DART SWIM TEAM

FALL SWIMMING 2024

August 26-October 18

 

Registration for Dart Swim Team for Fall session opens on Monday, July 22nd at 7:00 am; register HERE.  Once you choose your group you will be promoted to sign/create a sports engine account. New families will need to create an account and returning families can sign into old accounts. 

****New Families once you activate your account with Sports Engine go back to https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/snsad/page/home to finish the registration process. 

If a class is full, we encourage you to sign up on the waitlist. We usually can add children from the waitlist.

We offer seasonal 8-week programming for ages 6-14 each fall and spring at Community Pool.  These programs are for swimmers who are new to competitive swimming, and wish to join a team. Practices and meets are encouraged but optional.  

  • Information on Dart Swim School swim lessons for ages 18 months to age 10 can be found here. 

 

FALL SWIMMING 2024 INFO

Session Dates: August 26-October 18

REGISTRATION

Register: HERE

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

All swimmers must meet minimum age/grade and swim requirements.  Swimmers who do not have these swim skill levels would be a better fit in Dart Swim School. You can find information on Dart Swim School here. If you wish for your child to do a brief swim evaluation to determine readiness for programs, contact [email protected].  

AGE GROUP 1 (formerly DD 1)  Ages 6-9 new and intermediate swimmers

  •  Requirements: Must be able to comfortably swim 25 yards of freestyle with side breathing, 25 yards of backstroke, kick 25 yards of flutter kick, have knowledge of breaststroke and butterfly, and be comfortable in the deep pool without a coach in the water. Must be able to swim without holding the lane ropes or wall. Swimmers not meeting these standards comfortably would fit better in Dart Swim School Pre-Team.  

DART DEVELOPMENT 2 (DD2): Ages 9-12 new and intermediate swimmers

  •  Requirements: Must be able to swim 50 yards of freestyle with side breathing, 50 yards of backstroke, kick 50 yards of flutter kick, and knowledge of breaststroke and butterfly. 

DART DEVELOPMENT 3 (DD3): Ages 12-14 new and intermediate swimmers. 

  •  Requirements:  Swimmers be able to swim 100 yards of freestyle with side breathing, 100 yards of kicking, backstroke, and breaststroke, and 50 yards of butterfly. 

All practices will be in the afternoons at Community.  Practice options are below.  We also have programming for experienced and advanced 11-teens; contact [email protected] for more information. 

 

Groups

Time

Days/week

AG 1

3:45-4:35 PM

MTWTF. Swimmers can swim 4 days per week. You do not need to notify us of the days you are choosing.

There will be a few spots at 4:40. 

 DD 2

Ages 6-12

4:40-5:30 pm

OR 

5:30-6:20

MTWTF. Swimmers can swim 4 days per week. You do not need to notify us of the days you are choosing.

DD 3

5:30-6:45 PM

MTWTF. Swimmers can swim 4 days per week.You do not need to notify us of the days you are choosing.

 

SWIM MEETS

There are several meet options in spring. All meets are encouraged but not required. 

  • FRIDAY FUN MEETS, which are optional low-key fun meets, will be offered from 4-6 pm on 3 Friday afternoons in September and October. There are no fees for these meets, and these are open to all Fall swimmers. Tentative dates are Sept 20 and Oct. 4.
  • DAVIS USA SWIM MEET: Dart hosts a few USA meets in the Fall. We call these meets Block Party. Fall swimmers are welcome to attend. It is a meet you must register and pay for in advance; more info will be sent out in early September.
  • DAVIS FALL CLASSIC: Held at Community Pool on Friday, Oct. 18.  Annual end of fall meet for all fall swimmers. Swimmers must register the week prior and pay a fee. 

 

OTHER INFORMATION

  • Dart Family Fall Kick Off Swim Party: this will be at Community Pool on Sat, 9/14. More info to come

  • There is no practice on Monday September 2 (Labor Day). 
  • A New Parent Information Meeting will be held via Zoom early in the season. We have found this meeting to be very helpful for all new and returning swimming families and hope all parents will be able to attend. 

 

FEE INFORMATION

  • DD1, DD2: $380
  • DD3: $400

The fees show the total for 8 weeks. Families will only be charged ½ the fee when they register and the other half will be charged on September 1st. 

There is a 3rd child discount for all families (same household) with 3 or more children; the cost is half of the regular fee for the third and any subsequent children. You must pay the full amount for all children when applying; we will refund you the difference after registration.  The discount is applied to the swimmer with the lowest fees. 

Once you have registered, no refunds will be made without a medical excuse, a doctor’s note, and the coach’s permission. There is a non-refundable fee of $50.00 per swimmer should a refund be granted.  Enrollment is non-transferable and cannot be prorated based on vacations or partial attendance.  Refunds are not granted for swimmers not receiving desired swim practice time. We do not offer makeup sessions for illness or vacation. 

  1. Annual fee of $50. We will bill your account for this. Swimmers will receive a Dart shirt and swim cap. 
  2. USA Swimming Annual mandatory registration and fee.  This is required of all swimmers in USA Swimming. We will send information on how to register and pay for this after you register.  12 under swimmers register for Flex membership $30; all swimmers 13 and up must do Premium membership for $95. Swimmers who swam in Spring 2024 or Fall 2023 will not need to re-register.

Questions?  Please Dart Team COO Jamie Kiarie at [email protected].