Weekly Swim Team News (Aug 4)
A big THANK YOU to all who have helped out with the swim meets, swim team socials and other behind the scenes volunteer work. It's been a great season and we couldn't have done it without you!! A special thanks to those of you that went above and beyond your required shifts and were willing to step up and fill in at the last minute.
General Information
The Somerset "Stingrays" are a member of the Midlakes Swim League. The league is divided into five Divisions, each with five or six teams. Somerset is a Division III club.
Every swimmer is required to fill in these forms before they can race in a meet.
1. Registration Form,
2.
Participation Agreement
3. Midlakes Agreement
Swimsuits: Please note that logo swimsuits may only be purchased at the beginning of the season. If you have not purchased a suit, you may purchase any black swimsuit at any sports store.
New This Year
- Head Coach Erica Sorensen; Assistants: Chris Bendix, Danica Mock, Alison Jensen
- Friday Clinics, 20 swimmer limit, specified focus and swimmer age per clinic.
- All Swim Team Members may join Water Polo free of charge
- Somerset has moved to Division 3, see our new lineup
- 8U and 10U have longer workouts. The workout times no longer overlap. Please be prompt because the coaches will start the workouts immediately.
- New Discipline Procedures and updated Participation Agreement
- Coaches are working on the lineups over the weekend.
- Lineups for both meets will be posted at the pool by Monday morning before workouts
- Vacation schedule Format: There will be a sign-out sheet for each meet. You must add your name to each meet that your swimmer will not attend. Their name must be on it by the Friday before the meet so the coaches can use it to create the lineup over the weekend.
- New Logo on T-Shirts – wear them to all the swim meets!
- No A Champs Meet at KCAC in Federal Way this year,
see why.
Somerset Swim Team Philosophy
The Somerset Swim Team program works to provide a positive learning and growing atmosphere for all team members. The coaches constantly work to help swimmers enhance all four competitive strokes, improve racing techniques, build self confidence, become good team members, and learn that winning and succeeding are not always the same thing. The Somerset Swim Team hopes to provide motivation, instruction, fun times, and support for all team members.
