Hello Gator Families!

Our 2023 season registration opens this Sunday, March 5th at 8am!  We want to share some important information with you before that date. We have a few things changing this year, so we want to make sure everyone is very clear on what is happening. I know this is a long email, but there is a lot of important information. Please feel free to send this email on to any families you know who might be interested in swimming!

1. Registration

This season we are going to cap our team at 130 swimmers due to pool use, time and availability. In addition, our 8 and under group will be capped at 65 swimmers. In order to be fair to our team and our community we have decided to stagger our registration. Please find which category you are in, so that you know how to register.

• All in-neighborhood families and all returning out of neighborhood families will use the registration link: 2023 Summer Swim Team Registration IN NEIGHBORHOOD & RETURNING. This will open March 5th at 8am and will close March 19th at 8pm. We are closing it after two weeks so that we have an idea of how many of these swimmers we have, so we can open up space for our new, out of neighborhood families.

• All new, out of neighborhood families will use the link: 2023 Swim Team Registration NEW OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD. This will open March 5th at 8am, and will add you to a waitlist. You will be added to the team in a first come, first served order, based on space in the age group your child is in. After March 19th, you will receive an email letting you know that you have a spot on the team. At that point you will need to login and complete the registration within 72 hours. You will not be charged until you are officially registered.

2. Swimmer Assessments

All new AND returning 8 and under swimmers will need to be assessed to ensure that they can swim a full lap (25m) unassisted, using any stroke, in order to be on the team. We will be holding assessments on the first and last days, April 2 and May 14, of the Spring Swim Clinic from 3:30-4:30 at the Ridge. If your child is participating in the clinic, the coaches will assess them informally while they swim. If you are not participating in the clinic you need to come on one of those two days, or you can reach out to Coach Meagan: [email protected] to coordinate another time.

3. Reimbursement

We want to make sure that everyone understands that once the first week of practice is completed, we will not be able to reimburse any families who choose not to participate for any reason. If you need to leave the team before the start of the season, we are able to reimburse what you paid, minus the 3.5% credit card fee. If you register and your child is unable to swim the required length, we will reimburse you the full amount.

4. Practice Schedule: 

The practice times are:

• Upper Division: 6:45-8:15
• Green: 8:00-9:00
• Purple: 9:00-9:45

You will be notified which group your child is in once registration is completed, around mid April.

5. Important Dates:

• Volunteer Sign Up opens: mid April, watch for an email about the date and time
• Team Kick Off: May 30th, 6:00 pm: Bring your own picnic
• Picture Day/Game Day: June 8th (Time TBA, will be during practice)
• Team Movie night: June 15th 7:00 pm (Ladybug Park)
• Endurance Challenge/Swim Across America: July 6th (Time TBA, will be during practice)
• Water World: July 11th
• State Team Dinner: July 26th (Time TBD)

We are so excited for our upcoming season, please reach out if you have any questions!