Summer is just around the corner and it’s time to start getting ready for the swim team! The swim team is open to members of Meadowlands, Laurel Oak, Sunset Hills, and Wallburg Pool. There will be five meets, as well as the annual League Championship Meet. Swimming in the meets is optional if your child does not wish to participate.
All practices and home meets will be held at the Meadowlands Pool, *except for the Monday morning practice, which will be held at Wallburg Pool.*
Practice schedule
May 19th through May 22nd
Monday 7pm – 8pm
Tuesday 7pm – 8pm
Wednesday 7pm – 8pm
Thursday 7pm – 8pm
May 27th through June 5th
Monday 8pm – 9pm
Tuesday 8pm – 9pm
Wednesday 8pm – 9pm
Thursday 8pm – 9pm
June 9th through July 15th
Monday 10am –11am* & 8pm – 9pm
Wednesday 8pm – 9pm
Thursday 10am – 11am & 8pm - 9pm
Friday 9am – 10am
Evening practices will begin on Monday, May 19th. All morning practices start on June 9th, once Davidson County Schools are out for the summer (date subject to change if there are make-up days that extend the school year beyond the currently-scheduled last day of school). Please note that all evening practices will start at 7pm for the first week, and then move to 8pm thereafter.
The times have been set up to be as flexible as possible since summer can be quite busy and we know there are work, vacation, and other commitments. We realize swimmers may not be able to make all the practices, but we encourage attendance at least 2 practices each week.
Meet schedule
(meets generally begin at 6pm, with warmups prior)
Tuesday, June 10th Home vs Eels
Thursday, June 17th Away at Waterdawgs
Tuesday, June 24th Home vs Alligators
Tuesday, July 1st Away vs Stingrays
Tuesday, July 8th Home vs Sharks
Tuesday, July 15th League Championship/City Meet (at GAC – all day)
Note: The meet schedule may change due to inclement weather. Our backup days are typically on Thursdays for meets held on Tuesdays.
Ways to Register
Online:
Click the Register Online Here! button above.
You can also pay online with Venmo – send payments to @Swim4Tsunami
On paper:
Reach out to us using the contact form below to request paper registration
Mail form to Tusnami Swim Team, c/o Ryan Vann, 1117 Meadowlands Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27107
Include appropriate payment with registration as instructed
In person:
Attend the optional in-person registration event at Meadowlands Pool (Saturday, May 11th from 1pm - 3pm). At this session, you will also have the opportunity to ask questions of Samantha Love, our head coach, and try on swimsuits if desired.
Volunteers
Numerous parent volunteers are required at both home and away meets, as well as at the City Meet. We will need a representative from each family to volunteer at a minimum of 3 swim meets this summer – not having to pay someone to work these positions is part of what helps keep your registration cost as low as possible! Volunteer positions include timers, awarding heat ribbons, stroke and turn judging, ribbons, computer, team parent, clerk of course, parking, and concessions. (If all swimmers in your family are Jumpers, you are not required to volunteer, but we hope you will consider doing so).
Other information
We are once again offering a discount for families with more than one swimmer.
We are again planning to let swimmers know which strokes they will swim at each meet on the day before each meet. We hope this will make your planning for meet days just a little easier.
Coach Sammie and her staff will host weekly Skills Clinics at both Thursday practices. These practices will be a little different than the others in that they will focus on specific skills (flip turns, certain difficult aspects of a certain stroke, starting from blocks, etc).
Team members (except for Jumpers) must be able to swim the length of the pool unassisted. Boys and girls will be entered in separate events in all age groups. The age groups are as follows:
Jumpers: 5 and up
Competitive groups: 8 and under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18
·All participants must swim within their age group (swimming up is allowed as needed for relays, etc). Age will be determined as of June 1stof that year.
The registration fee for the team this year remains at $120 per swimmer, and there is a $10 discount for each swimmer beyond the first swimmer in each family. Included in the price will be practices with paid coaches, T-Shirt, racing cap, ribbons, and meet entry fees (including the League Championship Meet). Each swimmer will be responsible for purchasing their own swimsuit. Team swimsuits and additional swim caps are optional but strongly encouraged. Keep in mind that you must be a member of one of the participating pools to be on the swim team. There will be no refunds unless your child does not pass the swim test.
We welcome any questions you might have. Please email swim4tsunami@gmail.com or use the Contact Us form below.