Florence Swim

The goal of our aquatic gophers is to exhibit perseverance, strength, commitment, and excellence in the pool as well as the classroom and within their community. The coaches hope to assist the swimmers in achieving their personal and team goals and time standards, while, developing a further love of the sport and having fun! 

2023-2024 Swim Announcements

Summer Workout: Summer workouts will start June 6, 2022. The team will have two workouts a week this summer- Mondays 1-3 PM at the FHS weight room and Tuesdays 7-9 AM at the Florence Aquatic Center. Must complete a Summer/Off-season Registration from. If you would like more time in the pool, please join one of our two local rec summer teams- the Florence Sharks or the Coolidge Dolphins. Please message Coach Smith for more information. 

Off-season Workout: Open swim workouts start July 24th from 2:45-4:45 PM. Swimmers MUST have their physical completed and uploaded into Register My Athlete before entering the pool.  

Official 2023 Season Practices: Tryouts will run from August 7th-11th from 2:45-4:45. Regular season practices start on August 14th from 2:45-4:45. There will be NO van available to drive swimmers to and from the pool each day this season. Swimmers are responsible for finding their own transportation to the pool each day. Late buses are available Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (except on half-days), and Thursday. NO late bus on Fridays. 

Parent Meeting: On August 15th at 5:30 PM, we have a parent meeting. We will start in the cafeteria for a general fall sports meeting, and then, we will move to the art room, 800 to discuss the upcoming swim season. 

Senior Banners: August 10th at 9:30 AM in the practice gym

Individual & Team Pictures: August 23rd at 3 PM at the pool

End-of-the-Season Banquet: December 8th from 6-7 PM. Christmas PJ Theme!

2023 Swim Summary

Wow, what a great season 2023 turned out to be for our Aquatic Gophers!!!! Over the summer, the veterans and new swimmers partook in off-season workouts as well as a camp for the Town of Florence's club swim team. The coach, veterans, and new swimmers all had one common goal this season: to encourage and push one another to drop time for the state qualifiers in hopes of attending state. This goal was accomplished this season, especially with our boys' team. The boys dominated their meets this season. At each meet, the team dropped time in not only their relays but also their individual events. Many of our swimmers dropped between 2-to-10 seconds off their pre-season try-out times. The FHS team voted on three amazing captains this season, Royce Pine (spirit captain), Georgia Smith (girls captain), and Anders Hansen (boys captain). Each of these swimmers worked hard to assist the coach with meeting the team's goal of helping their fellow swimmers do their best this season! Two more swimmers took their last laps this season- Ty Thomas and BJ Zimba. These two swimmers have left their mark on FHS swim as influential leaders and enthusiastic sportsmen. To end the season, school records were shattered at the Southern AZ Regional State Qualifier by Ryder Hatch in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. Ryder Hatch also competed in the Arizona AIA State Championship for the 200 and 500 freestyle. He earned 28th place for the 200F and 25th place for the 500F in the Division III competition.