Practices

The swim season will begin with evaluations for all swimmers Monday, May 19th-22nd from 4:30-6pm. Attendance is required for all new swimmers regardless of age, and all returning swimmers 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 put in the best possible position to succeed from the first practice. 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. Returning swimmers may be asked to complete laps of multiple strokes to show any changes in proficiency.

Preseason:

Preseason Practices will begin Tuesday, May 27th. 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.

Note: Due to the extreme volume of swimmers on the team stuffed into just 2 practices per day instead of the in-season 5 practices, these first few weeks are extremely hectic in the pool. The coaches greatly appreciate you helping your potentially nervous swimmers to embrace the chaos!

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 as deemed necessary.

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 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 Mon-Tu-Th-Fri, 5pm-6:30pm Mon-Tu-Th-Fri

Blue (10U): 9am-10am Mon-Tu-Th-Fri, 4-5pm Mon-Tu-Th-Fri

White(10U): 3pm-4pm, Mon-Tu-Th-Fri

FUN DAY: Thursday 9am-10am ALL SWIMMERS

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