Swim Practice and Location
Swim Practice is held five days a week, Monday through Friday (except July 04, 2012)
Sid Herkner Pool
1315 Madison Avenue
Redwood City
Practices are divided into three groups typically based on age:
Swimmers aged 12 years may choose to swim with the Advanced group.
Swim Meet Basics
Items to Bring
Aside from your swimmer and lots of enthusiasm, here is a list of recommended items to bring to the meets.
When to Arrive Warm-up begins about 30 minutes before each meet. It's a good idea to get there for warm-up so you can find out what you're swimming and familiarize yourself with the pool.
What to do When You Arrive
Events, Heats, and Lanes
There are six age groups - 6 and under, 7/8, 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15-18, which are each separated by boys and girls. The youngest age groups swim first, boys first. So the first event is very young boys swimming Free Relays, and the last is older girls swimming Medley Relays. The exception to this rule being in the Relay and Championship meets, which start with the eldest age group and end with the youngest.
The starter will keep you advised of the meet's progression as he/she will announce the event number, stroke and gender of every race as swimmers come to the blocks. When there are more kids in a race than there are lanes in the pool, there are additional heats. The first 6 kids are in the first heat; the second 6 kids are in the second heat, and so on.
Parent Volunteers
The Redwood City Sharks Swim Team is an all-volunteer team. We ask parents to volunteer for four meet shifts per season in addition to volunteering to help with a committee. This volunteer workforce allows our coaches to fulfill their role of organizing the swimmers, watching them swim, and later instructing them to better their technique.
Parent volunteer jobs include timers, recorders, runners, snack bar/concessions staffers, set-up & clean-up assistants, ribbon writers, and helpers to assure the younger swimmers get to their events. Parent volunteer jobs are easy to learn and do not require previous experience. Most parents can be trained at the swim meet just before their volunteer shift. Committees include the Fun Meet, Snack Shack, Sharkware, and Stroke and Turn Judging. If it is impossible for you to volunteer during meets, there are other behind-the-scenes jobs available.
If you do not find the information you need above or in any of the forms below, you may contact Ralph Spickermann at 650 568-9427. If you prefere personal contact, there is always a Board Member on deck during practice. |
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