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• Meet Schedule

Meet 1 Saturday June 4th - Home (Vance @Brightleaf)

Meet 2 Saturday June 11th - Away (Brightleaf @Hardscrabble)

Meet 3 Wednesday June 15th - Home (Treyburn @Brightleaf)

Meet 4 Saturday June 18th - Home (Black Horse Run @Brightleaf)

Meet 5 Saturday June 25th - Away (Brightleaf @Five Oaks)

Rain date Saturday July 2nd - Placeholder

Champs - Saturday July 9th @ Cary's Triangle Aquatic Center.  To qualify for Champs: swim in 2 regular season meets + have 1 legal time.

• Meet Sign-Ups

  • Swimmers must RSVP for each meet on Swimmingly, declaring if they are attending or not.

  • We can't have a meet with out Volunteers!  Most meet jobs don't require any experience.  Parents with participating swimmers at the meet are expected to volunteer.  Volunteer for Meet 1  |  Volunteer for Meet 2  |  Volunteer for Meet 3  |  Volunteer for Meet 4  |  Volunteer for Meet 5 |  Volunteer for Rain Date  |  Volunteer for Champs (coming soon)

• About Meets

  • Developmental swimmers swim assisted the full length of the pool

  • Age group swimmers are able to swim 3 events (strokes) per meet

  • Home meets use Swimmingly for swim time recording and scoring; Away meets use paper

  • Directions to pools

  • See FAQs for Meets

Home Meet Timelines

Saturday Morning Meet

 June 4:  Vance @Brightleaf

June 18: Black Horse Run @Brightleaf

7:00am Coaches meeting

7:15am Home team Swimmers arrive

7:30am - 7:50am Home team warm up 

7:45am Visiting team Swimmers arrive

7:55am - 8:15am Visiting team warm up 

8:05am Volunteer meetings

8:20am Meet start 

10:30am Meet end (target) 

Wednesday Evening Meet

 June 15:  Treyburn @Brightleaf

4:30pm Coaches meeting

4:45pm Home team Swimmers arrive

5:00pm - 5:20pm Home team warm up 

5:10pm Visiting team Swimmers arrive

5:20pm - 5:40pm Visiting team warm up 

5:30pm Volunteer meetings

5:45pm Meet start 

8:15pm Meet end (target due to lighting restrictions) 

Practice Dates:

May 23 - July 7th; no practice Memorial day or July 4

Days of the Week

• Monday - Thursday

• We encourage swimmers to practice up to 3x a week

• Developmental swimmers will be assigned specific practice days of the week

Practice Time:  4pm - Close 

• Developmental: 4:30pm - 5:00pm - starting May 25

• Blue (Novice): 5:15pm - 6:00pm 

• Black (Proficient): 6:15pm - 7:15pm

• Green (Advanced): 7:15pm - 8:15pm 

Tuesday Morning Practices (8am - 9am)

Starting Tuesday, June 14, Blue, Black, and Green team members are welcome to practice on Tuesday mornings, 8am - 9am.  These practices will be run as clinics, focusing on certain skills identified by Coach Janie.  For example, the first practice will focus on Dives, Turns, and Finishes. 

Keep up-to-date and connect with other parents on our Facebook private group https://www.facebook.com/groups/brightleafswimteam

Email brightleafteamparents@gmail.com with any question about the team.

During the season, reach the coaches to discuss your swimmer at brightleafswimcoaches@gmail.com. 

You must register to tryout.  Consult the FAQ tab for additional information.

We have 4 skill levels: Developmental, Blue (Novice), Black (Proficient), and Green (Advanced).   Learn more about the skills here:  LINK

You do not need to be a fast swimmer in order to join the team, but we do have a minimum skills standard to ensure everyone is safe.  As a result, we have tryouts in order to assess swimmer's skills and ensure they are placed appropriately in a practice group according to their ability.   

• Returning team members do not need to try out unless they want to switch groups.  

Tryout Dates & Times:  

Option 1:  Saturday, May 21, 8:45am - 9:45am

Option 2:  Sunday, May 22, 8:45am - 9:45am

Show up anytime in the hour.  Your swimmer can warm up or practice for the tryouts.  When they are ready, alert one of the organizers.  The actual tryout will last about 5 min per swimmer. 

If you can't make the tryout dates, contact us at BrightleaftTeamParents@gmail.com to  make arrangements.

• Swimmers should not come to practice/meets if they (or anyone in the swimmer's household) test positive for Covid, or are experiencing Covid symptoms. 

• On a daily basis, we will adhere to the Covid precautions instituted by The Brightleaf Club.  

If your swimmer would like to help the team and take a leadership position, learn more about our Jr. Coach program in the FAQs!

Registration is closed.  For insurance reasons, we cannot accept late registrations.  We hope to see your swimmer join the team in 2023!

Click here to register!   Club Registration Code:   267f33c5-3afc-11eb-83f7-c2b3e1fb23ce

$110 for the first swimmer, $95 for each additional swimmer

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$14 Swimmingly fee & processing charges for all swimmers

Registration will close on May 10 at 9pm.  

Registration costs cover team expenses, including coaching, Durham Summer Swim League fees, software, supplies, insurance, and awards.

This year, registration will be conducted via Swimmingly, our meet and swimmer management system.   This includes waivers, registration payment, and logo merchandise.  

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Brightleaf Swim Team - Club Registration Code:   267f33c5-3afc-11eb-83f7-c2b3e1fb23ce

https://clubhouse.swimmingly.app/clubs/register/267f33c5-3afc-11eb-83f7-c2b3e1fb23ce (Direct URL for Brightleaf Swim Team Club Registration Code)

Returning Parents with an active Swimmingly® account

Go HERE for step-by-step instructions to register & sign-up your swimmer(s) using the Club Registration Code. 267f33c5-3afc-11eb-83f7-c2b3e1fb23ce

https://support.swimmingly.app/returning-parent-register

New Parents without an active Swimmingly® account

Go HERE for step-by-step instructions to register & sign-up your swimmer(s) using the Club Registration Code. 267f33c5-3afc-11eb-83f7-c2b3e1fb23ce

https://support.swimmingly.app/new-parent-register