As members of the North Carroll Sea Lions, all swimmers are asked to abide by the following CMSL

code of conduct:

·       Any comments or questions that arise during a meet must be addressed to your team representative

on the deck not the referee. If any parent/volunteer of any team disrupts the meet or interferes in the meet process - the host team rep/meet director shall have the authority to bar the parent/volunteer from entering

the pool area.

·       No team volunteers/competitor shall act in an unsporting manner. This includes any act the

Referee deems unsporting, including but not limited to, the following:

§  making insulting or derogatory remarks, gestures or acts including taunting;

§  trying to influence or showing disgust with Referee’s decisions; and

§  Interfering with meet officials in the performance of their duties.

PENALTIES

·       Team volunteers shall be disqualified from further participation for unsporting like conduct. Excessive conduct may result in being ejected from the pool deck.

·       When a volunteer/spectator/competitor becomes unruly or interferes with the orderly progress

of the meet, the referee shall suspend the meet until team representatives confer with the referee

and remove the individual(s) from the pool deck.

PRACTICES

Practices will begin on Tuesday, May 31st.   Practices are held Monday through Friday, weather permitting.  Swimmers are encouraged to attend at least 3 practices a week.  See the below chart for age

specific practice times:

*Please note, All swim team members and families must exit the pool by 7:15pm. 

ABSENCES FROM MEETS/PRACTICES

Please let the coaches AND a team representative know whenever your swimmer will be absent from a

meet. It is assumed each swimmer will be at each meet ready to swim, unless the coaches and team rep

receive notice to the contrary. If you will not be able to attend a meet, or if you will be late or need to leave

early, please let the coaches know by the Tuesday prior to that meet. Our matrix (meet line-up) is usually

put together the Wednesday prior to any meet and submitted the evening before a meet. If an emergency

arises the morning of a meet, and they do, please use the numbers in the front of the handbook and contact

Megan Grabowski as soon as you can. Any changes to the matrix must be made before 8:30 am.  Thank you

for your cooperation.   At time of registration, please indicate any known meet absences (06/25, 07/02, 07/09,

07/16, 07/23, 07/30-divisionals) or none, as applicable.

REGISTRATION

We operate on a rolling registration policy.  There will not be a cut off for the acceptance of registrations. 

However please note that if a registration form is received the week of a meet we cannot guarantee the

swimmer will be able to swim in that upcoming meet.

REFUNDS

Refunds will be administered in the following manner:

Notification given during week 1:

On or before  June 3-Refund 100% of registration fee

Notification given during week 2:

June 6-June 10-Refund 50% of registration fee

No refund given after week 2. 

The $16 AAU insurance fee is non-refundable.

SEA LION INCENTIVES

Every time a swimmer on our team improves their personal time in any event they will receive a quarter

along with a slip showing their time improvement. The incentives are given out with the ribbons at the

end of Monday or Tuesday practices following a dual meet. *sometimes it takes us a few more days

especially when everyone betters all their times!   

APPAREL

We are working with a vendor for apparel this season.  Forms should be available (along with potential

samples of apparel) when practices start in early June.  We will email out a form once we have one ready.

If you have any questions please contact Jennifer Failla.

SUITS AND SUPPLIES

The suit we will be using this year is Sporti paint slatter in purple.  This suit can be found on Swim Outlet and the

link is in the apparel section of the website.  This is the first year with this suit. Team suits are

not mandatory, but merely recommended. If your suit fits from last year, that is fine. If you don't wish to

purchase a team suit, any black or purple suit will work. Please see Jennifer Failla for information regarding

ordering team suits.

Swimmers also need goggles and a swim cap is recommended.

You may purchase items from our team website at Swim Outlet.  A portion of all purchases from this link will

come back to the team.  The link is www.swimoutlet.com/ncsealions.

FUNDRAISING

CONCESSION STAND AT HOME MEETS

This year we will have 3 home meets, including Divisionals.  Please support the Concession Stand by

signing up for you nonperishable donation.  We are always appreciative of any goods you can offer for sale.

 

DUNKING BOOTH
The dunking booth is another tool that we use to raise funds, although it is more fun than fundraising­.

During the Manchester Volunteer Fire Department Carnival, which runs July 4th through July 9th,

swimmers take turns as the dunkee in the booth. Parents of swimmers run the booth. They are the

carneys for the night. The booth runs from 6pm to about 10ish, or when the crowds slow down.

We will be looking for parents and swimmers to sign up

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

FUN FRIDAY’S

Fun Friday’s are held at the end of practice on the Friday evening before a meet. Friday practices

traditionally include some fun activities. This is a time to come together to promote team spirit. Everyone

joins in for food and refreshments.  

PARADE
During the Fireman's Parade during Carnival week, the swimmers march in the parade. Details to come.

PICTURES
Thank you to Annie Wagner for agreeing to take our team photos again this year.  Date and time TBD

and will be announced at practice and via email. 

END OF SEASON PICNIC

This is a party following our Divisional meet. More information to come.

Awards are given out for the year.

OTHER MEETS

In addition to our regular swim meets, we have 2 Championship Meets: Divisionals and Straehle. 

Also, we participate in the following optional meets:

Carroll County Invitational at South Carroll Swim Club

Junior Championships at Westminster Riding Club

Qualifications for Divisionals:

Top three (3) swimmers (girls and boys) in each age group for each event. Keep in mind that swimmers

are limited as to the number of events they are permitted to swim, so many times, more than the top

three (3) swimmers will attend this event. This is determined by the coaches and you will be informed

if your swimmer(s) will be attending.

Qualifications for Straehle:

Straehle qualifiers MUST meet specific times to qualify for this meet. The times will be posted as the

season begins. You will be informed if your swimmer will be attending.   

Qualifications for Jr. Championship Meet:

A meet where new and/or inexperienced swimmers come together for competition. This is an opportunity

for these swimmers to earn trophies & ribbons. If the swimmer has qualified for an individual event at

the Straehle meet they may not participate in the Jr. Championship meet.  However, a swimmer who

qualifies for Straehle only as a member of a relay is still eligible to participate in the Jr. Championship

meet.  Participation in this meet requires additional fees.

Qualifications for CARROLL COUNTY INVITATIONAL:

This is a non-league, voluntary meet hosted by the South Carroll Swim Team. This is an opportunity

for our swimmers to swim against other Carroll County swim teams who are not in our division. There

are no relays at this meet.  Participation in this meet requires additional fees.

FINALLY

I know this amount of information may be a bit overwhelming. However, this gives the new swim

family some basic information, which may be helpful to better understand the workings of a swim meet.

It is the goal of the Swim Team Directors, Coaching Staff and all of our returning swimmers, that your

swimmer has a positive and enjoyable experience on the North Carroll Swim Team.

Good Luck to all our Super Sea Lions!!!

North Carroll Sea Lions 2022 Registration  

Register online at www.northcarrollsealions.com

 

Volunteer Jobs

There will be online sign ups available for each meet-See below list for volunteer opportunities: