Practices

The swim season will begin with evaluations for all swimmers Monday, May 20th-23rd from 4:30-6pm. While not required for returning swimmers, it is highly encouraged for those 10 and Under. This will give the coaches a quick and easy opportunity to assess your child's growth and improvement and ensure they are placed in the proper practice group. All new swimmers are required to attend and show that they can complete 1 lap of the pool in order to be on the team.

Preseason:

Regular Practices will begin Tuesday, May 28th. 10 & Under swimmers will practice Monday-Friday from 4:30-5:30, and 11 & Up Monday-Friday from 5:30-6:30. This schedule will continue up until June 13th, culminating in our team time trial on Friday, June 14th from 4:30-6:30. Once the time trial has been completed, the coaches will place your children in groups depending on speed and stroke proficiency.

Practice Groups

Red: Red group is almost exclusively for swimmers aged 11 and older, encompassing the 12U, 14U, and 17U age groups. Swimmers may be younger than 11 and in this group, but only in exceptional circumstances.

Blue: 10 and Under swimmers, must have some proficiency in all strokes. 

White: Open to our 10 and Under swimmers who have just started swimming or are still learning the basics of the sport. The only minimal requirement is to be able to successfully swim one lap of our pool, which is 100 feet (33yd). 

Groups will be determined by the coaches over the course of the preseason; practice performance, our team time trial, and club swim times will all help to make sure your child is placed in the best group for them to succeed.

Season:

The in-season practice schedule will run as follows;

Red (11&Up): 7:45am-9am, 5pm-6:30pm

Blue (10U): 9am-10am, 4pm-5pm

White(10U): 3pm-4pm

The only exceptions to these times is our Wednesday afternoons, where meets mean we have no practice, and Thursday mornings, where all swimmers, regardless of group, are invited to Fun Day from 9am-10am. Regular practices are still held on Wednesday mornings (Blue and Red) and Thursday afternoons (all groups).

Please reach out to Coach Ian at swimteam@grossepointefarms.org with any questions, comments or concerns about your child's group placement.