FAQs
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Do we need a pool membership to join the team?
No, pool membership is required.
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Not sure if your child is ready for swim team?
To compete in swim meets, swimmers should be able to swim independently without assistance: Ages 10 & under: 1 full length of the pool. Ages 11 & over: 2 full lengths of the pool.
Not sure if they’re quite there yet? That’s okay. We offer the first week as a one-week trial period where your child can practice with the team and be assessed by the coach, while your family decides if it’s a good fit. If you’d like to try the team, please register so your swimmer can be added to the official roster before the league deadline. If you are interested in the trial please reach out to [email protected]
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Do we need to purchase the paid version of the Swimtopia app?
No, all the information you need is available in the free version of the app or you can log into the Swimtopia website from your phone or computer.
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At meets, are we allowed to be with and sit with our children?
Yes, you may sit with your children. However, we require all of the swimmers to sit together under our tents for team-bonding and to make it easier/safer to find them and make sure they don't miss events.
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I wanted to watch a meet or two before I volunteer for a position, to be sure I have an idea of what to do. How many volunteer slots for the season are we to sign up for?
Our Red and Black meet is a practice meet with just our team. The main purpose is to help swimmers and parents feel more comfortable about how meets work and to learn the roles of each volunteer position. Hopefully this will help! As far as how many to sign up for, we need help at each and every meet. So, if possible, we ask parents to sign up for something each meet. Our organization is run entirely by parent volunteers and we can't make meets happen without everyone chipping in.
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If volunteering, do our young swimmers just stay together, or do I need to leave him/her in the care of another parent not volunteering that day?
This is one of the reasons we require the swimmers sit together. If you are more comfortable having another parent stay with your child, of course, please do so! Otherwise, if they stay with the group the parents who are volunteering as 8/10 helpers will help to make sure they do not miss a race. (these volunteers are NOT responsible for the swimmers, however).
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Do I need to sign up for all the events I am able to attend now, or is there a deadline a few weeks before each event?
Each event has its own sign-up deadline. It's fine to wait as long as you remember to sign up by the deadline for each (the deadlines are posted in the sign-up area for each event).
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My daughter only knows freestyle and an unofficial breast stroke. Do I need to sign her up for swim events now, or will the coaches teach her other strokes and recommend what she would be best at before meets?
The coaching staff will be instructing on all strokes. For dual meets, the coaches select which events the swimmers race. For invitationals, however, the swimmers can choose for themselves. It might be a good idea to have your swimmer stick with what she knows now. As long as you do it before the deadline for each one, they should be able to change their events for invitationals if they want to.
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Are we to bring in donated food items to sell at meets/invitationals, or are these purchased?
We try to get as much food donated as possible for all meets and the invitational we host (Lititz Springs Invitational). What is not donated must be purchased, which obviously does not bring in as much money for the team. Donations are NOT required, however!
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