Sharks

Home of the Broadway, VA Sharks Swim Team

Starting May 24th practices will be every night (M-F). This first week practices will be in the park until 8 pm.

Starting May 31st we will have the pool from 7:10 to 9pm. 10 & under swimmers will swim from 7:10 to 8pm and 11 & over swimmers will swim from 8 to 9pm.

Starting June 13th morning practices will also be held Mon, Thurs, Fri 8:45 – 9:30 10 & under swimmers and 9:30-1030 11 & over

 

Through the years the team and its coaches have taken a great deal of pride in the progress that our young swimmers have made between the very first, often bone-chatteringly chilly, practice and the culmination  of the season at Champs. The pride these young swimmers and their parents feel the first time the kids swim the length of the pool without stopping is indescribable. Safety is of course our paramount concern, and for this reason new swimmers must be able to swim the length of the pool by the end of the first week of practice without assistance. For new swimmers who are not able to meet this requirement but are interested in learning, lessons are available through the Broadway Pool. If you have any questions please direct them to Coach Collins.

Let’s face it – it’s summer and we all have lots of things we want to do – vacation, summer camp, family reunions. There will be times that everyone will miss swimming at a meet. PLEASE notify Coach Morrell in writing ahead of time when your child will be away. There will a notebook (better known as “THE BOOK”) at all practices – please make a note of any meets that your child will miss by the preceding FRIDAY – that will allow time to put meet entries together by the following Monday. 

As has been our tradition, the Sharks will be giving out awards based on the number of years that a swimmer has participated. We are trying to keep our records up to date, but help us out by letting us know how many years your swimmer has been a Shark when you sign up. Awards will be given for those swimmers who are in their 2nd, 5th and 10th year with the Sharks! (If your child has hit one of these milestones, please email Amy so the award can be ordered – information due no later than June 19th. Please put Sharks Award in subject line.)