2011-2012 Winter Swim Team

The Newport Hills Swim and Tennis Club Winter Swim Team is a low-key, developmental team for swimmers ages five to eighteen. The Winter Swim Team practices from the end of September to May, and is a great way to stay in shape for summer league or to try competitive swimming for the first time! Swimmers learn the fundamentals of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, as well as starts, turns, and sportsmanship. Beginning swimmers practice with the novice swim team and progress to the advanced swim team with approval of the coach.

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Fall 2011/Spring 2012

Sign-up for Session I of winter swim team starting Monday, September 12th. Winter Swim Team will begin Monday, October 3rd.
Session I - October 3rd - January 26th
Session II - January 30th to May 10th

How to join

To sign your child up for winter swim team, stop by the front desk to fill out a medical waiver form and pay the registration fee.

Practice Schedule

The advanced swim team practices from 4-5 pm, Mon. and Wed. 5:30-6:30 PM Tues. and Thurs. The novice swim team practices from 5-5:30 pm on Monday/Wednesday.

Swim practice maintains the normal schedule for all Monday Holiday's. No practice Thanksgiving. We will have practice during the Bellevue School District Mid-Winter and Spring Breaks. No Practice Dec. 19th - Jan 1st.

Practice Format

Advanced Swim Team
The advanced swim team participates in well-rounded, structured, hour-long workouts. These workouts begin with a warm-up, followed by a two main sets emphasizing stroke drills and endurance. Practice then concludes with work on starts and/or turns, and often a short team-building activity.

Novice Swim Team
The novice swim team is a transitional swim team for swimmers who have recently completed level seven of swim lessons. Novice swimmers participate in half-hour workouts emphasizing stroke, start, and turn development. Endurance is not a main focus on the novice swim team. Once novice swimmers have adequately developed all four strokes, they will move on to the advanced swim team at the coach's discretion.

Swim Meets
Winter swim meets are held on Sunday or Saturday mornings from 9 AM until Noon. We compete with MICC, Columbia Athletic Club, and Samena at these low key fun meets. Our first meet of the Season is the Pumpkin Splash meet held at the end of October. Time and Location will be available late September.

Attendance Policy

Swimmers are encouraged to attend swim team as often as possible, but daily attendance is not required. As an incentive to attend swim team, swimmers earn a treat for every 10 practices they attend. The team also earns a game day for every 300 practices attended. Stop by the front lobby to track your swimmer's progress!

Coaches

Kate Schafer and Michael Patterson will be coaching the winter team this year.

2011-2012 Winter Swim Meets

Pumpkin Splash Meet: October 29th, 2011 @ NHSTC. Sign-up by Thursday, October 27. Meet registration forms will be available begining October 10th.
December Meet: December 10th, 2011 @ NHSTC. Sign-up by Thursday, December 8. Meet registration forms will be available begining November 28th.
Winter Meet II: January 28th, 2012 @ NHSTC. Sign-up by Thursday, January 26th. Meet registration forms will be available begining January 9th.
March Madness: March 17th @ NHSTC. Sign-up by Thursday, March 15th. Meet registration forms will be available begining February 27th.
April Showers: April 21st @ NHSTC. Sign-up by Thursday, April 19th. Meet Registration forms will be available begining April 2nd.
May Meet: May 12th @ NHSTC. Sign-up by Thursday, May 10th. This meet will be the final winter meet and the end of the winter swim team. We will swim outside as the bubble will come down on May 11th. Meet Registration forms will be available April 30th.

Meet Results

Pumpkin Splash Meet 2010: October 31, 2010
December Winter Meet 2010: December 12, 2010
May Meet 2011: May 14, 2011
Pumpkin Splash 2011: October 29, 2011
December Meet 2011: December 10, 2011
January Meet 2012: January 28, 2012

Cost

Each session (members): $60, Novice $45
Each session (non-members): $300, Novice $150