Swim

Mandatory Tryouts 

Will be held at Eisenhower Park, Nassau County Aquatic Center on 

• October 18 at 6:30pm
• October 20 at 7:45pm (Make Up Date)

You must attend your assigned tryout date. Please make sure you made your choice during registration.

PLEASE ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE SCHEDULED TIME.
Upon arrival proceed upstairs to the sign in table. You will be checked in and given directions to the locker rooms from there. Parents may enter the locker rooms to assist their child, but not the pool deck. Spectators are allowed in the stands.

Registration

Registration is required to tryout and will be refunded if you do not make the team.

During tryouts each swimmer will swim 1 25 yard lap (Age 12 and under) or 50 yards (Age 13 and up) of each of the competitive swim strokes and will be timed and evaluated by our coaches. Depending on the number of registrations for each age group, we may not be able to take every swimmer on the team. We do take developmental swimmers on to our exhibition group whenever possible with some in the past making the team the same season.

Registration ends on October 29.  

The success of the team depends on the participation of every swimmer and the families who support their effort all season. The basic procedures to follow are:
 

• We will follow a similar to last year 3 days per week practice schedule
• Wednesdays and Saturdays at Chaminade
• Thursday at Pierce Country Day Camp Pool
• When Chaminade is not available we will substitute Pierce.
• All times will be emails when finalized. They will be similar to last year.
• Week one (All 3 will be at Pierce)
  • Starts November 2nd for returning swimmers only.
  • Practices for the 1st week of November will all be held at Pierce Country Day Camp
• Week two (Starts our Chaminade Wed and Sat/Pierce Thursday schedule)
  • Starts November 9th for all swimmers.
  • All swimmers will be assigned to the Minnows or Sharks group for this upcoming season.
  • An email with group assignments and detailed practice time slots will be sent out in October.
  • We strongly recommend everyone attend at least 2 practices per week unless you are also swimming for another team (USA Club or Varsity are acceptable substitutes).
• Practice is not mandatory, but you get out what you put in. We are a competitive swim team and the fastest swimmers will swim in the meets. The top swimmers in each age group will be selected to swim in the Championships in early April.
• We will have 2 internal meets for timing and seeding purposes.
  • One at the end of November
  • One before our December break.
  • These are mandatory and the times will be used to create the lineups for the start our meet season in January.

• Swimmers are expected to be on deck and ready to swim 15 minutes before the start of practice and 30 minutes before meets.
• If you are late for a meet, you will be scratched from that meet and potentially the next one.
• If you are unable to attend a meet, you must email James Bennett at [email protected] in advance.
• Unexcused/Unexpected absences from meets affect the whole team and often 3 other children do not get to swim because a relay will have to be cancelled. There is plenty of opportunity prior to the meets to say that you are unable to attend.

Swimmers are expected to listen and not talk during instruction.

• We have limited time to cover everything. We have no time to lose. Pool time is very expensive.

All swimmers must stay on the deck with the team for the entire meet.

• Swimmers are not permitted to leave until they are excused by the coaches.
• We are a CYO organization and will demonstrate good sportsmanship that includes cheering for the other team when the meet has ended.
• We are a team and want to arrive and leave as a team.

No parents are permitted on the pool deck at any time.

• Only volunteers and coaches are allowed on deck.
• We can always use more volunteers. Please follow the registration link above to sign up as a volunteer. 

Swim Gear

• All swimmers must wear a St Aidan’s team swim suit at meets.
  • We will be switching to a better suit this year from TYR.
  • You may use a suit from the previous season for this one last year.
  • A fitting date and pricing will be made available sometime in November.
• Swim Caps must be St Aidan’s or a plain cap. Please check with the coaches if you need a cap so we can check our availability.

NO JEWELRY is permitted at any time.

Volunteers

• Thank you for all who volunteered last year. You helped us make the team as successful as we have been in years.
• We have several open and new positions and always look for backups just in case.
• Most of these jobs are small and require very little time. We will have a volunteer call sometime late September or early October to review last year and confirm everyone’s slots for this season.
• ***** ALL NEW FAMILIES WILL HAVE A VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENT. *****
• All volunteers must be VIRTUS trained.

Meets

• We have 8 meets per season starting in January and ending sometime in March.
• Most will be held at the Chaminade pool. Each meet lasts about 90 minutes for the girls followed by about the same for the boys.
• Depending on the size of the team, not all swimmers will be schedule to swim in all meets.
• We swim dual meets against 1other parish team with both individual and relay events
• The championship meet ends the season in early April.
• We will have team shirts again this year that are to be worn to all meets and any special events.

Team Roster

• It is the policy of the St. Aidan’s Swim Team to attempt to retain all registrants in the Swim Team Program.  
• Team Rosters will be set by November 1st following tryouts.
• All swimmers on the 21-22 team are automatically invited back with the exception of the swimmers who had an end of the season call with Coach Nicole and James and were told they would need to tryout again for next season.
• We have to limit the number of swimmers taken.  
• Swimmers who live within the Parish boundaries will be placed on the team on a time trial basis.  
• The remaining openings will be filled by swimmers residing outside the parish boundaries on a time trial basis.  
• If no position is available for your child we may offer a spot on our development squad with an opportunity to graduate to the team through performance at practice.
• If you are not accepted to the team or development group, your Registration Fee will be refunded.  
• Unfortunately, late registrations cannot be considered.
• Some years there have been no cuts.
• All team roster notifications will be made by November 1 st .

If you have any questions, you can contact us at [email protected]

SAS Coaches
Coordinators: James Bennett
[email protected]