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Congratulations Ben Hofstra!

It is my pleasure to announce that Ben Hofstra will be joining our Gator coaching staff this summer as an assistant coach. Ben has been working hard this offseason for the Gators, designing and leading our swim clinics on Sunday evenings. Please congratulate Ben when you see him. Ben’s hire rounds out our coaching staff with Ethan leading the way and Kaylyn returning for another summer. We’re looking forward to a fun season and some fast swims. Go Gators!

Summer swim team registration

Warm weather is here and we are excited to start registration for the summer swim team season! Please start watching the blog for updates as we pass along information about things starting this summer It is easy to be notified of updates if you like Green Mountain Swim Team on Facebook or subscribe on the Gator blog.

If you plan on swimming with the Green Mountain Gators this summer please complete the following registration. Use the following link to sign your swimmer up. Upon completing the registration you will mail in your payment along with the completed emergency contact form, liability waiver and code of conduct.

We will publish the summer swim practice times as soon as they are finalized. This will include the start dates and the start times.

We are excited to start thinking swim team. Please let us know if you have any questions about swim team or the registration process.

Officiating volunteers needed

Hi parents! Are you looking for a fun way to support your swimmers and the team this summer? If you’re tired of timing or other volunteer duties, I recommend that you consider helping out as an official. The role of an official gives you front-row access to every race and we can’t run a swim meet without them.

Who makes a good official?

Someone who swam competitively (helps, but not required)
Someone who believes in fair competition; there are rules and the officials are responsible for enforcing them
You can handle the rare coach or parent voicing their displeasure with your disqualification (DQ) call

What do officials need?

White shirt
White shorts/skirt
Whistle
Pen
Nametag (will be ordered by the league)

What is expected of an official?

Help officiate at all home meets
Help officiate at away meets (typically 2-3 per team is helpful)
If in doubt on any DQ call, the benefit goes to the swimmer (no call)
Have fun!

If you are interested, please refer to the training times & locations below. New officials must attend one of the classroom training sessions (4/29, 5/20 or 5/23) and the in-water demo on 5/23. After the training, you will shadow a veteran official for two meets (intrasquad meets count).

Sunday, 4/29 @ 2:30pm Green Mountain Rec Center (training)
Sunday, 5/20 @ 4:30pm Green Mountain Rec Center (training)
Wednesday, 5/23 @ 6pm (training) and 7pm (in-water demo) Applewood Knolls
Sunday, 6/1 @ 2:30pm Green Mountain Rec Center (training; returning officials only)

If you have any questions, send them my way. Thank you! Dave

WANTED: Assistant Coach

Gators, family & friends,

We are looking to fill one more assistant coaching position for this upcoming summer. At this time, we have Ethan Schick as our Head Coach and Kaylyn Schull as an assistant coach. We need one more assistant coach to fill out the staff. We are looking for someone with a swimming background who can teach proper stroke technique to various age levels, can devote 10 weeks to the team during the summer (21 May – 29 Jul), and wants to have fun.

Preferred (not required):

Applicants with valid lifeguard and CPR certifications
Prior coaching experience

Pay depends on coaching experience.

If you or somebody you know is interested, please have them call or text me at 303-906-9420 to discuss the opportunity. I’m also available to chat at most of the swim clinics on Sunday evening. Thank you! – Dave Anderson, GMST President

REMINDER: SWIM CLINIC STARTS ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH.

We’d love to see your kids in the pool with our great coaching staff! Registration can be found below or on The Swamp blog.

Spring Swim Clinic

Clinic Details:

Sunday evenings at the Green Mountain Rec Center (13198 W. Green Mountain Dr.)

10 weeks

February 18th-May 6th (no clinic March 25th or April 1st)

Swimmers 12&under 5:00-6:00pm

Swimmers 13&up 6:00-7:00pm (this may change depending on number of swimmers registered)

Cost: $90 for each session per child (cash or check made payble to GMST)

Spring Swim Clinics starting in February

Is your swimmer ready for summer to begin? The swim team will be holding our spring clinics starting in February. This is a great way for swimmers to start working back to being summer ready.