Gator Updates 4/19

As the summer nears, please start checking the blog for updates. There is a lot happening.

– Waitlist
– Pool Clean Up Day
– Swimsuit Fitting Day
– Year Round Swimmers – date extension

Details:
Waitlist: You will be notified by May 1st if you are on the waitlist or if your spot on the team has been guaranteed. We will have further details at that time. We are working closely with other teams in our League and making sure there is a spot for every swimmer.

– Pool Clean Up Day:
Saturday, May 3rd May 3rd Sign up from 9:00am – 2:00pm
Saturday May 10th May 10th Sign up from 9:00am – 2:00pm.
The pool will be having two clean up days. As a reminder, the swim team does not exist without this pool. WE LOVE THE GREEN MOUNTAIN SWIM CLUB. Whether you are a member of the swim club or only the swim team, we ask that you stop by and give a hand if you can spare and hour or two.

– Team Swimsuit Fitting Day:
Saturday, May 3rd from 2:45 pm – 4:15pm at Green Mountain Rec Center
Team suits are recommended, but not required on our team. If your swimmer does not know their size, they can come to the fitting and order their suit for the summer. If they do know their size, we will post a link on our website after the fitting with the link to order the team suit. We will have the same design as last year.

– Year Round Swimmers: Good news! The State Board has issued an extension this season for the cut-off date. You can swim with your year-round team until May 19th. We know there are some big meets, so swim fast! The Gators will be waiting for you on May 20th.

Summer Registration Open

PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE: We expect a large number of swimmers this year and will implement a waiting list in order to cap the total number of swimmers at a safe level for our pool and each individual age group.

What does this mean for you?
step 1: register your swimmers for the team. DO NOT PAY.
step 2: you will be notified by May 1st if your registration is complete or if you are on the waiting list.
step 3: if you are on the waiting list, all final placements will be made by Tuesday 5/27.

We accept swimmers of all levels. However, all swimmers 8 and under must be able to swim 25 meters without assistance of a lane line or wall and must not be a drowning risk. We understand how exciting it is to be a part of the swim team and also understand that some kids just aren’t ready. This is for the safety of the entire team. All new 8 and under swimmers are required to to try-out the week of 5/19 in order to have their skill level assessed.

REGISTER HERE

If you have questions, please take a look through the individual tabs on our website for more information. If you still have questions, email us: gmstgators@gmail.com

Gator Swim Clinic (Spring 2025)

Our dates are set for Spring Clinic and we can’t wait to see you in the water!

SATURDAYS 3/1 – 5/10 (no session on 3/15 for spring break)
3:00-4:00pm: ages 9 and under
4:00-5:00pm: ages 10 and older
@ Green Mountain Rec Center

Cost: $100
REGISTER HERE

Reminder, your swimmer should not be a drowning risk and not need support of the in-water coaches the entire time they are in the pool. Your swimmer should reasonably be able to swim the length of the pool, regardless of speed or technique.

You do not need to be an “official Gator” to join us for swim clinic. Feel free to have friends sign-up with you or pass this on to your friend’s kids that might be swim team curious.

Gator Swim Clinic (Fall 2024)

We are a go for our Fall swim clinic.

SATURDAYS from 3:00-4:00pm
@ Green Mountain Rec Center
all ages: 3-4pm

Cost: $100
REGISTER HERE

Reminder, your swimmer should not be a drowning risk and not need support of the in-water coaches the entire time they are in the pool. Your swimmer should reasonably be able to swim the length of the pool, regardless of speed or technique.

You do not need to be an “official Gator” to join us for swim clinic. Feel free to have friends sign-up with you or pass this on to your friend’s kids that might be swim team curious.

100% Swimming

100 Percent swimming was created as an alternative to a full commitment and higher costs that comes with some club swimming.  

If your swimmer is of high school age and swimming on a team then practice for you would end after that first week in November.  The purpose of this is to keep swimmers in shape and focus on technique over typical non-swimming months.  The design is a no nonsense practice with no commitment to weekends.  There are no expectations of practices you need to make, but hopefully you make the commitment to make a majority of the practices.  There will not ever be more than 5 swimmers per lane which means that this will be capped at the first 20 swimmers on a first come first serve basis so if you are interested please contact me soon. 

  • Practice 3x/week @ the Green Mountain Rec Center
  • Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 
  • Cost is $225 covers 24 practices and a shirt.  
  • Practice starting on Monday Sept 9th – Monday Nov 4th (with Halloween off).  Times are TBD but expect 7:30 -8:30ish
  •  Strong swimmers age 12  and up with the expectation that a swimmer is comfortable with swimming roughly 1600 meters in one hour. 
  • Swimmers must have swim experience.  We will practice technique, but this is not a learn to swim setting
  • The cost includes facility rental, coaches pay and insurance.  250 dollars is a non refundable fee regardless of how many practices you can make per week

Coaches:
Tim Campbell (Rolling Hills Country Club, Green Mountain High School)
Ryan Adams (Golden Marlins, Green Mountain High School)
Jim Murphy (Ken Caryl Lightening)
To sign up or any questions: Please contact Coach Campbell or Coach Adams tbcampbe@jeffcoschools.us or rjadams@jeffcoschools.us